The 6th edition of the EUROPEAN CYBERSECURITY FORUM will be held on 28–30 September online. This year’s CYBERSEC leitmotif – “Together Against Adversarial Internet” and the mission of the forum will enhance cooperation of like-minded countries to secure digital transformation. The event will be composed of four thematic streams features prominent figures among the speakers. The open access to the conference will enable any interested person from all over the world to take part in the event, get insights from big cybersecurity names, and hear about remedies for current cybersecurity dilemmas accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Registration has started on 5 August.
Mirroring past editions, this year’s CYBERSEC will be composed of four thematic Streams. The first one, the State Stream, will focus on the multi-faceted problem of how tech should be regulated for it to develop in a secure manner without slowing down its natural progress. Topics in this Stream include global surveillance, digital governance, and decoupling in the digital supply chain. The second one, the Future Stream, deals with finding a measured approach to emerging and future technologies and the possibilities and challenges they’ll likely bring to the fore. It will tackle important issues such as quantum computing, threats to digital identity, and human-level artificial intelligence. Next to it comes the Business Stream, focused on the private sector – the main provider of technology and as such remaining on the very frontline of innovation, research, and development. Here the debates will home in on themes such as countering adversity in the data-driven economy, the role of technology providers in ensuring a peaceful internet, COVID-19 redefining critical sectors of economies. Finally there’s the Defence Stream focusing on the technological developments of the military sector and its implications for international security. Expect subjects such as the military use of 5G, information warfare, and cybersecurity of outer space among others to be discussed on this Stream.
On the speaker front, this year CYBERSEC features personalities such as Margrethe Vestager (EVP, European Commission), Mircea Geoană (Deputy Secretary General, NATO), Sir Julian King (Former European Commissioner for Security Union), Flavio Aggio (Chief Information Security Officer, WHO), Carine Claeys (EU Special Envoy for Space; Head of the Space Task Force, EEAS), Michael Chertoff (Co-Chair, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace; Former US Secretary of Homeland Security), Eva Kaili (Member of the European Parliament; Chair, Panel for the Future of Science and Technology, European Parliament), Paul Timmers (Research Associate, Oxford University; Former Director, Sustainable & Secure Society Directorate, DG CONNECT, European Commission), Shin Oya (Senior Consulting Fellow, Asia Pacific Initiative), Samir Saran (President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India), and Marietje Schaake (International Policy Director, Cyber Policy Center, Stanford University; President, CyberPeace Institute).
While historically, this conference has been centred on Europe, this year’s event will extend its range to discuss and tackle truly global strategic cybersecurity challenges by including high-profile names from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, India, South Africa, Israel, and UAE.
It will be also open and free for everyone interested in broadening their knowledge and getting insights about cybersecurity and how new technologies affect geopolitical shifts and strategic competition between global players. For more information about the CYBERSEC Global 2020 and for the registration process, visit the website https://cybersecforum.eu.
