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Updated to march 4, 2026

CyberSEC2026
Cybercrime and Cyberwar: Policies, Geopolitics and Cybersecurity for a Common Defence

5th Edition
Scuola Superiore di Polizia, Roma

March 4 – March 5

Wednesday, March 4

NB: The positioning of the speeches is not definitive and may be subject to changes and additions
Morning – Aula Parisi

8:15 Participant registration and welcome coffee

9:10 a.m. 

Moderators:

  • Luigi Garofalo, Director, Cybersecurity Italia
  • Roberta Mestichella, Deputy Commissioner National Police & Head of External Relations and Communication of the Postal Police

Welcome Address

Speech

  • Alessio Butti,Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Panel Cybersecurity Challenges Between Innovation and Cooperation

  • Paolo Aceto, Head of III Department, General Command of the Carabinieri Corps
  • Santo Mirabelli, Primo Dirigente della Polizia di Stato, Director V Division – Servizio Polizia Postale e per la Sicurezza Cibernetica
  • Luca Tagliaretti, Executive Director, ECCC

Video

Interview

  • Fabio Momola, Executive Vice President Gruppo Engineering and CEO Atlantic Technologies

Panel: 

Su delega del Ministro delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Matteo Salvini, 

  • Costantino Fiorillo, Director General, Head of the Central Security Office, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

Su delega del Comandante Generale della Guardia di Finanza, Gen. C.A. Andrea De Gennaro, 

  •  Marco Tolla, Capo del VII Reparto, Innovazione e Tecnologia, Comando Generale della Guardia di Finanza

Interview

11:00/11:30 p.m. – Coffee Break

Speech

Speech

Panel Law Enforcement and Defence

Interview National Security, Cybersecurity and Defense

  • Bruno Frattasi, Director General, National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN)

Speech

  • Adolfo Urso, Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy

Interview

1:30 p.m. – Lunch

2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Thematic Sessions

Aula Parisi & Aula De Gasperi
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Thursday, March 5

NB: The positioning of the speeches is not definitive and may be subject to changes and additions
Morning – Aula Parisi

8:15 a.m. Registration of participants and welcome coffee

9:00 a.m.

Moderators:

  • Luigi Garofalo, Director, Cybersecurity Italia
  • Roberta Mestichella, Deputy Commissioner National Police & Head of External Relations and Communication of the Postal Police

Welcome

Opening remarks

  • Vittorio Rizzi, Director General, Security Intelligence Department (DIS)

Oltre l’iperconnessione: infrastrutture critiche nell’era cognitiva

Speech:

  • Tõnis Saar, Director, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, CCDCOE

Speech

  • Alessandro De Pedys, Directorate General for Cyber Issues, Information Technology and Technology Innovation, MAECI

Interview

Panel Cybersecurity as a public good: the role of schools, institutions, and industry

Introduction: Mario Nobile, Director General, Agency for Digital Italy (AgID)

  • Alessio Aceti, Chief Executive Officer, HWG Sabab
  • Davide D’Amico, General Director, DGSIS, Ministero dell’Istruzione 
  • Luca Nicoletti, Capo del Servizio Programmi industriali, ACN
  • Massimo Palermo, VP & Country Manager – Italy&Malta, Fortinet
  • Barbara Strappato, Primo Dirigente della Polizia di Stato e Direttore della I Divisione del Servizio Polizia Postale e per la sicurezza cibernetica

Conclusions: Riccardo Croce, Director, National Information Centre against Cybercrime for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CNAIPIC)

Speech Regulating instability. The law as a pillar of global cyber security

  • Stefano Mele, Partner, Head of Cybersecurity & Space Law Department, Gianni & Origoni

Interview Digital Forensics, current limitations and risks, and best practices in the age of AI

Speech Common Defence in the Age of AI Agents: how to fight against the weaponisation of artificial intelligence

Panel CyberHUB Italia: bringing Italy’s cybersecurity ecosystem to life

Conclusions: Gianpaolo Zambonini, Senior Director, National Police and Director, Cyber Security Service, Ministry of the Interior

Speech

  • Ivano Gabrielli, Direttore, Servizio della Polizia Postale e della Sicurezza Cibernetica

1:00 a.m. – Lunch

14:30 p.m.

Networking & Area Expo Tour

 

* To be confirmed