Speakers

2 FEBRUARY 2024

Agenda

Masters of ceremony

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Maite Boyero Egido is currently the Spanish delegate in the Civil Security for Society (Cluster 3), under the Horizon Europe Programme. She’s the National Contact Point for that programme, as well. She’s been acting as security research Spanish delegate since 2008, at that time under FP7, followed by Horizon2020. She has a long experience in the analysis of technical, technological and societal needs in the fields of disaster resilience and crisis management, fight against crime and terrorism, border and external security, critical infrastructure protection and cybersecurity. She leads the coordination at national level within the diverse stakeholders such as security end-users (Ministries of Interior, Defense, Industry and Competitiveness), industry and industrial associations, R&D centres and academia and other sectorial associations in the security and cybersecurity sectors, coordinating the preparation of national positions and relationships with other delegations at EU level in order to coordinate efforts on common interest areas. Participating as speaker or as organizer in more than 100 Conferences, events, fora, training, etc., at National and International level in the fields of Security, ICT and Cybersecurity, since 2008. MSc in Telecommunication Engineering (ETSETB, Barcelona, Spain), Executive MBA at Instituto de Empresa (Madrid, 2007), and Masters in Digital Communications at Telecom Bretagne (France, 1997), she also has a long experience in the Security, Defence and Telecommunications industry. Maite Boyero has been awarded with the Guardia Civil “Cruz de la Orden del Mérito con distintivo blanco” (awarded in 2019 by the Minister of the Interior) as well as the Prize for Women Innovators in Security (2022) by the Spanish technology Platform on Industrial security. She also takes part of the Spanish national Forum on Cybersecurity, an initiative led by the Ministry of Presidency.

Maite Boyero Egido is currently the Spanish delegate in the Civil Security for Society (Cluster 3), under the Horizon Europe Programme. She’s the National Contact Point for that programme, as well. She’s been acting as security research Spanish delegate since 2008, at that time under FP7, followed by Horizon2020. She has a long experience in the analysis of technical, technological and societal needs in the fields of disaster resilience and crisis management, fight against crime and terrorism, border and external security, critical infrastructure protection and cybersecurity. She leads the coordination at national level within the diverse stakeholders such as security end-users (Ministries of Interior, Defense, Industry and Competitiveness), industry and industrial associations, R&D centres and academia and other sectorial associations in the security and cybersecurity sectors, coordinating the preparation of national positions and relationships with other delegations at EU level in order to coordinate efforts on common interest areas. Participating as speaker or as organizer in more than 100 Conferences, events, fora, training, etc., at National and International level in the fields of Security, ICT and Cybersecurity, since 2008. MSc in Telecommunication Engineering (ETSETB, Barcelona, Spain), Executive MBA at Instituto de Empresa (Madrid, 2007), and Masters in Digital Communications at Telecom Bretagne (France, 1997), she also has a long experience in the Security, Defence and Telecommunications industry. Maite Boyero has been awarded with the Guardia Civil “Cruz de la Orden del Mérito con distintivo blanco” (awarded in 2019 by the Minister of the Interior) as well as the Prize for Women Innovators in Security (2022) by the Spanish technology Platform on Industrial security. She also takes part of the Spanish national Forum on Cybersecurity, an initiative led by the Ministry of Presidency.

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Dr. Stefanos Vrochidis received the Diploma degree in Electrical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, the MSc degree in Radio Frequency Communication Systems from University of Southampton and the PhD degree in Electronic Engineering from Queen Mary University of London. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher with the Information Technologies Institute of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (ITI-CERTH) and the Head of the Multimodal Data Fusion and Analytics (M4D) Group. His research interests include multimodal data fusion, multimedia understanding and retrieval, multimodal analytics, artificial intelligence for security (including FCT, BM, DRS, INFRA, CS, SSRI), industrial, media & arts, health and environmental applications. Dr. Vrochidis has participated in more than 100 European and National projects (in 30 of them as Project Coordinator, Scientific/Technical Manager) and has been member of the organization team of several conferences and workshops. He has edited 3 books and authored more than 350 related scientific journal, conference and book chapter publications.

Dr. Stefanos Vrochidis received the Diploma degree in Electrical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, the MSc degree in Radio Frequency Communication Systems from University of Southampton and the PhD degree in Electronic Engineering from Queen Mary University of London. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher with the Information Technologies Institute of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (ITI-CERTH) and the Head of the Multimodal Data Fusion and Analytics (M4D) Group. His research interests include multimodal data fusion, multimedia understanding and retrieval, multimodal analytics, artificial intelligence for security (including FCT, BM, DRS, INFRA, CS, SSRI), industrial, media & arts, health and environmental applications. Dr. Vrochidis has participated in more than 100 European and National projects (in 30 of them as Project Coordinator, Scientific/Technical Manager) and has been member of the organization team of several conferences and workshops. He has edited 3 books and authored more than 350 related scientific journal, conference and book chapter publications.

Introductory High Level Round Table on the future of security research

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Loretta Hieber Girardet is the Chief of the Risk Knowledge, Monitoring and Capacity-Development Branch covering risk information and analytics, climate change, disaster loss and monitoring data and capacity-building for UNDRR globally. Previously, she served as Chief of the UNDRR Asia-Pacific regional office, covering 38 of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. Loretta served in various management positions at OCHA for over a decade before joining UNDRR, including overseeing the global Cluster coordination mechanism and having responsibility for IASC mechanisms on coordinated humanitarian needs assessments. She also has a background in public health and worked for the World Health Organization in various capacities, including in emergency contexts in Afghanistan, Pakistan and sub-Saharan Africa. Her experience in emergency contexts spans more than 25 years and she is the author of several publications including Lifeline Media: Reaching Populations in Crises which promotes greater accountability to people affected by disasters. Her academic background includes fellowships and degrees from the Harvard School of Public Health and University of Paris-Assas.

Loretta Hieber Girardet is the Chief of the Risk Knowledge, Monitoring and Capacity-Development Branch covering risk information and analytics, climate change, disaster loss and monitoring data and capacity-building for UNDRR globally. Previously, she served as Chief of the UNDRR Asia-Pacific regional office, covering 38 of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. Loretta served in various management positions at OCHA for over a decade before joining UNDRR, including overseeing the global Cluster coordination mechanism and having responsibility for IASC mechanisms on coordinated humanitarian needs assessments. She also has a background in public health and worked for the World Health Organization in various capacities, including in emergency contexts in Afghanistan, Pakistan and sub-Saharan Africa. Her experience in emergency contexts spans more than 25 years and she is the author of several publications including Lifeline Media: Reaching Populations in Crises which promotes greater accountability to people affected by disasters. Her academic background includes fellowships and degrees from the Harvard School of Public Health and University of Paris-Assas.

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Ricardo Martí Fluxa is the President of the Spanish Association of Defense, Security, Aeronautics and Space Technologies (TEDAE. He was Secretary of State for Security from 1996 to 2000. As a member of the Spanish Diplomatic Career he held different positions abroad until he was finally appointed Head of Protocol and Activities of the House of His Majesty The King of Spain. Within the private sector, he was, among other positions, Chairman of Industria de Turbo Propulsores, S.A. (ITP), Chairman of Marco Polo Investments, Director of Grupo Tomás Pascual, Member of the Advisory Board at the investment bank Arcano Capital, Director of Ibersecurities, Director of the technology firm IKUSI and a Member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Navarra.

Ricardo Martí Fluxa is the President of the Spanish Association of Defense, Security, Aeronautics and Space Technologies (TEDAE. He was Secretary of State for Security from 1996 to 2000. As a member of the Spanish Diplomatic Career he held different positions abroad until he was finally appointed Head of Protocol and Activities of the House of His Majesty The King of Spain. Within the private sector, he was, among other positions, Chairman of Industria de Turbo Propulsores, S.A. (ITP), Chairman of Marco Polo Investments, Director of Grupo Tomás Pascual, Member of the Advisory Board at the investment bank Arcano Capital, Director of Ibersecurities, Director of the technology firm IKUSI and a Member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Navarra.

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Aija Kalnaja, Deputy Executive Director for Standing Corps Management at Frontex, was serving as the Executive Director ad interim as of 1 July 2022 until 28 February 2023. Before taking up the position of Deputy Executive Director, Ms Kalnaja worked as the Director of Capacity Building Division, where she was responsible for pooling and managing the necessary capabilities from Member States and the agency to carry out operations at the external borders, in the pre-frontier area and in third countries. Prior to joining Frontex, she was Head of Operations Department and Head of Training Unit at CEPOL, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training. Ms Kalnaja has the professional experience of working in various public administration positions within the State Police of Latvia, including Deputy Chief of Police, Police Attaché to the United Kingdom in London, and Head of Sirene Bureau. Ms Kalnaja holds a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Latvia.

Aija Kalnaja, Deputy Executive Director for Standing Corps Management at Frontex, was serving as the Executive Director ad interim as of 1 July 2022 until 28 February 2023. Before taking up the position of Deputy Executive Director, Ms Kalnaja worked as the Director of Capacity Building Division, where she was responsible for pooling and managing the necessary capabilities from Member States and the agency to carry out operations at the external borders, in the pre-frontier area and in third countries. Prior to joining Frontex, she was Head of Operations Department and Head of Training Unit at CEPOL, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training. Ms Kalnaja has the professional experience of working in various public administration positions within the State Police of Latvia, including Deputy Chief of Police, Police Attaché to the United Kingdom in London, and Head of Sirene Bureau. Ms Kalnaja holds a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Latvia.

Cascading effects of crises: a new challenge for security research or just more of old troubles?

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Isabelle Linde-Frech is a biologist and joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis INT in 2012. Her research focuses on the strategic planning of security-related, capability-driven development processes, including the identification of innovation needs and the co-creative development of tailored technical and process-related solutions. Since 2019, Isabelle is leading the business unit "Technology and Innovation Planning" for civil public sector clients. Among other things, she is a member of the expert group of the Community of European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS) and the expert group on the German security research program. In addition, Isabelle is a co-chair of the Working Group Security & Defense Research in the European Association of Research and Technology Organizations (EARTO).

Isabelle Linde-Frech is a biologist and joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis INT in 2012. Her research focuses on the strategic planning of security-related, capability-driven development processes, including the identification of innovation needs and the co-creative development of tailored technical and process-related solutions. Since 2019, Isabelle is leading the business unit "Technology and Innovation Planning" for civil public sector clients. Among other things, she is a member of the expert group of the Community of European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS) and the expert group on the German security research program. In addition, Isabelle is a co-chair of the Working Group Security & Defense Research in the European Association of Research and Technology Organizations (EARTO).

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Dr. Päivi Mattila holds a position of Director of Security Research Program at Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Finland), and she is responsible for quality and growth and strategic goals of security RD activities. Dr. Mattila is the coordinator of EU H2020 funded EU-HYBNET project. She is a Doctor of Philosophy (General History). Formerly she has worked as the head of the Project and Development Unit at the Crisis Management Centre Finland (CMC Finland) and in the Embassy of Finland in Tel Aviv and in the Finnish Institute in the Middle East alike in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland.

Dr. Päivi Mattila holds a position of Director of Security Research Program at Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Finland), and she is responsible for quality and growth and strategic goals of security RD activities. Dr. Mattila is the coordinator of EU H2020 funded EU-HYBNET project. She is a Doctor of Philosophy (General History). Formerly she has worked as the head of the Project and Development Unit at the Crisis Management Centre Finland (CMC Finland) and in the Embassy of Finland in Tel Aviv and in the Finnish Institute in the Middle East alike in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland.

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Michal Bijak, PhD professor at the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection of the University of Lodz. Currently, he is Vice Dean of the Faculty and Head of the Biohazard Prevention Centre. He has PhD degree in biological sciences with biochemistry as a specialty. Additionally, he graduated studies "Dangerous Materials and chemical rescue" at the Military Technical Academy in Warsaw and completed the INTERPOL training course "Evidence Collection during a Biological Attack". He was an expert in "The Interministerial Task Force for improving arrangements of cooperation and management actions at the scene of a terrorist attack with CBRN agent". His specialization is biological threats, with an emphasis on detection and spreading methods. Experience in testing of equipment and procedures concerning CBRN threats detection as well as in the preparation of CBRN reaction schemes for responding agencies. Evaluator of the National System for Detection of Contamination and Alarming under the Ministry of Defense. High level of experience in CBRN training preparation and implantation for various services (police, border guard, armed forces, firefighters etc.). Coordinator of several EU funding projects dedicated to responding to CBRN threats such as SAFE STADIUM, MALL-CBRN, and HOTHREAT. Participant of the EC CBRN Advisory Board. Prof. Bijak is also an author of research papers related to the methods of bioterrorism detection and counteraction of this type of attacks published in law enforcement journals.

Michal Bijak, PhD professor at the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection of the University of Lodz. Currently, he is Vice Dean of the Faculty and Head of the Biohazard Prevention Centre. He has PhD degree in biological sciences with biochemistry as a specialty. Additionally, he graduated studies "Dangerous Materials and chemical rescue" at the Military Technical Academy in Warsaw and completed the INTERPOL training course "Evidence Collection during a Biological Attack". He was an expert in "The Interministerial Task Force for improving arrangements of cooperation and management actions at the scene of a terrorist attack with CBRN agent". His specialization is biological threats, with an emphasis on detection and spreading methods. Experience in testing of equipment and procedures concerning CBRN threats detection as well as in the preparation of CBRN reaction schemes for responding agencies. Evaluator of the National System for Detection of Contamination and Alarming under the Ministry of Defense. High level of experience in CBRN training preparation and implantation for various services (police, border guard, armed forces, firefighters etc.). Coordinator of several EU funding projects dedicated to responding to CBRN threats such as SAFE STADIUM, MALL-CBRN, and HOTHREAT. Participant of the EC CBRN Advisory Board. Prof. Bijak is also an author of research papers related to the methods of bioterrorism detection and counteraction of this type of attacks published in law enforcement journals.

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Rafael Company is Director of Safety and Security at the Valenciaport Foundation. A research and development centre of the Valenciaport Community. He is Bachelor of Biology Science and Chemistry as well as he is Master of Science in Environmental Health. Mr. Rafael has a large experience in the port sector focus on the Environmental protection, Safety and Security. Previously he worked as operation manager in the international company SGS (Société Générale di Surveillance) Currently, Rafael coordinates many European Projects since he joined to the Port of Valencia (Spain) in 2003. Projects with the aim of bringing innovation to the ports sector in the fields of cybersecurity, resilience, critical infrastructures protections and hybrid threats along the supply chain. Last but not least, Rafael is member of TRANSSEC (Transport Safety and Security European Group). In this regard, he has cooperated on the ENISA guidelines focus on “good cyber practices on cybersecurity in ports”. Rafael has been coordinator of the SAURON ( www.sauronproject.eu) and participates in the current PRAETORIAN project about cascading effects in CIs.

Rafael Company is Director of Safety and Security at the Valenciaport Foundation. A research and development centre of the Valenciaport Community. He is Bachelor of Biology Science and Chemistry as well as he is Master of Science in Environmental Health. Mr. Rafael has a large experience in the port sector focus on the Environmental protection, Safety and Security. Previously he worked as operation manager in the international company SGS (Société Générale di Surveillance) Currently, Rafael coordinates many European Projects since he joined to the Port of Valencia (Spain) in 2003. Projects with the aim of bringing innovation to the ports sector in the fields of cybersecurity, resilience, critical infrastructures protections and hybrid threats along the supply chain. Last but not least, Rafael is member of TRANSSEC (Transport Safety and Security European Group). In this regard, he has cooperated on the ENISA guidelines focus on “good cyber practices on cybersecurity in ports”. Rafael has been coordinator of the SAURON ( www.sauronproject.eu) and participates in the current PRAETORIAN project about cascading effects in CIs.

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Annemiek Nelis started her career her career in academia. In 1998 she obtained her PhD in the field of social science and technology. For 10 years she worked at different universities both in the UK and the Netherlands. In 2009 Annemiek left academia to work for the Dutch Safety Board (OvV). She was responsible for the investigations in health care and crisis management. In 2014 Annemiek jointed the Ministry of Justice and Security as director of protection and surveillance and protection of civil aviation of the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV). In 2021, during COVID, Annemiek worked for the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), managing laboratories in the field of infectious diseases. In 2022 Annemiek moved back to the Ministry of Justice and Security to become director of Innovation, Science and Strategy.

Annemiek Nelis started her career her career in academia. In 1998 she obtained her PhD in the field of social science and technology. For 10 years she worked at different universities both in the UK and the Netherlands. In 2009 Annemiek left academia to work for the Dutch Safety Board (OvV). She was responsible for the investigations in health care and crisis management. In 2014 Annemiek jointed the Ministry of Justice and Security as director of protection and surveillance and protection of civil aviation of the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV). In 2021, during COVID, Annemiek worked for the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), managing laboratories in the field of infectious diseases. In 2022 Annemiek moved back to the Ministry of Justice and Security to become director of Innovation, Science and Strategy.

Participative resilience: citizens as owners of their own security and as contributors to EU societal resilience.

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Dr. Ivonne A. Herrera is a Senior Scientist at NTNU Social Research (NSR) and former president of the Global Resilience Engineering Association. She has degrees in electrical engineering (Colombia), Masters in Aeronautical maintenance and Production (France) and PhD in Safety Management and Resilience Engineering (Norway) and more than 30 years' experience within the industry, academia and research for aviation, petroleum and recently healthcare domains. Lately, she has worked at the Research Council of Norway with advisory responsibility to the government and Norwegian participants in European funded R&I related to digital and societal security. Since 2004, she has worked as an independent expert for the EC, acting as an evaluator and reviewer of research activities. A common feature of Ivonne’s work has been a holistic perspective that covers technological, organizational and societal aspects creating a safer society by strengthening resilience.

Dr. Ivonne A. Herrera is a Senior Scientist at NTNU Social Research (NSR) and former president of the Global Resilience Engineering Association. She has degrees in electrical engineering (Colombia), Masters in Aeronautical maintenance and Production (France) and PhD in Safety Management and Resilience Engineering (Norway) and more than 30 years' experience within the industry, academia and research for aviation, petroleum and recently healthcare domains. Lately, she has worked at the Research Council of Norway with advisory responsibility to the government and Norwegian participants in European funded R&I related to digital and societal security. Since 2004, she has worked as an independent expert for the EC, acting as an evaluator and reviewer of research activities. A common feature of Ivonne’s work has been a holistic perspective that covers technological, organizational and societal aspects creating a safer society by strengthening resilience.

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Christina Andersson has a background as a journalist, but has worked with risk communication since 2009 and contributed to introduce and develop the subject area at MSB. In 2017 she took the initiative to the Swedish Preparedness Week and was also project manager for the booklet If Crisis or war comes, that MSB distributed to all households in Sweden in 2018. In 2024 she will manage an EU-project that will support the implementation of the Union Disaster Resilience Goal (UDRG) - to increase risk awareness and preparedness of the population with an EU-added value.

Christina Andersson has a background as a journalist, but has worked with risk communication since 2009 and contributed to introduce and develop the subject area at MSB. In 2017 she took the initiative to the Swedish Preparedness Week and was also project manager for the booklet If Crisis or war comes, that MSB distributed to all households in Sweden in 2018. In 2024 she will manage an EU-project that will support the implementation of the Union Disaster Resilience Goal (UDRG) - to increase risk awareness and preparedness of the population with an EU-added value.

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Rut Bermejo-Casado is associate professor in Politics and Public Policies at Rey Juan Carlos University (Law and Political Science Faculty) in Madrid. Director of the MA in Criminal Profiling at the URJC since 2016 and Academic Secretary at the Good Governance Observatory (http://goodgovernanceurjc.org/en/). She is member of the Scientific Council of Elcano Think Tank and member of the Advisory Council at the Chair in Refugees and Forced Migrants at the University Pontificia of Comillas. Her research focuses on Justice and Home Affairs policies in Europe. Among her recent research projects: - She has been the scientific coordinator and led the WP on “Implementing public policies to prevent violent radicalisation” [H2020 project PRACTICIES (2017-2020)] - She has coordinated the project “COUNTERRADHUB. The criminal justice training to fight against violent radicalisation” (DG JUSTICE 2017-2019). - She has lead the WP on Research at PERCEPTIONS project (H2020). Investigate migrants’ perceptions of Europe. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2453-312X

Rut Bermejo-Casado is associate professor in Politics and Public Policies at Rey Juan Carlos University (Law and Political Science Faculty) in Madrid. Director of the MA in Criminal Profiling at the URJC since 2016 and Academic Secretary at the Good Governance Observatory (http://goodgovernanceurjc.org/en/). She is member of the Scientific Council of Elcano Think Tank and member of the Advisory Council at the Chair in Refugees and Forced Migrants at the University Pontificia of Comillas. Her research focuses on Justice and Home Affairs policies in Europe. Among her recent research projects: - She has been the scientific coordinator and led the WP on “Implementing public policies to prevent violent radicalisation” [H2020 project PRACTICIES (2017-2020)] - She has coordinated the project “COUNTERRADHUB. The criminal justice training to fight against violent radicalisation” (DG JUSTICE 2017-2019). - She has lead the WP on Research at PERCEPTIONS project (H2020). Investigate migrants’ perceptions of Europe. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2453-312X

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Dr. Uberto Delprato graduated in Nuclear Engineering and with 25-years-experience in environmental monitoring and in ICT applications to environment and security, was founder and CEO of IES Solutions and now R&D manager of WebGenesys SpA. He has been coordinating as Project Manager the FP6-IST project REACT (Reaction To Emergency Alerts Using Voice And Clustering Technologies), the Pilot project (REACH112) funded by the CIP program for the extension of 112 services to people with disabilities, the REFIRE project, co-funded by the European Commission, Directorate-General Home Affairs in the framework of the call “CIPS Action Grants 2010” and the FP7 Support Action ESENET (Emergency Services Europe NETwork). UD has been the Scientific Coordinator of the H2020 project RESILOC (Resilient Europe and Societies by Innovating Local Communities).

Dr. Uberto Delprato graduated in Nuclear Engineering and with 25-years-experience in environmental monitoring and in ICT applications to environment and security, was founder and CEO of IES Solutions and now R&D manager of WebGenesys SpA. He has been coordinating as Project Manager the FP6-IST project REACT (Reaction To Emergency Alerts Using Voice And Clustering Technologies), the Pilot project (REACH112) funded by the CIP program for the extension of 112 services to people with disabilities, the REFIRE project, co-funded by the European Commission, Directorate-General Home Affairs in the framework of the call “CIPS Action Grants 2010” and the FP7 Support Action ESENET (Emergency Services Europe NETwork). UD has been the Scientific Coordinator of the H2020 project RESILOC (Resilient Europe and Societies by Innovating Local Communities).

Natural, accidental and intentional disasters of the future: are we prepared?

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I am Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, (UPC) and Director of the Centre of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology of the UPC (UPC-CRAHI, http://www.upc.edu ), which is an innovation center associated to the Civil Engineering School of the UPC, and to the Network for Technological Innovation of Catalonia. From CRAHI we have coordinated several EU projects as GOBEYOND (HE-DRS), ANYWHERE (H2020-DRS), UCPM prevention projects as EDERA, ERICHA, EDHIT and HAREN, or IMPRINTS (FP7). At the moment I am coordinating GOBEYOND project (HE-DRS), and co-coordinating Mission Climate Adaptation project CLIMAAX (www.climaax.eu ), leading the financial support for third parties Open Call to fund regional/local projects for promoting climate adaptation strategies (https://climaax-call4regions.fundingbox.com).

I am Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, (UPC) and Director of the Centre of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology of the UPC (UPC-CRAHI, http://www.upc.edu ), which is an innovation center associated to the Civil Engineering School of the UPC, and to the Network for Technological Innovation of Catalonia. From CRAHI we have coordinated several EU projects as GOBEYOND (HE-DRS), ANYWHERE (H2020-DRS), UCPM prevention projects as EDERA, ERICHA, EDHIT and HAREN, or IMPRINTS (FP7). At the moment I am coordinating GOBEYOND project (HE-DRS), and co-coordinating Mission Climate Adaptation project CLIMAAX (www.climaax.eu ), leading the financial support for third parties Open Call to fund regional/local projects for promoting climate adaptation strategies (https://climaax-call4regions.fundingbox.com).

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Giuliano Di Baldassarre is a Professor of Hydrology and Environmental Analysis at Uppsala University, as well as the Director of the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS). His work deals with risks, crises or disasters resulting from the interplay between water, environment and society with a focus on hydroclimatic extremes, i.e. droughts and floods. Giuliano has been the recipient of international honours, including the Plinius Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU), the Witherspoon Lecture Award by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and the Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). Giuliano published more than 160 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including multidisciplinary ones such as Nature Sustainability, Science Advances and Nature.

Giuliano Di Baldassarre is a Professor of Hydrology and Environmental Analysis at Uppsala University, as well as the Director of the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS). His work deals with risks, crises or disasters resulting from the interplay between water, environment and society with a focus on hydroclimatic extremes, i.e. droughts and floods. Giuliano has been the recipient of international honours, including the Plinius Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU), the Witherspoon Lecture Award by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and the Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). Giuliano published more than 160 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including multidisciplinary ones such as Nature Sustainability, Science Advances and Nature.

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Frédéric Guyomard is an expert research engineer at EDF R&D (EDF-Lab Paris-Saclay) and have been working for 20 years in the field of computer and digital security. Initially, he was graduated with a DEST in Electronics and Telecommunication systems followed by a Master2 degree in IT security and cybercrime (UTT). He has been specialised for 14 years in the digital security and evaluation of industrial environments by participating in several large-scale projects, both for the renovation of installations and in the concerns of new projects for EDF group (AMI, nuclear, transport, monitoring, renewable energy, smart charging, etc.). In 2019 he was involved in the European Commission workshops on IPCEI – Cybersecurity items, where two of my proposals were selected to be recommended among the 6 workstreams to be prioritised. He is currently the Director of the European H2020 project "PRAETORIAN", a consortium of 23 partners in 7 EU countries, dealing with the combined cyber and physical threat to Critical Infrastructures in Europe. This grant-funded project aims to develop risk reduction and incident management tools on the cascading effects resulting from the realisation of these threats. He is leading the EXERA Cybersecurity Technical Committee, member of ECSO and ENCS. Also, author of the Cybersecurity research roadmap for EDF Lab.

Frédéric Guyomard is an expert research engineer at EDF R&D (EDF-Lab Paris-Saclay) and have been working for 20 years in the field of computer and digital security. Initially, he was graduated with a DEST in Electronics and Telecommunication systems followed by a Master2 degree in IT security and cybercrime (UTT). He has been specialised for 14 years in the digital security and evaluation of industrial environments by participating in several large-scale projects, both for the renovation of installations and in the concerns of new projects for EDF group (AMI, nuclear, transport, monitoring, renewable energy, smart charging, etc.). In 2019 he was involved in the European Commission workshops on IPCEI – Cybersecurity items, where two of my proposals were selected to be recommended among the 6 workstreams to be prioritised. He is currently the Director of the European H2020 project "PRAETORIAN", a consortium of 23 partners in 7 EU countries, dealing with the combined cyber and physical threat to Critical Infrastructures in Europe. This grant-funded project aims to develop risk reduction and incident management tools on the cascading effects resulting from the realisation of these threats. He is leading the EXERA Cybersecurity Technical Committee, member of ECSO and ENCS. Also, author of the Cybersecurity research roadmap for EDF Lab.

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Dr. Olga Vybornova is a senior researcher at Université Catholique de Louvain, Centre for Applied Molecular Technologies (UCLouvain-CTMA), and member of the European Commission Expert Group on the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS), sub-group on Disaster Resilient Societies (DRS). She is responsible for research, coordination and management of EU projects in the field of security and crisis management, conducts research in innovation management practices and support for security end-users, determining capability gaps and research needs, promoting the uptake of innovative technologies, their testing and validation in an operational environment, supporting synergies among security research projects.

Dr. Olga Vybornova is a senior researcher at Université Catholique de Louvain, Centre for Applied Molecular Technologies (UCLouvain-CTMA), and member of the European Commission Expert Group on the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS), sub-group on Disaster Resilient Societies (DRS). She is responsible for research, coordination and management of EU projects in the field of security and crisis management, conducts research in innovation management practices and support for security end-users, determining capability gaps and research needs, promoting the uptake of innovative technologies, their testing and validation in an operational environment, supporting synergies among security research projects.

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Prof Connolly graduated in medicine from University of Galway, holds a Masters in Public Health from University College Dublin and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the LSHTM. She is Professor of Global Health at University of Galway. She coordinated the PANDEM phase 1 project and PANDEM-2 funded under the Horizon 2020 Secure Societies Work Programme. She worked as public health advisor to the Department of Health in Ireland on COVID-19 response from 2020-2022. Prior to joining University of Galway, Máire worked at WHO/HQ in Geneva for 15 years as Coordinator of Disease Control in Emergencies Programme and Advisor to WHO’s Assistant Director-General for Health Security. Her areas of expertise include pandemic preparedness, health security, disease surveillance, emerging infectious diseases and humanitarian emergencies.

Prof Connolly graduated in medicine from University of Galway, holds a Masters in Public Health from University College Dublin and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the LSHTM. She is Professor of Global Health at University of Galway. She coordinated the PANDEM phase 1 project and PANDEM-2 funded under the Horizon 2020 Secure Societies Work Programme. She worked as public health advisor to the Department of Health in Ireland on COVID-19 response from 2020-2022. Prior to joining University of Galway, Máire worked at WHO/HQ in Geneva for 15 years as Coordinator of Disease Control in Emergencies Programme and Advisor to WHO’s Assistant Director-General for Health Security. Her areas of expertise include pandemic preparedness, health security, disease surveillance, emerging infectious diseases and humanitarian emergencies.

Digitalisation of society: new threats, new opportunities, new responses?

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Prof Dr Marco Gercke is an international expert in the field of Digitalization and Cybersecurity. He for more than fifteen years advises governments, international organizations, and large enterprises on those matters. With more than 1000 speeches in over 100 countries and over 100 scientific publications, Marco is one of the world's leading experts in the field. He is director of the Cybercrime Research Institute - an independent global think tank that is involved in several H2020/Horizon Europe projects related to Cybersecurity and Cybercrime.

Prof Dr Marco Gercke is an international expert in the field of Digitalization and Cybersecurity. He for more than fifteen years advises governments, international organizations, and large enterprises on those matters. With more than 1000 speeches in over 100 countries and over 100 scientific publications, Marco is one of the world's leading experts in the field. He is director of the Cybercrime Research Institute - an independent global think tank that is involved in several H2020/Horizon Europe projects related to Cybersecurity and Cybercrime.

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Edu Ortiz has more than 30 years’ experience in business and information technology sector using Cybersecurity, Big Data Analytics, AI, Cloud and Digital Transformation portfolio in multinational and multicultural environments. Edu is an industrial engineer (Dominican Republic) and a Fulbright Scholar -Master of Science in Engineering (USA). She holds a General Management Program (PDG)-IESE, participated in the Corporate Governance Program W50 Banco Santander-UCLA and in the Promociona Program-ESADE. Currently, she is the Strategic Alliances Lead for SAS Institute in Europe. Edu is very engaged in the promotion of an equal opportunities’ society. In that matter, she volunteers to be a change agent whenever and wherever she is. Edu is the Founder and President of the Women4Cyber Spain association (European Cybersecurity Organization- ECSO) and the leader of the Madrid MeetUp of Women in Machine Learning & Data Science, a global community for promoting female talent in technology. One of the achievements she is prouder of is the raise of the percentage of women in the cybersecurity sector in Spain, when the association started, they were only 11% and the last report from the INCIBE (Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute) points out now there are 31% of women in the sector today.

Edu Ortiz has more than 30 years’ experience in business and information technology sector using Cybersecurity, Big Data Analytics, AI, Cloud and Digital Transformation portfolio in multinational and multicultural environments. Edu is an industrial engineer (Dominican Republic) and a Fulbright Scholar -Master of Science in Engineering (USA). She holds a General Management Program (PDG)-IESE, participated in the Corporate Governance Program W50 Banco Santander-UCLA and in the Promociona Program-ESADE. Currently, she is the Strategic Alliances Lead for SAS Institute in Europe. Edu is very engaged in the promotion of an equal opportunities’ society. In that matter, she volunteers to be a change agent whenever and wherever she is. Edu is the Founder and President of the Women4Cyber Spain association (European Cybersecurity Organization- ECSO) and the leader of the Madrid MeetUp of Women in Machine Learning & Data Science, a global community for promoting female talent in technology. One of the achievements she is prouder of is the raise of the percentage of women in the cybersecurity sector in Spain, when the association started, they were only 11% and the last report from the INCIBE (Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute) points out now there are 31% of women in the sector today.

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- Deputy National Director, Polícia Judiciária, Portugal (Prevention and Investigation of serious and organised crime, including terrorism) - Responsible for Innovation & Development, European Funds, ICT, Digital Transition, Climate Transition anf Financial Administration. - Expert of the CERIS, member of the FCT/INFRA Subgroups - Member of the Governance Board of the European Clearing Board (EuCB) - Experienced Head in Research & Innovation for Security (FP7, H2020, HEU) - Experienced Head in Internal Security Fund-Police, CERV and JUST - Experienced Head with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration. Skilled in e-Government, International Relations and Digital Transition.

- Deputy National Director, Polícia Judiciária, Portugal (Prevention and Investigation of serious and organised crime, including terrorism) - Responsible for Innovation & Development, European Funds, ICT, Digital Transition, Climate Transition anf Financial Administration. - Expert of the CERIS, member of the FCT/INFRA Subgroups - Member of the Governance Board of the European Clearing Board (EuCB) - Experienced Head in Research & Innovation for Security (FP7, H2020, HEU) - Experienced Head in Internal Security Fund-Police, CERV and JUST - Experienced Head with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration. Skilled in e-Government, International Relations and Digital Transition.

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Stéphane Duguin is the CEO of the CyberPeace Institute. Humanitarian, entrepreneur, investigator, he spent two decades tracking how criminals groups and terrorists organisation weaponise disruptive technologies, such as Al, against vulnerable communities. At Europol, Stephane led major international counter cybercrime, terrorism and hybrid threats operations, and investigated threat actors deploying cyberattacks, illegal content and disinformation techniques. Stephane leads the CyberPeace Institute to provide free cybersecurity for the most vulnerable and hold threat actors to account for the harms they cause. Stéphane Duguin sits on the Board of the Datasphere Initiative and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Open Quantum Institute, the Global Forum on Cybercrime Expertise (GFCE), the Tech4Trust initiative, the Fighting Terrorist Content Online (FRISCO) and the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA). Stéphane has published a book, over 50 articles, book chapters, conference papers, and commentary essays exploring themes like AI, cybercrime, disinformation, and OSINT techniques. Holding numerous keynotes, he shed light on criminal innovation in the age of technology. Stéphane served in EUROPOL as senior manager in the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the European Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU), and the Europol Innovation Lab.

Stéphane Duguin is the CEO of the CyberPeace Institute. Humanitarian, entrepreneur, investigator, he spent two decades tracking how criminals groups and terrorists organisation weaponise disruptive technologies, such as Al, against vulnerable communities. At Europol, Stephane led major international counter cybercrime, terrorism and hybrid threats operations, and investigated threat actors deploying cyberattacks, illegal content and disinformation techniques. Stephane leads the CyberPeace Institute to provide free cybersecurity for the most vulnerable and hold threat actors to account for the harms they cause. Stéphane Duguin sits on the Board of the Datasphere Initiative and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Open Quantum Institute, the Global Forum on Cybercrime Expertise (GFCE), the Tech4Trust initiative, the Fighting Terrorist Content Online (FRISCO) and the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA). Stéphane has published a book, over 50 articles, book chapters, conference papers, and commentary essays exploring themes like AI, cybercrime, disinformation, and OSINT techniques. Holding numerous keynotes, he shed light on criminal innovation in the age of technology. Stéphane served in EUROPOL as senior manager in the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the European Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU), and the Europol Innovation Lab.

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Babak Akhgar is Professor of Informatics and Director of CENTRIC (Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organized Crime Research). He has a PhD in Strategic Information Systems. He has written, edited and co-edited 16 books on security-related topics and published more than 140 publications in international journals and conferences in the security domain. He has extensive and hands-on experience in the development, management and execution of security-sensitive projects with multi-million Euro budgets as coordinator and technical lead. Prof Akhgar is founder of the CENTRIC OSINT Hub, which is used by a wide range of law enforcement agencies in UK. He is currently responsible for 35 large scale security sensitive projects. Prof Akhgar was Trustee of the Police National Legal Database (PNLD) for 2 years and chairman of the Police Strategy Forum (2016). Prof Akhgar is further member of the Academic Advisory Board of SAS UK and since 2019 Board Member of NEBRC (Cyber Protect). Prof Akhgar is Co-I of the UKRI funded 3PO Project (£3.4M) which develops solutions for the protection of police officers and their families against online harms. He is joint coordinator of AP4AI project with Europol on AI accountability for police forces. He is currently PI of several national and European projects on security. Professor Babak Akhgar has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in June 2022, the second highest order of the British Empire award, in recognition of his services to security research.

Babak Akhgar is Professor of Informatics and Director of CENTRIC (Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organized Crime Research). He has a PhD in Strategic Information Systems. He has written, edited and co-edited 16 books on security-related topics and published more than 140 publications in international journals and conferences in the security domain. He has extensive and hands-on experience in the development, management and execution of security-sensitive projects with multi-million Euro budgets as coordinator and technical lead. Prof Akhgar is founder of the CENTRIC OSINT Hub, which is used by a wide range of law enforcement agencies in UK. He is currently responsible for 35 large scale security sensitive projects. Prof Akhgar was Trustee of the Police National Legal Database (PNLD) for 2 years and chairman of the Police Strategy Forum (2016). Prof Akhgar is further member of the Academic Advisory Board of SAS UK and since 2019 Board Member of NEBRC (Cyber Protect). Prof Akhgar is Co-I of the UKRI funded 3PO Project (£3.4M) which develops solutions for the protection of police officers and their families against online harms. He is joint coordinator of AP4AI project with Europol on AI accountability for police forces. He is currently PI of several national and European projects on security. Professor Babak Akhgar has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in June 2022, the second highest order of the British Empire award, in recognition of his services to security research.

Foreseeing risks, developing EU capabilities: can we do more?

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Nikos Kastrinos (BA, MSc, PhD) is a political scientist working in the field of science, research and innovation policy. He has been the team Leader for Foresight in the Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission for the last 11 years. He has worked as an adviser on research and innovation policy in the Greek, Irish and Cyprus governments. He has been with DG R&I for 26 years concerned with R&I strategy development, technology assessment and the social sciences and the humanities. Before his involvement in policy he was a researcher at the University of Manchester.

Nikos Kastrinos (BA, MSc, PhD) is a political scientist working in the field of science, research and innovation policy. He has been the team Leader for Foresight in the Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission for the last 11 years. He has worked as an adviser on research and innovation policy in the Greek, Irish and Cyprus governments. He has been with DG R&I for 26 years concerned with R&I strategy development, technology assessment and the social sciences and the humanities. Before his involvement in policy he was a researcher at the University of Manchester.

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Dan Smith is the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He has researched and written on security, conflict and peace for four decades. He served four years in the UN Peacebuilding Fund Advisory Group, two as Chair (2010–2011). He was part-time Professor of Peace and Conflict at the University of Manchester from 2014 to 2017. Before taking up his post at SIPRI, he was Secretary General of the London-based peacebuilding NGO, International Alert (2003–2015) and Director of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (1993–2001). His most recent book is the 10th edition of The State of the World Atlas (2020).

Dan Smith is the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He has researched and written on security, conflict and peace for four decades. He served four years in the UN Peacebuilding Fund Advisory Group, two as Chair (2010–2011). He was part-time Professor of Peace and Conflict at the University of Manchester from 2014 to 2017. Before taking up his post at SIPRI, he was Secretary General of the London-based peacebuilding NGO, International Alert (2003–2015) and Director of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (1993–2001). His most recent book is the 10th edition of The State of the World Atlas (2020).

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Francisco Alvarez was born in 1966. He has been a police officer since 1994. For 15 years he worked in the speciality of forensic police, and for the last 10 years he developed his work in the central DNA laboratory of the national police, where he participated in innovative projects such as the automation of the extraction and processing of biological samples, or the robotisation of reference samples. He also developed new projects for sample amplification and validation of amplification kits. Since 2013, he has been assigned to the Strategic Planning and Coordination Unit, of which he has been the head for four years. In this unit, he has developed the intelligence structure in various police specialties, and has led its implementation in other countries such as the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. He has also participated in the computer integration of intelligence databases, the automation of cross-checking with other police databases, and the implementation of new automatic systems for uploading information to Europol's databases.

Francisco Alvarez was born in 1966. He has been a police officer since 1994. For 15 years he worked in the speciality of forensic police, and for the last 10 years he developed his work in the central DNA laboratory of the national police, where he participated in innovative projects such as the automation of the extraction and processing of biological samples, or the robotisation of reference samples. He also developed new projects for sample amplification and validation of amplification kits. Since 2013, he has been assigned to the Strategic Planning and Coordination Unit, of which he has been the head for four years. In this unit, he has developed the intelligence structure in various police specialties, and has led its implementation in other countries such as the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. He has also participated in the computer integration of intelligence databases, the automation of cross-checking with other police databases, and the implementation of new automatic systems for uploading information to Europol's databases.

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Jan Stehlík coordinates international cooperation relating to science, research and innovation at the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic. Previously, he was responsible for managing international projects. Before joining the Police of the Czech Republic, Jan coordinated and later led the Internal Security Program at the European Values Think-Tank. Jan keeps an eye out on new technologies and makes apps for Apple devices in his spare time.

Jan Stehlík coordinates international cooperation relating to science, research and innovation at the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic. Previously, he was responsible for managing international projects. Before joining the Police of the Czech Republic, Jan coordinated and later led the Internal Security Program at the European Values Think-Tank. Jan keeps an eye out on new technologies and makes apps for Apple devices in his spare time.

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Sandra Mezzadri is a senior advisor and consultant for private and public entities involved in EU security, defence, space policy and programmes. She has a previous experience as defence public procurement expert in the European Commission and Senior Officer in the European Defence Agency. Sandra Mezzadri is IABG partner, responsible for EU and international affairs and member of the European Organisation for Security (EOS) Board of Directors.

Sandra Mezzadri is a senior advisor and consultant for private and public entities involved in EU security, defence, space policy and programmes. She has a previous experience as defence public procurement expert in the European Commission and Senior Officer in the European Defence Agency. Sandra Mezzadri is IABG partner, responsible for EU and international affairs and member of the European Organisation for Security (EOS) Board of Directors.

Speakers

Masters of ceremony

Maite Boyero Egido | Spanish delegate and National contact point at Cluster 3 – Horizon Europe, CDTI INNOVACIÓN, Ministry of Science and Innovation

Stefanos Vrochidis | Senior Researcher at ITI-CERTH, Head of Multimodal Data Fusion &amp; Analytics (M4D) group

Introductory High Level Round Table on the future of security research

Loretta Hieber Girardet | Chief of the Risk Knowledge, Monitoring and Capacity-Development Branch for UNDRR

Ricardo Martí Fluxà | President of the Spanish Association of Defense, Security, Aeronautics and Space Technologies

Aija Kalnaja | Deputy Executive Director for Standing Corps Management

Cascading effects of crises: a new challenge for security research or just more of old troubles?

Isabelle Linde-Frech | Head of Business Unit "Public Technology and Innovation Planning" - Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis INT

Päivi Mattila | Director of Security Research Program at Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Michał Bijak | Vice Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection of the University of Lodz and Head of the Biohazard Prevention Centre

Rafa Company Peris | Director of Safety and Security at the Valenciaport Foundation

Annemiek Nelis | Director of Innovation, Science and Strategy, Ministry of Justice and Security of The Netherlands

Participative resilience: citizens as owners of their own security and as contributors to EU societal resilience.

Ivonne Herrera | Senior Scientist at NTNU Social Research and former president of the Global Resilience Engineering Association

Christina Andersson | Risk communication strategist at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)

Rut Bermejo | Associate professor in Politics and Public Policies at Rey Juan Carlos University

Uberto Delprato | R&D manager at WebGenesys SpA

Natural, accidental and intentional disasters of the future: are we prepared?

Daniel Sempere-Torres | Prof. of Hydrometeorology and Environmental Eng. at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Director of the Center of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology (CRAHI)

Giuliano Di Baldassarre | Professor of Hydrology and Environmental Analysis at Uppsala University - Director of CNDS (Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science)

Frédéric Guyomard | Senior Project Manager - Cybersecurity Expert

Olga Vybornova | Senior Researcher at UCLouvain-CTMA and member of CERIS Expert Group on Disaster Resilient Societies (DRS)

Maíre Connolly | Professor of Global Health at the University of Galway

Digitalisation of society: new threats, new opportunities, new responses?

Marco Gercke | Director Cybercrime Research Institute

Eduvigis Ortiz | Strategic Alliance Leader at SAS Institute / President &amp; Founder Women4Cyber Spain

Luisa Proença | Deputy National Director of Polícia Judiciária – Portugal

Stéphane Duguin | Chief Executive Officer (CEO), CyberPeace Institute

Babak Akhgar | Professor of Informatics and Director of CENTRIC

Foreseeing risks, developing EU capabilities: can we do more?

Nikos Kastrinos | European Commission – Directorate-General Research and Innovation - Team Leader: Foresight

Dan Smith | Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Francisco Álvarez | Head of the Strategic Planning and Coordination Unit. National Police of Spain

Jan Stehlík | Lt. Col. Jan Stehlík, Science, Research and Innovation Department, Police Presidium of the Czech Republic

Sandra Mezzadri | Partner, IABG