The largest industry event in the cyber sector at the local level took place in Lviv: summarizing Regional Cyber Resilience Forum.
CDRF Global in Ukraine together with the National Cyber Security Coordination Center (NCSCC) under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) continue to facilitate cyber defense at both the national and regional levels.
On July 24-25, the Regional Cyber Resilience Forum was held in Lviv, bringing together leading Ukrainian and international experts to discuss the protection of critical infrastructure and countering the spread of negative information influences.
Professional speakers shared their best practices and experience during thematic sessions, panel discussions, and solo presentations. Among them were:
- Maksym Kozytskyi, Governor, Lviv Regional State Administration
- Serhii Demediuk, Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine
- Yurii Myronenko, Head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) of Ukraine
- Volodymyr Karastelyov, Acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Cybersecurity Department
- Roman Prymush, Deputy Head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
- Mykhailo Verych, Regional Director, CRDF Global in Ukraine
- Dmytro Bondar, Principal, Lviv State University of Life Safety
- Petro Kotin, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Joint Stock Company “National Nuclear Energy Generating Company “Energoatom”
- Oleksandr Kulepin, Deputy Head, Lviv Regional State Administration
- Maksym Stolyarchuk, Head of Digital Development Division, Lviv Regional State Administration
- Olena Gunko, Head of Information Technologies Division, Lviv Regional State Administration
- Serhii Prokopenko, Head of the National Cyber Security Coordination Center (NCSCC) Support Department
- Ihor Malchenyuk, Director of Cyber Defense Department, State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) of Ukraine
- Rostyslav Tkachuk, Head Head of the Department of Information Security Management, Lviv State University of Life Safety
- Rostyslav Khabal, Deputy Head of Cyber Crime Countering Division in Lviv Region, National Police of Ukraine
- Roman Komendant, Acting Head, State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine
- Valerii Kulyk-Kulychenko, Deputy Head, State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety
- Valentyn Kucheruk, CEO, CyberLab
- Oleh Naumenko, CEO Hideez Group
- Volodymyr Pokatilov, CEO «Parkovyi» Data Center
- Nataliia Tkachuk, Head of the Information Security and Cybersecurity Service of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Office
- Jakub Kalensky, European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE)
- Mauro Vignati, International Committee of the Red Cross
- Dr. Blerton Abazi, Associate Professor, Cybersecurity Expert, University for Business and Technology (UBT)
- Oleksii Baranovskyi, Chief R&D CrackenAGI
- Oleksandr Melnychenko, Representative of the Cybersecurity Department
- Roman Yaniv, Product Manager, OpenMinds
- Otar Dovzhenko, Senior Analyst at the Research Department, Lviv Media Forum
- Yehor Brailian, Detector Media
- Ivan Fanin, “National Nuclear Energy Generating Company “Energoatom”
- Ivan Slychko, Head of Media Literacy Department, Center for Countering Disinformation
- Olena Kotelyanets, Head of Information Threat Analysis and Department, “National Nuclear Energy Generating Company “Energoatom”, Candidate of Political Sciences
- Halyna Petrushka, Communications Director, Lvivoblenergo
- Marianna Prysiazhniuk, FIMI Analyst, ISSP
- Maria Lopushanska, Chairman of the Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment Committee, Professional Association Of Environmentalists Of The World
- Roman Trukhin, VP of Engineering UnderDefense
- Nazar Tymoshyk, CERT-UA
- Maksym Petlyovanyi, Operations Director, Institute of Cyber Warfare Research
- Dmytro Pakholchenko, Deputy Head of the Cyber Defense Department`s 3rd Division, State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) of Ukraine
- Alina Urs, Senior Cyber Security Manager, Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate
- Wojciech Berezowski, Counselor and chief expert at the Department of Cybersecurity, Ministry of Digital Affairs
- Gabriela Matei, Head of Training Team, Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre (E-ARC)
- Lauri Luht, Cyber Attache, The Embassy of Estonia
- Pierre Guiho, Head of Product Managment, Gatewatcher
- Serhii Kulyk, IITD
- Nikita Veselkov, Team Lead of SOC, ESET in Ukraine
- Volodymyr Ilibman, Cyber Security Specialist, CISCO
- Vitalii Balashov, Head of Defensive security, EPAM UA
- Andrii Pazuik, Partnership Development Manager, CyberDiia
- Oleksandr Klok, Head of Cyber Incidents Response Division, National Bank of Ukraine
- Dmytro Zharuk, Chief Specialist of the 4th Division of the Cyber Defense Department of the SSSCIP
- Oleksandr Rudenko, Administration of the SSSCIP
- Vitalii Kuzmenko, Deputy Head of Department, National Police of Ukraine
- Dmytro Murashko, Senior Inspector, Cyber Police Department, National Police of Ukraine
The Forum gathered about 350 participants and served as a crucial platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and the development of partnership aimed at strengthening cybersecurity frameworks and capabilities.
Regional Cyber Resilience Forum: Lviv was organized by the NCSCC under NSDC and CRDF Global with the support of the U.S. Department of State and in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine, the State Service for Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine, Lviv Regional State Administration, Lviv State University of Life Safety of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Partners of the event: Cyber Warfare Research Institute, CyberLab, Parkovyi Data Center.
