The Cybersecurity Event 2024
The Cybersecurity Event 2024 is organised by the Cyber Citizen Initiative together with Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications and supported by Finnish Transport and Communication Agency Traficom. The event will be held 12-13 November in Brussels.
Day 1
Date: Tuesday 12 November 2024
Time: 08:15-10:00
Title: Europe’s Path to a Secure Digital Era – roundtable discussion
Venue: European Parliament, MEP salon
08:15 – 08:30
Welcome & opening remarks (introduction to the round table topics)
MEP Merja Kyllönen (Left, FI)
MEP Alexandra Geese (Greens, DE)
08:30 – 08:45
Intro: Cyber Citizen project – Building a Secure and Competitive Europe through Cyber Citizen Skills
Marianne Lindroth,
Aalto University, Project Manager of the Cyber Citizen Initiative
08:45 – 08:55
Commission Input: Cybersecurity for a More Competitive Europe: What Lies Ahead?
Christiane Kirketerp de Viron,
Acting Director, Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity, DG CONNECT, European Commission
08:55 – 09:05
Business Input: Cybersecurity through Businesses’ Perspective: Challenges, Solutions and Needs for Change
Marie Montaldo,
Senior Research and Innovation Manager, DIGITALEUROPE
09:05 – 09:45
Roundtable discussion
Moderator: Marianne Lindroth
09:45 – 09:50
Conclusion
Marianne Lindroth
Day 2
Date: Wednesday 13 November 2024
Time: 10:00-12:00, followed by a networking lunch until 13:00
Title: Boosting European Competitiveness through Cybersecurity – EU Insights 2024-2029
Venue: Helsinki EU Office, Rue Guimard 7
10:00 – 10:10
Welcome & opening remarks
Janne Leino,
Director, Helsinki EU Office
Marianne Lindroth,
Aalto University, Project Manager of the Cyber Citizen Initiative
10:10 – 10:30
Keynote I – Cyber security and resilience – key building block for digital Europe
Stefan Lee,
Deputy Cyber Security Director, Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications
+ Overview to role of Finland’s National Coordination Centre (NCC-FI) in fostering Europe’s cyber security
Virpi Miettinen,
Information Security Specialist, National Coordination Centre NCC-FI, Finnish Transport and Communication Agency Traficom
10:30 – 10:45
Keynote II – Cybersecurity: A strategic priority for a competitive Europe
MEP Aura Salla (EPP, FI)
10:45 – 11:30
Panel discussion – Enhancing European cybersecurity collaboration and tackling future challenges
Ivan Scannapiecoro, Senior Programme Officer, European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC)
Constance Mougenot, Policy Officer, Security and Defence Policy Directorate, Division on Cyber and Hybrid Threats, European External Action Service (EEAS)
Fabienne Tegeler, Chair of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)’s Management Board
Damien Rilliard, Oracle, senior director Emea
Moderator: Professor Petri Mähönen, Vice Dean & Cyber Citizen’s Project Director, Aalto University
11:30 – 11:45
Discussion, Q&A
Moderator: Marianne LIndroth
11:45 – 12:00
Conclusion: Messages for the EU term 2024-2029
Professor Petri Mähönen,
Vice Dean & Cyber Citizen’s Project Director, Aalto University
12:00 – 13:00
Networking lunch
Cyber Citizen Initiative is EU-funded project focused on improving European cybersecurity by fostering European’s cyber skills. The project is commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications and executed by Aalto University.
The Cybersecurity Event 2024 in collaboration with Traficom and Helsinki EU Office