Cyberattacks could cause systemic risks in the financial sector and for that reason Nordic central banks have set up a forum to foster a closer cooperation on cyber resilience and cyber security.

In order to further support the exchange of best practices, the Bank of Finland is hosting the Nordic Cyber in Finance Conference in Helsinki on 30 October 2024.

The conference deals with hybrid threats in cyber space - critical infrastructure protection, information manipulation and cyber defense tools. The event features a distinguished line-up of speakers from cyber security industry, financial institutions and authorities.

 

nordic cyber in finance conference
30 october 2024, bio Rex, helsinki

Event host: Maija Lehmusvirta

09.00-09.10 Opening speech
Tuomas Välimäki, Member of the Board, Bank of Finland

Theme 1: Hybrid threats - Critical infrastructure protection

09.10-09.40 Electrical systems as critical infrastructure -  how geopolitics and green transition impact the landscape?
Tuomas Rauhala, Senior Vice President, Power System Operations, Fingrid Oyj

09.40-10.10 TBC 
Laura Bate, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, US Treasury

10.10.-10.40 Securing TARGET services: Protecting Europe's Financial Backbone
Francisco Tur Hartmann, Head of Division, DG Market Infrastructure and Payments, European Central Bank

10.40.-11.10 Coffee Break

Theme 2: Hybrid threats - Information manipulation

11.10-11.40 Disinfo-ops in your pocket and the Social Media business logic
Jukka Niva, Head of Yle News Lab
Päivi Tampere, Head of Communications (StratCom), The Prime Minister's Office

11.40-12.10 Mitigation information operations: The case of Ghost writer campaign
Anneli Ahonen, Research Associate, Cardiff University

12.10-13.10 Lunch 

Theme 3: Hybrid threats - Cyber defense tools

13.10-13.40 TBC
Frank Hickey, Commandant The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE)

13.40-14.10 Cyber reality now - and what next?
Jarno Limnéll, Member of Parliament

14.10-14.40 Defending the sovereignty of a nation in cyberspace
Catharina Candolin, Expert, OP Financial Group

Theme 4: Hybrid threats - Systemic Risks

14.40-15.30 Panel discussion: Systemic effects of cyber incidents

Keynote and Chair Francesco Mazzaferro, Head of the ESRB Secretariat
Johanna Stekula von Rosen, Riksbanken
Natalie Tuxen, Head of Infrastructure and Cyber, Danmarks Nationalbank
Stephen Cecchetti, chairman of the ESRB Advisory Scientific Committee (ASC).

15.30-16.20 Closing panel: Hybrid threats

Keynote and Chair Dr. Hanna Smith, Senior Strategic Advisor, The Organization for European Security and Cooperation (OSCE)
Jukka Savolainen, Hybrid CoE
Tómas Brynjólffson, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Central Bank of Iceland
Samuli Bergström, Director of CSIRT department, National Cyber Security Centre Finland