Barcelona, epicenter of cybersecurity

The unstoppable digitalization process of companies and industries, which has led to an increase in their levels of competitiveness and modernization, entails a high vulnerability factor for their increasingly interconnected computer systems. In recent years, there has been an increase in cyberattacks, ranging from attacks that hijack information to those carried out to control devices, and even those that use artificial intelligence to steal identity.

All of this makes cybersecurity policies in industries and companies now mandatory, allowing them to carry out their daily activities with less worry about suffering a cyberattack. In this context, the sixth edition of the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress is taking place, an event organized by Fira de Barcelona in collaboration with the Catalan Cybersecurity Agency (ACC).

This congress will take place from May 13 to 15 at Fira de Barcelona's Gran Vía venue under the slogan "Building a secure future for industries."

The conference will address issues such as the need to increase investments in cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and supply chain protection. There will be a Hacking Village, where experts in hacking Ethical experts will put their skills into practice and share their knowledge.

Event director Roger Bou noted that "the rise of artificial intelligence and the increasing number of interconnected devices have exponentially increased the chances of suffering a cyberattack, making cybersecurity a fundamental element." "At the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress, we want to contribute to improving industrial digital protection with the participation of leading companies and an attractive program of sessions to offer the best solutions that can be implemented," he added.

Leading companies and speakers

The BCC will feature companies from around the world, especially leaders specializing in the development of solutions to minimize the impact of cyberattacks and digital threats such as Crowdstrike, EY, Fortinet, FTI Consulting, ManageEngine, SentinelOne, Sosafe, Threatlocker and Tenacy, among others.

In addition, there will be conferences, talks and roundtables that will emphasize issues such as the need to increase investment in cybersecurity to ensure business success, the effective use of data to improve threat detection, the use of artificial intelligence to identify vulnerabilities (English) or knowledge of the regulatory framework, in particular, the European Union's NIS2 directive, which is already in force, and which strengthens cybersecurity measures for companies operating essential services, digital service providers or public administration entities.

The 100 speakers include Steve Mustard, President of National Automation; Alejandro Aliaga, Chief Technology Officer of Ontinet; Olga Forné, Global CISO of Abertis Group; Frank Van Caenegem, Vice President and CISO for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) of Schneider Electric; David Dickson, CEO of Sinektik; Deepa Shinde, Chief AI Architect for the Pharmaceutical Sector and Quantum Computing Specialist at Microsoft UK; and Regis Cazenave, President of the SME Section of the European Cyber Security Organization (ECSO).