Edvardas Šileris

Head of European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)
EUROPOL

Edvardas commenced as Head of the European Cybercrime Centre in 2020. He is responsible for the central collation of criminal intelligence on cybercrime across the EU, supporting member state investigations into online child sexual exploitation, cyber-dependent crimes, non-cash means of payment fraud, and crime on the dark web. His Centre collaborates closely with the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT), a team of specialist cyber investigators from various countries. His teams at EC3 further provide digital forensic support in complex cases, strategic analysis of threats and trends, liaison with industry, academia and non- law enforcement partners, prevention and awareness, and capacity building. Before becoming Head of EC3, Edvardas was Deputy Police Commissioner General of the Lithuanian Police, also covering innovation, with 22 years dedicated to crime investigation.