Program

Time	Session	Details
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 Pre-Event
19:30	Welcome Dinner	Hermania Restaurant (upon invitation only)
Thursday, 19 March 2026 Sibiu County Council
08:15 – 08:45	Registration & Welcome Networking Coffee
09:00 – 09:30	Welcome & Opening Speeches	Daniela Chrzanovski — Director & Co-founder, Cybersecurity Dialogues Luca Tenzi — International Expert Security, Switzerland Daniel Reisenhauer — Director, VISMA Romania Jean-Daniel Pitteloud — Swiss Police Attaché for Romania and Bulgaria, Swiss Embassy Dr. Adriana Cioca — President, CCE-R Romania Vlad Vasiu — Vice-president, Sibiu County Council, Romania
09:30 – 10:30	Opening Session Moderator: Luca Tenzi	The Balkan Security Equation: From Fragmentation to Resilience Dan Cimpean — Director, DNSC Romania Victor Negrescu — Vice-president, European Parliament Ionut Stoica — Programme Officer, ECCC Andrei Peretianu — Regional Sales Manager, Palo Alto Networks
10:30 – 11:30	Session 1 Moderator: Rea Tanner, Strategic Partnership Expert NATO, Switzerland	Hybrid Security and the Future of Regional Stability Gilles Schwoerer — Head of WB3C, Montenegro Patrick Ghion — Chief of Cyber Strategy, Geneva State Police, Switzerland Luca Tenzi — International Expert Security, Switzerland
11:30 – 12:00	Networking Coffee
12:00 – 13:00	Session 2 Moderator: Luca Tenzi	Digital Norms, Critical Infrastructure & the New Regulatory Order Fraga Tariuc — President, Women4Cyber Romania Ana Maria Bușoniu — General Manager, NCC Romania Aleksandar Acev — Cybersecurity Expert, North Macedonia Virgilius Stanciulescu — Cybersecurity Expert, ANCOM Romania
13:00 – 14:00	Session 3 Moderator: Luca Tenzi	The Balkan Infrastructure Challenge: Protecting Data, Energy & Transit Routes Daniela Cimpean — President, Sibiu County Council, Romania Dan Moraru — Head of Investment, Invest Moldova Agency, Moldova Roumiana Atanassova — Project Manager, EDIH Trakia, Bulgaria Irina Stamatovic — International Expert, Cybersecurity & AI, Montenegro
14:00 – 15:00	Networking Lunch
15:00 – 16:30	Session 4 Moderator: Luca Tenzi	How Security Drives Business Success: The Importance of Investing in Resilience Biljana Navstovska — Senior Gender Specialist, North Macedonia Peter Kirkov — Cybersecurity Expert, Simargal Security, Bulgaria Mihai-Ionel Iacob — Business Owner, TnT Computers, Romania Dilek Saydan Batmaz — Deputy General Manager, Gardiyan Romania Adrian Stanila — Global SOC Manager, VISMA Romania
19:30	Evening Reception	“Imparatul Romanilor” Restaurant (upon invitation only)
Friday, 20 March 2026 VISMA
08:30 – 09:00	Registration & Welcome Networking Coffee
09:00 – 09:30	Opening Session	Daniel Reisenhauer — Director, VISMA Romania Prof. Dr. Remus Brad — Director, Sibiu IT Cluster H.E. Alexandr Roitman — Ambassador of Moldova to Israel (online)
09:30 – 11:00	Session 1 Moderator: Luca Tenzi	Cyber Resilience Strategies in the Energy & Utilities Sector, Transport, Trade and Supply Chain Nebojsa Jokic — Cybersecurity Expert, Serbia Saimir Kapllani — Director of Governance Risk and Compliance, National Cyber Security Authority, Albania (online) Adrian Stanila — Global SOC Manager, VISMA Romania
11:00 – 11:30	Networking Coffee
11:30 – 13:00	Session 2 Moderator: Luca Tenzi	Cyber Resilience Strategies for Telecoms and Digital Infrastructure, Finance, Fintech and Insurance Tal Pavel — “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania Marian Stoica — Regional Sales Manager Albania & Kosovo, Palo Alto Networks Vassilios Manoussos — Expert Witness in Digital Evidence, Greece Orsolya Bako — Vice-president, Women4Cyber Romania Sergiu Dilimot — Head of Workspace Technology, VISMA Romania
13:00 – 14:00	Networking Light Lunch
14:00 – 15:00	Masterclasses 1 & 2 (parallel)	NIS2 for Balkan Institutions and Businesses Andrei Peretianu — Regional Sales Manager, Palo Alto Networks Marian Stoica — Regional Sales Manager, Palo Alto Networks Resilience by Design: Applying ISO 22301 & 27001 to Public-Private Ecosystems Alexandra Petculescu — Managing Director, DQS Ionela George — Trainer, QRise
15:00 – 15:30	Networking Coffee
15:30 – 16:30	Masterclasses 3 & 4 (parallel)	Inclusive by Design: Gender, Diversity, and the Architecture of Human Security Sergiu Dilimot — Head of Workspace Technology, VISMA Romania Rea Tanner — Strategic Partnership Expert NATO, Switzerland Cyber Threat Intelligence: From Data to Actionable Strategy Robert Bordei — Incident Response Manager, VISMA Romania Luca Tenzi — Security International Expert, Switzerland

AWARENESS DAY

Theme: Cybersecurity awareness day for children

CONGRESS DAY - 25 September 2025

CONGRESS DAY

Theme: Geopolitical Complexity & Strategic Cooperation

Opening Plenary: “The Balkan Security Equation: From Fragmentation to Resilience”
Strategic Panel: “Hybrid Security and the Future of Regional Stability”
Panel: “Digital Norms, Critical Infrastructure, and the New Regulatory Order”
Roundtable: “The Balkan Infrastructure Challenge: Protecting Energy, Data & Transit Routes”
Business Dialogue Panel: “Security as a Market Enabler: The Case for Investment in Resilience”
Evening Reception: Regional cybersecurity innovation showcase + networking

ROUND TABLES AND MASTERCLASS DAY - 26 September 2025

MASTERCLASS SESSIONS DAY

Theme: Operational Engagement & Sectoral Collaboration

Morning – Sector-Specific Roundtables:

Track A: Energy & Utilities
Track B: Finance, Fintech & Insurance
Track C: Telecoms & Digital Infrastructure
Track D: Transport, Trade & Supply Chain

Afternoon – Masterclasses (14:00–16:30): Pre-registration required; certificates awarded

Masterclass 1: NIS2 & DORA for Balkan Institutions and Businesses
Masterclass 2: Resilience by Design: Applying ISO 22301 & 27001 to Public-Private Ecosystems
Masterclass 3: Inclusive by Design: Gender, Diversity, and the Architecture of Human Security
Masterclass 4: Cyber Threat Intelligence: From Data to Actionable Strategy