Cyber 2024

Why is CNI vulnerability a key issue and how are governments tackling it to strengthen national security? Which actors pose the main cyberthreats to CNI and how are governments and industry responding to the increasing power of non-state actors to disrupt CNI? How best should we analyse inter-related threats to CNI from the energy, nuclear and power sectors to ensure greater resiliency? Is it possible for governments to come together to cooperate on cross-border CNI protection?

Speakers
Chris Gibson, Executive Director, FIRST
Julie Johnson, First Attaché to the United Kingdom, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, United States
Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, Head of Unit for Cybersecurity and Digital Privacy Policies, DG CONNECT, European Commission (joining virtually)
Hsieh Tsui-Chuan, Director-General, Administration for Cyber Security, Taiwan (joining virtually)
Chair: Joyce Hakmeh, Deputy Director, International Security Programme; Co-Editor, Journal of Cyber Policy, Chatham House

In what ways will AI force global cyber operators to recalibrate their security assumptions? How can AI enhance threat detection and response and can it be successfully integrated into existing cybersecurity frameworks? What cybersecurity lessons were learned from the UK’s AI Safety Summit and Bletchley Declaration? How should cybersecurity stakeholders make progress towards secure AI system development?

Speakers
Alexi Drew, Technology Policy Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (joining virtually)
Jen Ellis, Founder, NextJenSecurity
Christian Toon, Head of Cyber Professional Services, Pinsent Masons
Terry Wilson, Global Partnership Director, Global Cyber Alliance 
Chair: Jon Davies, Senior Director, Cyber Defence, News Corp

What is at risk when cyberspace and digital technologies are used to undermine democratic processes? How have digital technologies accelerated the spread of disinformation around the world? Where does responsibility lie for preventing and responding to disinformation: technology producers, social media platform, governments or regulators? How can policymakers safely incorporate digital technologies into the democratic process to improve security and integrity?

Speakers
Madeline Carr, Professor of Global Politics and Cyber Security, University College London
Carme Colomina, Research Fellow, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
Ben Strick, Investigations Director, Centre for Information Resilience
Chair: Alex Krasodomski, Senior Research Associate, Digital Society Initiative, Chatham House

What are the key recent developments in the structure, sophistication and reach of cybercriminal groups and networks? What does a strategic approach to countering cybercrime look like, and how is this responsive to the threat of cybercriminal groups and state-sponsored cyberattacks? What impact will the future UN cybercrime convention have on improving global cooperation against cybercrime? How can policies and measures be more responsive to the harms different individuals may face from cybercrime due to their identity and background?

Speakers
Ian Buffey, Chief Information Security Officer, AtkinsRéalis
Melanie Garson, Cyber and Tech Geopolitics Lead, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Carole House, Senior Non-Resident Fellow, The Atlantic Council (joining virtually)
Tatiana Tropina, Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity Governance, Leiden University
Chair: Emily Taylor, Associate Fellow, International Security Programme, Chatham House

Exclusive to in-person participants and held under the Chatham House Rule.

How does cyber capacity building contribute to fostering collective cyber resilience among states? In what ways can the principle of shared but differentiated responsibilities guide effective collaboration among states in enhancing their capabilities to mitigate cyberthreats? How can international organizations facilitate inclusive cyber capacity building efforts, ensuring that states with different resources and challenges can actively participate and benefit? How can the sustainability of Cyber Capacity Building (CCB) activities be assured amid the increasing global demand for CCB and given the constraints of a limited pool of donors and resources?

Speakers
John Goodacre, Director, Digital Security by Design, UKRI
Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo, Vice-Chair of the African Union’s Cyber Security Experts Group; Associate Fellow, Africa Programme Chatham House
Chair: Isabella Wilkinson, Research Fellow, Digital Society Initiative

Exclusive to in-person participants and held under the Chatham House Rule.

Where will quantum computing impact cyber stakeholders the most? What is the potential for increasing the efficiency of research and development into new technologies with quantum computing power? Will this emerging technology allow actors to harness its benefits to create better threat intelligence and management software? Does the global digital architecture have the bandwidth to manage this technology safely?

Speakers
Jonathan Legh-Smith, Executive Director, UKQuantum
Araceli Venegas-Gomez, Founder and CEO, QURECA (joining virtually)
Chair: Patricia Lewis, Research Director; Director, International Security Programme, Chatham House

Remarks to be made by Patricia Lewis, Research Director and Director of the International Security Programme at Chatham House and moderated by Rich Preston, Presenter and Senior Journalist, BBC