The ManilaCon@911:Business@Risk opened with a bang Thursday, September 9, 2004 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati with an estimated 400 delegates, sponsors and guests in attendance. The conference was keynoted by Undersecretary Abraham Purugganan, Deputy Presidential Adviser and Head of the Task Force for the Security of Critical Infrastructure (TFSCI).

Several other foreign security experts from Singapore and the United States including renowned European white-hat hacker Van Hauser delivered timely tips and tricks on how to defend and secure one's information systems against hackers and other forms of virus attacks. 

The second day was highlighted with the presence of Secretary Virgilio Pena, Chair of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).

Sec. Virgilio Pena discussing ICT Security

Presentation materials will be available to those who attended the conference. 

Pls. watch for details (in this website) on where or how to get these presentation materials and handouts.

The seriousness of the ManilaCon@911 conference was made lighter through the opening dance number which depicted the tense and thorny terroristic situation the country and the rest of the global cybercommunity is subjected to on a regular basis. The conference is designed to provide delegates with basic as well as advanced information and techniques on how to combat such threats.