Breakfast Club 05: Cyber Security – Protecting Critical Financial Infrastructure
Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy
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Hotel Alpbacherhof
Breakout
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in englischer SpracheThe digitalisation of economy and society has an impact on the lives of citizens beyond mobile phones and home computers. However, the majority of people are not aware of the manifold opportunities this new hyper-connectivity creates for crime. The sensitive global world of finance is a very lucrative target for cyber criminals and cyber terrorists. What can be done to counter this omnipresent threat?
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Ph.D. Aquiles A. ALMANSI
Lead Financial Sector Specialist, The World Bank Group, Washington DC
| 1973-1976 | Student of Economics, National University of Rosario, Argentina |
| 1977-1978 | Military Service, Argentine Army, Rosario |
| 1978-1981 | Financial Analyst, UNION Financial Company, Buenos Aires |
| 1979-1981 | Graduate Student of Economics, Universidad Del Cema, Buenos Aires |
| 1981-1985 | Graduate Student of Economics, University of Chicago |
| 1985-1988 | Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 1989-2001 | Professor of Economics and Finance, Universidad Del Cema, Buenos Aires |
| 1992-1996 | Vice President, Banque National de Paris, New York and Buenos Aires |
| 1996-2000 | Member of the Board, Central Bank of Argentina, Buenos Aires |
| 2001 | Chief Investment Officer, INVESCO AM, Buenos Aires |
| 2001-2002 | Chief Investment Officer, Citigroup Asset Management, Buenos Aires |
| 2002-2007 | Senior Financial Economist, The World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
| since 2008 | Lead Financial Sector Specialist, The World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
Dr. Wieland ALGE
Chair, Barracuda Networks AG, Innsbruck
| 1995-1999 | Forschungsassistent, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck |
| 2000 | Gründer, phion AG, Innsbruck |
| 2004 | Chief Executive Officer, phion AG, Innsbruck |
| 2010 | General Manager, EMEA Barracuda Networks, Innsbruck |
Mag. Walter UNGER
Head, Department of Cyber Defence and ICT Security, Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence, Vienna
| 1979-1982 | Military Academy, Wiener Neustadt |
| 1982-1988 | Platoon and Company Commander, Bruckneudorf |
| 1988-1991 | 12. General Staff Course, National Defence Academy, Vienna |
| 1991-1999 | AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Ministry of Defence and Sports, Vienna |
| 1998-1999 | Leadership course, Federal Administration Academy, Vienna |
| 1999-2000 | Commander of the Anti-Tank Battalion 1, Joint Forces Command, Wiener Neustadt |
| 2001-2009 | Head of the Counter Intelligence Division, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
| 2006-2008 | Head of the Interministerial Working Group Strategy ICT Security |
| 2009-2013 | Head of the ICT-Security Division, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
| since 2013 | Head of the Cyber Defence & ICT- Security Division, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
| since 2015 | Project Team Leader Cyber Defence Centre, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
| since 2017 | Head of the Cyber Defence Centre, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
MPA. Dr. Eric FREY
Managing Editor, Der Standard, Vienna
| 1981 | Student of Public Affairs, Princeton University |
| 1991-1996 | Deputy Foreign Editor, Der Standard |
| 1996-1998 | Foreign Editor, Der Standard |
| 1998-2001 | Business Editor, Der Standard |
| 2001-2002 | Marshall Plan Chair for Austrian Studies, University of New Orleans |
| since 2002 | Managing Editor, Der Standard |
