The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is providing expertise on cyber security issues for the EU and its Member States. ENISA is the EU’s response to the cyber security issues of the European Union. As such, it is the 'pace-setter' for Information Security in Europe, and a centre of expertise.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft has operated in EMEA since 1982. In the region Microsoft employs more than 16,000 people in over 64 subsidiaries, delivering products and services in more than 139 countries and territories.

The Belgian Cybercrime Centre of Excellence for Training, Research and Education (B-CCENTRE – www.b-ccentre.be) is the main platform for collaboration and coordination with regard to cybercrime matters in Belgium. It combines expertise of academic research groups, industry players and public organisations into a broad knowledge network. B-CCENTRE coordinates research teams at various universities that collaborate across disciplines on specific cybercrime, cybersecurity and cyber forensics related topics in both fundamental and applied research activities.

The International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA) is a global not-for-profit organisation established to channel funding, expertise and assistance directly to assist law enforcement cybercrime units in both domestic and international markets. It is a business-led organisation comprising large national and multi-national companies who recognise the need to provide additional resourcing and support to law enforcement officers around the world, in their fight against cybercrime. The ICSPA is also supported by law enforcement partners and associated international organisations.

Strategy Analytics has been helping Global 500 companies chart prosperous routes through complex technology markets for over 40 years. They help theirclients develop defensible strategies for high risk, big reward technology projects.

Strategy Analytics is a global organization with analysts based in the Europe, Asia and the Americas. Their local presence allows us to understand regional markets, and conduct primary research and manage consulting projects with a high degree of control and, as a result, impeccable data integrity.

Being one of the most prominent German regions in the field of cyber security, the Representation of the State of Hessen to the EU hosts most of the eSRT's events. The Representation of the State of Hessen to the EU mediates contacts to the European institutions and serves as a show case for Hessen, its communities, its enterprises, and its research and other institutions.

Cyber security continues to be an issue of intense interest to our customers and governments, and vendors alike; it is a focus of Huawei and cyber security assurance is one of our core company strategies. We believe it is only by working together internationally, as vendors, customers and policy and law makers will we make a substantial difference in addressing the global cyber security challenge. We also believe that we must share knowledge and understanding of what works and what doesn’t work to reduce the risk of people using technology for purposes never intended.