Agenda
8:30 Registration
9:00 Introduction to the Conference
Greetings
Marios Demetriades Minister of Communications and Works, Cyprus
Kikoula Cotsapas Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation (CYS)
Keynote Speech
Cybersecurity Strategy and the Importance of Standards – George Michaelides, Commissioner of Electronic Communications and Postal Regulation, OCECPR
10:00 Session 1 – High profile speakers
Cyber Standardisation Approaches by the Council of the EU– Ulrich Van Essen –Head of Unit, Protection of EUCI, Security Office of the Council of the European Union
The positive impact of standardization and how it can benefit cybersecurity/information security -Vladimir Rohel, National Cyber Security Centre Director, Czech Republic
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Session 2 – The role of cybersecurity standards in Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) and Government
Standardization in Critical Information Infrastructures – the EU perspective, Dr. Demosthenes Ikonomou, ENISA, CyberSecurity Coordination Group Member
A Framework for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Critical Infrastructures Cybersecurity Compliance Policies –Alessandro Guarino, StudioAG, CyberSecurity Coordination Group Member
CYBERSECURITY: Issues & ISACA’s response – Paschalis Pissarides, President of ISACA Cyprus Chapter
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Session 3 – Adoption of Cybersecurity Standards – Practical Challenges
How can Cybersecurity Standards be Adopted (and Supervised) across Heterogeneous Sectors? – Costas Efthymiou, Officer of Technical Affairs, OCECPR
Microsoft representative
IBM representative
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 Panel Session (Coordinator: Ioanna Dionysiou)
Panel Members
Ulrich van Essen, Security Office of the Council of the European Union Vladimir Rohel, National Cyber Security Centre, Czech Republic
Dr. Demosthenes Ikonomou ENISA Alessandro Guarino, Studio AG
Costas Efthymiou, OCECPR
16:30 Conference Close
The informative seminar is organized under the auspices of the Minister of Communications and Works