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Roundtable 1 – Cybercrime

David Bizeul is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Sekoia.io. The creator of several professional certifications in France, he has long advocated for the operational value of threat intelligence.

He has contributed to collaborative work within the Campus Cyber, notably around a cyber threat intelligence sharing platform. For his commitment to this ecosystem, he received the “Ecosystem” award at the Forum InCyber.

Teodora Curelariu is a PhD candidate in international law and cybersecurity at Grenoble Alpes University, in partnership with Inria and CyberAlps. Her dissertation, focused on issues related to software vulnerabilities and their coordinated disclosure, examines the development of governance at the intersection of law, technology, and strategic considerations.

Jean-Yves Marion is a professor at the University of Lorraine, a member of the Institut Universitaire de France, a lecturer at Mines Nancy, and a researcher at LORIA (UL–CNRS). His research in cybersecurity focuses on malware analysis, offensive security, and cybercriminal ecosystems, particularly their interactions with disinformation. He has served as a member of the scientific council of ANSSI and sits on the Advisory Group of Europol’s EC3.

Major General in the French National Gendarmerie, Hervé Petry has a distinguished career combining operational command, strategic expertise, and international experience. After rigorous military training, notably at the École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale and the École de Guerre, he held several field command positions, including leading a departmental road safety squadron in Saint-Lô and the Lyon Research Section.

His career also includes roles in planning and coordination at the national level, within the Directorate General of the National Gendarmerie and later as the national coordinator of interministerial investigative groups, before becoming deputy commander of the Central Criminal Intelligence Service.

He also gained solid international experience as Deputy Internal Security Attaché at the French Embassy in China.

Since February 2024, he has been commanding the National Cyber Unit, the gendarmerie’s operational arm in the fight against cybercrime.

Myriam Quéméner is an honorary magistrate and holds a PhD in law. She previously served as Advocate General at the Paris Court of Appeal (department for economic, financial, and cybercrime matters, including JUNALCO). She has held several senior positions at the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior (Delegation for the Fight Against Cyber Threats), and is the author of a doctoral thesis on economic and financial crime in the digital age, published by Economica.

An expert for the Council of Europe and the French Ministry of Justice on combating cybercrime, she has authored numerous books, including Digital Ecosystem: Legal and Societal Challenges (Éditions Gualino, 2023, with a second edition in 2026), Hackers, Ethics and Cybersecurity, and Cyber Scams — Understanding, Anticipating and Defending Yourself (2025, Lextenso). She is also one of the authors of the Code du numérique (LexisNexis) and the latest edition (2026) of the reference work Cyberdroit (Dalloz).

She received the Falcone Prize for Justice in 2013 and is a former auditor of the Institute for Advanced Studies in National Defence (IHEDN) and the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Ministry of the Interior (IHEMI). Myriam Quéméner is a Knight of the Legion of Honour and an Officer of the National Order of Merit. Her research and expertise place her at the forefront of reflections on the legal, ethical, and operational challenges of the digital age.

French National Police Honorary General Superintendent – Reservist – Coordinator of research and innovation programmes at the French Police College (ENSP). From 2012 to 2023, he has led the Department of Research and Professional Valuation at ENSP (DRVD), in charge of creating and developing a pool for scientific and operational cooperation in applied research, for the benefit of all the French National Police directorates. In this respect, with Prof. Patrick LACLEMENCE, Head of the Research Laboratory at ENSP (LRENSP) and with the support of its partners (CEA, CNRS, INRIA, CNAM, French Universities), the DRVD has been involved in more than one hundred research projects notably funded by the French National Research Agency’s and the European Commission’s programmes. These projects were/are undertaken in the field of social sciences and humanities as well as engineering, with one major interest: easing decision-making in police situations.

Parallel sessions 1

Emmanuel Lemichez is a Senior Research Director at the French human health agency (DR1, INSERM) and head of the Bacterial Toxins Unit at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. He is internationally recognized for his work on bacterial toxins in host–pathogen interactions, including neurotoxins from C. botulinum and anthrax toxin. With more than 130 publications, his research has advanced the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of action of several bacterial toxins, as well as the cellular processes deployed to mitigate their effects. A frequent invited speaker worldwide, he also contributes his expertise to scientific committees, editorial boards, and major collaborative research initiatives.

Jean-Claude Manuguerra (JCM), a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and PhD graduate from Paris XI University, trained in virology at the Institut Pasteur (IP) and then at the National Institute for Medical Research (UK). He was subsequently appointed co-director of the National Reference Center (CNR) for influenza in Northern France before founding, in 2002, the Emergency Biological Intervention Unit (CIBU) at the IP. Since then, he has taken part in several epidemic response missions, the first in 2003 in Hanoi for SARS.

JCM was a member of the steering committee of GOARN (2000–2018).

He currently heads the Environment and Infectious Risks Unit and the CIBU at the Institut Pasteur.

Stéphanie Simon is a Research Director at the CEA, where she leads the Department for Medicines and Health Technologies as well as the Pharmacology and Immunoanalysis Service within the Joliot Institute of the Directorate for Fundamental Research. After completing her PhD at ENS Paris, she joined the CEA in 1999.

She currently conducts research on anti-toxin therapeutic antibodies and on the development of in vitro diagnostic tests in the field of infectious diseases and biological threat agents. She is the author or co-author of around 100 publications (H-index 24).

Stéphan Zientara (62) holds a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (1987, ENVN), a PhD (1995), and obtained his Habilitation to Direct Research (HDR) in 2001. He is the Director of the Animal Health Laboratory at Anses in Maisons-Alfort (France) and heads the European Union Reference Laboratory for Equine Diseases.

Workshop 2

Air Defense Officer within the Air and Space Force, Lieutenant Colonel BOKANOVIC has pursued a career focused on operations, highlighted by his command of the Air Defense Squadron 01.950 at Istres Air Base 125. He has also served on staff, working on capability coherence for air defense.

More recently, from 2017 to 2025, at the CDAOA (Air Defense and Air Operations Command), he was responsible for scaling up counter-drone operations, particularly for the protection of major events. In this role, he contributed to the security of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, an operation that required three years of preparation in an interministerial context.

Today, he serves as the Air and Space Force representative at the Defense Innovation Agency, liaising—specifically in the fields of “aeronautics” and “aerospace”—with the armed forces, competitiveness clusters, and the academic community.

Currently serving as Project Manager for Counter-Drone Operations and Drone Usage at the Directorate General of Prison Administration for the past year.

He previously worked for 18 years at the Paris Police Prefecture on a wide range of topics (networks, ToIP, tactical communications, radio, special equipment), and has been involved in counter-drone efforts for the protection of major events since 2016, including equipping LAD personnel at the Police Prefecture and deploying a sensor network across Paris.

Axel Delbecq is in charge of public affairs and business development at Alta Ares, a start-up specializing in artificial intelligence systems for ISR missions and counter-drone operations. A former officer in the 92nd Infantry Regiment, he holds a Master’s degree in War Studies from King’s College London. He has also worked at IHEDN and at the French Embassy in Denmark. Combining operational experience with academic expertise, he will speak at WISG to present Alta Ares’ solutions in support of global security.

Colonel Laurent joined the French Air and Space Force and qualified as a fighter pilot in 2006. He first flew the Mirage 2000 and has been flying the Rafale since 2009. He has been involved in the French Ministry of Armed Forces’ standing missions, including nuclear deterrence and the permanent air security posture. He has also taken part in operational theatres involving France, from Operation Harmattan in Libya to Operation Chammal in the Levant, as well as Operation Barkhane in Mali.

He is currently head of the Environmental Security Division at the General Secretariat for Defence and National Security (SGDSN), where he is notably responsible for the interministerial mission on air security. In this capacity, he oversees the national strategy and coordination of counter-drone efforts.

Natacha Lalanne is responsible for the Defence and Counter-Drone Programs at Systematic Paris-Region, a competitiveness cluster dedicated to deeptech.

Involved with the Hub Drones since 2017, she coordinates the Brétigny-sur-Orge Test Center, which hosts nearly 8,000 hours of testing each year. As flight director and ecosystem coordinator, she is now a recognized reference in the development of the sector and in project management, working notably with public institutions on defence and national security issues.

Thierry Lamaire has built his career alternating between the public sector and the civilian sphere. Within Groupe ADP, he has held key positions in information systems and innovation.

He is one of the key figures behind the Hologarde project, launched in 2017 in response to the need to secure airports against drones. As CEO of Hologarde, he has transformed an entrepreneurial initiative into a sovereign benchmark in counter-drone defense (C-UAS), focusing efforts on the development of a high-performance Command & Control (C2) software solution.

He has successfully integrated the requirements of the DGAC and the DSNA to align air safety with traffic management (UTM) through the Clearance UTM by Hologarde solution, enabling advanced and discriminating counter-drone operations.

Former senior officer of the French Navy (frigate captain), Philippe Leclerc held operational responsibilities at sea and on land, including as a ship commander and as head of the protection of sensitive sites, both in France and abroad. After his military career, he oversaw security and safety at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes before joining the SAFE competitiveness cluster. Within this organization, dedicated to innovation and the promotion of French defense and security industries, he leads the strategic area related to citizen safety and security, coordinating technological projects and real-world testing initiatives.

Round table 2 – Facing crises

Samuel Auclair is a seismic engineer and the scientific coordinator at BRGM for crisis management support activities. He also co-leads the “Industrial and Territorial Resilience” challenge at the SAFE Cluster. An expert for the European Civil Protection Mechanism, he works on the operational management of natural hazards and supports civil protection stakeholders.

He coordinates several research projects, including the ANR project RéSoCIO, which focuses on the automatic analysis of social media during natural disasters, and the European project FASTER

Maud Devès is an associate professor at Université Paris Cité (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris & Institut Humanités, Sciences, Sociétés). With a dual background in geosciences and psychology, she develops an original approach to environmental crises and disasters. Her recent research focuses on volcanic crises and water crises.

Highly committed to strengthening the link between science and society, she has chaired the scientific council of the AFPCNT, co-directs the Centre for Earth Policies (Université Paris Cité), and is a member of Crisis’lab, which brings together researchers and crisis management practitioners.

Colonel of Fire and Rescue Services Alexandre Jouassard serves as deputy head of the Interministerial Crisis Management Operational Center (COGIC) and spokesperson for Civil Security at the Ministry of the Interior.

Forty years old, married and a father of two, his career has been shaped by both field operational experience and responsibilities within central administration.

Holding a master’s degree in law and management of local authorities as well as a master’s degree in public security, he began his career as a firefighter in Quebec before becoming a professional fire officer in Seine-et-Marne (SDIS 77).

He went on to hold several command positions in fire stations, then served as a department head before leading the communications office of the General Directorate for Civil Security and Crisis Management (DGSCGC).

Marked by exceptional operations in which he took part, including Hurricane Irma, he is also an expert in the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM).

Promoted to Colonel in 2023 and assigned to the Civil Security Headquarters, he joins us to discuss the topic: “Facing crises: leveraging science and innovation for public action”

Round table 3 – Europe

Maite Boyero Egido is currently the Spanish delegate in the Civil Security for Society (Cluster 3), under the Horizon Europe Programme. She’s the National Contact Point for that programme, as well and member of the Spanish Forum of Experts in Cybersecurity (Foro nacional de ciberseguridad- led by the Ministry of Presidency). She’s been acting as security research Spanish delegate since 2008, at that time under FP7, followed by Horizon2020. MSc in Telecommunication Engineering (ETSETB, Barcelona, Spain), Executive MBA at Instituto de Empresa (Madrid, 2007), and Masters in Digital Communications at École Mines-Télécom Bretagne (France, 1997), she also has a long experience in the Security, Defence and Telecommunications industry.

Dr Ralph Hammer, born 6 September 1976 in Graz, Austria, is Head of the Austrian delegation to the European Security Research Programme “Civil Security for Society” in Horizon Europe and Director of the Staff Department for Security Research and Technology Transfer, in charge of the Austrian security research programme KIRAS, the Austrian defence research programme FORTE and the Austrian cybersecurity research programme Kybernet-Pass (K-PASS) of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF). After his military service and a stint as a civil servant trainee at various Austrian courts he joined the Federal services in 2007.

Ralph Hammer studied law at the Karl-Franzens University Graz with a specialization in international law and obtained the degree of “Doctor iuris” (PhD) for his thesis “Definition and the Fight against the New International Terrorism as a Challenge for Public International Law” in 2005. He is also a graduate “with Honors” of the 42nd Diploma programme of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.

Mr Johan Lindberg is programme manager at the Swedish innovation agency (Vinnova), a governmental agency under the Ministry of Climate & Enterprise. He is currently responsible for three areas within the agency linked to various parts of different EU-programmes. He is working with both Civil Security and Digital, Industry, Space within Horizon Europe. He is also responsible for the national co-financing of the EU-programme DIGITAL (former Digital Europe Programme) focusing on AI, cybersecurity, supercomputers and semiconductors/chips. His background is in electrical engineering and research within signal analysis in the telecom sector in Sweden. He has held various positions within the agency for the past twenty years where the common denominator always has been EU-collaboration and digitalisation. Digitalisation as an enabler has meant working with research and innovation within many sectors such as health, automotive, crisis management, telecom, etc

Dr Christine Prokopf is a political scientist specialising in risk governance, disaster risk reduction, and civil security research. As a senior consultant at the innovation agency VDI Technologiezentrum, she serves as National Contact Point (NCP) and Programme Committee Delegate for “Civil Security for Society” in Horizon Europe, advising universities, research institutions, practitioners, and companies on EU security research funding and international collaboration. At the interface of policy, research, and practice, she supports the development and implementation of innovative projects that enhance societal resilience and civil security across Europe. Building on her previous role as National Focal Point (NFP) for the European Defence Fund, she also contributes to current debates on dual use and synergies between civil and military research and innovation at both national and European level.

Martin Übelhör works in the European Commission, DG HOME, as Deputy Head of Unit for Innovation and Strategic Autonomy. His unit manages EU funding for R+I in topics such as fight against crime and terrorism, critical infrastructure protection, border management, and disaster-resilient societies. His unit also is responsible for AI and economic security in the justice and home affairs area.

Prior to that, he worked in the Commission’s DG CONNECT on various topics in relation to security and digitisation.