CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION & RESILIENCE 6th Edition 2023

Critical Infrastructure Protection Forum – CIP Forum, coming this year to its 6th edition, has already established a solid network of experts on the topic of critical infrastructure protection and its various and complex branches, spreading to so many different vital sectors in society.

At a national level, multiple complex initiatives in relation to Critical Infrastructures Protection & Resilience have been promoted by means of networking and expert-level debates as well as legislative projects, starting with 2016. The high-level international Critical Infrastructure Protection Forum – CIP Forum, which reaches its 6th edition this year, between April 26 – 27, 2023, is one of the most notable initiatives in this field from Romania. During its previous editions, participants came from a large geographical spectrum: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Republic of Moldova, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Romania, South Africa, Turkey and the United States of America. This diversity of high-level attendants makes a strong case towards the global impact of this forum.

We affirm that the main goal of CIP Forum is to grow awareness, building together trust and facilitate regional and global cooperation on issues related to the protection of critical infrastructures and resilience, by means of high-level networking, sharing best practices and finding adaptive solutions in this everchanging and complex field. CIP Forum also acts as platform of debate on all the newly emerged intersections posed by its field of interest.

We invite you to be a part of this forum which is more than a conference: it is a nucleus bringing together leading industry speakers and professionals that are able to make a change within this essential sector.

As main objectives for this year’s edition of CIP Forum, we are confident that our participant will be able to:

• Learn from experiences and challenges from the infrastructure and security companies, agencies and commercial organizations;
• Gain insight into national and regional policy and security developments in relation to CIP;
• Engage in constructive debates, educational opportunities and cooperation advocacy;
• Share ideas and facilitate in valuable inter-departmental, government and agency cooperation;
• Showcase leading technologies and products;
• Involve in networking events and new created opportunities.

Topics of Critical Infrastructure Protection Forum – CIP Forum VI include:

• Cybersecurity and critical infrastructure: How can critical infrastructure organizations protect against cyber threats and ensure the continuity of operations in the face of cyber attacks
• International cooperation: How can critical infrastructure organizations cooperate with their counterparts in other countries to protect against global threats and improve the resilience of critical infrastructure systems
• Cyber-risk management in critical infrastructure: How can organizations identify, assess and manage cyber risks to critical infrastructure systems and ensure business continuity
• Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and IoT in critical infrastructure: How these technologies can be used to enhance the security and efficiency of critical infrastructures
• Public-private partnership: How can governments, private sector organizations and civil society work together to improve critical infrastructure protection
• Global Threats and International Cooperation: Protecting Critical Infrastructure in an Interconnected World
• The new European legal and administrative framework for the resilience of Critical Entities
• Practical applications for emerging technologies in the field of Critical Infrastructure Protection
• The ownership of critical infrastructures – a strategic vulnerability at national and European levels
• The dependence on critical space infrastructures – evolutions with national, European and transatlantic implications
• The security of offshore critical infrastructures – technical and legal aspects
• Rapid reconstruction of critical infrastructures at a minimum acceptable level of functioning – the case of Ukraine: techniques, means, programs