AGENDA

Note that sessions & hours are tentative and subject to change. The below agenda presents only confirmed speakers. More to come.

DAY 2
30 OCTOBER 2019
TIME
08:00 - 09:05 Morning Espresso with General Spalding. Meeting with Author of the book "Stealth War: How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept"
– Brig Gen (Ret) Robert Spalding – Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Former Senior Director for Strategy in President Trump Administration

AUDITORIUM HALL		 Working Session: NCI Agency’s cyber mission – securing and defending NATO networks
– François Pons – Deputy Chief, NATO Cyber Security Centre, NATO Communications and Information Agency

Ball Room A
AUDITORIUM
09:05 - 09:25 Case Study: CYBERSECURITY SOLUTIONS IN A SMART CITY
– Marek Ostafil – Co Founder & Chief Operating Officer Cyberus Labs
– Mariusz Jankowski – Director of Investors Assistance Department, Katowice City Hall
09:25 - 09:40 Keynote Presentation: STATE STREAM – 15 min
– Ciaran Martin – CEO, National Cyber Security Centre of the UK
09:40 - 09:55 Keynote Presentation: DEFENCE STREAM – 15 min
– Gen (Ret) Keith Alexander – Former Director, NSA; Co-CEO, IronNet Cybersecurity
DEFENCE STREAM
09:55 - 10:55 Main Panel Discussion:
SECURITY AMONG THE ALLIANCE – JOINT EFFORTS IN ENHANCING DIGITAL CAPABILITIES – 60 min

speakers:
– Antonio Missiroli – Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO
– Tomasz Zdzikot – Secretary of State, Polish Ministry of National Defence
– Ivica Ivanović – Director General, Directorate for Defence Policy of Montenegro
– Mateusz Roszkiewicz – Director of New Technologies Office in Department of Innovation and Technological Development, Polish Armaments Group

moderator:
Robert Bala – Chairman, Steering Committee, NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence; Former Director, NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence
10:55 - 11:15 COFFEE BREAK
20 min
AUDITORIUM SIDE SESSIONS (2nd floor) HYDE PARK (lower lobby)
11:15 - 11:30 Introductory keynote presentation: THE CYBER DIMENSION OF HYBRID THREATS
– Michael Gams – Senior Analyst Cyber Issues, European Union External Action Service		 11:15 - 12:45

DIGITAL SUSTAINABILITY FORUM – The Polish Cybersecurity Ecosystem – designing an action plan and taking stock of stakeholders' cooperation

speakers:
– Karol Okoński – Secretary of State, Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs; Government Plenipotentiary for Cybersecurity
– Piotr Marczuk – Corporate Affairs Director, Microsoft
– Piotr Mieczowski – Managing Director, Digital Poland
– Olga Budziszewska – Technology Advisory Consultant, Accenture
– Robert Siudak – Expert, The Kosciuszko Institute
– Magdalena Wrzosek – Head of Strategic Analysis and Emerging Technologies Team, NASK National Research Institute

moderator:
Tomasz Klekowski – Board Member, The Industry of the Future Platform

Room 13+14
 INNOVATION HYDE PARK FORMULA
11:30 - 12:45 Panel Discussion:
BEYOND CONVENTIONAL WARFARE – HEDGING AGAINST HYBRID THREATS – 75 min

speakers:
– Brig. Gen. Karol Molenda – Director, National Cyber Security Centre
– Gen (Ret) Keith Alexander – Former Director, NSA; Co-CEO,
IronNet Cybersecurity
– Petra Hochmannova – Deputy Director, Cyber Defence Center of the Slovak Republic
– John Frank – Vice President, EU Government Affairs, Microsoft
– Thomas Myrup Kristensen – Managing Director for EU Affairs, Head of Brussels Office, Facebook

moderator:
Marian Lazar – Subject Matter Expert, NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence
12:45 - 12:55 Presentation:
DRONE CYBERSECURITY IN REMOTE MILITARY OPERATIONS – 10 min
– Kamila Matela – Director of the Cybertechnology, Simulations and C4ISR Office, PGZ (Polish Armaments Group)
12:55 - 13:40 Panel Discussion:
REVEALING THE POWER OF OSINT IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT – 45 min

speakers:
– Sorin Ducaru – Director, European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen); Former Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO
– Ciaran Martin – CEO, National Cyber Security Centre of the UK
– Alessandro Politi – Director, NATO Defence College Foundation

moderator:
Michał Kural – Subject Matter Expert, NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence
13:40 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
50 min		 INNOVATION HYDE PARK FORMULA
14:00 - 15:30


Working Session: Doing business with NATO Communications and Information Agency
– Agata Szydełko – Deputy Director Acquisition, NATO Communications and Information Agency

Ball Room A
FUTURE STREAM
14:30 - 15:30 Main Panel Discussion:
GEOPOLITICS OF CYBERSECURITY – FORTHCOMING IMPLICATIONS OF THE DIGITAL COLD WAR – 60 min

speakers:
– Brig Gen (Ret) Robert Spalding – Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Former Senior Director for Strategy in President Trump Administration
– Jacek Bartosiak – CEO & Founder, Strategy & Future; Author of Bestselling Books on Geostrategy & Warfare
– Jayshree Pandya – Founder and CEO, Risk Group LLC
– Nikodem Bończa Tomaszewski – CEO, Exatel

moderator:
Kevin Allison – Director, Geo-technology Practice, EurasiaGroup
AUDITORIUM SIDE SESSIONS (2nd floor)
15:30 - 16:15 Panel Discussion:
COUNTERING AI-POWERED THREATS – 45 min

speakers:
– Petr Očko – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Government of the Czech Republic
– Tom McCutcheon – Senior Fellow, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory; Visiting Professor, University of Newcastle
– Merle Maigre – Executive Vice President for Government Relations,
CybExer Technologies
– Ludmila Georgieva – Public Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google
– Wszebor Boksa – Senior Security EMEAR Manager, Customer Experience Center of Professional Services, Cisco

moderator:
Paul Timmers – Visiting Fellow, Oxford University; Former Director, Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity, DG CONNECT, European Commission
 15:30 - 16:45
TBC
16:15 - 16:30 Presentation:
SMART GRID CYBERSECURITY – ITS STATUS AND NEXT STEPS AT THE EU LEVEL – 15 min
– Stephan Lechner – Director, Euratom Safeguards, DG ENER, European Commission
16:30 - 16:45 Presentation: NEW CHALLENGES FOR CYBERSECURITY WITHIN AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE AND DIVERGING GEOSTRATEGIC SPACE – 15 min
– Bonie Butlin – Co-founder & Executive director, Security Partners’ Forum
SPECIAL SESSION
16:45 - 17:45 Special Evening Panel Discussion:
TAPPING THE POTENTIAL OF NATO CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE – 60 min

speakers:
– Daniel W. Stone – Acting Director, NATO Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism
– Martin Achimović – Director, NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence
– Josef Schroefl – Deputy Director, COI Strategy and Defense, European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
– Romualdas Petkevicius – Director, NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence
– Florin-Vasile Tomiuc – Director, NATO Human Intelligence Centre of Excellence

moderator:
Robert Bala – Chairman, Steering Committee, NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence; Former Director, NATO Counter Intelligence Centre of Excellence
17:45 - 17:50 CLOSING REMARKS