| As the lights dim and the echoes of another remarkable RISK conference fade into memory, we’re left with one overwhelming feeling: gratitude.RISK 2025 was more than an event — it was a vibrant celebration of innovation, collaboration, and our shared mission to secure the digital world. Thanks to you, it became a universe of ideas, connections, and lasting impressions.To all our attendees – thank you for bringing your energy, curiosity, and dedication. Your presence is what gives RISK its meaning and soul.To our speakers and technology partners, who brought cutting-edge innovation and inspiration to Laško – your contributions were invaluable: 🔹 Craig Jones, former INTERPOL Director for Cybercrime, for sharing powerful insights from the frontlines of global cybercrime 🔹 Mo Cashman from Trellix – always razor-sharp and forward-looking. 🔹 Camil Cebula from Group-IB, delivering deep intelligence on threats and trends. 🔹 Jari Cederberg from Forcepoint, for his visionary perspective. 🔹 Lars Drewianka from Exabeam, showing the power of behavioral analytics. 🔹 Thomas Thoelke from Enginsight, on practical ways to elevate cyber defense. 🔹 Fred Tavas from ExtraHop, showcasing the future of network detection and response. 🔹 Maurizio Taglioretti from Netwrix, with strong insights on risk-based identity security. 🔹 David Aviv from Radware, who showed us how to stay resilient under attack. 🔹 Sandra Hilt & Denis Matoševič from Exeon Analytics, with their cutting-edge NDR platform. 🔹 Ralph Ulrich Schmidt from NetBrain, redefining network automation and visibility. Each of you and the teams behind them added a unique voice to this conversation, helping us understand the risks — and opportunities — ahead.We’re also deeply grateful to all speakers from breakout and workshop sessions and all other RISK 2025 sponsors and their teams, whose continued support powers this unique event: 🔸 King ICT 🔸 Telekom Slovenije 🔸 Avola Solutions 🔸 Canon 🔸 Corero Network Security 🔸 Checkmarx 🔸 Kontron 🔸 Vicarius🔸 VMRay 🔸 Whalebone 🔸 NIL 🔸 BeyondTrust Thanks to Confiva for providing the seamless online platform that kept us all connected. Colby, your inspiring presence and generosity as the main contributor to the charity raffle warmed our hearts. Thank you for making a difference both on and off the stage. Thanks to the virtuosos of the band Petsto metrov (500m) for bringing the music into RISK cyber-security world. To our iconic host Chris Wherry, thank you for more than a decade of guiding us through RISK with style, wit, and warmth. You are truly part of our legacy. To our dear opening performance producer Samo Ivačič for connection all the dots of the Real security band, event entertainment program and also for keeping an eye on the whole event flow. We could not have made it without you. To the brilliant hostess team led by Atena Bošnjak – your grace, professionalism, and hospitality helped everything run smoothly and made every guest feel at home. To Clef Brewery, not only for providing the very much needed Cyber Fuel, but also for the tasteful beer tasting experience. To Anita Čanadi and her group of dancers from Plesna izba Maribor for the artistic intro to the RISK rewards ceremony. To Level One, the amazing band from Split – your music brought rhythm and soul to our universe of the RISK party. Thank you for the unforgettable performance. To DJ SASH for keeping the RISK party going till late night or, better said, till early morning. To Fotkar for brining the life into photos with the the photo booth and capturing amazing moments with 360 video booth at RISK party. Big thanks to the really awesome technical crews of AP Audio Liveand Allcomb, for the flawless sound, lighting and screens that elevated every moment at each corner of the RISK venue. To the amazing chaps from Onsite for building the the shining and colourful exhibition area. To ever-happy and helpful team of the event management platform IDConference for helping us to keep track of all the participants. To the creative Alen Pavšar and his team from Almedia for the main hall holo-entrace, professional live video coverage and great event after movie. To ingenious Hristina Trajkoska and Maja Modrinjak from HTR Studio for all the amazing photos! To the always friendly yet highly professional staff at Hotel Thermana Laško, for welcoming us with open arms and making it all happen. To the cheerful WinWin Casino team, and the legendary “CyberTruck guy” – you made the experience unforgettable. To chef Slaviša Amidžić and his team from Web Kulinarika for the now already traditional super tasty closing BBQ. To the team from Srednja šola za strojništvo, mehatroniko in medije, lead by Mateja Zorko Pavšar, for warm and cheerful welcoming of the event guests. To the imaginative Nino Kuhar for creating the enormous amount of video visuals. To Eva Tilli and Kristijan Jurič for lending us their great musical skills that enabled the Real security band intro performance. To our incredible media partners – IPROM, Večer, and 24UR – thank you for helping us share this story with the world. To our very own REAL security team – your passion, precision, and perseverance brought this entire universe to life. You are the core of it all. And finally, to each and every one of you who gave a piece of yourself to this gathering — whether you spoke, supported, shared, or simply showed up — thank you. You helped build something truly memorable. A puzzle completed by many hands and hearts. Until we meet again, keep on rockin’ in a free and secure world. With sincere gratitude, The REAL security team |
