Conference

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Park Inn by Radisson Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town

Why should you attend the conference?

The Global Constellation of Cybersecurity Capacity Centres will hold its annual conference on 2-3 November 2022. This year’s conference is being hosted by the Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa (C3SA) under the theme of ‘Linking Cybersecurity Capacity Research to Development’. The conference will bring together academics and researchers, implementers, government representatives and law enforcement agencies, funders, and members of the policy community involved in global cybersecurity capacity building. It will seek to integrate perspectives across these stakeholders to address the pressing issues of capacity building.  The activities of the conference are structured to ensure that you;

Explore

Gain a deeper understanding of the Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations (CMM). There will be a workshop dedicated to the CMM, particularly about the experience of deploying the CMM in various regions. You will gain insight on some innovative research projects taking place in Africa with the purpose of building cybersecurity capacity.

Expand your network

The conference has attracted cybersecurity experts from various parts of the world who tackle different aspects of information security. You will engage with ICT Sector stakeholders and decision-makers from the government and private sector. We are co-hosting with experts from the University of Oxford, Oceania Cyber Security Centre’s (OCSC), and the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) who are thought leaders on issues related to cybersecurity.

Who should attend

  • Members of cybersecurity interest groups.
  • Professionals involved in data protection and governance or cybersecurity.
  • Policymakers
  • Researchers
  • Anyone interested in data protection, data governance, and cybersecurity.
  • Cybersecurity lawyers
  • Cybersecurity journalists
  • Civil society organisations’ members dealing with cybersecurity
  • Postgraduate students studying and interested in Information Security.

Future conferences

C3SA plans to host many Global Constellation annual conferences. To become a hosting partner register here. To partner with C3SA for future conferences as a hosting partner, a reviewer or a sponsor, please register through this page or contact us at c3sa@uct.ac.za 

Conference sponsored by

Afrinic
Norwegian Mnistry of Fioreign Affairs