How could regional cyber crisis measures be triggered? What are the most relevant and pressing region-specific vulnerabilities and threats? To stimulate the sharing of different views and experiences on how to strengthen peace and stability in cyberspace from the regional level, the international/strategic implications of cyber crises and their management at the regional and multilateral levels, UNIDIR in partnership with regional organizations co-hosted a series of half-day regional workshops.
These workshops covered: the relationship between the technical and political crisis management necessary in the cyber realm; cybersecurity efforts of Member States including through the implementation of norms and Member States’ expectations on the role of the UN in how regional organizations address cyber insecurity and prevent and manage cyber crisis.
Workshop 1: European Union (31 January 2022, 09:00-12:30 CET)
09:00-09:15 Welcome and opening remarks by UNIDIR and EUISS
Moderator: Ms. Moliehi Makumane, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Dr. Cécile Aptel, Deputy Director, UNIDIR
Dr. Gustav Lindstrom, Director, EUISS
09:15-10:00 Panel 1: Regional Confidence Building Measures: From Norms to Regional Relevance
Moderator: Dr. Samuele Dominioni, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Ms. Joanneke Balfoort, Director, Security and Defence Division, European External Action Service
Ms. Lorena Boix Alonso, Director for Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology, European Commission
Ambassador Tadeusz Chomicki, Ambassador for Cyber and Technology Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
10:15-11:00 Panel 2: Complexity of Regional Crisis: Cyber Crisis
Moderator: Ms. Moliehi Makumane, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Mr. Philipp Amann, Head of EC3 Expertise and Stakeholder Management Unit
Dr. Patryk Pawlak, Brussels Executive Director and EU Cyber Direct Project Director, EUISS
11:15-12:00 Panel 3: Building Better: EU-UN Cooperation
Moderator: Dr. Andraz Kastelic, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Dr. Camino Kavanagh, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, King’s College London; Senior Advisor, UN Department of Political Affairs
Mr. Gert Auväärt, Director of Cybersecurity RIA (Estonia)
12:00-12:30 Conference closing
Workshop 2: African Union (2 February 2022, 09:00-12:30 CET)
09:00-09:15 Welcome and opening remarks by UNIDIR and African Union
Moderator: Ms. Moliehi Makumane, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Dr. Giacomo Persi Paoli, Head of Security & Technology Programme, UNIDIR
Ms. Amazouz Souhila, African Union Commission
09:15-10:10 Panel 1: Complexity of Regional Crisis: Cyber Crisis
Moderator: Dr. Andraz Kastelic, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Dr. Camino Kavanagh, Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of War Studies, King’s College London
Ms. Amazouz Souhila, African Union Commission
10:10-11:05 Panel 2: Regional Confidence Building Measures: From Norms to Regional Relevance
Moderator: Dr. Samuele Dominioni, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Dr. Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo, Senior Lecturer of Law and Technology, Swansea University; African Union Cyber Security Expert Group
Mr. Jean-Robert Hountomey, AFricaCERT
Mr. David Manley, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Unit, Sierra Leone
11:15-12:10 Panel 3: Building Better: AU-UN Cooperation
Moderator: Ms. Moliehi Makumane, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Ms. Emmanuella Darkwah, International Cooperations Officer at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Ghana
Mr. Tomslin Samme-Nlar, Vice Chair at ICANN (GNSO Council), Cyber Security Research
12:10-12:30 Workshop closing
Workshop 3: Organization of American States (15 February 2022, 09:30-13:00 EST)
09:30-09:45 Welcome and opening remarks by UNIDIR and OAS
Moderator: Dr. Samuele Dominioni, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Dr. Cecile Aptel, Deputy Director, UNIDIR
Ms. Alison Treppel, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), Organization of American States
09:45-10:45 Panel 1: Complexity of Regional Crisis: Cyber Crisis
Moderator: Dr. Andraz Kastelic, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Mr. Lauri Luht, Head of National Situation Centre, Estonian Government Office
Mr. Diego Subero, Cybersecurity Program Officer, Organization of American States
Mr. Thomas Millar, Senior Advisor, Cybersecurity Division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
10:45-11:45 Panel 2: Regional Confidence-Building Measures: From Norms to Regional Relevance
Moderator: Ms. Moliehi Makumane, Researcher, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Mr. Isaac Morales, Coordinator for Multidimensional Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chair, OAS Cyber Experts Group
Mr. Daniel McBryde, Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada
Mr. Helio Santana, Former International Affairs Advisor at the President’s Office, Brazil
11:50-12:50 Panel 3: Building Better: OAS-UN Cooperation
Moderator: Dr. Giacomo Persi Paoli, Head of Programme, UNIDIR
Speakers:
Ms. Michele Markoff, Acting Coordinator for Cyber Issues, United States Department of State, Vice Chair, OAS Cyber Experts Group
Mr. Duncan B. Hollis, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Law, Temple University Law School, Non-Resident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
12:50-13:00 Workshop closing
Workshop 4: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (29 June 2022, 08:30-11:30 CEST)
08:30-08:45 Welcome and Opening Remarks by Indonesia and UNIDIR
Mr. Redo Ferdiansyah, Deputy Director for ASEAN Political Security Cooperation, Indonesia MoFA
Dr. Cecile Aptel, Deputy Director, UNIDIR
08:45-09:45 Panel 1: Complexity of Regional Crisis: Cyber Crisis
Mr. Ou Phanarith, Director, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Security of Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC), Cambodia
Dr. Fitri Bintang Timur, Senior Researcher, Department of International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia
Mr. Benjamin Ho, Senior Assistant Director, Joint Operations Readiness Division (JORD)
09:45-10:45 Panel 2: Regional Confidence Building: from Norms to Regional Relevance
Mr. Mohamed Kheirulnaim, Senior Assistant Director, National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA), Malaysia
Mr. Koichiro Komiyama, Deputy Director of the Global Coordination Division and Manager of the Enterprise Support Group at JPCERT/CC , Japan
Ms. Fleur-de-lis Nadua, Department of Information and Communications Technology, The Phillipines
10:45- 11:45 Panel 3: Building Better: ASEAN-UN Cooperation
Mr Harditya Suryawanto, Deputy Director for CT & Cyber Security Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
Ms Farlina Said, Senior Analyst, Foreign Policy and Security Studies, ISIS Malaysia
11:45-12:30 Workshop Closing
Please note that this event is by invitation only. For further information please contact sectec-unidir@un.org.