Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Europe conference and exhibition runs in London on February 12 and 13. Visit www.cipre-expo.com.
The invited speakers at the two-day event at the Guoman Charing Cross Hotel include:
– Olivier Luyckx, Head of Unit, Crisis Management and Terrorism, DG Home, European Commission;
– Dr Nigel Brown, Lead for Resilient ICT Strategy, Cabinet Office, Civil Contingencies Secretariat, UK
– László Szücs, Programme Officer, Transnational Threats Department, Action against Terrorism Unit (ATU), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;
– Clive Bairsto, Global Head of Business Resilience and Continuity, National Grid, UK
– Dr. Evangelos Ouzounis, Head of Unit – Secure Infrastructure and Services, ENISA – European Network and Information Security Agency, Greece
– Troels Oerting, Assistant Director, Head of European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), Europol
– Andrew Wright, Head of Industrial Resources and Communications Services Group (IRCSG), NATO Operations Division
– Mr Hans Das*, Head of Unit DG ECHO, A5 Civil Protection Policy, European Commission
– Helena Lindberg, Director General, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
– Annemarie Zielstra, Director International Relations, Cyber Resilience, TNO, Netherlands
– Bharat Thakrar, Head of Business Resilience Services, BT Global Security, UK.
As event organisers say, attacks on critical infrastructure sites are a favoured target for terrorist groups, for good reason. They offer what is seen by the terrorist as a soft target, that is, maximum effect with minimal chance of interdiction. The potential effects in terms of damage, the hugely detrimental economic impact, disruption of normal daily life and resulting publicity, can far outweigh the terrorist organisations commitment in both manpower and risk.
Man made and natural disasters such as industrial accidents, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, storms, pandemics, solar flares and volcanic ash clouds pose an even greater danger to civil society.
The European Commission has adopted a communication on Critical Infrastructure Protection in the fight against terrorism, enhancing European prevention, preparedness and response in the event of terrorist attacks involving critical infrastructures.
The event seeks to bring together stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies and governments to collaborate on securing Europe. The conference will look at developing national or international legal and technical frameworks, integrating good risk management, strategic planning.
To register to attend, click here.
