Digital Age & Cyber Space: Maximizing Benefits , Minimizing Risks, Unleashing Creativity
28-29 (Tue-Wed) August, 2018
IDSA Campus, New Delhi, India
The digital revolution during the last three decades has created unprecedented levels of connectivity for mankind. While this has led to an enhancement in lifestyle and rapid economic development for many, the increased connectivity has also brought along significant risks both in the cyber and real world. The rising instances of online radicalisation and data breaches highlight some of the risks created in cyberspace. Against this background, The Institute for Defence and Security Analysis (IDSA) and The Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG), jointly organised the International Conference on “Digital Age and Cyber Space: Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risks, Unleashing Creativity” on August 28-29, 2018 in New Delhi, India.
The conference was participated by international experts from diverse backgrounds including the government officials, policy makers, industry players, academia, civil society, and media. As such, the conference provided a platform to all the stakeholders in the cyber industry to engage in discussions and deliberate upon the challenges facing cyberspace, and finally come up with recommended policies & strategies to combat the threat of online radicalisation and data breaches.
A summary of the sessions of the conference and some key recommendations that came forth during the conference are in the report below.
Deputy Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), India
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) & Head of Strategy, Institute of Strategic Dialogue, United Kingdom
Managing Director, Jigsaw, Google, Adjunct Scholar, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, US
Senior Advisor, CVE Communications, US State Department & Director of Dialogue & Communication, Hedayah Centre, UAE
Additional Director, The Office of the Scientific Advisor of Defence Minister, Defence Research and Development Organization (D.R.D.O), Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Deputy Director, Cyber Division National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Government of India
Adjunct Professor, NSI Founder & Director, National Security Law & Policy Program, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, US
9.00 am – 9.30 am
Registration
9.30 am – 10.15 am
Event Schedule
Welcome Address:
Ambassador Jayant Prasad
Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), India
Opening Remarks:
Syed Munir Khasru
Chairman, IPAG
Address by the Special Guest
Keynote Address:
Amitabh Kant
CEO, Niti Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), Government of India
Vote of Thanks
Audio-Visual
Group Photo
10.15 am – 10.30 am
Coffee Break
10.30 am – 12.00 pm
Session I: Redefining the Rules of Engagement & Knowing the Game Changers
Moderator:
Syed Munir Khasru
Chairman, The Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG)
Key Note Presentations:
Richard Wike
Director, Global Attitudes Research, Pew Research Center, US
Dr. Stephen Tankel
Associate Professor, American University & Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security, Washington D.C., US
Panel Discussion:
Panelists
Ambassador Latha Reddy
Co-Chair, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, India
Dipakshi Mehandru
Senior Advisor, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Dell, India
Intra Panel Discussion
Q&A and Open Floor Discussion
12.00 pm – 1.30 pm
Session II: Security and Intelligence Apparatus: Are Old Methods Obsolete? What Paradigm Shifts Are Necessary?
Moderator:
Maj Gen Alok Deb, SM, VSM (Retired)
Deputy Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), India
Key Note Presentation:
Farah Pandith
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) & Head of Strategy Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), UK
Andrew Balmaks
Chairman, Institute for Regional Security, Australia
Panel Discussion:
Panelists:
Benjamin Ang
Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore
KPM Das
India Cybersecurity and Trust Officer, CISCO
Intra Panel Discussion
Q&A and Open Floor Discussion
1.30 pm – 2.30 pm
Lunch Break
2.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Session III: Combating Online Terrorist Propaganda: Role of Major Tech Companies and the Need for a Coordinated Response on Defining the Propaganda
Moderator:
Shruti Pandalai
Fellow, IDSA
Key Note Presentation:
Scott Carpenter
Managing Director, Jigsaw, Google, US
Jessie Lowry Francescon
Senior Advisor of CVE Communications US State Department & Director of Dialogue & Communication, Hedayah Centre, UAE
Panel Discussion:
Panelists:
Serge Stroobants
Director of Operations for Europe and the MENA Region, Institute for Economics and Peace, Belgium.
Kavitha Kunhi Kannan
Public Policy Manager, Facebook-India, South Asia and Central Asia
Intra Panel Discussion
Q&A and Open Floor Discussion
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Parallel Session: Workshop by CISCO (Invitation Only) Digital Convergence in The Battlefield: A Cyber View
Speaker:
KPM Das, India Cybersecurity and Trust Officer, CISCO
Security Solutions for Defence: The Digital Battlefield and its Components
Security Solutions for Defence: Security Architectures for Defence
Building Security Competencies: Cyber Range
Executing Security Operations: SOC for the Digital Force
Threat Intelligence: TALOS and Proposition for CERT-Army/Navy/AF
4.00 pm– 4.15 pm
Coffee Break
4.15 pm – 5.45 pm
Session IV: Data Security in Corporations and Financial Institutions: The Menace of Information Theft
Moderator:
Amit Sharma
Additional Director in the Office of the Scientific Advisor of Defence Minister, Defence Research and Development Organization (D.R.D.O), Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Key Note Presentation:
Dr. John Mallery
Research Scientist, Computer Science and AI Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US
Damien Manuel
Director, Cyber Security Research and Innovation Centre (CSRI), School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment, & Chairman – Australian Information Security Association (AISA)
Panel Discussion:
Panelists:
Omar Sherin
Director of Cyber Security Ernst and Young-MENA, Qatar
Ashish Sonal
CEO, Orkash, India
Intra Panel Discussion
Q&A and Open Floor Discussion
10.00 am – 10.30 am
Special Key Note Speaker
Dr. Gulshan Rai
National Cyber Security Coordinator, Prime Minister Office, Government of India
10.30 am – 12.00 pm
Session V: Data and Policy: Bridging the Knowledge Divide
Moderator:
Dr. Madan M. Oberoi
Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell and Technology Cell), Delhi Police, India
Key Note Presentation:
Klon Kitchen
Senior Research Fellow, Technology, National Security and Science Policy, The Heritage Foundation, US
Puneet Kukreja
Partner, Cyber Advisory and Threat Intelligence, Deloitte, Australia
Panel Discussion:
Panelists:
Pukhraj Singh
CTO, Bhujang, India
Rafiqul Islam
Lead Analyst, Cyber Initiative, IPAG
Intra Panel Discussion
Q&A and Open Floor Discussion
10.30 am – 12.00 pm
Parallel Session: Workshop by Facebook (Invitation Only) Facebook Community Standards Roundtable
Speakers:
Kavitha Kunhi Kannan
Public Policy Manager (India, South Asia & Central Asia), Facebook
Varun Reddy
Public Policy Manager, (Content), Facebook
12.00 pm – 12:15 pm
Coffee Break
12.15 pm – 1.45 pm
Session VI: State Intrusion for Public Safety vs. Citizens’ Rights to Personal Privacy: Where do we Draw the Line?
Moderator:
Dr. Sunil Agarwal
Deputy Director, Cyber Division National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) Government of India
Key Note Presentation:
Syed Munir Khasru
Chairman, IPAG
Jamil N. Jaffer
Adjunct Professor, NSI Founder, and Director, National Security Law & Policy Program, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, US
Panel Discussion:
Panelists:
Albana Shala
Chair, UNESCO IPDC Council, France
Munish Sharma
Consultant, IDSA
Intra Panel Discussion
Q&A and Open Floor Discussion
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Lunch
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