4th National Cyber Security and Resilience Forum
This is one of the most significant events of the year in Lithuania on the topic of cyber security, bringing together more than 200 participants: public sector decision-makers, innovation leaders, regulators, the academic community, and technology experts.
The event invites participants to explore how Lithuania and Europe can strengthen their cyber backbone and what steps need to be taken now to ensure our security tomorrow, both in regulatory and practical terms.
The event is co-created by leading Baltic Digitech Association INFOBALT in cooperation with:
Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense (MoND)
National Cyber Security Center (NCSC)
Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)
Lithuanian Ministry of Economy and Innovation (MoEI)
International networks: ENISA, DIGITALEUROPE
International and local tech companies: Telia, Microsoft, CyberArk & AWS, Crayon (Google Cloud Premier partner) and TEGOS
The program includes international speakers, strategic panels, expert workshops and high-level networking, where collaborations are born, ideas are exchanged, and a resilient digital future is shaped.
AGENDA
8:30 Registration and coffee
9:00 Welcome note: CEO Simonas Černiauskas, INFOBALT
Institutional keynotes:
State and Business: the Price of Resilience. Tomas Godliauskas, Vice Minister, Ministry of National Defense of Lithuania (MoND)
Cyber and Resilience Diplomacy. Vidmantas Verbickas, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
Cyber Resilience – Mission Possible. Antanas Aleknavičius, Director, National Cyber Security Centre under the Ministry of National Defense (NCSC)
10:00 Industry keynote speakers:
Attacker’s Perspective - Modern Cyberwarfare Against Ancient Tech. Andrius Ribinskas, Head of Security Operations Center, Telia
New Microsoft Digital Defense Report. Simion Dorin Rusu, Government Affairs Lead Microsoft Romania, Baltics, CIS
Unleashing AI Agents: Security at the Edge of Cloud Scale. Josh Kirkwood, Sr. Manager, Office of the CTO, CyberArk & AWS
11:15 Coffee break
11:35 Why Cyber Resilience Matters for Europe’s Future? Jurgita Skritaitė, Senior Cybersecurity Policy Expert, EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA (remote)
12:05 Panel discussion: Cyber Security and Resilience Today: Challenges and Opportunities for Lithuania and Europe. Moderated by Mindaugas Civilka, Partner, TEGOS. Panelists: Darius Adomaitis, Director, Cyber Security and IT Policy Group, MoND; Audrius Jankus, Head of Cyber Resilience Development Department, NCSC; Dr. Justinas Lingevičius, Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences, Vilnius University; Saimonas Balinskas, Cloud Consultant, Crayon; Liudas Ališauskas, CEO & Founder, Cyber Badgers
13:15 Lunch break
14:15 Presentation: Russian Offensive Capabilities: Developments from 2022 to 2025 plus Q&A session. Inga Žukauskienė, Director of Cyber Threat Management Department, NCSC
15:00 Coffee break
15:20 Presentation: Cybersecurity Skills Needs Analysis: Insights from Lithuania and Europe. Jonas Čeponis, Dean, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)
15:40 Presentation: Future-Proofing the Cyber Workforce: How Adaptive Skills Frameworks Strengthen National Resilience. Aistė Aurelija Azbytė, Cyber Security Capacity Building Expert, NRD Cyber Security
15:50 Panel discussion: Strengthening National Cyber Security Competence – from Training Specialists to Building Public Resilience.
Moderated by Ray Pinto, Senior Director of Digital Transformation Policy, DIGITALEUROPE. Panelists: Regina Valutytė, Vice Minister, Ministry of Education, Science and Sports; Agnė Ignatavičienė, Deputy Director, NCSC; Jonas Čeponis, Dean, KTU; Sergio Jofre, Head of Human-Environment-Technology Systems Centre, Mykolas Romeris University; Kotryna Jankūnaitė, Head of Product, CodeAcademy; Aistė Aurelija Azbytė, Cyber Security Capacity Building Expert, NRD Cyber Security
17:00 Networking with Drinks & Bites