#CS24
Day 1 – 29 February 2024, 15:00-18:00 EDT (ECOSOC Chamber)

AGENDA:

15:00-15:05 Conference opening
- Robin Geiss, Director, UNIDIR

15:05-15:20 Scene-setting briefing
- Giacomo Persi Paoli, Head of Programme, Security and Technology, UNIDIR

15:20-16:30 – Session 1. Part 1: How is artificial intelligence changing the threat landscape?

This session will explore the impact that technology is having in shaping the ICT threat landscape, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI). It is often mentioned that AI will significantly impact cyber threats in terms of speed, scale and complexity, but what does this mean in practical terms? Why and how will AI achieve such transformative effect? Who/what sector is most likely to benefit from such transformation and who/what sector is most likely to be negatively impacted?

Moderator:
- Charles Ovink, Political Affairs Officer, UNODA

Speakers:
- Lauren Stockton, Consulting Senior Analyst, Accenture
- Kaleem Usmani, Head of Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Republic of Mauritius
- Shimona Mohan, Associate Researcher Gender, Security & Technology, UNIDIR

16:30-16:45 – Coffee break

16:45-17:55 – Session 1. Part 2: What impacts will technology have on the implementation of the framework of responsible State behaviour?

Understanding the impact of technology on cyber threats is an important, and necessary, first step, but not sufficient on its own to enable collective, multilateral responses by states. As such, building on the outcomes of the previous session, this session will address questions such as: to what extent could technology, in particular AI, impact the implementation of the framework of responsible state behaviour with a particular focus on international law, norms and confidence-building measures? How could the current OEWG and any future multilateral process on ICT international security better address technology-driven threats?

Moderator:
- Andraz Kastelic, Researcher, Security and Technology Programme, UNIDIR

Speakers:
- Emmanuella Darkwah, Senior Manager of International Cooperation, Cyber Security Authority of Ghana
- Ramy Reda, Advisor, Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt
- Allison Pytlak, Cyber Program Lead, The Stimson Center
- Katherine Prizeman, Political Affairs Officer, Science, Technology and International Security Unit, UNODA

17:55-18:00 – Closing of day 1
- Giacomo Persi Paoli, Head of Programme, Security and Technology, UNIDIR

Resources:
📘 #CS24 Event Page: https://unidir.org/event/2024-cyber-s...
🤖 Our Security and Technology Programme: https://undir.org/sectec
🌐 The UN Institute for Disarmament Research: https://unidir.org