March 15-16th, 2019
4th ZAGREB SECURITY FORUM 2019
Recognizing and Facing Emerging Hybrid and Cyber Challenges - Making Society and Critical Infrastructure Resilient
Organized by Hybrid Warfare Research Institute & St. George Association
Hotel Sheraton, Zagreb, Croatia
Day 0: Thursday, March 14th, 2019
20.00 – Dinner for Speakers, Panel Chairs, and Guests of Honour
(Hotel Sheraton, Invitation only)
Day 1: Friday, March 15th, 2019
10:00 - 11.00 Opening Ceremony
Dr. Gordan Akrap, Hybrid Warfare Research Institute, Zagreb Zagreb Security Forum, and Hybrid Warfare Resiliency in East, and South East Europe and East Mediterranean
Prof.Dr. Shlomo Shpiro, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan: Scientific, Theoretical, and Practical Approaches to Hybrid Warfare
Guests of Honour:
(to be published)
11:00-12:30 Panel I
Hybrid Threats and Strategic Communications – Solving the Modern Social Pandora Box
Chair: Prof.Dr. Shlomo Shpiro, Bar Ilan University
Ben Heap, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (StratCom COE): Hostile influence on democratic countries.
Sebastian Bay, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence: Social Media as a Tool of Hybrid Warfare
Sanda Svetoka, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence: (Dis)information activities in Western Balkans
Marius Laurinavičius, Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis: A Guide to the Russian Tool Box of Election Meddling: a Platform to Analyse the Long Term Comprehensive Kremlin Strategy of Malign Influence
12:30-13:00 Coffee Break
13:00-14:30 Panel II
Protection of Critical Infrastructure at Maritime Domain – Experienced Based Scientific Solutions
Chair: Hrvoje Sagrak, INFODOM, Zagreb
Dr. Tonči Prodan, Portus et Navem Ltd., Prof.Dr. Josip Kasum, University of Split, and Rear Admiral (ret) Marin Stošić, Croatia: Protecting offshore oil and gas installations in the Adriatic sea with a special focus on the aspects of underwater security of maritime critical infrastructure
Col. (ret.) Eyal Pinko, Israel: Cyber Threats and Solutions in the Maritime Domain
Dr. Marko Mladineo, University of Split: Multi-Criteria-Analysis based Decision Support System for Incident Situations in Maritime Traffic: Case Study of Adriatic Sea
Dr. Goran Belamarić, Capt, Master Mariner, University of Split: Safe Marine Traffic in Croatian Ports with accent to The Port of Šibenik and The Channel St. Ante
14:30-16:00 Lunch
16.00-17.30 Panel III
Integration Activities Models Between State, Private and Academia Knowledge for Protection and Resiliency of Society and Critical Infrastructure
Chair: ir. Yvan de Mesmaeker, European Corporate Security Association, Belgium
General (res.) Ephraim Lapid, Dr., Bar Ilan University, Israel: Safe City concept - The Israeli experience
Prof.Dr. Giliam de Valk, University of Leiden: The vital infrastructure and the inside threat
Dr. Laris Gaiser, ITSTIME, Catholic University of Milan: NATO and EU and HW challenges
ir. Benny Carlé, Manager of the Security Office of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
MSc. Suzanne Oyen, Group Security Head - EUROCLEAR
Evening with klapa Nostalgija
Day 2: Saturday, March 16th, 2019
09:00-10:30 Panel IV
Hybrid and Cyber Warfare – International Problems and Joint Solutions Suggestions
Chair: Prof.Dr. Mladen Vedriš, University of Zagreb
Prof.Dr. Iztok Podbregar, Dr. Polona Šprajc, University of Maribor: Using Social Networks and Hybrid Cloud for Protection of Critical Infrastructure
Dr. Vira Ratsiborynska, NATO Defense College: Russia’s Hybrid Warfare in the Form of its Energy Manoeuvres: How the EU-NATO can Respond Together
Prof.Dr. Zoran Dragišić, Dr. Darko Trifunović, University of Belgrade: Countering Hybrid Threats –New Scenarios and Old Methods
Dr. Alessandro Lazari, KPMG Advisory- Information Risk Management: Fully fledged approach to Resilience: How to Handle Hybrid Threats?
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.30 Panel V
Hybrid and Cyber Warfare – International Problems and Joint Solutions Suggestions (2)
Chair: Prof.Dr. Marc Cools, University of Gent
Dr. Aleksandra Gasztold, Dr. Przemysław Gasztold, University of Warsaw; IPN, Poland: Polish Counterterrorism System and Hybrid Warfare Threats
Dr. Robert Mikac, University of Zagreb, Croatia: Hybrid Threats to Critical Infrastructures and How to Protect Them: Different Case Studies and Practices
Prof.Dr. John Nomikos, RIEAS, Athens: Hybrid Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean
Dr. Arturas Petkus, NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (ENSEC COE): Hybrid Threats to Energy Security: NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence Strategic Perspective
12:30-13:00
Future challenges, Joint Responses
Co-chairs: Dr. Gordan Akrap (HWRI), Prof.Dr. Shlomo Shpiro (Bar Ilan University)
13.00-14.30
Networking lunch for all Forum participants
End of the Forum