CYBER
CHAMPIONS

2023 April 18Vilnius, Lithuania.
Event Begins In

Program

17 April
19:00 - 21:00

Hosted dinner for the participants of the event

18 April
08:00 - 09:30

NATO only breakfast

 
Hosted by:
 
- Greta Monika Tučkutė, Vice-Minister of National Defence of Lithuania
 
Kalniškės hall
08:00 - 09:30

Breakfast for Asia-Pacific partners

 
Hosted by:
 
- Liudas Ališauskas, Director of National Cyber Security Centre
 
Crowne Plaza
09:30 - 10:00

Arrival and registration to the Summit

10:00 - 10:05

Arvydas Anušauskas

Minister of National Defence of Lithuania

Welcome by Mr Arvydas Anušauskas, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania

10:05 - 10:30 PM

David van Weel

NATO Assistant Secretary General

Keynote address by Mr David van Weel, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break (opportunity for bilateral meetings)

 

Two parallel roundtable discussions

Session 1

11:00 - 13:00

Roundtable discussion on regional threats in West and East (Russian cyber-attacks and influence of Chinese technologies)

 
Moderator: Romualdas Petkevičius, former director of Regional Cyber Defence Centre
 
Introductions by:
 
- Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of Department of Home Affairs of Australia
 
- Rexhion Qafa, Head of Incident Management Team, National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security
 
- Pavel Stepanik, Deputy Director of the Strategic Affairs and Engagement Division of the National Cyber and Information Security Agency
 
- Dr. Loraine de la Fe, Cyber Threat Analyst, Microsoft
Session 2

11:00 - 13:00

Roundtable discussion on protection of critical infrastructure from emerging technologies

 
Moderator: Liudas Ališauskas, Director of National Cyber Security Centre
 
Introductions by:
 
- Christelle Bourquin, Deputy Director Cyber Security Unit under the MOD of Sweden
 
- Aviram Atzaba, Executive Director for International Cooperation Israel National Cyber Directorate of Israel
 
- Brandon Wales, Executive Director of the US Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency
 
- Jong Deuk Lim, 2nd Deputy National Security Adviser to the President National Security Office of the Republic of Korea
 
- Evaldas Serbenta, Director of the Core State Telecommunications Centre
 
- Jesper Bork Olsen, Chief Security Officer (EMEA North) of PaloAlto
13:00 - 14:30

Lunch (opportunity for bilateral meetings)

14:30 - 16:00

Plenary session (panel): International Cooperation between Transatlantic and Asia-Pacific Partners

 
Moderator: Mr Christian-Marc Lifländer Head of NATO Cyber Defence Section
 
Speakers:
 
- Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of Department of Home Affairs of Australia
 
- Masataka Okano, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Secretariat of Japan
 
- Dr. Regine Grienberger, Cyber Ambassador, Federal Foreign Office of Germany
 
- Scott Mongeau, EMEA Public Sector Defense, Policing, Intelligence Lead Engineer, Google
16:00 - 16:15

Kęstutis Budrys

Adviser to the President of Lithuania

Closing remarks by Mr Kęstutis Budrys, Adviser to the President of the Republic of Lithuania

The Speakers

The Summit draws participants from around the globe. They are the champions in the cyber security field, either from the policy perspective or from the implementation side.

Lithuania is proud to have such prominent persons to speak and participate in the discussions about most relevent cybersecurity issues. Below are mentioned few of the cyber champions, who will take a role of speakers in the event.

Michael Pezzullo

Michael Pezzullo

Secretary of Department of Home Affairs of Australia
David van Weel

David van Weel

NATO Assistant Secretary General
Brandon Wales

Brandon Wales

Executive Director of the US Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency
Kęstutis Budrys

Kęstutis Budrys

Adviser to the President of Lithuania
Jong Deuk Lim

Jong Deuk Lim

2nd Deputy National Security Adviser to the President National Security Office of the Republic of Korea
Masataka Okano

Masataka Okano

Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Secretariat of Japan
Greta Monika Tučkutė

Greta Monika Tučkutė

Deputy Minister of National Defence of Lithuania
Dr. Regine Grienberger

Dr. Regine Grienberger

Cyber Ambassador, Federal Foreign Office of Germany
Aviram Atzaba

Aviram Atzaba

Executive Director for International Cooperation Israel National Cyber Directorate of Israel
Liudas Ališauskas

Liudas Ališauskas

Director of National Cyber Security Centre under the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania
Christelle Bourquin

Christelle Bourquin

Deputy Director Cyber Security Unit under the MOD of Sweden
Scott Mongeau

Scott Mongeau

EMEA Public Sector Defense, Policing, Intelligence Lead Engineer, Google
Pavel Stepanik

Pavel Stepanik

Deputy Director of the Strategic Affairs and Engagement Division of the National Cyber and Information Security Agency
Jesper Bork Olsen

Jesper Bork Olsen

Chief Security Officer (EMEA North) of PaloAlto
Dr. Loraine de la Fe

Dr. Loraine de la Fe

Cyber Threat Context Analyst, Microsoft
Romualdas Petkevičius

Romualdas Petkevičius

Former director of Regional Cyber Defence Centre
Christian-Marc Lifländer

Christian-Marc Lifländer

Head of Cyber and Hybrid Policy Section, Emerging Security Challenges Division, NATO Headquarters, Brussels
Evaldas Serbenta

Evaldas Serbenta

Director of the Core State Telecommunications Centre

Topics

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Regional Threats in West and East

  • Cyber warfare lessons in the war against Ukraine: malicious Russian activities in cyberspace
  • Worldwide Chinese technological ecosystem: governance through technology supply and ways to counterbalance
  • China - Russia cooperation in malicious cyber activities: attribution and response
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Protection of critical infrastructure from emerging technologies

  • Critical infrastructure protection: adversaries and TTPs
  • Emerging (disruptive) technologies: new risks or opportunities: AI and 5G technologies
  • Supply chains‘ protection: vulnerabilities and ways to tackle them
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International cooperation between Transatlantic and Asia-Pacific partners

  • International cooperation mechanisms: Counter Ransomware Initiative/AUKUS/QUAD
  • Regional cooperation efforts: initiatives providing practical benefits- e.g. RCDC
  • Partnerships with private sector: existing and future cooperation solutions to address cyber threats, supply chain, talent shortage

About the Summit

Cyber Champions Summit: a bridge between the Transatlantic and Asia-Pacific is specifically designed for high-level national cyber policy coordinators from NATO Allies and Asia-Pacific partners. It provides a forum to hold open and active discussions on the most relevant cybersecurity issues.

A key focus of the event – lessons learnt from the war in Ukraine and countering Russia’s malicious cyber activities as well as the technological dependency on China, protection of critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks by malicious state and non-state actors, and strengthening of international cooperation between NATO and Asia-Pacific partners, in addition to the role of Public-Private Partnership in cyber security.

Agenda of the event consists of an introduction with a keynote speech, two simultaneous roundtable discussions on different topics and a panel discussion, which will be followed by closing remarks.

Organizers

NKSC RKGC KAM