 Global society is facing unprecedented threats, as people, businesses and governments become ever more dependent on the internet. The hunting grounds for cybercriminals rapidly expand every day. EC3 facilitates cooperation between the member states' cybercrime units and we deliver products and services that enable them to do their work much more efficiently than they would be if they were alone. Cybercrime is truly transnational crime in nature. That requires global solutions based on universal values. We don't need to be reminded that we are only as strong as our weakest link and no nation, no international organisation can solve this problem on its own. We need a global alliance to fight cybercrime. We have created the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation to facilitate this and to lead police innovation. The internet enables criminals to commit crimes all over the world, from any location, crossing multiple territories and jurisdictions in seconds. Good and strong cooperation between the EU member states' law enforcement agencies is simply not enough to combat cybercrime. We have to reach out also to private partners, we have to reach out to computer emergency response teams and we also have to cooperate very closely with prosecution. But cybercrime is a global problem. We are a regional response to a global problem. That's why we have to reach out to Interpol. The cooperation with Interpol is key for striving and achieving success in this difficult area. We wish to be a proactive catalyst in such an alliance, in close cooperation with EC3, European Cybercrime Centre, focusing on the intersection of crime and technology in a world that is becoming increasingly interconnected. The Joint Europol Interpol Cybercrime Conference, 24th and 25th September 2013, Europol Headquarters, The Hague Netherlands.