Brussels to the Bay: Securing the hyperconnected EU-US perspectives on cybersecurity EU The livestream of this event is now available by clicking here. Cybercrime cost the global economy over $10 trillion last year, with public services, transport, digital infrastructure, finance, and manufacturing among the hardest hit sectors. Ransomware attacks are projected to occur every two seconds by 2031. As digital systems become increasingly central to economic and societal functioning, cyber threats are expected to intensify, prompting both the EU and the United States to refine their approaches through regulation, public-private partnerships, and international cooperation. Against this backdrop, the Brussels to the Bay session, “Securing the hyperconnected EU-US perspectives on cybersecurity,” organized by the EU Office in San Francisco, convened Andrew Grotto (Stanford scholar and former White House Senior Director for Cybersecurity Policy under the Obama and first Trump administrations), Despina Spanou (Deputy Director-General at the European Commission, DG CNECT), Christiane Kirketerp de Viron (Director for Cyber at DG CNECT), and Edvardas Šileris (Head of European Cybercrime Centre, EUROPOL). The discussion took place amid new policy initiatives on both sides of the Atlantic. The EU recently introduced measures to strengthen EU cybersecurity resilience and capabilities while fostering market development through harmonised standards. In parallel, the White House published the “Cyber strategy for America,” signalling a shift toward a more proactive, technology-driven approach to securing digital infrastructure. While these models differ, both prioritise resilience and emerging technologies: the EU focuses on building a trusted marketplace through regulatory clarity, whereas the United States emphasises proactive defence and technological leadership. The panel explored how these approaches can complement one another to strengthen the global cybersecurity ecosystem, gathering panellists’ views and perspectives around key questions: - In what ways can these two different approaches complement each other to foster a more robust global ecosystem for