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| 19 MARCH 2019 | ||||
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| HOUR | ||||
| 08:30 | ARRIVALS and REGISTRATION | 30 min | ||
| 9:00 | OPENING and WELCOME speakers: – Peter B. Doran – President, CEPA – Izabela Albrycht – Chairperson, The Kosciuszko Institute – Ambassador Piotr Wilczek – Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United States |
15 min | ||
| 9:15 | Opening Keynote: TOWARDS THE TECHNOLOGY MARSHALL PLAN (video message) speaker: – Marek Zagórski – Minister of Digital Affairs, Republic of Poland |
15 min | ||
| 9:30 | Panel Discussion: ADVANCING SECURE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE THREE SEAS REGION introductory remarks: –Edna Conway – Chief Security Officer, Global Value Chain, Cisco Systems speakers: – Robert L. Strayer – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State – Allan Friedman – Director of Cybersecurity Initiatives at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce – Tony Housh – Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland – Nikodem Bończa-Tomaszewski – President of the Management Board, EXATEL moderator: – Melissa Hathaway – President, Hathaway Global Strategies, LLC; Former Cybersecurity Advisor, George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations; Expert of the Kosciuszko Institute |
75 min | ||
| 10:45 | COFFEE BREAK | 15 min | ||
| 11:00 | Panel Discussion: BUILDING CYBER DETERRENCE IN THE THREE SEAS REGION introductory remarks: – Christopher Painter – Commissioner, Global Commission on Stability of Cyberspace; Former Coordinator for Cyber Issues, U.S. State Department speakers: – Robert L. Strayer – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State – Tomasz Zdzikot – Deputy Minister, Secretary of State, Ministry of the National Defence of the Republic of Poland – Sorin Ducaru – Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Former Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO – Trey Herr – Senior Security Strategist, Digital Diplomacy, Microsoft – Michał Kuczmierowski - Member of the Management Board, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa PGZ S.A. moderator: – Réka Szemerkényi – Executive Vice President, Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) |
90 min | ||
| 12:30 | Conclusion and closing remarks: KEY CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES FACING TRANSATLANTIC COMMUNITY speaker: – Jeanette Manfra – Assistant Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security |
15 min | ||
| 12:45 | Closing remarks: speakers: – Peter B. Doran – President, CEPA – Joanna Świątkowska – CYBERSEC Programme Director; Senior Research Fellow, The Kosciuszko Institute |
5 min | ||
| 12:35 | LUNCH | 55 min | ||
MAIN THEMES OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS
ADVANCING SECURE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE THREE SEAS REGION
On September 17, 2018, during the third Three Seas Initiative Summit in Bucharest, the leaders of the 3SI countries identified the 3 Seas Digital Highway (3SDH) as the first priority to enhance the North-South digital connectivity in the Region. However, to ensure a long-lasting development in the Region, the 3SDH must be supported by other innovative projects based on ground-breaking technologies and state-of-the-art infrastructure. 5G, modern cloud-based services and data centers, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, e-commerce centers, Digital Innovation Hubs and Competence Centers, and the autonomous vehicles all present a ground-breaking opportunity for the region to overcome centuries-old development challenges and face the requirements of the global digital economy. In order to do so, it requires new regulations, investment, talent, innovation and joint public and private implementation of cutting-edge technologies. Above all, cybersecurity has to be considered and implemented in the whole value chain. A key role of the private sector should be acknowledged: the ongoing digital transformation in the Three Seas Region provides numerous occasions for tech companies to explore and collaborate.
BUILDING CYBER DETERRENCE IN THE THREE SEAS REGION
In the 2018 National Cyber Strategy, the White House underlined the importance of forging alliances and cooperation with like-minded countries to strengthen its national security. The Three Seas Region, along with other NATO allies, remains a target of hybrid threats and malicious cyber tactics. Building resilience and deterrence to these pressures requires a vibrant and innovative strategies. The United States can bolster the security of its frontline allies by sharing best practices and methods on how to effectively modernize and develop new systems for the defense and military sectors that incorporate emerging dual-use technologies. Lessons learned by the U.S. defense community can provide valuable insights on how to establish coordinated defense research agendas, foster fruitful military-commercial high-tech industry cooperation, engage start-ups, and efficiently implement matured digital IT infrastructure.