CRA Standards Unlocked - EU Tour in Bonn

CRA Standards Unlocked - EU Tour in Bonn
7 October 2026 09:00–17:00

Event type: hybrid (Onsite and Online)
Venue: CITYHUB, Am Hauptbahnhof 6, 53111, Bonn, Germany (Google maps)
Language: The event will be held partly in German and partly in English.
 

 

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The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will introduce mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements placed on the EU market. For many SMEs, the challenge is not understanding that the CRA applies, but how to comply in practice, which standards to follow, and which tools, guidance, and funding opportunities are available to support compliance. 

This workshop helps SMEs understand, prepare for, and comply with the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), translating regulatory requirements into practical guidance and tools and providing information about the ongoing standardisation process and ways to engage in open consultations, a series of workshops is organised throughout Europe.

Following a Standardisation Request from the European Commission in support of the implementation of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), the European Standardization Organizations (ESOs) - ETSI and CEN-CENELEC - are actively developing harmonised standards in their relevant technical groups During the session, the rapporteurs of these standards in the ESOs technical groups will present some of the latest drafts under development and engage with the audience to discuss the ongoing work, answer questions, and gather feedback to refine the drafts.

Hosted at CityHub, the event is organised by the EU-funded projects CYBERSTAND.eu and STAN4CRA.eu, the workshops bring together key EU-funded experts and projects working on the design of SME-friendly standards and CRA compliance tools.

 Why join

  • Understand what the CRA requires and its implications for SMEs.
  • Learn which standards matter and how they support compliance.
  • Presentations from CRA standards rapporteurs on ongoing standardisation work.
  • Discover compliance tools, practical guides, and funding available through CRA-related EU-funded projects.
  • Gain practical insights tailored to SME on how CRA requirements translate into product development and conformity processes.

 

Agenda

The event will be held partly in German and partly in English.

Time (CEST)SessionSpeakers
09:00
 - 
09:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:30
- 
09:45

Key Note - Welcoming Remarks

Session in German

Nevena Rupp, BSI Head of Directorate General "Digitisation and Identities"
09:45
- 
10:10

Setting the scene - Introduction to CRA

Session in English

Camille Dornier, European Commission EC DG CNECT
10:10
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10:30

Standardisation request and the Europeans Standardisation Organsiations' role

Session in German

Yves Leboucher, CEN-CENELEC Project Manager

Samim Ahmadi, ETSI TC CYBER Official

10:30 
- 
11:00

National Standardisation Organsiations's role - How Participation in CRA Standardisation works within DIN/DKE

Session in German

Gisela Meister, DIN/DKE Obfrau Gemeinschaftsgremium Cybersecutiy & DIN Mitglied Lenkungsausschuss NIA
11:00
- 
11:15

Presentation on horizontal Standards

Session in English

Yves Leboucher, CEN-CENELEC Project Manager
11:15 
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11:30
Networking Break
11:30 
- 
12:30

Presentation of vertical/product-specific Standards

Session in English

Christian Horchert, CrabNebula

Alen Jelavic, Sartura

Stefano Rimoldi, Cefriel

12:30 
- 
13:00

Compliance tools & funding - Digital Europe Programme (DEP) projects - part 1 of 2

Session in English

Moderator: Nicholas Ferguson, CYBERSTAND.eu coordinator and Trust-IT Services

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Siebe De Roovere, CRA-AI and Refracted Security

Michael Beine, CRACOWi and Bureau Veritas

13:00 
- 
14:00
Networking lunch
14:00 
- 
14:30

CRA Market Surveillance - "State of Play"

Session in German

Anna Schwendicke, BSI Head of Division "Market Surveillance"
14:30
- 
15:00

Compliance tools & funding - Digital Europe Programme (DEP) projects - part 2 of 2

Session in English

Moderator: Nicholas Ferguson, CYBERSTAND.eu coordinator and Trust-IT Services

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Andreas Kotulla, OCCTET and BitSea 

Emil Simion and Mihai Guranda, TRUST-BOOST and Safetech Innovations

Hector Laiz Ibanez, CRACY and LSEC - Leaders In Security

15:00 
- 
15:30

CRA implementation from an manufacturer's perspective

Session in German

Lars Francke, STACKABLE GMBH Co-Founder and CTO
15:30 
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15:45
Networking Break 
15:45 
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16:45

Turning CRA-Compliance into Competitive Advantage: CRA's influence on the digital single market and cybersecurity from a national perspective (Panel)

Session in German

Moderator: Caroline Krohn-Atug, BSI Head of Section "Digital Consumer Protection"

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Panelists:
Dr. Niels Kiupel, NAMUR Vorstandsmitglied

Andreas Lüning, G DATA CYBERDEFENCE AG Co-Founder and CTO

Matthias Intemann, BSI Head of Division "Digitisation"

Olaf Schneider, GIESECKE+DEVRIENT, Technology Partner & Services Manager

16:45 
- 
17:00

Closing session

Session in German

Michaela Klopstra, ETSI TC CYBER Official