The Octopus Conference, organised with the Hungarian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, was held from 16 to 18 November 2021 in Strasbourg and online. The event was an opportunity for cybercrime experts from public and private sectors, as well as international and non-governmental organizations from all over the world, to share experience and develop responses.
On the first day of the event, a special session with high level interventions was dedicated to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Budapest Convention and the forthcoming 2nd Additional Protocol on enhanced co-operation and the disclosure of electronic evidence.
On 17 and 18 November, multiple workshops punctuated the day, including regional workshops (for Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Africa) and thematic workshops (Capacity building, Ransomware, AI, others), as well as “Lightning talks” with successful proposals of ideas, projects, calls to action presented by participants.
A closing plenary session discussed the results of the donference.
More information:
- Conclusions of the Conference
- 2nd Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and the disclosure of electronic evidence
- Lightning Talks presentations
- Octopus Conference webpage
- 20th anniversary of the Budapest Convention
Factsheets:
- Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
- First Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime concerning the criminalization of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
- Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence
Speeches and messages by high-level officials:
- Speech by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić
- Speech by the President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Messages by high-level officials (#BC20cybercrime thread on Twitter)
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