Invitation to the 

CYDIPLO: European Cyber Diplomacy Tokyo Stakeholder Conference

Date: June 13, 2023:  10:00-18:30

Host: EU Delegation, Tokyo

Organizer: CYDIPLO (European Cyber Diplomacy), Jean-Monnet Network

Type: In-person

Place: Europa House (Auditorium), 4-6-28 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047

Register here: European Cyber Diplomacy: Tokyo Stakeholder Conference Tickets, Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

This stakeholder conference will be used to bring together researchers, diplomats, other government agencies and officials, industry (including large tech companies), and NGOs to share knowledge about cyber diplomacy. It will help to inform the practice of cyber diplomacy as well as the policy debates cyber diplomats are engaged in and will increase the depth and scope of treatment of cyber diplomacy practice in the EU, Japan, and key partners in the Indo-Pacific. 

The growing significance of cyberspace for a wide range of activities not only in Europe but also in the Indo-Pacific, where internet user numbers now far outpace those in the West, brings with it a wide range of benefits for governments, businesses, civil society, and users, but simultaneously also certain risks. This has led a range of stakeholders to become active in internet governance, capacity building, sustainable connectivity, and cyber confidence building. Participants will explain and discuss the objectives and positions of their organizations, challenges, and actual and potential areas of political, normative, societal, legal, and technological cooperation. The EU and Japan are central partners in defending a free and open cyberspace and upholding and spreading these norms and values. 

Program Overview (See details with all speakers on the RSVP site)

10:00 (JST)    Opening Statements/Greetings
10:15-11:15    Keynotes 1: EU Cyber Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific 
        Michael Reiterer, Distinguished Professor, Brussels School of Governance, former EU Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
        Yoichi Shinoda, Cybersecurity Councilor, National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC), Japanese Government Cabinet Office

11:15-12:30    Roundtable 1: Governmental Stakeholders

13:45-15:00    Roundtable 2: Non-Governmental Stakeholders

15:15-16:15    Keynotes 2: EU-Japan Cyber Diplomacy
        Joanneke Balfoort, Director, Security and Defence Policy, European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels
        Hideo Ishizuki, Cyber Security Diplomat of Japan, MOFA, Japan

16:15-17:30    Roundtable 3: EU-Japan Cooperation: Governmental and Non-Governmental Stakeholders

17:30-18:30    Closing discussion