7–9 Apr 2026
Jaarbeurs Supernova
Europe/Amsterdam timezone

Security Days Organisational Committee

Scenario Session on Our Greatest Fears

7 Apr 2026, 16:30
1h 30m
Expedition Room (Jaarbeurs Supernova)

Expedition Room

Jaarbeurs Supernova

Utrecht, Netherlands
Unconference Ideas Unconference Unconference Session

Speaker

Charlie van Genuchten (SURF)

Description

A session to combine our knowledge to discuss what could happen in case our greatest fears would become reality.
Setup of the session:

  • Everyone writes down one or two scenarios that they are concerned about (could be geopolitical, climate based or something different)
  • We all vote which 2 or 3 we feel is most likely and impactful
  • Then we have discussions in groups going through one or more of the scenarios (depending on time) discussing how this would affect our NRENs and our members and what effects this would have on the first day, after a week and after a month. Trying to get to the bottom of what cascading effects there could be and what actions we would take to mitigate the biggest problems.
  • We'll wrap up with trying to formulate preventative actions as far as we have them.

Author

Charlie van Genuchten (SURF)

Presentation materials