Opening Plenary - High-Level Panel: The Race to the Frontier – AI and the Future of Cybersecurity

Panel discussion on evolving AI-enabled cyber threats and defences, the need for stronger safeguards, and the roles of governments and industry in strengthening cybersecurity cooperation.

Last updated on 12 October 2026

13 October 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 9.40am to 10.25am (GMT +8)
Venue: SICW A (Level 3, Heliconia 3401 - 3506)

The rapid advancement of AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape, giving both attackers and defenders powerful new capabilities and raising the stakes for organisations, governments, and citizens alike. As AI enables cyber threats to grow in sophistication and scale, defenders face mounting pressure to keep pace, raising urgent questions about what an effective and coordinated response looks like.

This panel brings together senior officials across governments and leading companies to examine the evolving relationship between AI and cybersecurity. The discussion will explore how security and safeguards can keep pace with advancing AI capabilities, the respective roles of governments, AI developers and organisations deploying AI, and how national and international cooperation needs to adapt as the technology evolves.

Table of event speakers and moderators

Programme
Panellist
Mr Rajiv Gupta	Head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Communications Security Establishment Canada Canada
Mr Adrien Abecassis	Ambassador for Digital Affairs and Artificial Intelligence Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères France
Mr Iida Yoichi	National Cyber Director National Cybersecurity Office Japan
Ms Gracie Lin	Regional CEO OKX Singapore and Australia
Mr Michael Sellitto	Head of APAC Policy Anthropic
Moderator
Dr He Ruimin	Chief AI Officer Ministry of Digital Development and Information Singapore

Information is accurate at time of publication