About CyberCon Romania | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025

ONLINE EVENT – Lessons learned from cybersecurity experts. Perspectives from Romania and the United States of America – May 27, 2021

This event was organised by Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA) with the help of U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO), and Romanian National Institute of Magistracy as Institutional Partners.

The event emphasized the importance of sharing best practices and relevant case studies for raising the level of awareness and embodies the cybersecurity culture. International cooperation among public institutions, private companies, universities, and NGOs from Romania and the Unites States of America is a key to fight cybercrime.

SECTION I  10:00-11:20 EEST
The United States-Romania Strategic Partnership from an institutional point of view. Best practices in fighting cybercrime

• Ioan BACIVAROV – President of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA)
• George SCHULTZEL – Assistant Legal Attache for Cybersecurity, U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania
• Dan CÎMPEAN – General Director of the National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO)
• Ruxandra ANA – Head of the Department for Continuing Education, National Institute of Magistracy
• Cătălin ZETU – Head of the Investigation of Crimes Against Information Systems Bureau, Romanian Police
• Călin RANGU – Director of the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority

Moderator: Toma CÎMPEANU, CEO, National Association for Information Systems Security (ANSSI)

SECTION II  11:20-12:40 EEST
Lessons learned in cybersecurity from the private sector during pandemic time

• Paul MARAVEI – General Director, Cisco Romania
• Adrian DANCIU – Regional Director, South Eastern Europe, Fortinet
• Ioan CONSTANTIN – Cybersecurity Expert, Orange Romania
• Magda POPESCU – Outside Legal Counsel to the Digital Crimes Unit, Microsoft Corporation
• Marinel STĂNILĂ – Information Security Advisory Manager, Safetech Innovations
• Adrian IFRIM – Senior Manager, Deloitte
• Roxana PRISĂCARU – Head of Forensic Technology Services, PwC Romania

Moderator: Cătălin COSOI – Chief Security Strategist, Investigations and Forensics Unit, ‎Bitdefender

SECTION III  12:40-14:00 EEST
The importance of cooperation for effective education and awareness in cybersecurity

• Monika WASIEWICZ – Legal Attache, U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania
• Claudia NICOLAE – General Director, News Agency Agerpres, Romania
• Ionuț STOICA – Head of CCA Sector, European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)
• Costel CIUCHI – Senior Expert Information Technology, General Secretariat of the Government
• Răzvan BOLOGA – Professor, Bucharest University of Economic Studies
• Liviu MORON – President, European Exchanges Development Agency (ADeSE)
• Alexandru BERTEA – Cybersecurity Expert, Romanian Association for Preventing and Combating Fraud

Moderator: Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI, Associate Professor, Romanian Police Academy

More information on https://www.cyberlearning.ro/cybersecurity-online-event/.