Schedule

Kyiv Lviv Kharkiv Odesa
September 16
START TIMELOCATIONSPEAKERSTOPICS / DESCRIPTION
10:00 AMKYIVOleksandr Fediienko, Head of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee, Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security and Defense (in person) Internet, communications, and power outages: How are mobile operators and internet providers working to restore uninterrupted service?

Topics of focus:
– Challenges faced by Internet providers and mobile operators during blackouts: What steps are being taken to ensure continuous service?
– Hostile cyber attacks and online fraud: How can citizens protect themselves?
– Strengthening national cyber defense: What does an effective system look like?
11:00 AMKYIVProfessor Gordan Akrap, Vice-Rector, Croatia’s Defense and Security University;

Zdravko Jakop, Former State Secretary, Ministry of Defense of Croatia, Croatia’s Defense and Security University;

Anica Djamić, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Ukraine.

All in person.
Roundtable: “Coordinating Strategies and Sharing Best Practices: Croatia’s Fight Against russian Propaganda and Disinformation”

Topics of focus:
– Croatia’s approach to countering Serbian (and russian) disinformation and propaganda
– Ukraine’s experience in battling russian disinformation and propaganda  

Why is it interesting?
As Ukraine faces an increasingly complex information war in the context of open armed conflict with russia, the insights shared during this roundtable are crucial. Croatia, a steadfast ally of Ukraine, has firsthand experience from its own war for independence and continues to confront russian disinformation tactics. This event will focus on coordination and the exchange of proven strategies for countering russian propaganda and disinformation.