CYBER DEFENCE IN EUROPE - Towards increased public-private partnerships

The increase in the frequency, magnitude and sophistication of cyber-attacks is endangering Transatlantic security and stability - and has prompted NATO allies to try and draw up robust and resilient cyber defence strategies. To be effective, cyber defence requires enhanced cooperation and partnership between the public and private sectors, a fact that was recognized by the NATO Industry Cyber Partnership (NICP), adopted by NATO leaders at the summit in Wales Summit last year.

Twelve months on, what progress has been made on turning this commitment to public-private cooperation in cyber defence into reality? How can information-sharing between public and private sector partners be improved? Should NATO and the EU work towards a common framework for cooperation with the private sector in cyberdefence? Can the EU’s strategy for a Digital Single Market also benefit NATO’s cyber defence capabilities?

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Featuring

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  Rear Admiral Santiago Barber Lopez

  Director, Communications and information Systems at the European Union Military Staff

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  Jamie Shea

  Deputy Assistant Secretary General at the NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division and Trustee of Friends of Europe - Jamie Shea is NATO’s Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, a department which focuses on terrorism, WMD proliferation, cyber threats and energy security. He is Associate Editor for Europe’s World, the Brussels-based policy journal, and holds several academic positions including Professor at Collège d’Europe.

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  Leendert van Bochoven

  Global Lead for National Security and NATO at IBM

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18.00 - 19.00 Policy Insight debate

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