Agenda



08.30 - 09.30
Participant registration

09.30 - 10.00
Forum opening

Mikhail Anisimov, Global Stakeholder Engagement Sr. Manager Eastern Europe & Central Asia, ICANN
Pavel Tkach, First Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus 
Oleg Sedelnik, CEO of Belarusian Cloud Technologies LLC (beCloud™) 
Sergey Povalishev, CEO of Reliable Software, Ltd. (hoster.by brand)

10.00 - 11.30
Section1. IT-trends and digital development strategy

  • Global Internet of Things (IoT): convenience or future threat?
  • Big Data: new horizons or the end of privacy?
  • Digital twins: innovations in manufacturing.
  • Digital transformation of education: issues and development prospects.
    Maksim Davydov, First Vice-Rector of BSUIR, Associate Professor.
  • Technologies changing us: facts about digital consumer behavior.
    Tatiana Lisitskaya, Director and founder of the International Social and Marketing Research Agency MASMI in Belarus.

11.30 - 11.50
Coffee break

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11.50 - 13.40
Section 2. Cybersecurity and personal data: numbers, forecasts, best practices

Moderators: Nikolay Savanovich, DPO hoster.by and Anton Trostyanko, Head of SOC hoster.by

  • Current trends in personal data protection in the major jurisdictions.
    Anastasiya Parkhimovich, Master of Law, CIPP/E, GDPR DPP Data Privacy Office.
  • Planned innovations in technical and cryptographic protection of personal data in Belarus.
  • Video surveillance: safety or privacy threat? Exploring the Balance between Citizen Protection and Privacy Rights.
    Andrey Gaev, Director of the National Center for Personal Data Protection.
  • AI and personal data: Balancing Innovation and Rights Protection. 
    Kirill Laptev, Partner at the Anischenko Laptev Law firm
  • Cybersecurity in numbers: who, how, who is attacked and what’s next?
    Anton Trostyanko, Head of SOC hoster.by

13.40 - 14.30
Lunch break

14.30 - 16.00
Section 3. Internet for all: Protecting children and inclusivity

Moderator: Sergey Kuzmenko

  • Challenging of creating an inclusive digital space in Belarus.
    Evgeny Shevko, Chairman of the Public Association "Republican Association of Wheelchair Users"
  • Dark patterns in social media and their influence on minors. A TikTok case study
    Anastasiya Markovskaya, Senior Legal Counsel at Kufar Tech LLC.
  • Children’s digital addiction: what should you do if a child can’t live without gadgets.
    Katerina Kovrova, Head of the Family Center, Practicing Family Psychologist, Art Therapist, Founder of a Social Workshop for the Rehabilitation of Alcohol-dependent Men and Women, Head of the Family Project "OFFLINECAMP", Coordinator of the Charity Action "Box of Courage".
  • Personal data on the Internet: how to teach children safe behavior. Practical cases of NCPD.
    Olga Shibko, Deputy Head of the Department of Educational Services and Public Relations of the National Center for Personal Data Protection.
  • Threats for minor users: viral trends or real risks?
    Pavel Klimyato, Deputy Head of the Department for Ensuring Digital Development of Preliminary Investigation at the Institute for Advanced Training and Retraining of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus.

16.00 - 17.30
Section 4. New reality – new media. How does the Internet change the rules?

Moderator: Dmitriy Alfer, entrepreneur, co-founder of Probusiness Media and Pro business Club

  • Magic button: how to reload Belarusian Internet media.
    Pavel Tukhto, editor-in-chief, Tochka.by
  • Bloggers and advertising: new rules of the game
  • Rescuers in new media
  • How to be a million-subscriber blogger in Belarus. A Case Study on Promoting Educational Content in the Energy Sector.
    Alexander Malkov, Creator and Host of the YouTube Channel "Energolikbez", Blogger.
  • Traditional media and new technologies: synergy or conflict.
    Larisa Korshun, General Director of the Information Agency "Minskaya Pravda"
  • Journalist’s education in the age of digital media?
    Aleksandr Gradushko, Associate Professor of the Department of Periodical Press and Web Journalism at the Faculty of Journalism, Belarusian State University, Deputy Dean for Digital Technologies.

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