Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a “security guru” by The Economist. He is the author of 12 books — including the New York Times best-seller “Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World” — as well as hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. His influential newsletter “Crypto-Gram” and blog “Schneier on Security” are read by over 250,000 people. Schneier was presented with the Business Leader in Cybersecurity Award for dedicating his career to the betterment of technology security and privacy.
Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and an Advisory Board member of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. He is also the Chief Technology Officer of Resilient Systems, Inc. in Alewife. MA.
Mr. Bruce Schneier’s acceptance speech in the Global Cybersecurity Day event:
The Global Cybersecurity Day’s first conference will be held in the America-Japan Society in Tokyo at 12:00 noon in December 12 in local time (at 10:00 PM, Friday, December 11, 2015 in Boston time) and connects with Boston via video conference.
Another event will be held at Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge on December 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM (Eastern time).
Venue: The America-Japan Society, 8F, 1－11－28, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
In connection with Boston
Live-streamed at www.bostonglobalforum.org
Moderator: Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki – President of the America-Japan Society, Inc.; Professor at Sophia University and Keio University; Former Ambassador to the U.S
Conference Organizer:
Nobue Mita, Boston Global Forum Japan Representative
Shinya Saotome, Assistant, Boston Global Forum Japan
Boston’s Speakers:
Michael Dukakis, Co-Founder & Chairman of Boston Global Forum; Three-term governor of Massachusetts; The 1988 Democratic nominee for president of the United States; Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University; Visiting professor at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA
Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Founder & CEO of Boston Global Forum; Chair of International Advisory Committee of UNESCO Chair on Global Citizenship Education, UCLA; Emeritus Member of Harvard Business School’s Global Advisory Board
Japan’s Speakers:
Kazuhiro Nakatani, Member of the Cybersecurity Strategic Headquarters (of the Government of Japan); Professor of International Law at the University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Ito, Ph.D, Director of National Security Laboratory; Board of Directors, LAC Co. Ltd; First commander of “System Protection unit” that is first Cyber military unit of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force; Author of “The Fifth battle domain” and “Threat of Cyber warfare”
Koji Murata, Dean, Doshisha University
Shunji Yanai, Member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ,President of the Tribunal (2011-2014); Former Japanese Ambassador to the US; Chairman, Adivisory Panel for the Prime Minister on Reconstruction of the Legal Basis for Security Japan; Professor, Waseda University and Chuo University
Mr. Waichi Sekiguchi, Senior Staff Writer, Nikkei, Inc.
