• Working languages: the working languages of the conference are English, French and Spanish. 
• Visa: kindly note that visa arrangements are the traveler’s responsibility.
• Venue: the conference will take place in person and online through a dedicated platform. Participation is free of charge but subject to registration. Interested stakeholders are invited to register until 30 April 2025. 
  • Venue for in person attendance:  Council of Europe / Palais de l'Europe. 
  • Livestreaming will be ensured and available on this webpage.
• Getting around Strasbourg: local transport & useful contacts
• Access to the Council of Europe premises and registration: badges will be distributed at the entrance of the building on the first day of the Conference upon presentation of a valid ID or passport
• Accommodation: more details to be announced shortly
• Meals: Coffee breaks will be provided during the conference. Participants are responsible for their own lunches. A cafeteria and restaurant are available on-site at the Council of Europe. On 4 June, evening reception will be hosted by the Presidency of Malta (foyer of the Hemicycle).
• COVID-19 protocols: The Council of Europe Covid self-declaration form is no longer required. However, please contact the organisers promptly should you find yourself in any of the following situations: you tested positive for COVID-19; you present symptoms (such as sore throat, cough, cold symptoms) even if mild; you have been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the past 7 days.  
• Practical information: more details to be announced shortly

Futher details and updates on the administrative arrangements will be provided to registered participants closer to the conference date.

• Cybercrime and electronic evidence: global perspectives
• Update: Global state of cybercrime legislation and implementation of the Convention on Cybercrime and its Protocols
• International treaties on cybercrime: the new United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime (“Hanoi Convention”) and its links to the Convention on Cybercrime (“Budapest Convention”)
• Conclusions

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• Introduction to the session and to the Second Protocol
• Use cases: Obtaining the disclosure of electronic evidence now and in the future under the 2AP
• Expectations
• Towards implementation and ratification of the Second Protocol
• Conclusions

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• Introduction and objective of the workshop + results of the survey and winners of the competition
• Keynote speech
• Youth and cybercrime: risks, responsibilities, and threats
• Protecting youth from cybercrime: the role of law enforcement and the private sector
• Conclusions

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• Introduction and objective of the workshop
• Strengthening responses to NCDII
• What strategies, policies and measures to counter NCDII?
• Conclusions

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• Introduction and objective of the session: about cyber interference with democracy
• Cyber interference with democracy – actions and actors
• Preventing and responding to cyber interference with democracy
• Conclusions

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• Introduction and objective of the workshop
• Typologies and modus operandi of pig-butchering/romance scams
• Strategies for investigations
• Avenues for international and public/private cooperation
• Conclusions

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• Introduction and objective of the workshop
• Setting the scene
• Use of investigative powers to obtain data from VASPs
• Conclusions

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Regional workshop will focus on priority topics identified in coordination with hub countries under C-PROC capacity building projects, addressing key challenges and opportunities specific to the region.

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Regional workshop will focus on priority topics identified in coordination with hub countries under C-PROC capacity building projects, addressing key challenges and opportunities specific to the region.

Visit the regional workshop webpage

Regional workshop will focus on priority topics identified in coordination with hub countries under C-PROC capacity building projects, addressing key challenges and opportunities specific to the region.

Visit the regional workshop webpage

Regional workshop will focus on priority topics identified in coordination with hub countries under C-PROC capacity building projects, addressing key challenges and opportunities specific to the region.

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• Introduction and objective of the workshop
• Setting the scene: case study
• Challenges for investigation and prosecution
• Conclusions

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• Introduction and objective of the session
• Perspectives
  •  “Cyber-enabled crimes under the Rome Statute”
  • The Tallinn Manual: emerging standards and principles
  • A look at the battlefield: perspective from Ukraine
• Discussion
• Conclusions by rapporteur

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• Introduction and objective of the session
• The dark side of AI: offences against, by and by means of AI systems
• The bright side of AI: leveraging AI for investigations, the collection of electronic evidence and international cooperation
• Conclusions by moderator or rapporteur

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• Key takeaways from workshops
• Outlook for 2025/6
• Conclusions

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