Preparing for War: Protecting your Digital Infrastructure
Russia’s war against Ukraine and Iran’s bombing of data centers have shown that critical infrastructure is a direct target in modern warfare. As Sweden’s Chief of Defence has urged businesses to prepare for crisis and war, protecting the digital infrastructure businesses depend on has become an urgent priority.
This event brings together first-hand experience of keeping a city’s digital services available during wartime and practical perspectives on building resilient networks and secure data facilities. The speakers will explore what it takes to maintain essential services under extreme conditions and why that work must begin in peacetime.
Oleksandr Voloshchuk, Kyivteleservice
Richard Högstedt, Bahnhof
Hampus Rosenqvist, TPO
Cybersecurity for a city at war
Oleksandr Voloshchuk will speak about building a city Security Operations Center during wartime. He is Deputy Director for Cybersecurity at Kyiv’s municipal enterprise, Kyivteleservice and works to protect the city’s digital infrastructure, used by more than three million people in Kyiv.
Building a wartime shelter for critical data
Richard Högstedt from Bahnhof will discuss the challenges of creating a secure home for critical data inside a Cold War era mountain facility. How do you adapt a space built for another time to meet today’s demands for power, cooling and reliable operations?
Crisis-ready digital Infrastructure
How do we keep communications running when the usual infrastructure can no longer be relied on? Hampus Rosenqvist from TPO shares practical experience of building resilient networks in challenging environments: what works, what it takes and what others can learn from the experience.
Crises and war may feel far away. But resilience and operational control are built in peacetime, through preparation and practical work before they are needed.
Date and time
5 November, 2026
15:00–17:00 — Event at Pionen, Renstiernas gata 37, Stockholm
17:00–18:00 — Drinks & mingling
Limited seats available. Your registration is only valid once we’ve confirmed it by email.