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ENISA Telecom and Digital Infrastructure Security Forum 2025

Event Date: 20 March 2025

Time: 09:00 - 18:00 CET

Event Location: Hotel NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Telecom and Digital Infrastructure Security Forum, held on 20 March 2025 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and security experts to tackle emerging threats and shape the future of telecommunications and digital infrastructure security. Dive into pressing topics, including cyberespionage, subsea cables and cutting-edge technologies like 5G and SATCOM.

This is the 5th edition of the Forum organised by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), and this time supported by BEREC. This year, the event is also supported by the National Inspectorate of Digital Infrastructure of the Netherlands and the Dutch Cybersecurity Centre.

Key Themes

Espionage and Cyber Threats: Combat advanced threats to telecom networks and infrastructure;
Subsea Cable Security and internet backbone connectivity: Safeguarding the main avenues of global internet connectivity;
5G and SATCOM: Ensuring security in next-generation telecom and satellite communications;
Space Weather and Infrastructure Resilience: Managing the impact of solar storms and space weather on digital infrastructure.

Event Highlights

Keynote Presentations: By leading voices in telecom and cybersecurity from European and national Authorities but also leading industry experts;
Expert Panels: Discussions on espionage, subsea cable risks, and the intersection of policy and technology;
Networking Opportunities: Build connections with thought leaders and innovators.

Draft Agenda

The final Agenda of the ENISA Telecom and Digital Infrastructure Forum 2025 will be published shortly.

09:00 - Registration and Coffee

09:30 - Welcome statements and keynote speeches

Welcome: Dimitra Liveri - Head of the ENISA Unit for Resilience of Critical sectors; BEREC (TBC)

09:45 - RDI (Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure) -TBC

10:00 - ANSSI (France's cybersecurity agency) - TBC

10:15 - Jeffrey Leusink, VP CISO office, KPN

10:30 - Massive Cyber Attack against A1 - lessons learned - Wolfgang Schwabl, CISO (A1 Telekom Austria)

11:00 - Coffee break

Session 1: Espionage in Telecom Networks

11:30 - Jamila Boutemeur (ENISA)

11:45 - Alexandre de Oliveira, Telecom Security & Fraud Solutions Lead (POST LUXEMBOURG; Telecommunications company based in Luxembourg)

11:45 - Panel discussion on "Handling espionage attacks in telecom networks"

Panelists: TBC
- Orange
- ANSSI
- Wolfgang Schwabl (A1)
- Dutch Cybersecurity Center
- Alexandre de Oliveira (POST LU)
Moderation: RDI
Q&A

12:15 - From Shadows to Insights: Using Deception Technology to Stay Ahead of Cyber Threat - Matej Rabzelj (Cyber Systems)

12:30 - 2025 Telco Security Landscape - Paolo Grassia (Connect Europe, previously known as ETNO) & Richard Kerkdijk (TNO, ETIS ISWG)

12:45 - Cyber Conflict Simulator (CCS) - Professor Stjepan Groš (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb) & Goran Polonji (Utilis, Zagreb)

13:00 - Lunch break

Session 2: Subsea Cables & Resilience

14:00 - Internet traffic impact of recent cable cuts - Emile Aben (RIPE NCC)

14:15 - Panel discussion on "Ensuring resilience of Europe's subsea cables"

Panelists: TBC
- Rod Kirwan, Regulatory affairs (META)
- Joao Alves, Head of Security, ANACOM (the Portuguese Telecom Authority)
- Jaakko Wallenius, CSO (ELISA)
- Augustin Diaz-Pines, Deputy Head of Unit CNECT E1 (European Commission)
- TBC (LTVRC, Latvian State Television and Radio Center)
- Remi Van de Calseijde (Liberty Global)
Moderation: Marnix Dekker (ENISA)

15:00 - Fabio Romano (SES, Société Européenne des Satellites)

15:15 - Space weather and its impact on resilience - Kasper van Dam & Bert van den Oord (Dutch National Weather Office)

15:30 - Coffee break

Session 3: New technologies for Cybersecurity Threats

16:00 - Defending the digital future by harnessing novel technologies in critical networks - Mikko Karikytö, Head of product security (Ericsson)

16:15 - From DNS4EU to Global Telecom Security: Leveraging threat Intelligence for resilient Networks - Viliam Peli, Threat Intelligence Specialist (Whalebone)

16:30 - Harnessing AI for Next Gen Threat Detection & Response - Zeina Zakhour (EVIDEN)

Session 4: From Threats to next Steps

16:45 - GSMA Mobile Telecommunications Security Landscape: 2025 Report - Martin Beauchamp, Senior Industry Security Analyst (GSMA)

17:00 - Panel discussion on "Improving cybersecurity in the EU's Telecom Sector"

Panelists: TBC
- Boryana Hristova-Ilieva (European Commission)
- Paolo Grassia (Connect Europe, previously known as ETNO)
- RDI (TBC)
Moderation: Dimitra Liveri (ENISA)

Closing remarks

17:30 - Hans De Vries, Chief Cybersecurity and Operating Officer (ENISA)

Registration

180 seats are available, assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. You are kindly requested to register for physical presence only if you are genuinely planning to attend the event in person.