Sorin Mierlea , President of InfoCons , participates as a speaker at the 2024 Cybersecurity Resilience & Market Conference, held on October 31, 2024. The conference is hosted by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) in collaboration with the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) and Romania’s National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) , at the JW Marriott Hotelin Bucharest, Romania.
This conference will run parallel to the 2024 Bucharest Cybersecurity Conference (BCC2024), organized by the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), which oversees national cybersecurity and incident response in Romania. The event promises a dynamic and educational program, offering valuable perspectives and discussions. Key topics on the agenda include:
- Digital internal market regulations
- Strengthening cybersecurity resilience in the Single Market
- Incentives to boost market resilience
- Trends in technology and the digital market
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Through this conference, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) is initiating discussions with market players—manufacturers, vendors, distributors, notified bodies, market surveillance authorities, and consumer protection organizations, alongside corporate users of products with digital components.
All stakeholders are invited to join the participants in exploring how the EU Cyber Resilience Act will enhance transparency regarding product security, and how technology trends, incentives, and funding will drive innovation, boosting the cyber resilience and autonomy of the Single Market.
Sorin Mierlea is speaking on the “Cyber resilience of the Single Market – In practice” panel, where the objective is to bring together Manufacturer – Notified Body – Market Surveillance Authority – Consumer to discuss pre-market and post-market activities. Alongside Mr. Sorin Mierlea , the panel will include the following speakers:
- Johan KLYKENS, Director, Cybersecurity Certification Authority Belgium
- Hugo LENSSEN, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands
- Ilias CHANTZOS, Broadcom and ENISA Advisory Group (AG) member
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Additionally, the conference will feature the following speakers on other panels:
- Hans DE VRIES, Chief Cybersecurity and Operational Officer, ENISA
- Luca TAGLIARETTI, ECCC Executive Director
- Dan CIMPEAN, DNSC Director, ECCC Governing Board member and ENISA Management Board member
- Lajos SZABÓ, Director National Cybersecurity Centre HU and ENISA Management Board
- Benjamin BOEGEL, European Commission
- Ellen STASSART, Centre for Cyber Security Belgium (CCB) and ECCC Governing Board member
- Bernardo PALAZZI, Advisor for the Awareness Division at CAN, I
- Julien TOUZEAU, Head of Cybersecurity consulting, Airbus Protect, F
- Timothee GOULAIN, Head of Office, European and International Political Affairs, International Coordination Division, ANSSI, F
- Svetlana STOILOVA, Advisor Digital Economy, Business Europe
- Rita Jonusaite, Senior Manager Cybersecurity and cloud, Digital Europe
- Guido LOBRANO, Senior Vice President of Policy, Director General for Europe, ITIC
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- Juan Antonio GOMEZ-BULE, Opinion Makers Consultingv, ES
- Matteo MERIALDO, Nexova Cyber
- Toni BENSON, Academic Engagements Branch Chief, Stakeholder Relations, Stakeholder Engagement Division, CISA (on-line)
- Jen ELLIS, founder of NextJenSecurity, and member Advisory Board Cyberpeace Institute
- Alessandro PIVA, Director of the Observatory of Digital Innovation, IT
- Athanasios Th. KOSMOPOULOS, National Cybersecurity Centre Greece, Member of the ECCC Governing Board
- Katerina MEGAS, Program Manager for the NIST Cybersecurity for Internet of Things (IoT) program (on-line)
- Louis MARINOS, Senior Cybersecurity Expert, ENISA
The full agenda of the conference can be consulted HERE .
InfoCons – European Organization for Consumer Protection and Promotion of Programs and Strategies , a full member of the World Organization Consumers International, founding member of the Federation of Consumer Associations, and member of ANEC.
