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Keynote opening remarks

13 July 2020Online Webinar

The 'Closing the Gap' conference is organised by the EU Cyber Direct project together with 12 other institutions from around the world and in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. The aim of the conference is to contribute to closing various gaps that underpin the debates about cyber-related issues: between scholars and practitioners, different generations of scholars (emerging talents and established researchers), disciplines (law, political science, international relations, economics, IT, media studies), sectors (government, private sector, academia, NGOs) and regions (Global South-North).

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  • Welcome Remarks

  • Gustav Lindstrom

    Director, European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

  • Opening Keynote Remarks

  • Mariya Gabriel

    Commissioner, Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission

  • Philippe Goffin

    Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Government of Belgium

  • CLOSING REMARKS

  • Patryk Pawlak

    Brussels Executive Officer, Project Coordinator 'EU Cyber Direct', European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

About the Organiser

About the Organiser

EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations is an independent think-tank based in Brussels. Its interdisciplinary research is conducted in a spirit of total academic freedom. Drawing on the expertise of its own research fellows, as well as that of external specialists, both Belgian and foreign, it provides analysis and policy options that are meant to be as operational as possible.

About EU Cyber Direct

The EU Cyber Direct project supports EU cyber diplomacy efforts and consequently contributes to the development of a secure, stable and rules-based international order in cyberspace through extensive dialogues with strategic partner countries and regional/international organisations. EU Cyber Direct is funded by the European Commission under the Partnership Instrument, International Digital Cooperation project: Trust and Security in Cyberspace.

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