Masterclass Digital Autonomy, Cyber Resiliance and AI
Who controls your systems, your data and your processes? Europe runs on technology it does not control. Vendor lock-in, rising license costs and geopolitics turn yesterday's choices into today's organizational risk. Learn why Digital Autonomy is vital to your future. Start the journey with our Masterclass Digital Autonomy.
Our speakers Minke Smit - CEO & Founder of Blue Rabbit and Bernold Nieuwesteeg - Cyber Expert, Speaker and Theater maker, will guide you through a fun, interactive, sometimes provoking and educational Masterclass, while helping you to define the practical next steps that you can take to grow your digital autonomy and that of the organization you work for.
Program
A Journey Through Time. We will start the Masterclass with a fun and scientifically grounded journey through time - from the arrival of the first PC's and internet to today's AI challenges.
When the Worst Happens. What if the worst of the worst happens? We zoom into the personal experience of Minke, as crises manager during the most severe cyber incident in her career. What if your company is fully down? How do you take decisions while everything is uncertain?
Why Autonomy Matters. Facts and figures as well as an understanding of capital markets, legislation and larger geopolitical trends is key to understand the importance of Digital Autonomy. Fragmentation, Customization and Personalizations are what shape future markets, systems and technology choices.
Your Next Steps. So, what to do? Digital autonomy, cyber resilience and AI can be big and sometimes overwhelming topics. Together with you we will break it down to steps you can take today, and how you can help the organization you work for to grow in digital autonomy.
Our Speakers
Minke Smit
CEO & Founder of Blue Rabbit
C-level technology and transformation leader with 25+ years of experience driving change across international organizations.
Led technology, data and AI strategies and large-scale transformation programmes exceeding €100 million. Focused on turning complex change into sustainable business value. Brings a strategic perspective on how technology, data and AI reshape organizations — with transformation always grounded in business outcomes.
Bernold Nieuwesteeg
Cyber Expert, Speaker and Theater Maker
Holds a PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Founded the Center for the Law and Economics of Cyber Security (CLECS), and the platform CyberSecurityBooster. Founder of CrossOver, six-time FD Gazellen winner. Advises the Cyber Security Council, holds a digital resilience board role at VNO-NCW MRA. Frequent speaker and media commentator. Takes the stage with Cassandra.exe, an immersive theater lecture on our digital dependence, cybersecurity, and the impact of AI.
Practical
This Masterclass is in Dutch. The location is the beautiful castle Vanenburg in Putten.
Address:
Vanenburgerallee 13
3882 RH Putten
https://www.kasteeldevanenburg.nl/
Feel free to complete your day with a dinner in the restaurant, accompanied by Bernold and Minke. For more information please reach out to masterclass@bluerabbit.nu.