Conference on Cyber Issues, Brussels - Main contents

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14.

December

08:30

Security and defence

Conferences and seminars

14 December 2016

The aim of the conference is to present and discuss cyber issues (cyber security, research and development, cyber crime, diplomacy and defence) in the EU. The event is organised by the Slovak presidency and Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development in Brussels.

Agenda

8:30 - Registration and welcome coffee

8.45 - 8.55 Opening remarks, Rastislav Janota, Director of Cyber Security Department, National Security Authority of the Slovak Republic

8.55 - 9.00 Rodney Naudi, Head of Department of Governance, Risk & Compliance​​​, Malta Information Technology Authority

9:00 - 10:15

Workshop Session I: Cyber Security - Policy, Regulatory Framework, Coordination and Implementation

MODERATOR Pierre Chastanet, Trust and Security Unit, DG CONNECT

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  Zuzana Halásová, National Security Authority, Slovakia
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  Jan Neutze, Director of Cybersecurity Policy EMEA, Microsoft
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  Goedele Van der Linden, Director of Government Relations for Europe,Marsh & McLennan Companies
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  Chris Gow, Board Member and Chair of Privacy and Security Group, Digital Europe; Global Privacy Policy Lead, Cisco
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  Nikolas Gervais, Senior Advisor, Electricité de France

The panel will discuss the current challanges and technical, policy and legal issues related to the implementation of the Directive on security of network and information systems.

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 - 11:45

Workshop Session II : Cyber Security Research and Development - cPPP on Cyber and H2020

MODERATOR Marek Čanecký, Permanent Representation of Slovakia to the EU

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  Jean-Pierre Nordvik, Head of the Digital Citizen Security Unit, Joint Research Centre
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  Luigi Rebuffi, Secretary General, European Cyber Security Organisation
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  Zoltan Precsenyi, Government Affairs Manager, Symante
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  Philippe Cotelle, Head of Insurance Risk Management at Airbus Defence and Space, EU Affairs Representative at Ferma Belgium
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  Patryk Pawlak, Policy Analyst, European Parliamentary Research Service European Parliament
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  Ondřej Vlāek, Executive Vice President and General Manager, CTO, AVAST Software

11:45 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

Workshop Session III : Cyber Crime - Current policy developments, legislative and non-legislative initiatives

MODERATOR Regina Mitrová, Permanent Representation of Slovakia to the EU

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  Branislav Boháāik, Public Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney General of the Slovak Republic
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  Alexander Seger, Head of Cyber Crime Division, Council of Europe
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  Cathrin Bauer-Bulst, e-Evidence Task Force, DG HOME
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  Rita Balogh,Public Policy Senior Analyst, Google
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  Bertrand De La Chapelle, Director and Co-Founder of the Internet & Jurisdiction Project

14.00-14:15 Coffee break

14.15 - 15.15

Workshop Session IV: Cyber Defence - Current policy developments, trends and activities

MODERATOR Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Cyber Policy Coordination, European External Action Service

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  Jamie Shea, Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Emerging Security Challenges Division, NATO
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  Santiago Barber-Lopez, Director for Communication and Information Systems, EU Military Staff
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  Wolfgang Roehrig, Project Officer for Cyber Defence, European Defence Agency
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  Danielle Kriz, Senior Director for Global Policy, Palo Alto Networks

15.15 - 16.00

Workshop Session V: Cyber Diplomacy - current policy developmentsand initiatives

MODERATOR Radoslav Repa, Permanent Representation of Slovakia to the EU

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  Karsten Geier, Head of Cyber Policy Coordination Staff, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
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  Liesyl Franz, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, U.S. Department of State
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  Thomas Renard, Senior Research Fellow at EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations
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  Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Head of Cyber Policy Coordination, European External Action Service

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Invitation_cyber issues

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Final Agenda_Conference on Cyber Issues

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