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Defending against cognitive warfare

Understanding and countering new forms of influence

6 speakers Round table and closing talk See the programme
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Date
Thursday 25 September 2025
Opening hours
From 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Venue
French National Assembly, Comptoir du numérique room126 rue de l'Université, 75007 ParisView on the map (new tab)
Partners
  • French National Assembly

A round table for members of parliament and players in the French digital ecosystem on cognitive warfare and defence: understanding the mechanisms, anticipating threats and strengthening our resilience.

The discussions brought together representatives of the French Defence Procurement Agency, the Armed Forces General Staff, VIGINUM, ComCyber-MI and CEDIRE. The closing talk presented the Ministry of the Interior's 2025 annual report on cybercrime.

Schedule

  1. 5:30 pmWelcome of participants
  2. 6:00 pmRound table

Programme and speakers

Round table 18h00 – 19h30

Defending against cognitive warfare: understanding and countering new forms of influence

  • Portrait of Marc-Antoine Brillant

    Marc-Antoine Brillant

    • Director

    VIGINUM

  • Portrait of Baptiste Prebot

    Baptiste Prebot

    • PhD in applied cognitive sciences
    • Human factors expert at the DGA (French Defence Procurement Agency)

    DGA

  • Portrait of Émilie Bonnefoy

    Émilie Bonnefoy

    • CEO of OpenSezam
    • Lieutenant Colonel (reserve), French Armed Forces Staff, Strategic Foresight and Observation Unit

    OpenSezam

  • Portrait of Zainab Muhammad

    Zainab Muhammad

    • Head of the Cyberspace Laboratory

    CEDIRE

Closing talk

Presentation of the French Ministry of the Interior's 2025 annual report on cybercrime

  • Portrait of Éric Levy-Valensi

    Éric Levy-Valensi

    • Divisional Police Superintendent, Deputy Head of COMCYBER-MI

    ComCyber-MI

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