We invite you to join us at the opening of the world's first Open 5G Cyber Security Hackathon at the global 6G and 5G hotspot - Oulu, Finland on the 29th of November. This ground-breaking hackathon brings together nearly 100 best hackers from 20 different countries as they complete different challenges set by Ericsson, Nokia and Oulu University.

Before the opening event, you get the unparalleled chance to explore Oulu - the home to research and development of top-tier cybersecurity on a

global scale. 6G is a flagship programme at Oulu University and about 60% of the world's mobile phone traffic utilizes network technologies that were developed in Oulu. During this trip, you have the unique opportunity to learn about the latest 6G developments, get to know to the one of a kind ICT ecosystem in Oulu and visit some of the leading cyber security companies in the city, such as Bittium, F-Secure, Nokia 5G Factory and Tosibox. You´ll also have the opportunity to meet the head of Ericsson 5G Cyber Security.

Later, at the hackathon opening event, experts and decision-makers in 5G and cybersecurity join together to discuss the future of 5G and 6G as well as its security as the world enters a new digital decade. In addition, the hackathon's challenges will be revealed.

This event will be followed by Leading Edge 5G Forum on February 13, 2020 in Helsinki, Finland that gathers the leading experts and decision-makers from around the world to single forum. The event´s speaker list includes major technology vendors, EU cyber security authorities, top decision makers and representatives from some of the biggest operators around the world, topped with leading professionals and evangelists in the field of 5G cyber security.

Program at 3.45 pm - 7.15 pm

Opening words

Jarkko Saarimäki, Director,

National Cyber Security Centre Finland at Traficom

6G Flagship Program: Paving the Way Towards Higher Frequencies, Improved Network Security and Advanced Machine Learning at the Edge

Mika Ylianttila, Associate Professor, University of Oulu

Introduction to the Hackathon Challenges

Ericsson Challenge:

Mikko Karikytö, Head of Network Security, Ericsson

Nokia Challenge:

Juha Mölkänen, Information Security Manager, Nokia

University of Oulu Flagship Challenge:

Juha Röning, Professor of Embedded Systems, University of Oulu

A Hacker's Perspective to 5G Threat Landscape

Frank Kleinewoerdemann, Mobile Security Researcher

Panel Discussion: Hackers' Voice

Facilitated by Sauli Pahlman, Head of Department,

National Cyber Security Centre Finland

Interviews and Dinner

Please sign up by November 25, 2019. Registrations are handled by PR Agency Miltton, liisa.myllymaki@miltton.fi

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