The eighth edition of the Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) was held on 16 – 19 Oct 2023 with more than 12,0000 delegates from 80 countries participating.
SICW 2023 attracted a diverse audience mix of government officials, industry experts, academics, and cybersecurity professionals. Over 270 speakers covered a myriad of topics ranging from reshaping cybersecurity in the era of generative artificial intelligence, public-private sectors roles and partnership in the cyberspace, and combating advanced cybersecurity threats.
Among the global leaders and industry experts who spoke were Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs; Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor, United States; Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Cabinet Office Minister of State, United Kingdom; Johanna Weaver, Director of the Tech Policy Design Centre, Australian National University; K C Choi, Executive Vice President and Global Head, Mobile Enterprise Business, Samsung; and Brad Arkin, Chief Security and Trust Officer, CISCO.
United Nation’s Izumi Nakamitsu engaging with Cyber Security Agency’s David Koh at the opening summit of SICW
The GovWare Conference and Exhibition 2023, the region’s premier trade show for cybersecurity, was also held in conjunction with SICW.
SICW 2023 and GovWare programmes include expert-led keynotes and a cutting-edge tech showcase by leading global and local innovators[Source: GovWare]
Building Trust and Security in the Digital Domain
In his opening address at the SICW Summit, Mr Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, Singapore, emphasised the necessity of building trust and security in the emerging digital order. He said that as the digital domain is constantly evolving, and as the world is still trying to figure out what the rules and norms should be, trust is fundamental, not just between states, but between governments and the tech industry, and the public’s trust in the di ..
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