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OAS 2023 Cybersecurity Symposium to Feature 300 Experts from Private and Public Sector, Academia and International Organizations

  October 17, 2023

The Cybersecurity Program of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold on October 18 to 19, the ninth edition of the Cybersecurity Symposium. This discussion forum related to cybersecurity trends aims to exchange of information, as well as raise awareness about cybersecurity in different topics such as data analysis, internet privacy and security trends, public cybersecurity policies, and cybercrime, among other topics.

The symposium will feature participants and panelists from the public sector, private sector companies associated with the cybersecurity program, academics from international universities, and specialists from the OAS. The event is intended for decision makers, specialists from cyberattack response centers, cybersecurity bodies and the general public interested in cybersecurity.

The event will include the participation of:

The Minister of Economic Affairs of The Bahamas, Michael Halkitis,
The Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Minister of Tourism Investments and Aviation, Chester Cooper,
The Acting National Cyber Director of the White House, Kemba Walden,
The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, Jennifer Bachus, and
The Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the OAS, Alison August Treppel

The event will include panel discussions on emerging techs and human rights, risk analysis of new technologies from a gender perspective, incident handling in the Caribbean, and a presentation on risks and trends in the financial sector by the Vice President and Chief Security Officer of Mastercard, Brian Hansen.

Press contact: María Paula Lozano ([email protected])

WHAT: OAS Organizes 2023 Cybersecurity Symposium

WHEN: October 18 and 19

WHERE: Baha Mar Convention Center, Nassau, The Bahamas

Reference: AVI-205/23