SURF Security & Privacy Conference

At the SURF Security & Privacy Conference, you will hear all about current security and privacy topics in education and research. The focus is on technical, policy and legal aspects. In 2025, we are guests of Zadkine mbo, Rotterdam.

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Keynote Bart Preneel

To ensure national security and fight crime, governments want more access to encrypted data. But that puts citizens' privacy at risk. At the SURF Security & Privacy Conference, keynote speaker Bart Preneel talks about this field of tension in his lecture: 'The crypto war without end'.

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Theme: Turbulent Times

The digital world is changing at lightning speed. Big tech is gaining influence, cyber threats have become structural and geopolitical tensions are putting pressure on international cooperation. How do we protect our autonomy in an increasingly pressurised digital world?

The SURF Security & Privacy Conference will focus on the theme Turbulent Times . We explore the impact of new technologies such as AI and quantum, and discuss how we as a sector can strengthen our digital sovereignty and resilience.

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SURF Security & Privacy Conference in brief

  • When: 25 and 26 June 2025
  • Where: Zadkine mbo, Rotterdam
  • For whom: security experts, information security officers, privacy officers or data protection officers in mbo, hbo, wo, at umc's and research institutes.