Conference Overview

National Conference on CyberCrime & Cybersecurity - August 17 - 20

Theme: “National Digital Security: Engaging the Challenges of Digital Criminality, & the Future of Nigeria”

Focus: (An Emerging Social & Economic Concern -The Role of Federal Government) - With Special focus on Financial Sector.

Expected Special Guest of Honour

President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Musa Ya’ Adua

Expected Special Guest

The President of the Senate, Chief David Mark

Expected Guests – State Governors from Regional Centers

The Executive Governors of Lagos State, Rivers State, Kaduna State, Bauchi State , Anambra State and Niger State.

Expected Guests – The Senate Representatives

Chairman, Senate Committee on ICT
Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications
Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
Chairman, Senate Committee on Financial Matters
Chairman, Senate Committee on Crimes
Chairman, Senate Committee on Judicial Matters
Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence

Expected Guests  – The House of Representatives

Chairman, House Committee on ICT
Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Chairman, House Committee on Financial Matters
Chairman, House Committee on Crimes

Guests – The Executive (Ministerial Representatives)

Honourable Minister of Justice
Honourable Minister of Finance
Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs
Honourable Minister of Information & Communication
Honourable Minister of Commerce & Industries
Honourable Minister of Internal Affairs
Honourable Minister of Youth Development
Hon. Minister of Science & Technology

Guests  – The Core Agencies & Parastatals

Inspector General of Police
Executive Vice Chairman EFCC
Chief Controller of Immigration
Director General: Security and Exchange Commission
President; Nigeria Stock Exchange

Chief Host

Hon. Minister of FCT
Dr. Aliyu Modibo

Keynote Address 

President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Musa Ya’ Adua
The Governor, CBN

Target Audience

• All Senior Sector leaders in Financial Sectors
• Government and law enforcement decision makers
• Sector statutory regulatory leaders
• Personnel with responsibility for developing policies or strategies for e-security, e-government, cybercrime management policy
• All related Stakeholders

Background Information

“No nation will economically survive in the 21st Century Cyberspace, unless she masters the global cybercriminality and cybersecurity challenges. To escape the ferocious consequences of Cyber Tsunami, African Nations must address and proffer solutions to these issues as a national priority agenda” (Chris Uwaje – Press Interview 2006)

Institutional and enterprise cybercrime in Africa, and Nigeria in particular is growing at an alarming rate which demands better understanding of the related socio-economic impact analysis as it affect our national critical economic infrastructures and sectors. Harmonized nationwide awareness and collective practical solutions to cyber-criminalities at policy and decision makers’ level are critically needed among industries, government, law enforcement and all stakeholders.

We recognize and respect the emergence of a new democratic Nigeria with her delicate social and economic challenges. We are fully aware of Nationalistic legacy of Mr. President to build a vibrant, crime free and enduring economy development platform as encapsulated in vision 2020 for the prosperity of our great country, Nigeria.

ICT Empowerment and National Security

However, the platform upon which the legacy can be fully realized within the shortest possible time is through a formidable and cybersecured ICT driven platform. ICT platform is the key to the national economic growth and empowerment of our teeming population. But the cybersecurity venerability of our National and enterprise ICT infrastructures as it affects individuals, businesses, states, National government operations must be addressed first.

We have a duty call to assist and empower our nation in the current era of digitalization and globalization of international commerce and trade. The adverse effect of which is “Digital Criminality ” that has more devastating effect on developing economy such as ours than the traditional criminality committed via physical means.

The National Workshop on Cybercrime

In view of this therefore, we are presenting to you our “National Cybercrime Awareness and Solution Workshop’’ with the overall theme “National Digital Security: Engaging the Challenges of Digital Criminality, & the Future of Nigeria”   - The Role of Federal Government With special focus on financial sector.

As the national independent flag bearers of Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in Nigeria, it is our duty and strong desire to work with national government, private sectors leaders and established institutions to provide a coordinated and collaborative platform for actions against national security and economy threats of cybersecurity vulnerabilities as it affect our country and our international image.

Technology, Financial and other related economic cybercrimes can best fought and prevented via an effective cybersecurity vulnerability solution, surveillance framework, and capacity building of stakeholders.

The Objectives of the National Cybercrime Workshop

1. The forthcoming interactive leaders focused seminar seeks to bring to the knowledge of National government and principal sector drivers, the components of emerging and existing institutional and enterprise digital crime, analyze the cause, the adverse impact on socio-economic development and performance with special focus on the financial sector of the economy as a nation’s case study.

2. The seminar will also seek to integrate cybercrime awareness strategies and digital crime control into financial sector business operations, and explore local solution policies and global best practices available to stakeholders to guard against international, institutional and enterprise cybercriminal invasion.
   
   
3. The national seminar will provide a cross platform digital security solution framework that can be proactively incorporated into the existing National Government economic development program of actions as encapsulated in vision 2020.  

Why Special focus On Financial Sectors?

Between 2005-2007 global financial houses lost over 5billion USD to Cybercrime. Nigeria Banks lost over 1 billion Naira to Cybercrime related activities. Growing on the lists of most malicious cybercriminal targets is the financial sectors. This sector is one of the most strategic important sectors that have direct socio-economic impact on the lives and businesses of average Nigerians and government operations.

Unfortunately, financial sector is the hottest and biggest target of cybercrime in recent time. Billions of money in dollars has been invested, with million of careers generated via this sector. We can not afford to wait and allow cybercriminals to perpetuate themselves endlessly without a formidable challenge. We must have a forum to fully understand the gross pandemic and adverse effects of cybercrime in this sector.

In Active Participation with the Following Government and International Partners:

• National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) (Min of Science & Tech)
• Directorate for Cybersecurity (DFC)
• EFCC – Cybercrime Unit
• Nigeria Copyright Commission
• Ministry of Justice
• United Nations (UNDP)
• Nigerian Bar AssociatioN 

Lead-speakers drawn from National & International Partners

• DFC (From Nigerian Govt)
• Cybersolution ( An African independent anticybercrime & cybersecurity NGO)
• Gartner (Global Independent Technology Analyst and Consultant)
• EFFC (Law Enforcement Agency)
• NITDA (Nation’s IT Policy Advisor)
• The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria
• Jim Ovia – MD/CEO Zenith Bank Plc & Chairman VISAPHONE
• The Controller General: Nigeria Immigration Commission
• Representative: Office of The National security Adviser
• Cybersecurity Industrial Alliance (CSIA, International Watchdog on Cybersecurity)
• Symantec Group ( Global leader in cybersecurity solution) – Deploying live demonstration of Cybercriminalty
• Microsoft (Global Technology solution Leader)

With the Special Active Participation from

• Association of GSM Telecom Operators ( ICT Infrastructures Owners ) 
• Bankers’ Committee
• Ministry of Finance
• Central Bank of Nigeria
• Representative of ITU Cybercrime uint
• ATCON
• Nigeria Computer Society (NCS)
• NCC
• CBN
• ITAN
• Body of Micro-finance Group in Nigeria via CBN
• Nigeria Stock Exchange Commission
• NDIC
• National Insurance Association (NAICOM) via Federal Commissioners)
• ISPON

Conference Registration

Please read the registration guidelines carefully, then download the registration form. Kindly fill the form and return by e-mail, regular mail or fax together with payment receipt (confirmed bank teller) to our corporate office.

PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FEES
• Early before July 31th - N80,000
• After July 31th - N90,000

REGISTRATION PACKAGE
Registration entitles individual participants to the following:
• Bonafide access to the pre-conference cocktail
• Bonafide access to opening and closing sessions
• All round-table discussion
• Conference proceedings, identification tag, conference materials
• Group Tea break and banquet lunch throughout the conference period
• Listing on National anti-cybercrime advocacy membership database
• Certificate of attendance
• Post-Conference complete publications (2wks delivery after the conference)

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION PACKAGE
• Participants accommodations (Group discounted value with Hotels are available on behalf of participants)
• Dinners (Expect award dinner on the last day of the conference)
• Participants are responsible for their transportation

PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
• Complete the attached registration form and send your completed registration form in addition with evidence of payment of participant fee(s) to our corporate headoffice between the hours of 8am – 6pm Mondays to Friday on before July 31st, 2008
• Online Registration starts from now 24hrs throughout the week. Visit www.cybersolutionafrica.org and get registered early. Download the conference registration form and complete the form with the necessary details.

ONSITE ACCREDITATION OF ALL PARTICIPANTS
• Onsite registration confirmation and accreditation of participants start on August 17th, 2008 at 3.00pm to 10pm at Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja-FCT.
• Participants will be admitted only on presentation of conference accredited identification badge

MODE OF PAYMENT
• Participants must submit their registration forms with bank draft to conference secretariat and or paid personally by bank draft made payable to: GLOBAL NETWORK FOR CYBERSOLUTION LTD/GTE
• The receipt of payment (or bank tellers confirmation) must accompany the registration form.

All registration requests and payments in bank draft in the name of Global Network for Cybersolution Ltd/Gte should be sent to the corporate secretary on or before Monday, July 31th, 2008.

Cash payment must be paid directly into our corporate account

Account Name: GLOBAL NETWORK FOR CYBERSOLUTION LTD/GTE
Account No: 0287001000004844
Bank: All Intercontinental Bank branches nationwide.

Send a copy of payment details together with the registration form to our office. Confirmation letter and official receipt will be issued and immediately dispatch to your contact address as listed in your form.

CANCELLATIONS OF PARTICIPATION (Please note carefully)
• The request for cancellation must be directed to conference secretariat on or before two week to the conference accreditation day.
• Please note that notification for cancellation received on or before two week as stated above will attract 50% of refund, while notification for cancellation received less than two weeks will have no refund of the full amount paid.

PARTICIPANTS ACCOMODATION
Nicon Luxury Hotel is the official conference venue. It is located behind International Conference Center, Area 11 Garki District, Abuja.

Special Group discounted rate has been reserved on behalf of interested participants within Nicon luxury Hotel, Reiz Hotel, Sheraton Hotel and Hiton Hotel and Rockview Hotel.

Please note that Hotel Reservation can be made for interested participants who wish to stay in any of the hotels. find below lists of hotels close to Conference venue. All prices are Exclusive of 5% VAT and 10% Service Charge.

Download the Conference Registration Form and Full Conference Registration Guidelines.

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Docs: Sponsorship Guidelines and Sponsorship Form.

CALL FOR CONFERENCE SPONSORS/PARTNERS
We are now calling on corporate institutions in all sectors and government agencies to take advantage of our National Conference event gathering in Abuja, the federal Capital territory of Nigeria.

FOR YOUR CORPORATE INFORMATION!!!

1. The 1st Historical Cybersecuirty Reference Point
What makes our forthcoming National Conference on Cybercrime and Cybersecurity unique is that it is the first ever independent national platform to proffer solution to emerging institutional and enterprise digital crime at the decision maker’s level. Our report becomes the 1st
reference point in cybersecurity solution for ICT driven Institution/enterprise in the country, Africa, and the world at large.

2. High-networth Contacts
Over 800 specially targeted quality audience and assets-based contact spectrum (from private sector and government). We deliver to our sponsors, is such that on average of 90% of conference attendees are policy specialists, strategic institutional leaders and decision makers.

3. Business Consolidation Challenges
These are the participants that are looking for window of opportunities to consolidate their institutional and enterprise-wide investment on cybersecure ICT driven platform – a highly engaged and well-informed audience.

4. Business Patronage
The Conference attracts International organization’s decision influencers’ and implementer’s of solution that addresses their institutional challenges and provides expansive and lucrative avenues for your corporate branding.

5. 70-80% senior level titles 3 industries
Financial Services; Public Sector/Gov’t; Cybersecurity Stakeholder Group. Average Institutional/enterprise Budget – 75% have budgets of over 100billion Naira + Institutional/enterprise Size – 50-60% come from Institutional/enterprise of 10,000 employees +.

6. Corporate Branding
As one of our strategic priorities, we have included Corporate Branding window to maximize our sponsors’ visibility at the National Conference. That's why we have developed a unique relationship initiative to target your key clients and prospects and ensure your messaging is heard loud and clear across a variety of media, and to engage the most important people in your database.

7. Post Event Promotion
Our post events promotion will continue after the main event and lasts up to 4 weeks. During this time, special mention of products and services promotion of our valued sponsors will be activated.

CONFERENCE EXHIBITION INFORMATION
• We invite organizations/companies to make use of our anti-cybercrime and cybersecurity gathering to showcase and market their services and products simultaneously at the Conference venue and in our publications.
• Our publications are targeted to policy makers at local, regional and international community levels. Explore the historical privileges of making your company listed in the 1st reference point for African Cybersecurity.
• Well demarcated and spacious exhibition that can be branded to fit into your organization profile are available at the conference venue.

Please download the Sponsorship Guidelines and Sponsorship Form.

For further information please contact:
Segun: (Lagos) 080-370-175-37, 080-208-719-00 or email: segun@cybersolutionafrica.org
Glory: (Abuja) 080-562-689-40 or email: glory@cybersolutionafrica.org
Olumide: (Port-Harcourt) 080-327-157-24 eEmail: olumide@cybersolutionafrica.org

Downloadables

Conference

Conference Brochure PDF
Full Conference Topics Overview PDF
Mobilization Fliers PDF
Conference Handbill JPG
Conference Rollup Banner JPG

Registration

Conference Participant Registration Form PDF
Conference Registration Guidelines PDF

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Guidelines PDF
Sponsorship Form PDF