Luca Tagliaretti
Executive Director
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (European Union)
Luca has more than 20 years of experience working with European Institutions and International Organisations, specialising in the domains of digital transformation, cybersecurity, and research and development.
Before joining the ECCC as Executive Director in 2024, he held the roles of Deputy Executive Director and Interim Executive Director of eu-LISA, the European Union Agency for the management of large-scale IT systems. Prior to that he served as head of the Global Technical Centre of the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group at the European Central Bank.
Luca's academic achievements include an Engineering Degree from the Polytechnic University of Milan, a Master's Degree from the School of Management of the Polytechnic of Milan (MIP), and an MBA from Oxford Brookes University. He has completed the Advanced Leadership and Management Programme (OALMP) at Saïd Business School, Oxford University, as well as the Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard University.
SESSIONS
Day 1
8.50
International virtual keynote: Lessons from the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre on building collective cyber defence
Luca Tagliaretti shares Europe’s coordinated approach to cybersecurity through the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC). He will discuss how the ECCC is aligning civil and defence innovation under Horizon Europe and Digital Europe, following its landmark partnership with the European Defence Agency. Highlighting Europe’s integrated model for research, capability development, and dual-use innovation, Luca will offer insights on balancing sovereignty, collaboration, and interoperability, and what New Zealand can learn as it advances whole-of-nation resilience across government, industry, and defence.
Luca Tagliaretti, Executive Director, European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (Europe)