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GovWare 2026 Call for Speakers

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GovWare 2026 Call for Speakers is now closed.

Submission of proposals to speak at GovWare 2026 ended on 1 June.

 

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Key Focus Areas of GovWare 2026

 

Defending the Core:    Strengthening resilience against evolving threats
  • Agentic AI and Securing AI
  • Zero Trust in the Age of AI and Digital Identity
  • Cloud Native Security / Cloud-Enabled Cybersecurity
  • Cyber Threat Landscape & Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity Ops Centre: Methodologies & Operations
  • Darkweb, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare
  • Endpoint Security / Mobile Security / Network Security
  • Incident Response, Digital Forensics, and Cyber Recovery Across IT and OT
  • Cybersecurity in OT Environments: Threats, Intelligence and Automation
  • Security by Design: Risk Assessment, Avoidance and Mitigation
  • Cyber Risk Management and Control Frameworks
  • Identity, Data Security, and the Future of Access Control
Security Architecture:   Designing secure, scalable, and future-ready systems
  • AI Security Architecture and Visibility
  • Recent Developments in ML / AI Engines​
  • Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation​
  • Distributed Security in General and IoT Environments / Internet of Things​
  • Cybersecurity and IT Resilience: Bridging Protection with Recovery​
  • Post-Quantum Security & Future-Ready Architectures​
Cyber, People & Power:   Navigating the human, organisational, and borderless dimensions of cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity in Developing Economies and Underserved Communities​
  • Supply Chain and Third-Party Cyber Risk​
  • People, Partnerships and Culture: Building a Sustainable Cybersecurity Ecosystem​
  • Governance and Assurance in AI​​
  • Emerging Cybersecurity Regulations and Cross-Border Compliance Challenges​
  • Re-charting the CISO role: Strategy, Platforms, and the Cybersecurity Ecosystem​
  • Tech Convergence for Cyber Defence: AI, Quantum, and the Human Factor​

 

Important Dates

Call for Speakers Opens
 

27 April 2026

Call for Speakers Closes
 

1 June 2026

Notification to Applicants


From 8 July 2026

Submission of Presentation Materials

By 3 September 2026

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What Inspires the Voices at GovWare

Roll Call on Some of Our Past Esteemed Speaker Alumni

 

A Peek into Past GovWare Participants

  • Chief Information Security Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency | Australia
  • Senior Vice President, Mastercard | Singapore
  • Vice President & Global Head of Industrial Cybersecurity, Siemens Energy | United States of America
  • Director of HealthTech, Science and Business Park Tehnopol | Estonia
  • Director of IT Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance | Cambodia
  • Chief of IT Operations, Hospital Authority Hong Kong | Hong Kong
  • Managing Director, CFLW Cyber Strategies BV | The Netherlands
  • Chief Information Security Officer, Temasek International Pte Ltd | Singapore
  • Chief Information Officer, Wilmar International Limited | Singapore
  • Chief Technology Officer, Bank Of The Philippine Island | Singapore
  • Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Bank Mandiri Indonesia | Indonesia
  • Senior Vice President - Group IT, Mewah Group | Malaysia
  • Vice President, Globe Telecom Inc. | Philippines
  • Head of IT, DC & Cloud Management, Bank Simpanan Nasional Malaysia (BSN) | Malaysia
  • Chief Information Security Officer, Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. | Philippines
  • Vice President of Cyber Security - Asia, Marina Bay Sands | Singapore
  • Executive Director, Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) | Philippines
  • Managing Director, Korea Testing Certification Institute | Republic of Korea
  • Head of Cyber Defence Centre, Indonesia Ministry of Defence | Indonesia
  • Head of Clouds & Infrastructure, ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited | Singapore
  • Executive Vice President, Safety & Security, Changi Airport Group (CAG) | Singapore
  • Professor for Computer Networks, University of Hamburg | Germany
  • Deputy Chief Information Officer Health, Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection | Austria
  • Chief Information Officer, Gambling Regulatory Authority | Singapore
  • Director of Cyber Security Surveillance Cyber Operation Office, National Computer Emergency Response Team, NCSA Thailand | Thailand
  • Head of R&D and Innovation, ThanhBinhBCA | Vietnam
  • Director, Centre for Security, Strategy and Technology, Observer Research Foundation | India
  • Director of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Air Force | Sri Lanka
  • Chief, Risk Management, National Cyber Security Centre | Bahrain
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