PANEL
Silent Offensive: How State Actors Shape the Global Cyber Battlefield
DAY 1 / 15:00 – 16:00 / MAIN HALL
State actors’ cyber operations have moved far beyond espionage. They underpin a strategic push to control digital infrastructure, dictate global standards, and steer information flows. This approach challanges open models of technology and governance. The panel will assess implications for cybersecurity, internet freedom, and national resilience, and discuss cooperative strategies for democratic nations to uphold a secure and rules-based digital environment.
Speaker
Jason
Huang
Taiwan
Director of the Training Division, Administration for Cyber Security
Jason Huang from the Administration for Cyber Security, Taiwan, is mainly responsible for international cooperation and cybersecurity law enforcement.
Speaker
Vincent
Loriot
France
Deputy Director for Strategy, Institute of Higher National Defence Studies
Vincent Loriot is a graduate engineer from EPITA (2001). He joined a major player in the aerospace and defence sector in 2001, where he spent the first part of his career. During this time, he held various responsibilities on programs with a strong cybersecurity focus, primarily in the defence sector.
He joined ANSSI at the end of 2018 as head of the Cyber Risk Management office. In 2020, Vincent Loriot became deputy head of the Digital Security Management division, then head of the same division in 2021. In 2023, he attended the national session on economic defence and security; at the IHEDN (Institute of Higher National Defence Studies). He became deputy director for Strategy in April 2024.
Speaker
Tõnis
Saar
Estonia
Director, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE)
Tõnis Saar is the Director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), a position he assumed in August 2025. He has more than 20 years of experience in public administration, most recently serving as Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs.
Previously, he served for six years as Director at the National Audit Office and for five years as Undersecretary for Administrative Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Tõnis Saar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Tallinn University of Technology (2000) and a Master’s degree in Management from Cass Business School, City University of London (2004).
Speaker
Jon
Piechowski
United States of America
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Emerging Threats, U.S. Department of State
Moderator
Michael Myklín
Czech Republic
Director, Central Analysis Department, National Cyber and Information Security Agency
Michael Myklín is the Director of the Central Analytics Department at the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) of the Czech Republic. The department is responsible for data collection and the creation of analytical reports on cyber attacks and cybersecurity trends for decision-makers, as well as for Czech and international administrative bodies.