JANIS SARTS

Janis Sarts is heading the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence based in Riga, Latvia since September 2015. Janis is a recognised expert in strategic communications and emerging technologies, and a demanded speaker on the subjects of disinformation, social media impact and national security aspects of emerging technologies. Janis has a profound background in defence sector dating back to 1994. Prior his present post, Janis has been the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Latvia for a bit more than seven years. He has also led the Latvian Government’s efforts to increase its security and defence capabilities in cyberspace. As Chair of the National Cyber Security Board, Janis was responsible for formulating and overseeing the implementation of Latvia’s cyber security policy, as well as for overseeing the work of the National Information Technology Security Incident Response Institution – CERT.LV.