This year marks the 4th edition of the cyber ROOT conference organised by MITA. It will be held physically at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta on the 26th of October 2022.
During cyber ROOT 2022, MITA will be launching the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre of Malta, whilst announcing new opportunities and benefits that lie ahead for the local community. Different speakers will be addressing multiple topics relevant to organisations, professionals and essentially, to all those that have an interest in cybersecurity.
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 26th October 2022
Time: 08:00 onwards
Venue: Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta
Registration Fee: Free
Event Speakers
Programme
WEDNESDAY, 26TH OCTOBER 2022
REGISTRATION
KEYNOTE SPEECHES
Tony Sultana – Principal Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister
Emanuel Darmanin – CEO at MITA
Pascal Steichen – Chair of the ECCC Governing Board
OVERVIEW OF THE NCC
Jonathan Cassar – MITA CTO and Head of Information Security & Governance Department
FIRESIDE CHAT ABOUT THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY
Katia Bonello – Project Manager, National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre at MITA
Andrew Schembri – Senior Manager, Cybersecurity at PwC Malta
THE MATURITY OF CYBERSECURITY IN MALTA
Abigail Agius Mamo – CEO, Malta Chamber of SMEs
Daniel Borg – CEO, Gozo Business Chamber
Marthese Vella – Lead Consultant, RSM Malta & Chamber of Commerce Representative
Martin Camilleri – Manager, Security Initiatives & MTCSIRT, MITA
COFFEE BREAK
ADDRESSING THE INVESTMENT NEEDS
Martina Bonanno – Associate Analyst, National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre at MITA
Yaneis Buhagiar – Project Manager, Cyber Defense & Advanced Operations at MITA
PANEL DISCUSSION TO ADDRESS THE SKILLS GAP
Carm Cachia – Chief Administrator at eSkills Malta Foundation
Conrad Vassallo – Director, Institute of ICT at MCAST
Keith Cutajar – Vice President and Academic Chair at ISACA Malta Chapter
Mark Vella – Senior Lecturer at the University of Malta
Grazio Grixti – Director for Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills at the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research & Innovation
Kirsten Cremona – Senior Manager, Cybersecurity at PwC
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY
Deborah Schiavone – Senior Executive, National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre at MITA
CREATING GLOBAL IMPACT THROUGH CYBER SECURITY COMMUNITIES
Dimitrios Patsos – Sr. Security Specialist at Microsoft
NETWORKING SESSION + LUNCH
cyber ROOT 2022
