



University of Bari Aldo Moro
and the
Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security
International Conference
​Cybersecurity for Digital Transformation
16 December 2021 – 09:00-16:30, The Port Authority of the Adriatic Sea - BARI

About
The event aims to connect senior public administration officials, academics, industry, and business representatives working in the cybersecurity sector, in response to the European Commission's call to raise awareness of threats existing in cyberspace, following their exponential increase.
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Objective of the event is the sharing of defense and resilience strategies in the National, European, and international context with a look at the best practices of one of the countries most committed to cyber defense, Israel.

Program
Moderator: Paolo di Gianantonio, Journalist, Rai
08:30-10:00
Welcome and Registration
10:00-11:00
Greetings
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Giuseppe Pirlo, Delegate to the Third Mission, UniBa
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Stefano Bronzini, Rector of UniBa
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Antonio Decaro, President ANCI
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Antonia Bellomo, Prefect of Bari
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Ugo Patroni Griffi, President of the Port Authority of the Southern Adriatic Sea
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Luigi De Santis, Honorary Consul of Israel - Puglia
Opening Remarks
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Francesco Cupertino, Rector of PoliBa
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Gianna Elisa Berlingerio, Director Apulian Region economic development
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Salvatore Latronico, President of the Apulian IT District
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Michele Boccardi, Senator of the Italian Republic, Defense Commission
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Antonio Uricchio, President ANVUR
11:00-11:30
The Italian Cybersecurity Strategy
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Roberto Baldoni, Director of the National Cybersecurity Agency
11:30-12:20
The Israeli Way
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Yigal Una, Director General of Israel National Cyber Directorate
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Gabi Siboni, Prof. The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security
12:20-13:00
National Cybersecurity Strategy – The Way Ahead
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Annita Larissa Sciacovelli, Prof. of International Law, Cybersecurity Specialist, UniBa
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Paolo Prinetto, Director of the CINI Cybersecurity Laboratory
13:00-14:00
Light Lunch
14:00-14:45
Professional and Academic Round Table
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Carmela Minuto, Former Senator of the Italian Republic
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Roberto Setola, Director, Master Homeland Security, Campus Biomedico
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Antonino Vaccaro, Director, Department of Business Ethics, IESE, Barcelona
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Danilo Caivano, Prof. Department of Computer Science, UniBa
14:45-15:30
Industry and R&D Round Table
TBD
15:30-16:00
Q&A
16:00-16:30
Concluding Remarks
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Giuseppe Pirlo, Delegate to the Third Mission, UniBa

Scientific Commitee

Giuseppe Pirlo
Prof. Delegate to the Third Mission, UniBa
Head of Organizing Team

Annita Larissa Sciacovelli
Prof. of EU Law, Cybersecurity Specialist, UniBa
Organizing Team

Gabi Siboni
Prof. The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security
Organizing Team
