TechCamp Slovenia

Advocating for a Cybersecure World

Ljubljana, Slovenia View Map
May 18-21, 2022

Participants from

Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Kosovo; Montenegro; Serbia; Slovenia

Description

TechCamp Slovenia is a regional event for participants from Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, and Albania. The event will equip participants with the skills needed to inform the public and key policy-makers of the need and resources available to enhance cyber-security, and to galvanize action toward protecting vulnerable systems, media ecosystems, infrastructure, and other vital networks.

Agenda

18 May 2022 | TechCamp Day 0 / Orientation Day

10:00 - 11:00 Organizers’ meeting and venue walkthrough (Participants + Trainers have free time until afternoon)
16:00 - 17:00 Trainer Orientation + Agenda Walkthrough
17:00 - 17:30 Registration (Swag, Nametags, and everyone check-ins)
17:30 - 18:30 Speedgeeking - (Sam and Jessica introduce the concept to the participants; trainers assemble at cocktail tables)
18:30 - 19:30 Informal Greetings (Embassy and TechCamp Team)/Network Reception – IEDC Bled
19:30 Free Time + Mingling (Participants get dinner on their own)

 

19 May 2022 | TechCamp Day 1

8:30 - 9:00 Registration (Attendance) / Morning Coffee
9:00 - 9:10  Introduction to TechCamp (Sam and Jessica)
9:10 - 10:00 Design Thinking Plenary Session with Mark Listes
10:00 - 11:00

Challenge Groups:

  • End-user security (John, Andrew)
  • Policymaking challenges (Elina, Melina)
  • Collaborating across different sectors (Brooke, Mark)
11:00 - 11:15  Trainer Reintroduction/ Coffee and Tea Break (Trainers remind participants of their subjects and then can setup in their classroom, Sam + Jessica will organize participants)
11:15 - 12:45 Interactive Training Session 1 (six classrooms)

Choose one topic from the table below

TitleTrainer
Internal Cybersecurity Communications for Organizations Brooke Pearson
Preventing Security & Privacy OutrageMelanie Ensign
Collaborating across different sectorsMark Listes
Monitoring, Threat Detection, and Incident ResponseJohn Haley
Empowering End-Users: Conceptual ApproachAndrew Konstantin
Cybersecurity Policy Coordination: Experience in LatviaElina Vinske

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Interactive Training Session 2 (six classrooms)

Choose second topic from the table above

15:30 - 15:45 Coffee/Tea Break
15:45 - 16:15 Challenge Statement Brief - Sam and Jessica
16:15 - 17:45 Challenge Statement Development

Participants will go back to their brainstorming groups and narrow down top challenges to develop an actionable/tangible challenge statement

17:45 End of Day Announcements // (Participants and trainer break)
19:10  Departure for Reception
19:30  Reception/Cultural Event (Reception with Mayor of Bled)

 

20 May 2022 | TechCamp Day 2

08:30 - 09:00 Registration and Morning Coffee
09:00 - 09:10 Morning Announcements
09:10 - 09:30 Challenge Statement Read-out and Project Groups Form

(One representative from each group will share what challenge statement they came up with and why it’s important)

09:30 - 11:00 Interactive Training Session 3 // Mapping Out a Solution

Participants can attend a third final course or work on their challenge statement teams work together to map out a solution in the auditorium)

11:00 - 12:00 Continue working on solutions and presentations (Coffee + Tea available as group work continues)
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30  Continue working on solutions and presentations
14:30 - 15:30 Presentations
15:00 - 15:15 Follow-on Announcement/Surveys - Jessica and Sam
15:15 - 16:00 Closing Remarks and Certificates
Evening Departure for some participants // Free-time for others
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