Agenda

EUROPEAN CYBERSECURITY LANDSCAPE: CHALLENGES, EU INITIATIVES & LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Tue Nov 21 / 10:10 - 10:35 EET
03. Despina Spanou - Head of Cabinet for European Commission Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas

Despina Spanou

Head of Cabinet for European Commission Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas

Ms. Spanou will provide an overview of the EU cybersecurity landscape and the latest developments including the increased prevalence of new tools like generative AI, but also shifting types of threats (including hybrid threats). She will present an overview of the initiatives undertaken by the EU to address those challenges and will also speak to the need to invest in skills, with a special focus on cybersecurity skills, a topic that is among the European Commission’s priorities.

Despina Spanou is the Head of Cabinet for European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas.

Previously she was the Director for Digital Society, Trust, and Cybersecurity at the Directorate-General Communications Network, Content and Technology.

She was previously Director for Consumer Affairs at the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (2013-2017) in charge of consumer policy, consumer and marketing law, redress and enforcement, and product safety. She has served as Principal Adviser in the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers where she was responsible for communication and also led the work on strategies on managing chronic diseases including the EU`s contribution to the UN General Assembly on Health.