Silverado Policy Accelerator hosted its third annual tech policy lunch in Munich prior to the start of the Munich Cyber Security Conference with senior government and industry leaders from the U.S. and allied/partner nations focused on countering malicious cyber actors and strengthening trusted, transatlantic cooperation.

Key takeaways:

Cyber is now a strategic domain;
AI is accelerating both threats and defenses;
Critical infrastructure is a frontline; and effective cost imposition requires coordinated action across government, allies, and the private sector.
Operational collaboration is strong—now we need to keep political and regulatory friction from undermining it.

Grateful for the candid discussion and the shared commitment to deepen partnerships that protect our economies, our security, and our digital way of life. Silverado is already planning a follow on discussion in the coming months.

Thanks to: David Lashway for moderating and attendees Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Sami Khoury, Sébastien Garnault, André Loesekrug-Pietri, Gerald Schreiber, Hans Christoph Atzpodien, Dr. Lisa Precht, Dr. Timo Blenk, Robert Haist, Egita Polanska, Baiba Braze, Greta Monika Tučkutė, Christopher Ahlberg, Paddy McGuiness, Andrew Baily, Geoff Brown, Sean Carincross, Drew DeLong, Ashley Manning, Marc Raimondi, Christopher Roberti, Jordana Siegel, Lara Smith, Heather Adkins, Emily Burdick, Alex Fitzsimmons, Brett Leatherman, Katherine Sutton, Anny Vu, Alison King, Michael Rogers (ADM Ret.)