Seminar on Securing Critical Infrastructure

Casey Torgusson is the Global Program Manager for Digital Development (DD) with the World Bank Group.  He manages a team of experts leading the Bank’s research and applied knowledge work across DD’s primary business lines including broadband access and use, data infrastructure, ICT industry and jobs, digital safeguards, digital and climate change, as well as adoption of digital technology within key sectors. 

Yormah is the National Cybersecurity Coordinator, head of the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (N3C) in Sierra Leone, a position created by the country’s 2021 Cybersecurity and Crime Act.  She has played a significant role in developing the country’s cybercrime legislation and institutional framework needed to adequately fight cybercrimes and enhance the nation’s cybersecurity maturity level.

Anat Lewin is the Digital Safeguards Business Line Leader at the World Bank and co-Lead of the Cybersecurity Community of Practice at the World Bank. She leads policy advice and investment lending activities in Cybersecurity, Data Governance, Data Protection and Digital Government in Eastern and Southern Africa. Anat advises developing country governments on establishing good practice Cybersecurity, Data Governance and Data Protection policies, strategies, institutional governance frameworks, technical and operational capabilities and digital skills programs

Melissa Hathaway served in two U.S. presidential administrations, spearheading the Cyberspace Policy Review for President Barack Obama and leading the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) for President George W. Bush. She built a broad coalition from within the executive branch and established an unprecedented partnership with Congress to obtain bipartisan support for addressing cybersecurity priorities.

Christopher Painter is a globally recognized leader on cyber policy, cyber diplomacy, cybersecurity and combatting cybercrime. He has been at the vanguard of cyber issues for almost 30 years, first as a federal prosecutor handling some of the most high-profile cyber cases in the U.S., then as a senior official at the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI, the White House National Security Council and, finally, as the world’s first cyber diplomat at the U.S. Department of State.

Kerry-Ann Barrett is the Cybersecurity Program Manager within the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism of the Organization of American States (OAS/CICTE).  In her capacity she leads the OAS/CICTE’s cybersecurity capacity building efforts to member states through the design, planning and execution of cybersecurity initiatives, including: development and implementation of National Cybersecurity Strategies and Policies; provision of Technical Training to policy makers and technical public officers in OAS member states, establishment and strengthening of national cybersecurity incident response teams (CSIRTs) and facilitation of cybersecurity awareness tools.

Roi Yarom is an Associate director for cybersecurity at the Digital Hub of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He drives the client facing cybersecurity agenda of the bank, from the risk and opportunity perspectives. Before joining EBRD, Roi worked in the Israeli National Cyber Directorate as Director for Economy and Growth. He holds MAs in Political Science and Public Policy from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

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