Conference agenda is updated daily. The speakers below are confirmed, more to come soon.
20 FEBRUARY 2019
HOUR
08:00 WELCOME COFFEE & REGISTRATION 60 min
09:00
OPENING: CYBERSECURITY CALL – ONE FOR ALL. ALL FOR ONE

Welcome remarks by:
Izabela Albrycht – Chair, The Kosciuszko Institute; President, Organising Committee of the European Cybersecurity Forum – CYBERSEC
Joanna Świątkowska – CYBERSEC Programme Director; Senior Research Fellow, The Kosciuszko Institute

Opening remarks by:
Antonio Missiroli – Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO
Carl-Christian Buhr – Deputy Head of Cabinet of Commissioner M. Gabriel, Digital Economy & Society, European Commission

Call for cooperation by:
Līga Raita Rozentāle – Director of EU Governmental Affairs for Cybersecurity Policy, Microsoft
Johannes Nitschke – Senior Director, EU Government Affairs, Siemens
40 min
FUTURE STREAM
09:40 Panel Discussion: TOWARDS THE SMARTER WORLD: HOW TO MAKE AI AND CONNECTIVITY “FOR GOOD”?

speakers:
Antonio Missiroli – Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO
Despina Spanou – Director, Digital Society, Trust & Cybersecurity Directorate, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Stanislas de Maupeou – VP Strategy and Marketing, Critical Information Systems and Cybersecurity, Thales

moderator:
Luukas Ilves – Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, The Lisbon Council
50 min
10:30 COFFEE BREAK 15 min
BUSINESS STREAM
10:45 Keynote Presentation: FROM HARDWARE TO SOLUTIONS: BUILDING TRUST IN CYBERSECURITY

speaker:
Kyu Sung Lee – Vice President & Head of European Corporate Affairs, Samsung Electronics
15 min
11:00 Panel Discussion: ASSESSING DIGITAL RISKS – CYBER INSURANCE ON THE RISE

speakers:
Paweł Surówka – President of the Management Board, PZU SA
Steve Purser – Head of Core Operations, ENISA
Philippe Cotelle – Board Member, FERMA; Vice-President, Cyber Commission, AMRAE, Head of Insurance and Risk Management, Airbus Defence and Space

moderator:
Rachel Anne Carter – Director (Cyber), The Geneva Association
50 min
DEFENCE STREAM
11:50 Panel Discussion: EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY: WHAT FUTURE FOR EU CYBER DEFENCE?

speakers:
Tomasz Zdzikot – Secretary of State, Polish Ministry of the National Defence
Merle Maigre – Executive Vice President for Government Relations, CybExer Technologies
Jaak Tarien – Director, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Wolfgang Röhrig Head of Unit Information Superiority, in the Capability, Armament and Planning Directorate, European Defence Agency

moderator:
Marta Kepe – Analyst Defence, Security & Infrastructure, RAND Europe; Senior Non-resident Fellow, the Atlantic Council
50 min
12:40 LUNCH 80 min
STATE STREAM
14:00 Keynote Presentation: THINK GLOBAL, ACT GLOBAL: CYBERSPACE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

speaker:
Ciaran Martin – CEO, National Cyber Security Centre of the UK
15 min
14:15 Panel Discussion: ELECTIONS IN A DIGITAL ERA – BUILDING RESILIENCE AGAINST HOSTILE INTERFERENCE

speakers:
Sir Julian KingEuropean Commissioner for Security Union
Toomas Hendrik Ilves – Former President of Estonia (2006-2016); Member of the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity
Pavel Telička – Vice-President, European Parliament
Līga Raita RozentāleDirector of EU Governmental Affairs for Cybersecurity Policy, Microsoft

moderator:
Samuel Stolton – Digital Affairs Editor, Euractiv.com
60 min
15:15 Fireside Chat: CYBERSECURITY OF THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET

speaker:
Andrus Ansip – Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the Digital Single Market

interviewer:
John Frank – Vice President, EU Government Affairs, Microsoft
45 min
16:00 COFFEE BREAK 15 min
FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE – THE DIGITAL 3 SEAS
16:15 Panel Discussion: THE DIGITAL 3 SEAS – TOWARDS SECURE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGION

speakers:
Maria-Manuela Catrina – State Secretary, Ministry of Communication and Informational Society, Romanian
Karol Okoński – Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Cybersecurity, Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs
Pearse O’Donohue – Director, Future Networks Directorate, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Ludmila Georgieva – Public Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google (Belgium)

moderator:
Joanna Świątkowska – CYBERSEC Programme Director; Senior Research Fellow, The Kosciuszko Institute
60 min
17:15 OFFICIAL CLOSING & GLASS OF WINE