Programme
23rd - 24th October 2025 at the Astrales Grand Hall, Qawra, Malta.
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Thursday 23rd October
Main Track
Time
Main Track
Expert Track
08:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00
Welcome Note by Philip B Cortis, Organiser of CTRL+ESC 2025
10:45
From Scripts to Full Automation with Github Copilot - Part A, by Thodoris Theodorou and Nikolaos Antoniou
11:45
From Scripts to Full Automation with Github Copilot - Part B, by Thodoris Theodorou and Nikolaos Antoniou
12:45
Networking Lunch
16:00
From Data to Tools: The Maltese NLP Journey by Prof Claudia Borg, Department of AI, Faculty of ICT, University of Malta
Expert Track
09:45
How to handle Azure Firewall Policies & Rules in IAC & Devops by Didier Van Hoye, Microsoft MVP
10:45
11:45
Google Cloud for the Modern IT Pro: A Unified Approach to Hybrid Infrastructure and Security by Giuliano Ribeiro
12:45
Networking Lunch
15:00
Effectivily use the latest AI Models, tools and technologies provided by Google AI and Good Cloud by Mohamed Berrimi PhD, PhD
16:00
Thursday 23rd October
Main Track
Time
Main Track
Expert Track
08:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00
Welcome Note by Philip B Cortis, Organiser of CTRL+ESC 2025
09:45
How to handle Azure Firewall Policies & Rules in IAC & Devops by
Didier Van Hoye, Microsoft MVP
10:45
From Scripts to Full Automation with Github Copilot - Part A, by Thodoris Theodorou and Nikolaos Antoniou
11:45
From Scripts to Full Automation with Github Copilot - Part B, by Thodoris Theodorou and Nikolaos Antoniou
Google Cloud for the Modern IT Pro: A Unified Approach to Hybrid Infrastructure and Security by Giuliano Ribeiro
12:45
Networking Lunch
15:00
Effectivily use the latest AI Models, tools and technologies provided by Google AI and Good Cloud by
Mohamed Berrimi PhD, PhD
16:00
From Data to Tools: The Maltese NLP Journey by Prof Claudia Borg, Department of AI, Faculty of ICT, University of Malta
Latest Update from NVIDIA by
Thomas Poppelgaard, NVIDIA NEPA
Expert Track
Friday 24th October
Main Track
08:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00
Address by Hon Keith Azzopardi Tanti, Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Youth, Research and Innovation
10:15
Address by Hon Jerome Caruana Cilia, Shadow Minister for the Economy and Enterprise
10:40
Securing the Enterprise - Zero Trust Security by Philip B Cortis
12:30
Networking Lunch
13:45
Arabic and low-resourced languages in AI with a look at the challenges the Maltese language brings to AI by Mohamed Berrimi, PhD, PhD
15:45
End to End Digital Forensic Investigation by Philip B Cortis and Craig Hatter
Expert Track
09:00
Latest Update from NVIDIA by
Thomas Poppelgaard, NVIDIA NEPA
12:30
Networking Lunch
14:45
Accelerate AI with Google Cloud Run by Giuliano Ribeiro
16:45
Closing notes by Philip B Cortis
Friday 24th October
Time
Main Track
Expert Track
08:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00
10:00
Address by Hon Jerome Caruana Cilia, Shadow Minister for the Economy and Enterprise
10:15
Address by Hon Keith Azzopardi Tanti, Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Youth, Research and Innovation
12:30
Networking Lunch
13:45
Arabic and low-resourced languages in AI with a look at the challenges the Maltese language brings to AI by
Mohamed Berrimi, PhD, PhD
14:45
Accelerate AI with Google Cloud Run by Giuliano Ribeiro
15:45
End to End Digital Forensic Investigation by Philip B Cortis and Craig Hatter
Main Track
16:45
Closing notes by Philip B Cortis
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