The «Blockchain, society and cybersecurity» conference brought together nearly 80 participants on 29 April 2024 at the École Militaire (Paris 7e).
The question of trust between players in cyberspace is now at the heart of discussions about the security of information systems, the sharing of sensitive or critical data, and democratic issues. Initially, trust in a system is based on the way it is organised, its technology and its laws. The digital technologies are cross-cutting, touching on all aspects of social life and state action, but for the most part they remain the same. subject to legislation outside Europe.
The characteristics of blockchain (blockchain) seem to make it a ideal solution to create trust between players without resorting to a centralised solution provided by other state powers.
La Cyber and Digital Sovereignty Chair - IHEDN organised a symposium on 29 April 2024 at the École Militaire (Paris 7). «Blockchain, society and cybersecurity».
The aim of the event was to’establish whether and how the blockchain is a long-term solution for societal and cyber security issues.
Authors of academic articles to be published in the special «Blockchain and Society» issue of International Journal of Bioethics and listeners to the Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity (SNC) major at the IHEDN National Session, from a variety of disciplines, shared their research and expertise on this technical and topical subject.
The conference addressed two main themes in round-table discussions:
- Blockchain, identity and sovereignty
- The benefits of blockchain for cybersecurity and cyberdefence
Programme
Part One:
Blockchain, identity and sovereignty
- «Decentralised identity and biometrics in the automotive industry»
Odile PANCIATICI
Expert in blockchain
Co-founder of Greendoy
and
Yves-Michel LEPORCHER
Expert in blockchain
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Greendoy - «Blockchain and the challenge of digital identity: technology as a support for self-sovereignty».»
Jessica EYNARD
Senior lecturer in digital law
Co-director of the’International research for society institute (IRSI) and the Master in Digital Law at the University of Toulouse Capitole
Associate researcher at the Chair Law, accountability and social trust in AI of the Artificial and natural intelligence Toulouse institute (ANITI) - «A strategy for European sovereignty in the field of AI and cybersecurity: the blockchain»
Christian BYK
Associate researcher at the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay)
UNESCO Unitwin «Governance and Citizenship in the Digital Age» Network»
French representative on UNESCO's Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee - «Fighting cryptoasset crime: another approach to sovereignty».»
Nicolas DUVINAGE
Heterogeneous mass data processing« project manager»
Directorate General of the National Gendarmerie (DGGN)
Second part:
The benefits of blockchain for cybersecurity and cyberdefence
- «Cyber defence and blockchain: benefits, applications and challenges».»
Nathalie DEVILLIER
Doctor of Law
Expert in artificial intelligence law for the European Commission (DG JUST, DG CONNECT)
Associate researcher at the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS)
IHEDN auditor (SNC5) - «Blockchain: one more link in the prevention of cyber risks?»
Rémy OZCAN
Chairman of the French Federation of Blockchain Professionals (FFPB) - «From the physical world to the cyber world: the challenges and role of blockchains in controlling supply chains».»
Matthieu HUG
Chairman of Tilkal
Traceability expert at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
IHEDN auditor (SNC5)
