Konference

Foreign malign influence (propaganda, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns) is paramount security threat not only in the Czech Republic, but also in other EU/NATO  countries.  Although the goals of our enemies and rivals remain the same: to disrupt and weaken our societies, the tools being used to foster the malign influence evolve at an outstanding pace.  The conference will offer a comprehensive and cross-sectoral discussion among policymakers and renowned experts about the best approaches how to counter foreign malign influence at the age of technological disruption.

• Welcome Remarks by IVLP Czech Republic Alumni Chairwoman Zuzana Pastrňáková

• Opening Speech Christina Agor, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy Prague

• Keynote Speech: Věra Jourová, EU Commissioner for Values and Transparency (online)

War, technology and influence operations: current and future threats

• Daniel Bagge, Strategist, Czech Military Intelligence

• Sara Polak, Research Group Lead, CHAOSS Research Lab

Moderator: Václav Sochor, IVLP Alumnus

How to survive and counter malign influence operations

• Brigadier General Miroslav Feix, Commander of the Cyber and Information Forces of the Army of the Czech Republic

• Lukáš Valášek, Investigative Journalist, Seznam Zprávy

• Kristína Šefčíková, Prague Security Studies Institute

Moderator: Alžběta Králová, IVLP Alumna