On 7 May, we invite you to a joint chamber Webinar Series: “Cybersecurity and disinformation during COVID-19. What will be next?” which will be led by Mrs Ieva Ilves, Adviser to the President of Latvia for Information and Digital Policy.
TOPIC:
What are key challenges Latvia like any other democratic country faces online during COVID-19 in terms of security and disinformation and how to co-exist with ever evolving digital threats? Why and how free and open information space has become a threat to our societies and democracy? Will the digital future look different after the pandemic? These are the main questions that Mrs Ieva Ilves will answer during the webinar.
DISCUSSION LEADER:
Mrs Ieva Ilves is a diplomat, an expert on foreign and security policy, digital politics, and cyber security with over 20 years of experience in national and international institutions in Latvia, NATO, and the EU. She has worked as an Adviser to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Latvia and the Head of the National Cyber Security Policy Coordination Division, as well as has led the establishment of the NATO Centre of Excellence for Strategic Communication in Riga. Mrs Ilves has worked for Latvia’s joining NATO, in organisation of the 2006 NATO Summit in Riga, as well as representing Latvia in NATO in Brussels and being a Political Advisor to the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan. Together with the US Ambassador to NATO Mr Kurt Volker, she has compiled and edited a book “Nordic-Baltic-American Cooperation: Shaping the US – European Agenda”. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Latvia and a Master’s degree in International Politics from John Hopkins University, Washington. Mrs Ieva Ilves has received the state award, the Cross of Recognition for her distinguished service in organising the NATO Summit. Mrs Ieva Ilves is the spouse of the former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and as the First Lady of Estonia, she has been involved in several public activities.
REGISTRATION:
Date & time: Thursday, 7 May 2020 at 9:00
Admission: Complimentary for ILCC members, 20 EUR for non-members
Joining instructions for the webinar will be sent a day before the event directly to those who have been registered.
