Conference Chairperson & Opening Remarks

Brendan Barrett, Communications Consultant

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Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure – HSE Attack Case Study

• Quick recap – what happened and how was it handled
• What can be learned from the incident.

Liam Lynch, L2 Cyber Security Solutions

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Addressing The Impact Of Emergencies On Mental Health And Wellbeing

• Understanding the Psychological Impact of Emergencies
• Building Resilience and Coping Strategies
• Psychological First Aid and Crisis Intervention
• Community-Based Approaches to Mental Health Support
• Addressing Vulnerable Populations and Equity

Dr Dean McDonnell, Lecturer of Psychology, Southeast Technological University

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Crisis Communication: Strategies For Effective Communication During An Emergency, Including Social Media And Other Digital Channels.

• Clear and concise messaging
• Utilising social media and digital channels
• Real-time updates and monitoring
• Two-way communication and engagement

Johnny Fallon, Strategy Director, Carr Communications

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Incident Command Systems

• Overview of incident command and response
• The coordinated response
• Interagency interoperability
• Incident Response Teams (Operational)
• Crisis Management Teams (Strategic)

Paul Cuttle, Owner, Cuttle Consulting

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Disaster response and recovery - best practices for responding to and recovering from natural disasters

• Preparedness
• Early Warning Systems
• Evacuation and Sheltering
• Relief and Aid Distribution
• Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Sean Ward, M.Sc. (Emergency Management), Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management and Chairperson - Emergency Management Institute of Ireland

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Techniques for conducting effective search and rescue operations

• Utilizing drones for aerial reconnaissance
• Data analysis and mapping
• Communication and coordination technologies
• The need proper training and exposure to realistic simulations

Derek Cheevers MSc BBS (Hons), Resilience Advisors Network

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Protecting Critical Infrastructure - The Critical Entities Resilience Directive (CER)

• The NIS (Network and Information Security) Directive - existing obligations for public sector bodies.
• The new NIS2 (Network and Information Security) Directive - how it brings additional public sector bodies into its scope, and the changes those bodies will need to make over the next 18 months to ensure compliance.
• Incident response - what you need to know about your legal duties to notify the Data Protection Commission, An Garda Síochána, the national Computer Security Incident Response Team and affected individuals in the case of a cyberattack.

TJ McIntyre, Associate Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law

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What’s your Master Plan? – Incident Response Management

• Does your organisation have a basic response plan?
• Forming an incident response team.
• Checklist in the event of a breach.
• Training non-IT staff how to handle and report an incident.
• Designing, building and maintaining your response capabilities

Gerard Joyce, CTO CalQRisk