POLISH SECURITY CONGRESS – Total Security

SECURITY – STATE – BUSINESS – CITIZE

1st DAY – 21st OCTOBER 2024
2nd DAY – 22nd OCTOBER 2024
9:00 – 9:10
Congress Opening Ceremony
9:10 – 9:25
Speech by the Chairmen of the Congress Program Council
    • Krzysztof Dyki, CEO of ComCERT, Co-Chairman of the KBP Program Council
    • Konrad Fijołek, President of Rzeszów, Co-Chairman of the KBP Program Council
    • Radosław Maćkiewicz, Director, COI, Co-Chairman of the KBP Program Council
9:25 – 9:45
Speech of the Government Representatives
    • Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digitalisation

    Speech by:

    • Michał Szczerba, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs*
9:45 – 9:55
Speech of the Honorary Guest

BLOCK: SECURITY OF THE POLISH STATE

9:55 – 10:40
Security of the Polish state
Inauguration debate
  • Geopolitical analysis of Poland in the perspective of the next 5/10 years
  • International cooperation and building international alliances – exchange of information and experience
  • What about the future of the European Iron Dome? Will it provide security?
  • Alliance in support and future reconstruction of Ukraine – economic context. Lessons learned from the war in Ukraine in terms of expanding Poland’s defense capabilities, especially Polish defense industry
  • Financial and payment infrastructure security. How to manage financial institutions consistently when a crisis occurs?
  • How should public institutions and other sectors of the economy communicate and capture false information?
  • Construction of the cybershield
  • Recommendations for the Polish Presidency of the EU in 2025

Speakers:

  • Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digitalisation
  • Michał Szczerba, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs*
  • Mariusz Kijowski, Director of the Office of Communications and Informatics, Headquarters of the Border Guard
  • Representative of the Cyber Defence Forces Component Command*
  • Col. BEng, PhD Rafał Kasprzyk, , Military University of Technology
  • BEng, PhD Radosław Nielek , Director, NASK*
  • Colonel Rafał Syrysko, Head of the Internal Security Agency*
  • dr Michał Piekarski , Adiunkt Uniwersytet Wrocławski Polskie Towarzystwo Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego
10:40 – 11:10
Networking break

BLOCK: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. SYNERGY FOR POLISH SECURITY

11:10 – 11:20
How to cooperate effectively?
Presentation of public-private partnership report from other countries
  • Krzysztof Dyki, CEO of ComCERT, Co-Chairman of the KBP Program Council
11:20 – 12:00
Public-Private Partnership. Synergy for Polish security
Debate
  • The role of public-private partnerships in increasing national and local security
  • Transparent and effective public-private partnership cooperation – joining forces, synergy with private market
  • Embracing new technologies in making cross-sectoral cooperation more effective
  • How to engage the business sector in the context of creating national security and supporting the administration?

Speakers:

  • Radosław Maćkiewicz, Director of COI
  • Michał Piwowarczyk, Deputy Director of the Department of Public-Private Partnership, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy
  • Andrzej Kaczmarek, President of the Management Board, Stalexport Autostrady
  • Przemysław Gęsiak, Project Leader, ‘Construction of Critical Communication Network, Polkomtel
  • Radosław Cybulski, Director of Security Office, Ministry of Development and Technology*
  • Bartosz Zbyszewski, Head of Cyber Security, PZU*

Moderator:

  • TBC

BLOCK: TECHNOLOGICAL SOVEREIGNTY OF POLAND – DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY

12:00 – 12:10
IT infrastructure made in Poland
Presentation
12:10 – 12:30
Title: TBD
Case Study
  • Dominik Żochowski, Co-Founder / President of the Board, ENGAVE S.A.
12:30 – 13:10
Technological sovereignty of Poland – development of strategic technologies for public security
Debate
  • Poland’s technological independence and competitiveness – strengths, resources and key technologies for the country
  • Security threats – how to build resilience to supply chain disruptions
  • Local content – guaranteed participation of Polish suppliers in key infrastructure investments
  • Partnerships between technology suppliers and the Treasury entities – how the Public Procurement Law can/should support the development of the economy
  • Offsets for suppliers of technology applicable to critical infrastructure

Speakers:

  • Ignacy Niemczycki, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Development and Technology
  • Paweł Kaczmarek, Chief Information Security Officer, ING Bank Śląski
  • Maciej Wyczesany, President of the Management Board, General Director, Apator SA ➔ Representatives of Polish technology companies
  • Marzena Czarnecka, Minister of Industry, Ministry of Industry*
  • Michał Stępień, Wiceprezes Zarządu, ZPUE*
  • Representatives of Polish technology companies

Moderator:

  • TBC
13:10 – 13:40
NETWORKING BREAK

BLOCK: TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY SECURITY

13:40 – 13:50
Real incident, what does it look like from the inside? DDoS attacks
Case study
  • Tomasz Kędziora, IT Infrastructure and Security Director, CISO, Play
13:50 – 14:40
Telecommunications and energy security
Debate
  • Cyber threats to telecommunications, energy and oil-gas systems
  • The role of communication – connectivity and transmission of information
  • Activities to ensure the functionality and continuity of critical infrastructure operations in the telecommunications and energy sectors
  • European system synchronization
  • Network management, investment in Polish electricity grids
  • Securing key data outside Poland – using network data
  • How can the implementation of Smart Grid technology increase the resilience of energy infrastructure to cyberattacks?
  • Centralization of transmission data in the power industry
  • CSIRE – safe and smart energy market

Speakers:

  • Jacek Oko, President, Office of Electronic Communications UKE*
  • Robert Grochowski, President of the Management Board, PGE Systemy*
  • Łukasz Wojewoda, Director of the Cyber Security Department, Ministry of Digitalisation*
  • Łukasz Zaworski, Member of the Board, Product Development Director, Apator
  • Przemek Wojtkiewicz, Country Lead, Citrix
  • Tauron representative *
  • PSE representative*
  • Sebastian Żarski, Chief Information Security Officer team leader KGHM*
  • Kamil Nawrocki, Technical Sales Manager*

Moderator:

  • Mirosław Maj, President, Safe Cyberspace Foundation
14:40 – 15:00
Strategy for security (firechat in political and geopolitical dimensions)
fire-chat/speech
  • Security of gas supply – logistical and political context
  • How to deal with ensuring energy security? Know-how

Speakers:

  • Paweł Kowal, MP, Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee*
  • Wojciech Jakóbik, Founder of the Centre for Energy Security; Energy Sector Expert, Editor-in-Chief of BiznesAlert

BLOCK: ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CYBER SECURITY

15:00 – 15:10
Cyber security in local government
Presentation
  • Sławomir Świder, Deputy Director of IT and Telecommunications Services of the City of Rzeszów*
15:10 – 15:50
Role of local governments cyber security
  • The role of local government as the first line of contact between citizens and public administration in the context of education and security
  • Cooperation between business and local authorities. Major challenges
  • The role of local governments in managing emergencies and responding to emergencies
  • How to build cities’ energy independence? Examples of black out
  • The importance of cyber security education for municipal employees and residents. Human capacity development – human resources training
  • Perspective on NIS2 changes for local governments
  • Cyber security and safety of cities, municipalities and regions:
    • Security strategy for small municipalities
    • Protection of critical systems and infrastructure from cyberattacks
    • Challenges and benefits of introducing smart city technology in the context of security

Speakers:

  • Marek Masalski, Deputy Director of the Office of IT and Telecommunication Services of the City of Rzeszow*
  • Paweł Bakun, Mayor of Przemyśl*
  • Andrzej Wojewódzki, City Secretary, Lublin, Representative of the self-governmental side of the Joint Commission of the Government and Local Self-Government*
  • Eugeniusz Ścibek, Director, Security Policy Office Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy*
  • Sławomir Świder, Deputy Director of the Office of IT and Telecommunication Services of the City of Rzeszow*
  • Sylwester Szczepaniak, Coordinator for Information Society and Smart City Union of Polish Metropolises

Moderator:

  • Jarosław Bułka, Mayor’s Plenipotentiary for Digital Transformation, Kraków City Hall

BLOCK: EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION IN TIMES OF DANGER – BUILDING

15:50 – 16:00
Identification of fake news using generative artificial intelligence
Case study
  • Witold Abramowicz, Professor, EU Poznań
16:00 – 16:10
[Title: TBD]
Case study
  • Paula Januszkiewcz, CEO, CQURE CQURE Academy*
16:10 – 16:50
EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION IN TIMES OF DANGER – BUILDING SECURITY CONSCIOUSNESS
Debate
  • How to create understandable and effective messages for different social groups? How to effectively educate about Early Warning Systems?
  • Communication string in case of emergencies. Information management procedures and coordination between different services
  • Disinformation and propaganda – the role of the social media in everyday life. Context of public sentiment
  • Analysis of current staffing needs in the security sector. How to retain talent?

Speakers

  • Prof. Krzysztof Szczypiorski , Ph.D., Head of the Cyber Security and Internet of Things education courses, Plenipotentiary of the Rector of the Warsaw University of Technology for cybersecurity
  • Mateusz Zadroga, Analyst Fact-checker, ‘We Counteract Disinformation’ Foundation – FakeNews.pl
  • Małogorzata Kilian-Grzegorczyk, President, Demagog* Association
  • Jakub Turowski, Public Policy Director, Central and Eastern Europe, Meta*
  • Prof. Grzegorz Bliźniuk , Department of Cybernetics, Military University of Technology*
16:50
Lunch
9:30 – 9:40
Opening of the 2nd day
9:40 – 9:50
Presentation of the Government’s Representatives
  • Dariusz Standerski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Digitalisation*

BLOCK: DATA SECURITY – PROCESSING AND PROTECTION OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION

9:50 – 10:30
Data security – processing and protection of strategic information
Debate
  • How to prepare an effective data backup outside Poland? Key data protection and what does the law say about it?
  • Standards and practices for creating and managing data backups
  • How to build a cloud infrastructure; is it secure? Benefits and risks of using cloud solutions for leading institutions
  • Application of AI technology in infiltration and infection

Speakers:

  • Michał Wierucki, CSO, Allegro
  • Wojciech Twaróg, CISO, Nationale-Nederlanden Polska
  • Borys Braun-Walicki, Chief Information Security Officer, Smyk Group
  • Renata Bratkowska, CDO, NEUCA*
  • Robert Pławiak, CDIO, Polpharma*
  • Renata Bratkowska, CDO, NEUCA*
  • Tomasz Nitsch, Chief Data Officer, Bank Millennium*

Moderator:

  • Lucyna Szaszkiewicz, CEO Co-Founder, 1strike
10:30 – 10:40
Data security
Case study

BLOCK: INVESTMENT, MAINTENANCE AND FINANCING OF CYBER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE

10:40 – 11:20
Investment, maintenance and financing of cyber security infrastructure
  • How to finance security? Investment in security infrastructure
  • Polish capacity building – investment in cyber security
  • Foreign vs national capital acquiring
  • EU funds and private sector investment

Speakers:

  • Wojciech Walniczek, Partner, OTB Ventures
  • Jacek Karnowski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy*
  • Dariusz Standerski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Digitalisation*
  • Grzegorz Hunicz, Director of IT and Telecommunications Department, Lublin City Hall*
  • dr hab. Luiza Handschuh , Dyrektor, Poznańskie Centrum Superkomputerowo-Sieciowe*
11:20 – 12:10
NETWORKING BREAK

BLOCK: MODERN TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY

12:10 – 12:55
Modern technologies supporting critical infrastructure security
Debate
  • How to improve cooperation and synchronization between sectors responsible for critical infrastructure?
  • Integration, synchronization, communication and critical infrastructure
  • Security Awareness. Building environmental awareness
  • How do you integrate the various aspects of security into one coherent strategy? Multithreading of the security concept
  • MODERN TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
  • IT/OT industrial network protection
  • Cyber security of operational technologies – methods and challenges
  • Quantum technology as a threat to current security systems

Speakers:

  • Mariusz Kosiński, Head of IT and OT Cyber Security Office, Grupa Azoty S.A.
  • Jacek Zieliński, Executive Director for Cyber Security, Polish Gas Company
  • Damian Szlachter, Critical Infrastructure Protection Expert, Polish National Security Association
  • Łukasz Wojewoda, Director of the Cyber Security Department, Ministry of Digitalisation*
  • Robert Jagura, Director of Cybersecurity Department, Alior Bank*
  • Przemek Wojtkiewicz, Country Lead, Citrix*
  • Piotr Mundzik, Kierownik Działu Rozwoju Systemów IT PERN*
  • Dariusz Dąbek , Dyrektor Instytut Łączności*
12:55 – 13:05
Director of the Cyber Security Department, Ministry of Digitalisation*
  • Diagnosis of areas requiring urgent action by the regulator in Poland
13:05 – 13:35
Case study 3x

BLOCK: SUPPLY CHAINS – SECURITY OF PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD

13:35 – 13:45
Securing the supply chain – best practices
Case study
13:45 – 14:25
Supply chains – security of production, transportation and food
Debate
  • Verification and efficiency of the supply chain
  • Food production and food ‘passporting’
  • Continuity of production and security of supply
  • Trade functioning during the crisis
  • How to ensure transportation security?
  • The supply chain in the military context. Logistics in the military
  • The supply chain in the military context. Logistics in the military
  • Ensuring the security of military transportation and protecting it from cyberattacks – What security measures are being implemented to protect the transportation of critical military assets and information from cyberattacks?
  • Managing supply chain disruption for military and cyber business continuity
  • Continuity of production and security of supply

Speakers:

  • Piotr Kisiel, Acting Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Rosomak S.A
  • Michał Kielczyk, Chief Security Officer, Polpharma*
  • Dawid Petrów, Director, Department of Crisis Management and Security, General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways*
  • Marek Kuczyński, Head of Information Security Office, Grupa Azoty Puławy*
  • Grzegorz Dołęga, Supply Chain Development Manager, Lotte Wedel*
  • Piotr Ozga, CISO Polish Aviation Group*
  • Representative of a logistics company
  • A representative of a food company

CSOs and CISOs forge

14:25 – 15:00
CSOs and CISOs forge
Cross-sektor experts debate
  • Risk communication within the organization
  • Culture of the organization – good models
  • Good practices from behind the scenes
  • Cyber security leaders – the power of the expert community’s message
  • Summary of the Committee’s conclusions
  • The speakers will be members of the CISOs and CSOs committee
15:00
LUNCH