TNC26 Closing Plenary

Lise Fuhr (GÉANT)

This closing address reflects on a week of learning, connection, and collaboration within the global research and education community, celebrating the power of shared knowledge to drive innovation and positive change. Acknowledging growing geopolitical, technological, and regulatory challenges, the address calls on the community to embrace openness, resilience, and international partnership to strengthen its role as a vital foundation for future scientific and educational breakthroughs.

Samuli Könönen (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, NCSC-FI)

The TNC26 theme “Digital Sisu” embodies inner strength, tenacity, determination, and courage when facing adversity. But what happens when the adversity isn’t visible, but an invisible assault on the thinking that guides our decisions?
We understand technical security deeply, but information security must include our own thinking. In an increasingly uncertain world where sovereignty and sustainability define our challenges, cognitive security is foundational to both.
This presentation examines how we got here, why it works, and what we can do. You’ll understand the historical path that have lead here, understand our vulnerabilities and gain concrete tools for protecting your thinking—thereby protecting your community and society.