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Navigate Your Path to a Resilient Future:

Policy Workshop to Establish Robust Security Cultures and Empower Diverse Leaders in Tech

December 4-5, 2024 | Kraków, Poland | Asynchronous Course & Workshop 

 REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOW CLOSED   

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OVERVIEW

On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, CRDF Global, in partnership with Krakowski Park Technologiczny, is pleased to provide selected attendees access to an online, self-paced course on building cultures of security in incubator spaces and invite them to a two-day in-person policy workshop and grant competition in Kraków, Poland, tentatively scheduled for December 4-5, 2024. Innovation hubs, incubator spaces, startups, and entrepreneurship programs foster industry collaboration and emerging technology communities, yet they are susceptible to intellectual property theft and technology diversion. The establishment of strong cultures of security is one mechanism that innovation spaces can utilize to better protect their businesses.

This program will empower you to identify potentially dual-use information and intellectual property, better understand threats to your businesses, and develop or improve upon security culture within your organizations to safeguard your critical innovations. As space is limited, early registration is highly encouraged.

TOPICS AND OBJECTIVES: 

  • High-Level Introduction to the Emerging Technology Threat Landscape: Understand the threats posed by dual-use emerging technologies. 
  • Protecting Your Start-Up: Understanding risks to organizations and introducing security culture as a risk mitigation. 
  • Security Culture: Core concepts and establishment of good practices with opportunities to network with security-minded organizations working on emerging technologies.
  • Protecting Your Organization from Cyber Threats: Building cybersecurity culture, cyber hygiene, and best practices to secure innovation in the digital world.
  • Importance of Building a Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive, and Accessible Organization: Utilizing DEIA to build high-performing teams and organizations.
  • Building Your Organization’s Security Culture: Develop ideas and action plans to bolster security within your organization and the security culture across Bulgaria and Poland.

EVENT DETAILS 

When:

  • Asynchronous Course Launch – November 27, 2024
  • In-Person Policy Workshop – December 4-5, 2024 (subject to change)

Where: Kraków, Poland (Exact details and timing of the in-person workshop to be confirmed.)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? 

Eligible Countries: Please note that participation in this program is only available for Polish and Bulgarian nationals. Bulgarian participants will be eligible for travel cost reimbursement.

Eligible Institutions: Start-ups, Industry and Commerce Organizations, Public Innovation Funds and Programs Which Advise Start-ups, or Manufacturers 

Eligible Positions: This training program is particularly tailored for individuals tasked with securing research, data, technology, and intellectual property within their organizations. Relevant job titles encompass, but are not limited to:

  • C-Suite Executives, including Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), Chief Operating Officers (COOs), Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Legal Officer (CLOs), and Chief Compliance/Risk Officers
  • Risk Management, including Financial Risk Analysts, Compliance Analysts/Officers, Trust and Safety Associates/Specialists, Corporate Responsibility Managers, ESG Analysts/Officers, Supply Chain Risk Management Analyst, General Counsels
  • Policy Teams: Product Policy or Public Policy Teams
  • Technology and Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity Analyst/ Specialists, Software Engineers/ Developers, Machine Learning Engineer, Cloud Engineers/Architects, Blockchain Developer 
  • Human resources or facilities management staff

 

REGISTRATION, FEES, AND LOGISTICS 

Early registration is highly encouraged, as a limited number of seats are available for the asynchronous course. Please note that only select participants will be able to attend the in-person workshop in Kraków and registration alone does not guarantee a seat. This program is free of charge to participants.

 

Upon the conclusion of the registration period, all registrant information will be processed in accordance with compliance requirements in all applicable Polish, Bulgarian, U.S., and international laws. During this review period, registrants should anticipate an email confirmation indicating that their registration information is being reviewed, details regarding the workshop speakers and agenda, and, ultimately, the determination of their registration status. Our team appreciates your patience throughout this process.  

 

Participants selected for the workshop will be expected to abide by CRDF Global's Code of Conduct. If you are invited, please familiarize yourself with its contents prior to your attendance.

 

If you have any questions, need further information, have technical difficulties with your registration, or require any accessibility accommodations, please contact Mr. Conor Wade at cwade@crdfglobal.org.

 

More About CRDF Global



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CRDF Global is an independent nonprofit organization that provides international training and capacity-building programming to advance safety, security, health, and prosperity. We promote international research integrity and knowledge security, data and IP protection, and cyber and information security globally. We partner with government agencies, academia, and the private sector to strengthen connectivity among experts and tailor the application of international best practices that allow for transparent scientific discovery and applications of research and technology. 

With offices in Arlington, VA; Kyiv, Ukraine; Manila, Philippines; Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Amman, Jordan, CRDF Global’s diverse staff and networks of local stakeholders deliver tailored programs to mitigate threats and advance peace and security every day. 

Learn more about our program at:  https://crdfglobal.org/what-we-do/research-data-and-technology-security/