Steering Committee
24th – 25th November 2026 // Amsterdam
Benelux Cyber Summit is curated by and for experienced cyber security professionals in prominent decision-making positions within the region’s core industries. As such, each year our in-house producers partner up with an advisory committee of accomplished industry experts to guarantee that the most up-to-date and relevant topics are addressed during the summit.
Steering committee members for Benelux Cyber Summit 2025 are listed below:
The Steering Committee campaign for 2026 is now underway, to apply to be part of the line-up submit a proposal online here.
Nolan Victor Pillay
Director, Cyber Security & Architecture
Food & Beverage sector
Nolan’s mission is turning cyber security and digital architecture challenges into measurable resilience. From 17 years of experience across FMCG/CPG, Utility and Research industries, he’s learned that the best architectures aren’t just secure — they are integrated blueprints that empower business growth.
Mackenzie Jackson
Field CTO
Aikido Security
Mackenzie Jackson is Field CTO at Aikido Security. He has significant experience in the tech, developer and IT security spaces; being a co-founder and CTO of Conpago and a developer advocate at GitGuardian.
Eric Gray
Chief Security, Resilience and Compliance Officer
CloudSoul
Eric is the co-founder / Advisor and CISO at CloudSoul, where he leads vCISO and compliance SaaS delivery for Luxembourg SMEs, covering NIS2, DORA, GDPR, AI Act, CRA, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF mandates.
At the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity (LHC), he serve as Data and Community Commons Specialist, designing governance for an EU Cybersecurity Data Space.
Thom Schiltmans
Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance
Signify
Thom Schiltmans is currently the Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance at Signify, where responsibilities include managing risks across various security domains for a global enterprise.
Jos Akkermans
Field CTO
Xalient
Jos has 25 years of experience within IT, of which multiple years at management team level. His experience covers Architecture, Information Security, and ICT. As of 2014, Jos has joined Xalient as a member of the Management Team and is responsible for Delivery.
