Cybersecurity threats are a major concern for organizations of all sizes. At the Cybersecurity Management Challenges Symposium 2023, we believe that prevention is key and that proactively addressing potential risks can significantly lessen the impact of an attack.
Our guest speakers have a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape and are dedicated to providing you with the latest information and solutions to ensure your organization stays safe and secure.
The Symposium this year, as in the past, will gather policy-makers, business executives, and security specialists from government and academic institutions to discuss and formulate responses to the future evolution of cybersecurity, as the threats evolve and expand in a globalized international socio-political system.
Intro
Cybersecurity has come a long way in the last decade as it was not an item that seemed of great interest to the larger world but it became so because of cyber war in the relations among friends and enemies in international affairs. Soon after, the digitalization of communications, marketing, and financial transactions all witnessed political and criminal attempts to shape collective perceptions and inevitably manipulate social and political power relations.
The world of business and economic activities relies heavily on digitalized interactions. The challenge of cybersecurity is central to the interactive development of technology, business, and finance.
This symposium will introduce participants to the most pressing challenges posed in this area and the evermore dynamic and competitive national and international economic systems that are trying to adapt to these trends.
THE PROGRAM
Moderator: Davide Gai, Director of Strategy and Marketing, Franklin University Switzerland
12:45 - 13:30 |
Registration and welcome coffee pastries |
13:30 - 13:50 |
Opening and welcome remarks by:
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13:50 - 14:30 |
Fireside chat on the topic: "Cybersecurity and International Relations" with:
Moderated by Luca Tenzi, Corporate security and resilience expert (Lugano, Switzerland) |
14:30 - 14:50 |
"What is missing for a real cyber defense?"
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14:50 - 15:10 |
"Guardians of the Digital Realm: Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape in Crypto"
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15:10 - 15:30 |
“Unleashing the strength of the scientific method in cyber incident response”
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15:30 - 15:50 |
“Critical Infrastructures and Security European Directives (NIS2; CER; EU-Machine Dir.2023 - 1230), what is the “AI” positive and Negative (eventually) Impact?”
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15:50 - 16:10 |
“Cyber and other multi-domain threats, operations, and conflicts”
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16:10 - 16:40 |
Networking Coffee |
Moderator: Davide Gai, Director of Strategy and Marketing, Franklin University Switzerland
16:40 - 17:00 |
"AI & Fake News”
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17:00 - 17:20 |
"LLMs Unleashed: Cybersecurity Next Frontier"
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17:20 - 17:40 |
"How would Benjamin Franklin secure today’s Critical Infrastructure?"
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17:40 - 18:00 |
"The Vision 2030 & The Metaverse"
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18:00 - 18:20 |
“The human aspect in technology and the gaming side of things”
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18:20 - 18:40 |
“A Safe Bet”
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18:40 - 19:00 |
“The Franklin Case Study”
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19:00 |
Closing Statement by:
Standing networking dinner kindly offered by Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino. |
SPEAKERS

Chairman CMC Symposiums
Chairman, Board of Trustees Franklin University Switzerland
Lugano - Switzerland

President Franklin University Switzerland
Sorengo Lugano - Switzerland

Mayor City of Lugano
Lugano - Switzerland

State Councilor of the Canton of Ticino
Canton of Ticino - Switzerland

Representative of Taiwan,
Cultural and Economic Delegation of Taiwan
Bern - Switzerland

President and Founder of In the Cyber
Lugano, Switzerland

Head of Digital Forensics at SUPSI - University of Applied Sciences & Arts of Southern Switzerland
Lugano, Switzerland

Cybersecurity and Privacy Researcher at Bitfinex

Senior Officer & Deputy for International Relations at The Agency for National Cybersecurity
Rome, Italy

Partner & Cyber Lead for Government and Public Services at Deloitte
Milan, Italy

Captain & Chief Strategy Officer at the State Police
Geneva, Switzerland

COO of Volocom Technology
Lugano, Switzerland & Milano, Italy

OT Security Practice Head EMEA Fortinet, Inc
Lausanne, Switzerland

Head of Mission for Strategic & Security matters at the State of Geneva and Associate Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Geneva, Switzerland

Executive Director of Wikimedia
Lausanne, Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland

Online Director at Casino' Lugano
Lugano, Switzerland

Professor Emeritus International Relations and Political Science
Lugano - Switzerland

CEO & Founder Garbo Management, Co-Founder United Impact Foundation
Lugano - Switzerland

Director of Strategy and Marketing, Franklin University Switzerland
Serial entrepreneur and strategic advisor in the fields of Life Sciences, Information Technology and Executive Search
Lugano - Switzerland