Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director of ICT4Peace on 24 April 2024 moderated a high-level panel discussion on the complex topic of “The role of the Private Sector during Hybrid Conflict” at the European Cyber Agora in Brussels.

The participants in the panel discussion were as follows:

Knut Dörmann, Head of Delegation to the EU, NATO and the Kingdom of Belgium, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Despina Spanou, Head of the Cabinet of the Vice President of the European Commission
Lucas Sy, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Michel Van Strythem, Major General, Cyber Commander, Belgium

Coming from different perspectives, the panelists contributed very rich, yet distinct perspectives on the “multi-sided die” that is hybrid conflict, a dynamic and evolving part of our lives, and one which will only grow in complexity and importance.

The summary of the panel discussion can be found here.

Kindly see mapping study by ICT4Peace on Private Cyber Cecurity Services companies, carried out by Anne-Marie Buzatu, with the support of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs.:

From Boots on the Ground to Bytes in Cyberspace: A Mapping Study on the use of ICTs in Security Services by Commercial Actors