We have added another successful chapter to the traditional 15th International Conference "Corporate Security Days 2024". The two-day meeting once again impressed visitors with its outstanding programme, which took place in the idyllic surroundings of the Congress Centre at Brdo pri Kranju.

This anniversary edition of this prestigious event offered a series of excellent lectures and round table discussions with strategic leaders and the most prominent experts in the field of corporate security. Among the invited guests, the Minister of Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Emilija STOJMENOVA DUH, and the Director of the Information Security Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Uroš SVETE, officially opened the event on the first day with their speeches and lectures.

The highlight of the first day of the event was the strategic discussion on "The Security Operations Centre (SOC) of the Energy Sector is Becoming a Reality - Challenges and Opportunities", where we managed to bring together the most important strategic actors of the energy sector. This exceptional meeting brought together eminent representatives such as Msc. Aleksander MERVAR, Director of ELES d.o.o., Msc. Boris KUPEC, Chairman of the Board of Elektro Celje d.d., Msc. Vesna PRODNIK, Member of the Board of Telekom Slovenije, d.d., Msc. Uroš KOSELJ, Director of Savske elektrarne Ljubljana d.o.o., Mr. Pavel ŠKERLJ, Executive Director of the Information Technologies Sector of HSE d.o.o., Msc. Jože KNAVS, univ. dipl. Director, Informatika d.o.o. and Mr. Dejan BOŽIČ, Director of the Energy Sector, SDH d.d.

On the first and second days, we had the opportunity to see a lot of high-profile lectures and very rich roundtable discussions, with participants representing strategic management and the top of the professional community. Through their presentations on both the first and second day, the conference sponsors presented us with the latest products in the technology and process area that can help us in the future to effectively manage risks in the area of corporate security, with a special focus on cyber security and ensuring the resilience of our organisations.

The highlight of the second day was the presentation of the "Slovenian Grand Security Award", and certainly also the reception of new members to the Slovenian Corporate Security Association and the awarding of membership cards, as well as the last, but no less important, discussion of the top of the corporate security profession.

A whole series of professional events throughout the conference programme once again enabled the weaving of new professional acquaintances, the exchange of new experiences and, of course, the professional affirmation of individual experts and security solution providers. This year's conference paid particular attention to the factors that increase the resilience of critical infrastructure and essential service providers. This understanding of business continuity is a key factor for the proper functioning of the wider societal environment.

The growing media and professional response is certainly encouraged by the "Slovenian Grand Security Award", which the Institute for Corporate Security Studies, in cooperation with the Slovenian Corporate Security Association, presents annually to the best in their respective categories.

Once again, we congratulate all today's winners, and we would like to thank everyone who was part of this excellent event and bid you goodbye until the next international conference "Corporate Security Days 2025". Until then, stay on the safe side of the world with the experience we have gained together at the just concluded event.