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  • Mr Florian Pennings
    EU Cybersecurity Policy Manager
    Microsoft

ABOUT

Florian Pennings works for Microsoft as EU Cybersecurity Policy Manager. He believes that industry collaboration and multi-stakeholder management is important to ensure strong cybersecurity and that it requires constant engagement and open discussions. Before joining Microsoft, he worked at the Dutch National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) and at the EU Cybersecurity Agency (ENISA) where Florian coordinated strategic and tactical cooperation with industry and public stakeholders. At Microsoft he contributes to discussions concerning EU cybersecurity policy using his operational and strategic national and European experience. He strongly believes that cooperation is built on trust and common interests, not on differences.