Symposium

Symposium on Cyber Security in Humanitarian Organizations in The Netherlands

• Andrej Verity, Francesca Bosco & Prof. Kristin Bergtora Sandvik

Date

Wednesday 28 May 2025

Time

08:30 - 17:00 hour

Address

Schouwburgstraat
Schouwburgstraat 2
2511 VA The Hague

Room

Living Lab, B3.01, B3.02, and B3.03

How can humanitarian organizations better prepare for and respond to cyber threats? The Symposium on Cyber Security in Humanitarian Organizations in The Netherlands will bring together practitioners and experts from both the humanitarian sector and academia in the Netherlands to discuss, in a trusted space, the cyber threats facing humanitarian organizations and explore strategies to enhance resilience.  

The one-day symposium will unfold as follows: Opening session, keynote, closed-door expert group discussions, with the discussions focused on challenges and opportunities for cyber security in humanitarian organizations, keynote, and closing session. 

This event is organised by the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) and KUNO: Platform for Humanitarian Knowledge Exchange in the Netherlands.

Programme

8:00 – 9:00	Welcome & registration
9:00 – 9:30	Opening remarks	Dr Andrea Bartolucci Assistant professor in Humanitarian and disaster response at ISGA Dr. Cristina del Real Assistant professor in cyber crisis at ISGA Corinne Lamaine Coordinator of KUNO
9:30 – 10:10	Opening keynote	Francesca Bosco Chief Strategy Officer at CyberPeace Institute
10:10 – 10:50	Opening keynote	Andrej Verity Digital Services technical team lead & AI Transformation United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) 10
10:50 – 11:15	Presentation of the project and talk: “Real-world cyber threats in humanitarian contexts”	Chiara Anfuso PhD Candidate in cybersecurity in the humanitarian sector (ISGA)
11:15 – 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30	Breakout sessions	Interactive reflection on key challenges in the humanitarian sector and solutions (no technical knowledge required)
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00	Cyber Simulation	Step into a realistic humanitarian cyber crisis to explore response strategies, roles, and the impact of choices.
15:00 – 15:15	Coffee break
15:15 – 15:45	Open discussion: collaborating across sectors	Dialogue between humanitarian actors, academia, and government
15:45 – 16:45	Closing keynote	Prof. Dr. Kristin B. Sandvik Professor of Criminology and Sociology of Law at University of Oslo
16:45 – 17:15	Closing session	Organizers from ISGA & KUNO
17:15 – 18:30	Drinks & networking reception

 

Registration

Registration is free, but you do need to sign up to attend. Make sure to register in advance!

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