Cybersecurity Congress Romania, 9th edition Sibiu, September 20-22, 2023. "Securing this Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, Incomprehensible world. Working in a new digital world: emerging technologies, challenges and threats. Solutions for securing our future."

CONTEXT

  • The world we operate in, is on the move. Nothing is the same anymore, something as old as one year may not make it to next year. The once volatile, uncertain, but rather complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, which has described our world in the last decade, has had its day. It is being replaced by a Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, Incomprehensible (BANI) world. Thereof the stakes have never been higher. The threat surface expanded as the exponential expansion and utilization of more intelligent technologies and technological ecosystems increased the management complexity.
  • The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) with is extension to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the increased threat surface for targeted and untargeted attacks. The rise of quantum computers presents a real threat as they will be able to break existing encryption algorithms rendering current cybersecurity measures obsolete. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) took front stage in both side of the cyber arena. More so, ChatGPT took the world by storm of what AI and Deep Machine Learning (DML) could do in the immediate and near future.…
  • Cybersecurity is not just about technology. It’s also about people awareness. Cybersecurity is constantly evolving and it requires a continuous business mindset and culture evolution with ongoing vigilance and adaptation to new risk and threats. So, let’s stay ahead of the curve.
  • In this context, are we prepared to face the consequences of our inaction? What do companies and institutions need to know about cybersecurity trends and vulnerabilities today, to emphasize the expected impact of new technologies and new vulnerabilities on business sectors? Organizations must adopt a proactive and holistic approach to cybersecurity, which includes risk assessment, vulnerability management, and incident response planning, to better identify and mitigate risks, reducing the likelihood of a cyber-attack.
 

Swiss Webacademy and NTT DATA  will organize, on September 20-22, 2023, the Cybersecurity Dialogues congress, Sibiu 9th edition. 

“Cybersecurity Dialogues” is a must-attend event for top management of public and private companies and institutions, non-executive board members and C-suite members, including the Chief Information Officer, Chief Security Officer and Chief Information Security Officer. It is an annual, non-profit, apolitical, neutral, non-marketing and non-technical event, allowing a 360° international dialogue on cybersecurity issues as well as solutions, strategies and behaviors for cybersecurity.

ORGANIZERS

PROGRAM

20.09.2023 AWARENESS DAY - Sibiu County Council, Parliament Hall

09:00 AWARENESS TRAINING FOR CHILDREN

11:00 AWARENESS TRAINING FOR TEENAGERS

 

20:00  WELCOME DINNER & NETWORKING in honour of H. E. Massimo BAGGI, Ambassador of Switzerland to Romania – UPON INVITATION ONLY.

21.09.2022 CONGRESS DAY - Sibiu County Council, Parliament Hall

08:00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS, WELCOME COFFEE, NETWORKING

09:00 Introductory speech by organisers: 

      • Daniela Chrzanovski – General Manager Swiss WebAcademy
      • Cantemir Mihu – Head of Integration & Communication, NTT DATA

OFFICIAL OPENING: H.E. Massimo BAGGI, Ambassador of Switzerland to Romania (Patron)

Welcome speeches by local authorities: 

      • Daniela CIMPEAN, President of the Sibiu County Council (Host)
      • Mircea Dorin Crețu, Prefect of the Sibiu County
      • Gl. Bg., Prof.univ. dr. Ghita Barsan, Rector of the Land Forces Military Academy
      • Prof.univ. dr. Laurent Chrzanovski, Founder and Director, Cybersecurity Dialogues and Cybersecurity Trends

09:30 KEY NOTE ADRESS

09:45 STARTING ROUND TABLE: “Europe and Romania in 2023. A state of the threats and resilience.”

MODERATOR: Prof. univ. dr. Laurent Chrzanovski and VIP Speakers

10:45-11:00 Networking coffee break 

11:00 PANEL 1: “The cybersecurity challenges in the new digital era and today’s geopolitical context.”

MODERATOR: Jelena Zelenovic Matone, CISO EIB (European Investment Bank) & Ex President at Women Cyber Force (Tbc) and VIP Speakers

12:00 PANEL 2: “Impact of the development of AI on cybersecurity: new threats and vulnerabilities”.

MODERATOR: Vassilis MANOUSSOS, Manager @ The Cyber Academy | Expert Witness in Digital Evidence @ Strathclyde Forensics Ltd  and VIP Speakers

13:00-14:00 Networking luncheon 

14:00 PANEL 3: “ChatGPT , the tip of the iceberg for the cybersecurity new challenges in the era of generative AI”.

MODERATOR: LUCA TENZI, Security and resilience expert, speaker and author on security technology convergence and VIP Speakers

15:00-15:15 Networking coffee break 

15:15 PANEL 4: “How can companies cope with new technologies trends and better protect their IT infrastructure.”

MODERATOR:  Ortwin MAIER, Head of Cybersecurity, NTT DATA Romania and VIP Speakers 

16:00-16:15 Networking coffee break 

16:15 CLOSING ROUND TABLE:How you, CEO to cooperate to make the cyberspace safer and more resilient”, Q&A

MODERATOR: VIP Speaker 

20:00 GALA DINNER & NETWORKING – UPON REGISTRATION ONLY AND FOR FEE

22.09.2022 MASTERCLASS DAY

8:30 – 13:30

  • MASTERCLASS 1: For executives and members of management team
  • MASTERCLASS 2: For institutions

 

SPONSORS

PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

AEGIS / HOST

H.E. Massimo Baggi

Ambassador of Switzerland to Romania

Daniela Cimpean

Daniela CÎMPEAN · President of Sibiu County Council

Laurent CHRZANOVSKI

Founder and Director, Cybersecurity Dialogues and Trends

SPEAKERS

Jelena Zelenovic Matone

Jelena Zelenovic Matone, CISO EIB (European Investment Bank) & Ex President at Women Cyber Force, Luxembourg

Dan Cimpean

National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC)

Politia Romana

Romanian Police

CYBERINT

CYBERINT - Romanian Intelligence Service

Mihai ROTARIU

Communications Lead at DNSC

Eugen RUSEN

Security Cloud Solution Architects Lead CEE, Microsoft

Magda POPESCU

Outside Legal Counsel to Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit

Luca Tenzi

International expert Security and Organizations Resilience Consultant at the IAEA (UN-Vienna) (Switzerland)

Berk CANBERK

Professor in Digital Twins, IoT, Autonomous Networks, Edinburgh Napier University

Vassilios MANOUSSOS

Manager @ The Cyber Academy | Forensic Scientist | Expert Witness in Digital Evidence @ Strathclyde Forensics Ltd

Moe JAME

CEO, Team Extension & IT leader of CCE-R content-oriented working group

Stéphane MORTIER

Vicedirettore del Centro per la sicurezza economica e la protezione delle imprese (Direzione generale della Gendarmeria francese)

Gaetano SANACORE

Direttore scientifico, Osservatorio Nazione per la Cyber Security, Resilienza e Business Continuity dei Sistemi Elettrici

Ortwin Maier

Head of CyberSecurity, NTT DATA Romania

Alex Ricobon

Chief Information Security Officer, NTT DATA Romania

Cătălin Pătrașcu

Cybersecurity Expert, NTT DATA Romania

Eduard ȘTEFAN

CEO & Co-founder, GESP IT Solution

Marco ESSOMBA

Founder & CTO / Chief Technology Officer @BlockAPT

REGISTER

CONGRESS AND MASTERCLASS REGISTRATION

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