On 12 November 2025, immerse yourself in French innovation in cybersecurity and FinTech. Organised by Business France in Belgium, in partnership with the French Embassy in Belgium and BECI, this event is a unique opportunity to discover cutting-edge French start-ups, exchange ideas with industry experts and develop your professional network. The programme includes conferences, practical workshops, pitch sessions and personalised B2B meetings.

Program

• 09h00 – 09h30 : Welcome coffee
• 09h30 – 09h45 : Opening speech by Xavier Lapeyre de Cabanes, Ambassadeur of France to Belgium and Emmanuelle Treussard, Director of Business France in Belgium
• 09h45 – 10h00 : Opening speech by par Mister Thierry Geerts, CEO of Beci

Master of Ceremony : Alain Heureux, Business and Training Expert in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship – Beci and Virtuology Academy

• 10h00 – 10h15 : Conference 1 : Mister Johan Klykens, director of NCCA

The NCCA is a Belgian national cybersecurity certification authority, managed by the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB).

The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) is the national authority responsible for cybersecurity in Belgium. It oversees, coordinates and ensures the implementation of the national cybersecurity strategy, working under the authority of the Prime Minister. Founded in 2014, the CCB handles both the management of cyber incidents and the provision of information to the public and businesses through initiatives such as Safeonweb.

• 10h15 – 10h30 : Conference 2 : Mister Gaëtan Desclée, CEO at Nexova and group Starion

Nexova and Starion are two major Belgian companies operating in engineering and cybersecurity, specialising in the protection of critical infrastructure and high value-added sectors, such as space, defence and energy.

• 10h30 – 10h45 : Conference 3 : Miss Lucie Kroemer, Managing Director Cloud, Infra & Cybersecurity at Capgemini BeLux

Capgemini BeLux (Belgium-Luxembourg) is the regional subsidiary of the Capgemini Group, a global leader in consulting, IT services and digital transformation. Based in Machelen, Capgemini BeLux mainly supports large companies and institutions in the public and private sectors in digitalisation, integration of cloud solutions, software engineering and strengthening cybersecurity.

• 10h45 – 11h00 : Coffee break

• 11h00 – 11h15 : Conference 4 : Mister Sam Nelen, Partner, Risk Management at BDO Belgium

BDO Belgium is one of the country’s leading consulting and audit firms, a member of the international BDO Global network. Present in 12 offices and with more than 1,000 employees and partners, BDO offers audit, consulting, tax, accounting and advisory services to a wide portfolio of clients, ranging from SMEs to large international companies.

• 11h15 – 11h30 : Conference 5 : Mister Jonathan Neubourg, Chief Digital, Data & AI officer at Belfius,

Belfius is a large Belgian bank, wholly owned by the Belgian State. It offers banking and insurance services for individuals, businesses and the public sector. Born in 2011 from the nationalisation of Dexia Banque Belgique, Belfius now plays an important role in financing local authorities and the country’s economic development. It also stands out for its high-performance digital services and commitment to sustainability.

• 11h30 – 11h45 : Questions / answers
• 11h45 – 12h00 : Pitchs of companies (2 minutes per company)

Cybersecurity

ADUNEO : Aduneo is a Digital Services Company specialized in identity and access management (IAM/CIAM), founded in 2001, which supports its customers in their cybersecurity and digital transformation projects around identity security.

COGICEO : Cogiceo is an independent company founded in 2012, specialising in technical auditing in IT security and intrusion testing (pentest), working mainly with major accounts and critical infrastructure in France and abroad.

EYAKO : Eyako is a collaborative cybersecurity platform that helps SMEs and mid-caps manage the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) of their information system, regardless of their maturity level.

FILIGRAN : Filigran is a French cybertech company founded in 2022, specialising in the development of open source solutions for collaborative cyber threat intelligence management, attack simulation and crisis management, with flagship products such as OpenCTI and OpenBAS adopted by major international organisations.

HACKUITY : Hackuity is a French cybersecurity company founded in 2018, specialising in risk-based vulnerability management: it develops an innovative platform that aggregates, prioritises and automates the handling of security vulnerabilities in the information systems of large organisations.

HOGO : Hogo is a French company founded in 2016 in Rennes, specialising in cybersecurity, particularly known for its white stations certified CSPN by ANSSI, which secure data exchanges via USB media by neutralising the risks associated with removable devices. It also develops innovative software solutions to protect sensitive data, with a strong presence in the industrial, defense and health sectors.

Fintech

N2J Soft : N2J Soft is a French fintech founded in 2015, publisher of SaaS software solutions such as N2F and Keeple for the paperless management of expense reports and HR processes, used by more than 15 000 companies in 82 countries to simplify, automate and make the administration of expenses and human resources more reliable.

• 12h00 – 13h00 : Networking Lunch
• 13h00 – 16h00 : Individual B2B meetings
• 16h00 : End of the day

See the list of French companies present : 

Registration is free but mandatory. As places are limited, your registration will be subject to validation by Business France in order to confirm your participation.