On January 19, 2023, the CyberSecPro consortium hosted a public launch event that attracted more than 100 participants at the Brussels-based Representation of the State of Hessen to the EU. As part of the Launch event, a panel discussion on “Overcoming Cyberignorance: Capabilities, Skills, and Education in Cybersecurity” was hosted, featuring the following experts:

• Katarzyna Prusak-Górniak, Deputy Chair of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre Governing Board und Head of Digital Affairs Unit in the Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU
• Miguel Gonzalez-Sancho, Interim Executive Director of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and Head of Unit Cybersecurity Technology and Capacity Building, European Commission
• Nina Olesen, Head of Sector Applications & Human Factors, European CyberSecurity Organisation
• Fabio Massacci, Professor, University of Trento/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, CYRUS Digital Europe Project
• Nineta Polemi, Professor, Cybersecurity Research Lab, University of Piraeus
• Paresh Rathod, Thematic Leader (Cybersecurity RDI), Laurea, Finland