Hacking Smart Cities - How to Defend European Critical Infrastructure
Hacking Smart Cities: How to Defend European Critical Infrastructure
Roundtable, Simulation, Strategic Dialogue
This exclusive event brings together executives, top experts, political decision-makers, industry representatives, and media stakeholders at the intersection of technology, security, infrastructure, and geopolitics. The program provides a high-level forum to assess the accelerating evolution of cyber-physical threats and to discuss strategic approaches to strengthening Europe’s resilience and critical infrastructure.
Strategic Focus
Europe is undergoing a profound structural transformation. Machines, vehicles, buildings, transportation networks, and supply systems are converging into cyber-physical ecosystems that are interconnected, automated, and increasingly governed by real-time AI. This integrated operational landscape enables unprecedented efficiency and innovation, but also introduces systemic risks that extend far beyond traditional IT and cloud environments. At the center of this shift are connected buildings and smart cities: multilayered environments where energy, data, automation, mobility, and human interaction intersect. Their growing reliance on AI-driven control systems and digital operational layers makes them both strategic assets and strategic vulnerabilities in modern threat scenarios.
What to Expect
Participants will gain exclusive insights, actionable leadership perspectives, and access to a curated network for intelligence sharing, cross-sector collaboration, and strategic foresight.
The event takes place during Munich Security Week as a side event of the Munich Cyber Security Conference and the Munich Security Conference. It is organized by COMCODE, a member of the Security Network Munich and the Press Club Munich.
Topics at a Glance
Architecture, development, and interdependencies of Europe’s emerging cyber-physical ecosystems
Systemic risks arising from AI-driven automation, digital control layers, and interconnected infrastructures
Cascading effects of disruptions or targeted attacks on energy, mobility, logistics, and urban systems
Strategic, lifecycle-oriented protection approaches for critical cyber-physical infrastructure
Detection and mitigation of attacks that manipulate physical processes or compromise operational safety
Building resilience in environments with blurred, evolving, or undefined system boundaries
Event Language: English
Due to the format and limited capacity, attendance is by invitation. Please use this page to express your interest in participating.
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