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The 5th National Cybersecurity and Resilience Forum will bring together policymakers, cybersecurity authorities, technology leaders, critical infrastructure operators, academia, and civil society to explore how Lithuania and Europe can strengthen cybersecurity and resilience. Discussions will focus on effective regulation, critical infrastructure protection, secure innovation, AI-enabled threats and Agentic AI, cyber crisis preparedness, and public\u2013private and civil\u2013defence cooperation. The Forum will identify practical actions, partnerships, and capabilities needed to ensure security in times of both peace and crisis.<\/p>\n

Organised by INFOBALT with Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense (MoND), Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), global and local tech companies.<\/p>\n

October 28, 2026 | 8:30\u201319:00
\nLvivo Business Centre, Lvivo str. 37, Vilnius<\/p>\n

Registration: https:\/\/luma.com\/a26kbd9d<\/a><\/p>\n

Event Programme<\/strong><\/h2>\n

5th National Cybersecurity and Resilience Forum<\/h2>\n

28 October 2026 | 8:30\u201319:00<\/strong>
\nLvivo Business Centre, Lvivo g. 37, Vilnius<\/strong><\/p>\n

8:30\u20139:00 | Registration and welcome coffee<\/strong>
\n9:00\u20139:10 | Welcome address<\/strong>
\nSimonas \u010cerniauskas, CEO, INFOBALT.<\/p>\n

BLOCK I | NATIONAL SECURITY AND CYBER RESILIENCE<\/strong>
\nLeadership in a changing security landscape<\/p>\n

9:10\u201310:00 | Conversation with ministers<\/strong>
\n\u201cSecurity without borders: from defence to diplomacy \u2013 building a resilient Lithuania\u201d
\nParticipants: Robertas Kaunas, Minister of National Defence; K\u0119stutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
\nModerator: Simonas \u010cerniauskas, CEO, INFOBALT.<\/p>\n

10:00\u201310:20 | \u201cEU cybersecurity regulation: policy directions, objectives and upcoming changes\u201d<\/strong>
\nInga S\u016bnelaitien\u0117, Head of the Cybersecurity and Information Technology Policy Group, Ministry of National Defence.<\/p>\n

10:20\u201310:40 | \u201cA new national cybersecurity governance model\u201d<\/strong>
\nRokas Jonikas, Deputy Director, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) under the Ministry of National Defence.<\/p>\n

BLOCK II | SECURITY IN THE AGE OF AGENTIC AI<\/strong><\/p>\n

10:40\u201312:00 | Technology company presentations<\/strong>
\n\u201cMicrosoft Digital Defense Report 2026 and Lessons from Ukraine\u201d \u2014 Eugene Kahanovskyi, Country General Manager, Microsoft Ukraine and Baltics.
\n\u201cFrom pilots to deployment: securing agentic AI systems\u201d \u2014 Palo Alto Networks.
\nPresentation \u2014 AWS (topic and timing to be confirmed).
\nPresentation \u2014 Darius Povilaitis, Head of Cybersecurity, Telia (topic to be confirmed).<\/p>\n

12:00\u201313:00 | Lunch break<\/strong><\/p>\n

BLOCK III | BUILDING A CYBER-RESILIENT SOCIETY<\/strong><\/p>\n

13:00\u201313:30 | Introductory presentation and panel discussion<\/strong>
\n\u201cSociety: the first line of cyber defence\u201d \u2014 Tomas Godliauskas (Visuotin\u0117 gynyba \/ Total Defence).
\nParticipants: Tomas Godliauskas (Visuotin\u0117 gynyba); the association\u2019s founders (TBC).
\nModerator: Rasa Tapinien\u0117.<\/p>\n

BLOCK IV | EUROPE\u2019S CYBERSECURITY AGENDA AND LITHUANIA\u2019S 2027 PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU<\/strong><\/p>\n

13:30\u201314:20 | Panel discussion: \u201cEurope\u2019s digital resilience agenda and Lithuania\u2019s 2027 Presidency of the Council of the EU\u201d<\/strong>
\nParticipants: Inga S\u016bnelaitien\u0117 (Ministry of National Defence); Lukas Pa\u0161kevi\u010dius (Ministry of Transport and Communications; TBC); Dina Lurje (Nord Security); Heidi Nystedt (Microsoft); representatives of Palo Alto Networks and AWS; TBC).
\nModerator: Mindaugas Civilka, Partner, TEGOS.<\/p>\n

14:20\u201315:45 | Presentations and expert panel discussion<\/strong>
\n\u201cNational preparedness for threats posed by AI and quantum technologies\u201d \u2014 Raimonda Andrijauskien\u0117, Senior Adviser, Cybersecurity and Information Technology Policy Group, Ministry of National Defence (15 min.).
\n\u201cMagnitudes: Drones, Agent Swarms and the Next Decade of Baltic Cyber Defence\u201d \u2014 Sebastian Andrews (Cisco \/ Splunk).
\nExpert panel: \u201cCyber threats posed by AI and quantum technologies\u201d<\/strong>.
\nParticipants: Raimonda Andrijauskien\u0117 (Ministry of National Defence); Jonas \u010ceponis (Kaunas University of Technology; TBC); a SoftwareOne representative (TBC); Sebastian Andrews (Cisco \/ Splunk).
\nModerator: Gintaras Pelenis, Head of the INFOBALT Cybersecurity Group (Check Point).<\/p>\n

15:45\u201316:05 | Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n

BLOCK V | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

16:05\u201316:30 | \u201cWhen Prevention Fails: Designing Critical Infrastructure to Recover with Confidence\u201d<\/strong>
\nJiri Vidgren, Senior Pre-Sales Engineer, Solution Architect, Dell (Finland).<\/p>\n

16:30\u201317:15 | Panel discussion: \u201cCritical infrastructure resilience: lessons from recent incidents\u201d<\/strong>
\nParticipants: Paulius Petrauskas, Vice-Minister of the Economy and Innovation; Grigorij Strelec, Director of the Cybersecurity Operations Management Department, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC); Jevgenij Tichonov, Head of the Cybersecurity Division, Centre of Registers; Darius Kulie\u0161ius, Deputy Chair of the Council, Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT); Vygintas Domarkas, Head of Digital Transformation and Technology, Telia; representatives of energy companies (TBC).
\nModerator: Linas Pe\u010di\u016bra (TBC).<\/p>\n

17:15\u201317:20 | Closing remarks<\/strong>
\nKey takeaways and priorities for Lithuania\u2019s cybersecurity and resilience agenda.<\/p>\n

17:20\u201319:00 | Networking reception<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interested in partnerships? Drop a message office@infobalt.lt<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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