European
Cyber
Agora
22-23 October 2025
An Inclusive Multistakeholder Initiative for a Digital Europe
As the European Union navigates a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, with cybersecurity and the disruptive role of AI taking center stage, the 5th annual European Cyber Agora Conference returns on October 22-23, 2025, at the Microsoft Technology Center in Brussels. Building on past successes, this conference remains a pivotal platform for cross-sectoral dialogue and collaboration, bringing together experts from EU institutions, national governments, cybersecurity agencies, civil society, academia, and industry to address key challenges at the intersection of technology, policy, and geopolitics.
Save date to calendarHigh-level panel discussions
with key policymakers and industry leaders
Interactive workshops
led by cybersecurity experts
Fireside chats
with inspiring speakers
Networking opportunities
to connect with the European cybersecurity community
Full agenda and registration details coming soon!
Leading the Dialogue: Workstreams prior to the conference
In anticipation of the European Cyber Agora Conference 2025, a series of workstreams will precede the main event, providing a focused exploration of key issues in collaboration with the Agora community.
The workstream on societal resilience in the age of AI focuses on understanding the interplay between AI and cybersecurity, identifying gaps, and fostering European resilience. Key areas include cyber capacity building, societal capacity building, and aligning cyber and AI norms to ensure a holistic approach to resilience in the face of evolving AI and cybersecurity threat.
Cyber Accountability and Cyber Deterrence: This workstream emphasizes how European resilience can be reinforced through transparent attribution of cyberattacks, the application of proportionate responses to malicious actors, and the proactive support of international law in cyberspace. This workstream will foster dialogue among policymakers to empower the EU to take decisive steps in cyber deterrence.
This workstream will examine the role resilience plays in protecting Europe’s defence infrastructure, focusing on the relationship between digital transformation and cybersecurity. To effectively face these challenges, Europe, together with NATO and the private sector, must develop systems capable of adapting to emerging threats and protecting critical infrastructure from both state and non-state actors.
Implementing partners
The European Cyber Agora is facilitated by Microsoft, the German Marshall Fund of the United States and EU Cyber Direct.
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About the European Cyber Agora
The European Cyber Agora is a multi-stakeholder platform bridging the gap between government, civil society and industry across Europe to shape the European cybersecurity policy agenda and identify European perspectives on global cybersecurity policy debates. It promotes collaboration across sectors including diverse voices and contributes to evidence-based cybersecurity policymaking through research-based and outcome-oriented engagement.
Implementing Partners
EU Cyber Direct
Microsoft
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Previous Agora Partners
BSA | The Software Alliance
Carnegie Europe
Center for Feminist Foreign Policy
Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs
CIDOB - Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
CyberPeace Institute
Cyber Policy Institute
CYDIPLO - European Cyber Diplomacy
Digital National Alliance (DNA) - Bulgaria
ESET
ETH Zürich
European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative
European Union External Action
European Union Institute for Security Studies
Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia
Geode
German Federal Foreign Office
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
KPMG
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Romania
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Republic of Slovenia Ministry of Public Administration / URSIV
Republic of Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Real Instituto Elcano | Royal Institute Elcano
The Hague Program on International Cyber Security
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
