Roman Pačka

Chief Advisor to the Director, National Cyber and Information Security Agency of the Czech Republic

Authoritarian regimes are exploiting technology to erode democratic values and undermine public institutions, attempting to weaponize it for political and military goals. I personally consider trusted technology the cornerstone of national security and the economic prosperity of our society. This is why, with the support of Keith Krach, the Czech Republic introduced the Prague Proposals on 5G in 2019 — the first-ever guidance on trusted suppliers in next-generation telecommunications infrastructure, endorsed by partners around the world, including the G7 or QUAD. I look forward to building on this partnership and contributing to the Trusted Tech Standard Initiative together with like-minded partners.

Roman Pačka currently serves as Chief Advisor to the Director of the National Cyber and Information Security Agency of the Czech Republic where he is responsible for oversight and implementation of key strategic initiatives and engagements, including the adoption of the new Act on Cybersecurity. In the past, he served as Cyber Defense Attaché at the Permanent Delegation of the Czech Republic to NATO in Brussels where he served as Delegate to NATO Cyber Defense Committee and coordinated cyber security, cyber defense and technology policy agenda. Prior to that, Roman served as Head of National Policy and Strategy Unit at the National Cyber and Information Security Agency and he was the main co-author of the very first National Cyber Security Strategy of the Czech Republic.

He was also involved in the preparation and negotiation of the Prague Proposals on 5G Security, an internationally recognized guidance on security of next-generation networks initiated by the Czech Republic in 2019 and endorsed by QUAD, G7 and other international partners. In addition, he also served National Liaison Officer and Alternate Management Borad Member to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). Roman also co-authored several publications on cyber policy and cyber warfare. Roman holds graduate degrees in Security and Strategic Studies from Masaryk University in Brno and he is a George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies alum. He joins the Trusted Tech Standard Initiative in his personal capacity.