GFCE Southeast Asia Regional Meeting

21 October 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 1.00pm to 4.00pm (GMT +8)
Venue: SICW B, Level 3

The GFCE Southeast Asia (SEA) Regional Meeting 2025, hosted by the GFCE SEA Hub in collaboration with and funded by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), brings together government leaders, private sector stakeholders, civil society, academia, and international partners to advance multi-stakeholder collaboration in cybersecurity governance.

With the theme “Cybersecurity as a Shared Responsibility: The Role of Multi-Stakeholderism in a Digital World”, the meeting highlights the urgent need for inclusive, coordinated, and globally aligned approaches to address evolving cyber threats. Through structured sessions, panel discussions, and roundtable dialogues, participants will examine international best practices, frameworks for responsible state behavior, and opportunities to strengthen public-private partnerships.

The meeting will serve as a platform for knowledge sharing, trust building, and identifying actionable pathways to enhance cyber resilience in Southeast Asia.

Speakers
Engr. Allan Salim Cabanlong	Director Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, Southeast Asia Hub Philippines
Mr David van Duren	Director, GFCE Secretariat Global Forum on Cyber Expertise The Netherlands
Mr Danny Jaspers	Programme Manager for Cyber Capacity Building National Cyber Security Centre The Netherlands
Dr Giacomo Persi Paoli	Head of the Security and Technology Programme United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) United States of America
Panellists
Mr Masao Shino	Director, Office for Science Technology and Information, and Digital Transformation Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japan
Ms Pua Hunter	Director Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE), Pacific Hub Cook Islands
Mr Ghislain de Salins	Global Lead, Cybersecurity World Bank United States of America
Mr Michael Karimian	Director, Digital Diplomacy Microsoft Singapore
Mr Filipe Beato	Manager, Cyber Resilience, Centre for Cybersecurity World Economic Forum Switzerland
Ms Atsuko Okuda	Regional Director International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Thailand
Ms Farhanah Bagharib	Assistant Director, International Cyber Policy Office Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) Singapore
Moderator
Mr Keith Detros	Programme Lead Tech for Good Institute Singapore
Mr Benjamin Ang	Head of Centre of Excellence for National Security; Future Issues in Technology, and Digital Impact Research RSIS Singapore

All information is accurate at time of publication and may be subject to changes.