Strengthening Cyber Resilience in SMEs – Conference
When: Wednesday 28th of May 2025 at 10.00-16.00 EEST
N.B. also Ice-breaking event on 27th of May at 6.00-8.00 p.m. in Turku University of Applied Sciences premises, Kisälli restaurant
Where: Turku, Finland in-person & on-line via streaming. In Turku at venue: ”Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki”, address: Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, 20520 Turku, Finland.
Organizer: EC funded “Digital Skills Training – EAGLE” project, project partner Turku University of Applied Sciences
What: The EAGLE project conference “Strengthening Cyber Resilience in SMEs” includes high-level speeches, panel discussions and national and European Commission funded project presentations to boost esp. SMEs interests and knowledge and skills in cyber range. The conference provides presentations on following topics: Cyber Resilience Act requirements – NIS-2 Directive updates and regulatory requirements and impacts – SMEs role in supply chains and in societal resilience – Upskilling and reskilling – Future R&D goals in cyber security.
For who: The conference is open to national and EU cyber and digital security expert, industry and SMEs, policy makers, academics and NGOs representing upon registration. The conference aims boosting cross-fertilization between the participants and EAGLE project partners.
Registration link: https://www.turkuamk.fi/en/event/information-security-day/
Register now, seats only for 150 participants.
More information: Event organizer at Turku University of Applied Sciences, School of Networked Systems and Security, Leading Advisor and Leader of Cyber and Hybrid Resilience Research Group, Dr. Päivi Mattila paivi.mattila@turkuamk.fi, +358-(0)-50-4707804
Wednesday 28 May 2025 I 10.00-16.00 EEST
In-person in Turku at Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki
On-line via streaming
AGENDA
Time | Topic | Speakers |
9.30-10.00 | Registration | |
10.00-10.15 | Welcoming words | Turku University of Applied Sciences (Turku UAS)/ Leading Advisor Päivi Mattila |
10.15-12.00 | “Policy updates, regulatory requirements implementation in SMEs, Future RD goals in cyber security, SMEs role in supply chain” | |
10.15-10.35 | Key Note: ”NIS-2 Directive updates and regulatory requirements and impacts” | DG CNECT/ (tbc) |
10.35-10.55 | Key Note “Cybersecurity and AI: the challenges ahead” | European Organization for Security/ CEO Paolo Venturoni |
10.55-11.15 | Key Note: “Future RDI goals in EU funding programmes for cyber security” | National Coordination Centre (NCC-FI) - National Cyber Security Centre Finland/Senior Specialist Virpi Miettinen |
11.15-11.35 | Key Note: “SMEs role in supply chains and building resilience of society” | National Emergency Supply Agency, Finland/ Director Jarna Hartikainen |
11.35-12.00 | Key-note speeches Q&A Host: Ari Welling | |
12.00-13.00 | Break & snacks | |
13.00-14.30 | “Upskilling and reskilling SMEs competences in cyber security and cyber resilience” | |
13.00-13.20 | Key note “SMEs competences in cyber security and cyber resilience” | Finnish Information Security Cluster (FISC)/ CEO Peter Sund |
13.20-13.40 | Presentation on “Developing Cyber Security Education and its Collaboration in Universities of Applied Sciences” Project https://jyvsectec.fi/2023/09/developing-cyber-security-education/ | Jyväskylä University of (JAMK)/ Senior Lecturer in IT Karo Saharinen |
13.40-14.00 | Presentation “Digital Skills Training” (EAGLE) Project | Turku UAS/ Senior Lecturer in ICT Master School Pia Satopää |
14.00-14.30 | Presentations Q&A Host: Ari Welling | |
14.30-14.45 | Coffee break | |
14.45-15.45 | Panel on ”Future cybersecurity skills and competences and services” | |
| Opening statements by panelists to the topic, followed by Q&A from host and audience | · Robocoast, European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH)/ Bahaa Eltahawy · University of Burgos in Spain/ EAGLE coordinator Bruno Baruque Zanón · Lithuanian Cyber Crime Center of Excellence for Training, Research & Education (L3CE)/ Evaldas Bruze · Women4Cyber/ Riku Juurikko Host: Ari Welling |
15.45-16.00 | Closing words | |
More information on EAGLE project:
EAGLE website: http://projecteagle.eu/
Social media: Twitter and LinkedIn
Contact: info@projecteagle.eu
SPEAKERS - BIOGRAPHY
Conference speakers are high level national and EU/ international experts presenting views on various means to strengthen cyber resilience in SMEs e.g. via legislation, skills development and novel R&D openings. More biographies coming soon.
Bahaa Eltahawy is a researcher at the School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, specializing in cybersecurity and resilience in the energy sector. He is finalizing his PhD in Information Systems, focusing on cyberprivacy and cybersecurity in the energy field and critical infrastructure. Bahaa has contributed to various national and multinational research projects related to his expertise, including S-Step, NTC, SESP, SIE, EUNICE, CC-RSG, REDISET, and ROBOCOAST EDIH. His work primarily involves education, awareness, skill development, energy sector security, and resilience. Additionally, he has developed and taught several educational curricula and courses, including Enterprise Architectures, Management of ICT Functions, and Management of Cybersecurity. Academically, Bahaa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, a Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, a Master’s degree in Project Management, and will soon earn a PhD in Information Systems.
Virpi Miettinen is a senior specialist at the National Coordination Centre for Cyber Security Research, Development and Innovation (NCC-FI). The Centre is located at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom's National Cyber Security Centre Finland. The NCC-FI helps Finnish organisations to participate in cross-border EU projects and obtain funding from EU funding programmes. National coordination centres form an EU-wide network supporting the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre ECCC. Virpi has worked several years for RDI and international cooperation. She has hands-on experience in applying EU funding for higher education sector as well as experience in supporting EU programme management and evaluation of proposals at the Executive Agency of Education, Culture and Audiovisual of the European Commission. She has MA in General History from the University of Turku, Finland.
Pia Satopää is a leading expert in information security and cybersecurity, with a career over 15 years. Her journey has taken her from serving as the Head of Information Security for the Finnish Defence Forces to her current role as a Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity at Turku University of Applied Sciences. Satopää is passionate about strategic information and cybersecurity planning, particularly in bridging the gap between high-level strategy and practical implementation. Her mission is to strengthen business-driven security cultures by increasing threat and risk awareness at all levels of an organization
Paolo Venturoni is the Chief Executive Officer of the European Organization for Security (EOS), a Brussels-based association that represents the European security industry and research community. He started his career in the IT sector and then worked for several years to corporate development assignments in Europe, the United States and Latin America both for Leonardo and a major telecom company. Based in Brussels since 2002, he was the director of Leonardo’s Brussels office dealing with EU and NATO affairs, and from 2017 he leads the European Organisation for Security. He obtained an MBA from Columbia University in New York and graduated in Physics from the University of Rome.
How to reach Turku? Arrival instructions
By air:
It is quite convenient to arrive in Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. There are long distance bus connections and a train connection leaving approximately every hour from the airport to Turku. The traveling time between Helsinki-Vantaa airport and the Turku bus station is about two and a half hours. Please check the connections to Turku from “By bus” or “By train” guidance below.
There are several international flights arriving directly in Turku Airport. The airport is 8 kilometres from the city centre, which can be reached by taxi (approx. €25) or by local bus number 1 (c. 3€). If your arrival time to Turku Airport is after the last bus and there is no taxi to be found, you can order one by using the service phone which is located near the exit on the arrivals level of the terminal.
By bus:
The national long distance bus service Matkahuolto departs from local bus stations all throughout Finland and also from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. The final stop in Turku for long distance buses is at the Turku Bus Station (linja-autoasema) which is located at the city centre.
There may be a change of bus in Espoo during the trip from Helsinki-Vantaa airport to Turku. The bus personnel will inform you about the change and your luggage will be transferred by the bus personnel.
Another possibility is to use the bus service Onnibus.
Both bus services have online offers on tickets. Usually you get the tickets cheaper if purchased in advance.
By train:
The national train company VR departs from the local railway stations all throughout Finland. There are two railway stations in Turku: (1) The Turku main railway station (rautatieasema) which is at the city centre at Ratapihankatu 37, Turku and (2) Kupittaa railway station that locates about 1.5 km from the Turku city centre and next to the Turku University of Applied Sciences campus. Only the trains coming from the direction of Helsinki stop at Kupittaa, and Kupittaa is last stop before Turku main railway station stop.
When arriving to Helsinki Vantaa Airport and you want to travel to Turku by train - your destination is Kupittaa Railway Station or Turku main railway station.
Usually you get the tickets cheaper, if purchased in advance.
About Turku:
If you wish to learn more on Turku, please see https://en.visitturku.fi/welcome-to-turku
How to reach “Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki” -Venue?
Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki - Vierailukeskusjoki
Arrival instructions:
Vistor and Innovation Centre Joki’s address is Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, Turku, Finland.
Meeting rooms Järvi, Järvi-Salmi, Salmi, Koski, Lahti, Niva, Putous, Salmi, Suisto, Uoma, Virta and Vuolle are located in the second floor meeting center that can be accessed fron Visitor Centre Joki’s lobby.
Cave-theater, Amphitheater, Workshop, Showroom, Partner Expo and Turku Futuresecapes are located in Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki.
The parking spaces are located in the BioCity parking garage. The entrance to the parking garages is located in Joukahaisenkatu. There are two outdoor parking areas along Lemminkäisenkatu, Tahkonaukio parking area (Lemminkäisenkatu 9) and EduCity parking area (Lemminkäisenkatu 22-24). In addition, there are some individual parking spaces along Lemminkäisenkatu.
