On Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November, NBIP is organising NBIP NEXT for the fifth time. Just like last year, the event took place at De Hooge Vuursche Castle, near Hilversum and Baarn.
On the first day of NBIP NEXT, Wednesday 25 November, the theme of digital resilience will take centre stage, and a DDoS mitigation track will be organised in collaboration with the Anti-DDoS Coalition. Alongside these familiar topics, we will also be marking NBIP’s 25th anniversary with, amongst other things, a reveal that is brimming with ambition.
On Thursday 26 November, ‘The Path to Digital Sovereignty’ is on the agenda. Just as last year, we will examine both policy and practice. Where will the Netherlands and Europe stand in 2026 on the path to digital sovereignty, and what are the next steps?
This theme has captured everyone’s attention and much has already been discussed. That is why, during this event, we will be examining it from technical, policy and geopolitical perspectives: what is actually happening right now among digital service providers and in the offices of national and European policymakers, and how does this relate to the rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape?
On the morning of 26 November, the annual participants’ meeting for NBIP participants will take place from 10.45 am to 12.00 pm (noon).
This part of NBIP NEXT is open to NBIP participants only. If your organisation is an NBIP participant, you can register for the participants’ meeting by ticking the relevant box on the form.
Beacons in a shifting landscape
The European regulatory landscape is changing rapidly. NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, DORA and e-Evidence are being introduced in quick succession and have a direct impact on providers of digital infrastructure services. At the same time, the threat landscape is complex: attacks are becoming more sophisticated and large-scale, are increasingly intertwined with geopolitical tensions, and AI is creating possibilities that were previously unthinkable.
In short, it is becoming an ever-greater challenge to be both compliant and resilient. Complying with the rules is not the same as being resilient. Sharing information, working together and learning from one another is no longer a luxury, but a prerequisite.
On the first day of NBIP NEXT, we will therefore be working with the Anti-DDoS Coalition to set out a number of guiding principles within this landscape to help you navigate your course. What lies ahead, where are the opportunities, and what will it take for us to move forward together?
| 09:00 – 10:00 |
Walk-in & registration |
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| 10:00 – 10:15 | Opening en welcome by Octavia de Weerdt (General Director NBIP) en Michiel Steltman (chairman of the day) | |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Keynote TBD | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Panel: eEvidence in practice: How do you ensure that you are compliant? with Marjolein Geus (Bird & Bird), Octavia de Weerdt (NBIP), Jacqueline van de Werken (Dutch Cloud Community) Moderator: Marc van der Ham LLM (Tilburg University) | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Walking lunch | |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Plenary opening afternoon programme NBIP NEXT & Anti-DDoS-coalition | |
| Zaal | Parkzaal: Track Law & resilience | Fonteinzaal: Collaborative DDoS mitigation track (ENGLISH) |
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| 13:20 – 13:55 | AI & cyber resilience Speaker NTB | Speaker TBA |
| 13:55 – 14:00 | Mogelijkheid tot zaalwissel | |
| 14:00 – 14:35 | TBD | Johan Lamprecht (Security Engineer NBIP NaWas) Uncovering DNS attack mitigation levers you never knew existed |
| 14:35 – 15:00 | Pauze / break | |
| 15:00 – 15:35 | Cyber Security Act Ketenverantwoordelijkheid – wat je moet weten als Cbw-organisatie én als toeleverancier | Malin M. (Dutch Railways) DDoS case NS |
| 15:35 – 15:40 | Plenaire keynote in Parkzaal / Plenary keynote in Parkzaal (DDoS track attendees move to Parkzaal) | |
| 15:40 – 16:15 | Hans de Vries (Chief Cybersecurity Officer, ENISA) Afsluitende keynote Hans is sinds april 2024 Chief Cybersecurity and Operations Officer (COO) bij het Europees Agentschap voor cyberbeveiliging (ENISA). Eerder was Hans bijna tien jaar lang directeur van het Nederlands Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum (NCSC). | Hans de Vries (Chief Cybersecurity Officer, ENISA) Closing keynote Hans has been Chief Cybersecurity and Operations Officer (COO) at the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) since April 2024. Prior to that, Hans served as director of the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) for almost ten years. |
| 16:15 | Plenary closing | |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Drinks & bites | |
What happens if the digital services on which organisations rely suddenly become unavailable? Sanctions, geopolitical tensions and growing dependence on a handful of non-European suppliers make this question more pressing than ever.
During this afternoon session on digital autonomy and resilience, we will delve deeper into the social and economic consequences of digital dependencies. We will discuss the practical implications of sanctions. And, just as importantly, we will explore the European alternatives that are already in place to take over.
The details of the programme will be announced in the coming weeks.
| Time | Parkzaal: Digitale autonomie & weerbaarheid |
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| 12:00 – 13:00 | Inloop & registratie |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Walking lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Opening: Marijn van Vliet (directeur DINL) & Octavia de Weerdt (directeur NBIP) |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Keynote |
| 13:45 – 14:45 | Presentatie + Panel – Urgentie & knelpunten |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Pauze & netwerken |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Presentatie + Panel – Vraag & aanbod |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Closing remarks |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Netwerkborrel |
Thursday, 27 November – 1:50 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Haven is an open solution for platform- and supplier-independent Cloud services. Haven is a building block of the pGDI and the NDS. Haven offers agnostic configuration of Cloud technology and provides organisations with a feasible exit plan. Expect an inspiring story about the practice of ecosystem-driven collaboration, in which we use the power of digitisation for the benefit of society.
Highlights:
About Jacco Brouwer
Jacco Brouwer works for the Association of Netherlands Municipalities as Cloud Policy Coordinator and represents municipal interests in the NDS implementation programme on Cloud. From the Innovation Knowledge Centre at VNG, Jacco is the initiator of the public Incubator GROEI, through which VNG guides municipal collaboration and innovations based on a start-up philosophy in scaling up to broad and collective use among municipalities and fellow authorities.
Jacqueline van de Werken is bijna 10 jaar actief als global general counsel bij Leaseweb, na een loopbaan in de advocatuur en actief te zijn geweest in legal & regulatory affairs bij buitenlandse telecom/ datacom aanbieders.
Sinds enige tijd is Jacqueline ook board member & secretaris van brancheorganisatie Dutch Cloud Community. Als president/chair bij Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers Europe richt ze zich ook op het behartigen van regulatory belangen van de IAAS cloud sector.
Van vrijwillig naar verplicht: de nieuwe werkelijkheid van regelgeving voor providers
Interactieve sessie
Ir. Bas Dunnebier EngD
Bas Dunnebier is Chief Science and Technology Officer (CSTO) bij de Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (AIVD). De CSTO speelt in op de kansen en uitdagingen die technologische en wetenschappelijke innovatie met zich meebrengen, onder meer voor de offensieve en defensieve taken van de dienst.
Eerder vervulde Dunnebier verschillende andere functies binnen de AIVD, waaronder die van hoofd Unit Weerbaarheid. Hij heeft daardoor een brede expertise ontwikkeld op het gebied van (cyber)weerbaarheid, inlichtingen, en technologieën zoals AI, quantum en cryptologie. Hij studeerde Toegepaste Wiskunde aan de Universiteit Twente, en Informatie- en Communicatietechnologie aan de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. Voordat Dunnebier bij de AIVD kwam werken, werkte hij onder meer bij Thales, TNO en Technolution.
Het huidige dreigingsbeeld volgens de AIVD: wat nu te doen?
During his presentation, Dr. Alberto P. Martí will provide an update on the European IPCEI Cloud Infrastructure and Services (CIS) project.
During NBIP NEXT, René will share more about the implementation of the eEvidence legislation that will come into force for internet service providers on 18 August 2026.
During NBIP NEXT, Johan will give a presentation as part of the DDoS Mitigation track on how to use a WAF to mitigate layer 7 attacks.
Dr. Cristina Caffarra is one of the driving forces behind EuroStack. This movement, which has the ear of politicians and policymakers in Europe, is campaigning for more investment in European technology, based on the belief that this is the only path to digital autonomy.
Caffarra is a competition expert and knows the world of big tech companies from the inside. She has made important contributions to competition investigations into mergers and antitrust cases for the European Commission. Caffarra does not mince her words and tells it like it is: we must work together to give shape to European digital autonomy as quickly as possible. At NBIP NEXT, she will share her vision during an inspiring keynote speech, followed by an opportunity for discussion.
