2025 International White Hat Conference: Tentative Program

Monday, June 10, 2025

Conference Day 1: June 10 (Location: School of Law at University of León)

Master of Ceremonies (MC): Dr. Michael Jenkins, Professor and Department Chair, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity & Sociology, University of Scranton

TUESDAY, JUNE 10	Speakers		TITLE/ NATIONALITY
Opening Ceremonies
Opening Speaker 1	H. E. Nuria González Álvarez		H. E. and Magfca. Rector of the University of León, Spain
Opening Speaker 2	Dr. Antonio Hernando Vera		Secretario de Estado de Telecomunicaciones, Infraestructuras Digitales y Seguridad Digital, Spain
Opening Speaker 3	Dr. Lou Chitkushev		Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Computer Science, and Director of Health Informatics & Health Sciences, Boston University, USA
Opening Speaker 4	Dr. José Luis Sanz Merino		Regional Minister of Mobility and Digital Transformation of the Junta de Castilla y León, Spain
Opening Speaker 5	Dr. José Antonio Díez Díaz		Mayor of the City of León, Spain
Opening Speaker 6	Dr. Félix Barrio Juárez		Director of INCIBE (Institute of National Cybersecurity), Spain
Opening Remarks	Dr. Kyung-Shick Choi		Founder of the White Hat Conference and Director of Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity Programs, Boston University, USA
11:00–12:15	Keynote Session
Keynote Speaker 1	Dr. Catarina Sarmento e Castro		Minister of Justice of Portugal (2022–2024); Professor at Law, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Keynote Speaker 2	Dr. J. Eduardo Campos		EMPA CISSP CPP, Spain
Moderator	Dr. Miguel Hermosa Espeso		Dean of the Palencia Bar Association; Responsible for Digital Justice of the General College of Spanish Lawyers, Spain
12:15–12:45	Break
12:45–13:00	White Hat Team Introduction
13:00–14:15	Legal Expert Session
LE Speaker 1	Dr. Alexandre Casadevall Portas		Cyber Crime Prosecutor’s Office
LE Speaker 2	Dr. María Montserrat Marín López		Executive Director, EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), Hungary
Moderator	Dr. Subhajit Basu		Professor of Law and Technology, University of Leeds School of Law, UK
14:15–16:00	Lunch Break
Afternoon Sessions
16:00–17:15		Technical Investigation
Speaker 1		Lorne Lantz		Founder and CEO, Breadcrumbs; Crypto Investigation Specialist, Canada
Speaker 2		Dr. Belén Arribas Sánchez		President, ENATIC, Spain
Moderator		Dr. Wolfgang Lindner		Professor, Institute/Department of Digital Forensics and Cybercrime, University at the Hamburg Police Academy, Germany
17:15–17:45		Break
17:45–19:00		Global Intelligence Perspectives and Strategies
Speaker 1		Dr. Ilia Kolochenko		Chief Architect and CEO at ImmuniWeb, Switzerland; Attorney-at-Law (Washington, DC), USA
Speaker 2		Dr. Wook Kang		Professor, Korean National Police University, South Korea
Speaker 3		Dr. Jan Ellermann		Senior Specialist, EUROPOL
Moderator		Dr. Gergely Dzsinich		Attorney and Executive Advisor, Hungary
19:00–19:30		Interview With Cybercrime Investigation Competition Committee · Cybercrime Investigation Competition: Top 3 Teams · Closing Announcement for Day 1
CTF Committee Members		Dr. Sinchul Back		Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity & Sociology, University of Scranton, USA
		Dr. Wolfgang Lindner		Professor, Institute/Department of Digital Forensics and Cybercrime, University at the Hamburg Police Academy, Germany

Conference Day 2: June 11 (Location: Place of Conde Luna)

FRIDAY, JUNE 11
09:30–10:00	Program Announcement: Introducing Top 3 Teams and Judges
10:00–11:00	Mock Trial Session 1: Cybercrime Investigation Expert Testimony Top 3 Teams Introduction
11:00–11:30	Break
11:30–12:45	Mock Trial Session 2: Judges’ Decision
	Dr. Gergely Dzsinich	Attorney and Executive Advisor, Hungary
	Dr. Subhajit Basu	Professor of Law and Technology, University of Leeds School of Law, UK
	Dr. Marlon Mike Toro-Alvarez	Frm. Lieutenant Colonel, Colombian National Police; Assistant Professor; Colombia
Mock Trial Moderator	Dr. Jennifer LaPrade	Associate Professor of Criminology, Missouri State University, USA
13:00–13:30	Reception at the Provincial Council of León
13:30–15:30	Lunch Break: Final Decision
Mock Trial Moderator	Dr. Jennifer LaPrade	Associate Professor of Criminology, Missouri State University, USA
15:30–16:30 pm	Student Paper Presentation: Q&A: 15 minutes per person, plus an additional 15 minutes
Moderator	Chris Kayser	Founder, President, and CEO of Cybercrime Analytics, Inc., Canada
16:30–17:30 pm	Career Fair
Speaker 1	Dr. Miriam Verde Trabada	General Secretariat of INCIBE (Institute of National Cybersecurity), Spain
Speaker 2	Dr. José Luis Pérez Manzano	Lieutenant of the Civil Guard, Member of the Criminal Cyberintelligence Group of the Judicial Police Technical Unit
Career Fair Moderator	Petra Gunder	Transatlantic Dialogue Co-Founder and Coordinator
18:00–18:30	Award Ceremony: Location Local Government Palace Award Presenter: Director of INCIBE and Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Global Engagement of the University of León Special Award: Dr. Salvador Tarodo White Hat Competition Winner (3 Teams) Student Paper Competition Winner (2 Teams)
18:30–19:00	Closing Ceremony: INCIBE Director of INCIBE Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Global Engagement of the University of León Director of the Cybersecurity Program at the University of León Founder of the White Hat Conference
19:00–20:00	Reception: INCIBE https://www.incibe.es/en

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MONDAY, JUNE 10	Cybercrime Investigation Challenge Details
11:00–11:50	Student Poster Session
12:00–13:00	Lunch
13:00–14:00	Cybercrime Investigation Challenge Orientation (Invited Teams Only)
14:00–02:00	Cybercrime Investigation Challenge Begins Challenge Completes at 02:00, Tuesday, June 10 (12 hours)