ASIS Europe 2026: Innovation, Resilience and Leadership
ASIS Europe 2026 – From Risk to Resilience, organised by ASIS International, the world’s largest professional security community, will take place from 23 to 25 March in Antwerp, Belgium.
Designed to help organisations stay ready and resilient for whatever 2026 has in store, ASIS Europe 2026 will focus on three key pillars:
- exploring emerging risks and potential solutions driven by new technologies;
- analysing and discussing the shifting geopolitical landscape;
- examining the skills and behaviours that drive competence and influence for high-performance security teams.
ASIS Europe remains the flagship regional event for ASIS International, serving as an annual focal point for approximately 3,000 members and 24 active Chapters across Europe.
Learn: Insight for a complex Threat Landscape
The programme features educational sessions and interactive workshops led by corporate security practitioners from global enterprises, alongside leading advisors. Carefully selected to cover today’s diverse and hybrid threat landscape, the agenda will also include inspiring keynote sessions addressing the intersection of innovation, geopolitics and resilience.
ASIS Europe’s leadership programme provides critical learning for established and aspiring security leaders, combining best-in-class learning with more than 12 hours of dedicated networking.
“Nothing beats in-person events – the organisers emphasise – for maintaining a trusted network and creating new partnerships, that’s why we dedicated 12 hours to quality networking functions in a wide range of formats and settings”.
Connect: building trusted Networks
Trusted professional networks are essential to staying secure and resilient. ASIS Europe 2026 is built around an event format that provides both the time and the right environment to make those vital connections.
The audience includes established and aspiring security leaders, experienced advisors and innovators from across Europe and beyond. Core attendance includes global organisations such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google, BMW, Mastercard, the European Union, Solvay, ABB, BNP Paribas, Meta, the United Nations and Zurich Insurance. ASIS Europe 2026 truly serves as a gateway to engage with senior security professionals from leading organisations across the continent.
A Platform for Growth and Influence
ASIS Europe 2026 offers a powerful platform to build relationships, showcase expertise and grow business opportunities. Designed as a two-day in-person experience, the event centres on collaborative learning, interactive discussions and high-value networking, attracting a core audience of European senior security practitioners from major corporations.
Leadership Announcements
ASIS International has announced Lee Pokorski, Head Group Risk & Security at ArcelorMittal, as the new Conference Co-Chair for ASIS Europe 2026. He will serve alongside continuing co-chair Inge Huijbrechts, Chief Sustainability and Security Officer at Radisson Hotel Group.
With more than 37 years of global experience spanning operations, strategic planning and solution implementation across government agencies, military and private sector, Pokorski is widely recognised for his strategic and balanced approach to security and risk management.
“As a regular attendee and past speaker at ASIS Europe – says Lee Pokorski – I know how vital this event is to security leaders across Europe and beyond. The combination of knowledge sharing and networking is second to none, so I am honoured to have the opportunity to contribute to the next stage of the event’s development as Co-Chair”.
Opening Keynote: Innovation in action
ASIS International has also confirmed Erwin Verstraelen, Vice President Innovation for the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, as the opening keynote speaker for ASIS Europe 2026.
As the second-largest port in Europe and a key engine of the Belgian economy, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges connects to more than 800 destinations. In his keynote, Verstraelen will share how the port is transforming into an innovation hub where the market readiness of promising technology such as drones, smart cameras, autonomous ships and digital twins has been field tested over the past 5 years.
Driven by the belief that “in turbulent times, smart means resilient”, his opening session will offer unmissable insights, connecting innovation vision with real-world applications.
