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Dr. Alina Matyukhina
Head of Cybersecurity
Session Title:
Smart security for buildings and critical infrastructures
Session Synopsis:
Market trends like IT/OT convergence, increased connectivity, and cloud connection are creating new security challenges that building industry and critical infrastructures must address. Cyberattacks have already harmed several businesses. So, how can we keep people, data, and buildings safe and secure?
About Alina
She's leading cybersecurity activities of products. To improve digital safety in Switzerland and globally, Alina is serving as a Chair of the "Smart Cities & Infrastructure". For her work, she was named "Cybersecurity Woman of the Year 2022" and appeared in the list of "40 under 40 in cybersecurity". She also worked as a cybersecurity researcher at the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity & holds a Ph.D. in computer science, with a dissertation in software security and data privacy.
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Rafał Jaczyński
Cyber Security Officer
Session Title:
V2X. V2H? H2V? WTF?
Session Synopsis:
Security is about not getting bored and about doing things well. From the beginning. Is communication between the vehicle and the environment (Vehicle to Everything – or V2X) an example of security by design? Did we mean well again, and it will come out as usual? The session will not be just about car security. It will not be just about IoT, nor will it be about 5G security only. It will be about… Everything.
About Rafał
For over 24 years of his career, he has held diverse roles, rising the ranks old-school style from a security engineer to CISO positions in telecommunications and retail companies. During his time as a management consultant, he led the PwC Cyber Security practice in Central and Eastern Europe to help top international enterprises. Following the destiny of living in interesting times, Rafal now serves as Huawei’s Regional Cyber Security Officer, with responsibility extending across 28 countries.
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Ivana Bartoletti
Global Chief Privacy Counsel, Wipro and Visiting Policy Fellow, University of Oxford Internet Institute
Session Title:
Privacy and Security by design for trustworthy innovation
Session Synopsis:
An overview of the rapidly changing regulatory landscape around technology and innovation. How to establish the right governance structure around the transformation to ensure privacy, security, and regulation is embedded in the design of AI systems & what are the key challenges around privacy in AI systems?
About Ivana
She's an internationally recognized thought leader in the fields of privacy, data protection, and responsible technology. She has many years of experience & the Cyber Security Awards named her Woman of the Year (2019). As a Visiting Policy Fellow at the University of Oxford, her research focuses on how to advance the global sharing of information in the context of privacy, security, data protection, and human rights. She is also co-editor of The AI Book, a handbook for investors, entrepreneurs, and fintech visionaries, and is the author of An Artificial Revolution, on Power, Politics, and AI. She is the founder of the influential Women Leading in AI network.
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Charlie Bromberg
Regional Pentest Manager
Session Title:
The gloomy future of penetration testing
Session Synopsis:
Penetration testing is a fairly recent activity conducted or employed by many companies wordwide. It allows them to map and correct known vulnerabilities and TTPs in order to decrease their cybersecurity risks. Many people think that pentesting has a bright future ahead since the cyber menace never ends to increase. While this is absolutely true, my keynote will aim at presenting the threats that arise. While hacking hasn’t always been about information technology, this association is now often intended. And as it turns out, for the last decades, new structural technologies have been emerging at an insane rate that keeps going. o Will ethical hackers be able to follow that pace, and keep offering high quality pentests so that companies stay secure against cyberattacks? Nowadays, newcomers in ethical hacking work hard to try and catch up 60 years of hacking concepts.
About Charlie
He's currently leading the offensive security activities in the South of France for Capgemini. Also known as “Shutdown”,
Charlie is the creator of many resources including “The Hacker Recipes” (hacking docs) and the “Exegol” project (allowing hackers to deploy a secure and contained pentesting environment in minutes). While Charlie undoubtedly loves the technical aspects of hacking, he always tries to share his knowledge to contribute to the progress of Hacking as a whole.
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Constantin Burdun
Deputy CEO
Session Title:
Opening speech Cybersecurity Stage
About Constantin
Constantin Burdun graduated from the Military Technical Academy in Bucharest. He obtained the PhD in Computer Science within this faculty, where he pursued a teaching career. He further completed his studies at the University of Bucharest, graduating the MBA – Business Administration, Management and Operations studies. He is a renowned specialist involved in dozens of large projects, in Romania, but also in other countries, for the implementation of infrastructures with public keys and the digitization of workflows for various organizations. He has also participated in over 10 research projects, publishing over 15 papers on information security. His areas of expertise include advanced electronic signature schemes, PKI interoperability and legal aspects of electronic signatures. "
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Alexandru Luca
Mobile Division Manager
Session Title:
360º Mobile challenges in everywhere business environment
Session Synopsis:
Lately, the mobile landscape suffered a high number of complex security threats as a result of the increased number of incidents on mobile devices belonging to private companies and legal entities. Discover new mobile solutions which cover the critical vulnerabilities that businesses nowadays have to face, solutions that addresses these difficult challenges by adapting the new security standards thus allowing the companies to grow, working from anywhere at anytime, while they stay safe and secure.
About Alexandru
Alexandru Luca is an experienced Mobile Division Manager with over 15 years experience in IT & C field. Over the years, Mr. Luca has gained valuable experience in this field both by taking key roles in the companies in which he has worked and by acquiring important certifications in this field such as Certified Enterprise Mobility Management, Certified Solution Design & Deployment and Certified System Architecture.
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Ovidiu Seceleanu
Session
360º Mobile challenges in everywhere business environment
Session Synopsis:
Lately, the mobile landscape suffered a high number of complex security threats as a result of the increased number of incidents on mobile devices belonging to private companies and legal entities. Discover new mobile solutions which cover the critical vulnerabilities that businesses nowadays have to face, solutions that addresses these difficult challenges by adapting the new security standards thus allowing the companies to grow, working from anywhere at anytime, while they stay safe and secure.
About Ovidiu
With over 20 years experience in the field of IT solutions for infrastructure and security, Ovidiu Seceleanu manages the B2B solutions team of the Samsung Romania IM division. The mission is to promote Samsung mobility solutions for companies, to develop the partners ecosystem and to make Samsung Knox the market leader in the field of mobile device management solutions.
Head of B2B IM Division
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Ovidiu Toma
Chief Executive Officer
Session Title:
Secure smart devices and private communication apps for enhanced digital privacy
Session Synopsis:
CryptoDATA has developed an ecosystem of secure smart devices that facilitate private communication and encrypted file transfers between users. The company has launched the first Romanian-based messenger app that employs blockchain technology to provide a fully decentralized messaging service as well as secure communication to protect user privacy.
About Ovidiu
Ovidiu Toma is a successful entrepreneur and innovator in the field of secure telecommunication, currently co-founder and CEO of CryptoDATA Tech. Ovidiu is one of the pioneers in the blockchain field by developing the largest data center in Europe, and subsequently implementing and integrating the Voice Over Blockchain Protocol (VOBP) encryption protocol in the field of secure data communication and data transfer.
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Ioan Constantin
Cyber Security Expert
Session Title:
Training SecOps: Education through Gamification
Session Synopsis:
We’re tackling some of the biggest hurdles in learning cybersecurity – the “no fun” parts. I’ll tell you all about how we’re gamifying cyber-range-as-a-service technologies and how we’re offering a unique and powerful toolset to companies and academia to train, assess and enable continuous learning in cybersecurity for their staff and students. We’ll talk about how education through gamification can pave the way for next-generation Security Operations Centers and we’ll see how all of this translates to performance in UNbreakable Romania, a first-of-its-kind National ongoing Cyber Security Competition.
About Ioan
Cyber Security Professional with 15 years’ experience in corporate cyber security, security audits, compliance and best practices. Part of the Development and Innovation Team at Orange, where I define, develop, test and pilot new technologies and services for Orange’s Cyber Security Services Offerings. Active developer and participant to Research and Innovation actions in cyber security and networks and technologies for the future – 5G, 6G, IoT, A.I.
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Mihai Petrov
Chief Information
Security Officer
Session Title:
Tech and Security in a Digital Retail Company
Session Synopsis:
Organizations face an urgent need to overhaul their tech architecture and operating model to keep pace with the changing landscape. The retail industry has been reshaped by several factors, including the rise of e-commerce and omnichannel, changing customer behavior and hyper-personalization, and growing supply chain complexity. A robust tech foundation can give retailers the capabilities to boost performance across the board. The coordinated, ambitious tech transformation implemented within Carrefour has a wide-ranging impact. The presentation will also cover the foundational pillars of Carrefour for a holistic technology transformation: Meta adoption, Smart POS project, Digital Academy, etc.
About Mihai
Mihai Petrov is Chief Information Security Officer at Carrefour România since 2021. Within Carrefour, Mihai is responsible for developing and implementing the Cybersecurity program for the company and its affiliates in alignment with Carrefour Group strategy, including risk management, regulatory compliance, assurance, and privacy, with shared responsibility with DPO. Mihai has over 20 years of experience in IT Security, Governance, Audit, and M&A in global environments from digital to communications, manufacturing, and retail organizations. Before joining Carrefour, Mihai held the position of Head of Managed Services Governance at Nokia where he was leading the Governance, Risk, and Compliance practice and was directly responsible for defining and spinning up business services concerning Security practice. After graduating with an MBA from The Open University, he joined big companies such as IBM or Thomson Reuters in roles with a focus on Implementing Cyber Security and IT Risk and governance, assurance, and compliance programs.
Răzvan Dobrescu
Country Lead & Channel Sales Manager
Session Title:
The future workplace – Smart, Flexible, Secure
Session Synopsis:
As soon as the Covid pandemic settled in, companies have been busy making sure that people can do their job from other locations than their office. The way we work has transformed substantially in the recent years. We acknowledged that one can get the job done working from the office, from home or from other remote location as long as there is an internet connection. This seems to be the new status quo. However, are processes, flows, procedures the sole solutions? Can hardware technologies help further improve the working experience of, and more importantly, for employees? Join this session and find out how we, at Fujitsu, envision the smart and secure workplace of the future
About Răzvan
Răzvan is the Country Lead & Channel Sales Manager at Fujitsu Romania, overseeing the business development of the European Platform Business division in Romania. He always looks for ways to help companies, both business partners and customers, grow their businesses and respond to their needs, facilitating the access to the best technologies available. Răzvan has been with Fujitsu for 8 years now, holding the position of Country Lead & Channel Sales Manager.
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Dan Cîmpean
The Director
Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate
Session
Cybersecurity state in Romania
About Dan
Dan accumulated over 20 years of experience in cyber security, strategy, policy, risk management, audit, and compliance in Brussels, Bucharest, and internationally. He led professional teams supporting European Institutions, National Cyber Competent Authorities, and large corporate businesses in defining cyber security strategies and implementing policies, governance, or operational and technical measures. In November 2021 he was appointed as The Director of the brand-new National Cyber Security Directorate, by decision of the Romanian Prime-Minister, following approval received from the Supreme Council of National Defence. Dan is also Management Board member of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA); Governing Board member of the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre (ECCC) and Chairman of the EU CEF Telecom Cybersecurity Programme Governance Board, in addition to several other governance roles at the level of Romanian and European workgroups.
Sergiu Zaharia
Moderator
About Sergiu
Sergiu has been working as CISO, security advisor and trainer since more than 20 years in Defense, Telco, Financial, Retail, Manufacturing and other sectors, being focused now on cyber security strategy, cyber culture, crisis management, business continuity and in cyber regulations alignment. He has a master’s degree and a merit diploma in IT Security from the Military Technical Academy (Romania), and currently is converging artificial intelligence concepts with cyber security as a PHD candidate in Politechnica University of Bucharest.
Cyber Strategy Advisory Director
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