High Level Conference on Governance for Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds (2025)

Artificial Intelligence Action Summit (2025)

On 10 and 11 February 2025, France will host the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, gathering Heads of State and Government, leaders of international organizations, small and large enterprises, representatives of academia, non-governmental organizations, artists and members of civil society. The event aims to be as inclusive as possible, with broad representation across countries and sectors.

The AI revolution is bound to transform employment, education, health, culture and economies, across the world. Building on the important milestones reached during the Bletchley Park (November 2023) and Seoul (May 2024) summits, this gathering will focus on concrete actions to ensure that the global AI sector can drive beneficial social, economic and environmental outcomes in the public interest.

The summit's foundation is being laid through the collaborative efforts of contact groups, which bring together governments, businesses, and civil society representatives from diverse regions. To incorporate a wide range of perspectives and ideas, we have issued calls for contributions, and are partnering with a series of event, building our “Road to the Summit".

NICE Conference & Expo (2025)

The 2025 NICE Conference & Expo will take place on June 1-4, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. This year’s conference theme “Climbing Higher: Educating & Sustaining a Resilient Cybersecurity Workforce” highlights the urgency of strengthening and expanding the cybersecurity workforce. By collaborating with key partners, we aim to tackle current challenges and ensure a secure future.

The conference will offer a half-day of targeted workshops followed by two full days of insights from experienced thought leaders from education, government, industry, and non-profits who are addressing cybersecurity’s education, training, and workforce needs.

The NICE Conference is the annual convening of community members and thought leaders from education, government, industry, and non-profits to explore ways of developing a skilled cybersecurity workforce ready to meet the challenges of the future. This event provides an opportunity to share best practices from around the world and across sectors in order to build the workforce we need to confront cybersecurity risks today and in years to come.

This event is hosted by Florida International University and New America, supported by NICE, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

RSA Conference (2025)

Part of the RSA Conference mission is to foster innovative advancement by bringing the biggest, boldest ideas into the spotlight. Explore innovation programs at RSAC 2025 for networking and a front-row seat to the next generation of revolutionary solutions.

RSA Conference 2025 delivers diverse programs and events that cater to everyone, whether you're a student or CISO, a First-Time Attendee, or a Conference veteran. Dive into ground-breaking innovation, earn valuable CE credits, and much more!

Global Forum on AI and Digital Transformation in the Public Sector (2025)

As part of the 20-year review of the WSIS, the UNESCO Global Forum on AI and Digital Transformation in the Public Sector will take place on 12-13 February 2025.

The forum will address the urgent need to build public sector capacity for effectively leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital technologies, and robust data governance frameworks in promoting sustainable, inclusive, and human rights-based governance. Senior policymakers, industry leaders, academia, and civil society will come together to tackle these critical challenges.

Organized over two days, the UNESCO Global Forum aims to:

- Propose a Plan of Action for Public Sector Capacity Building on AI and Digital Transformation.
- Launch the Dynamic Coalition on Digital Capacity Building.

- Convene stakeholder consultations on the Data Governance Toolkit: A Roadmap for Navigating the Digital Age.
- Foster international collaboration to advance responsible and interoperable approaches.

- Advance global frameworks, including the Global Digital Compact.
Provide input to the WSIS+20 review to shape a reinvigorated WSIS 2.0 vision.
- Foster Knowledge Exchanges and Partnerships
- Launch the Digital Transformation Repository and Learning Hub.
Share best practices, promoting mutual learning and collaboration among stakeholders.

Black Hat Middle East & Africa

Black Hat Middle East and Africa is a leading cybersecurity conference and exhibition held in Riyadh, KSA. The event brings together cybersecurity professionals, cutting-edge technologies, solution providers, and decision-makers from around the world, condensing several months of networking into just three days.

Third African Forum on Cybercrime (2025)

Further to the two African fora on cybercrime which were held in October 2018 and in June 2021, the African Union Commission (TBC), the European Union and the Council of Europe (GLACY-e project) are organising on 11-13 March 2025 a third edition of the African forum on cybercrime. The event will be hosted by the Kenyan Ministry of Interior and National Administration with the assistance of the Kenya Judiciary Academy (KJA).

The third African forum on cybercrime will focus on addressing emerging threats and identifying more effective ways to counter cybercrime. The Forum will serve as a platform for exchanging knowledge and practical experience based on successful operations. International and national actors in the field of cybercrime are invited to take this opportunity to exchange experience and to engage in effective cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence.

2025 TF-CSIRT Meeting & FIRST Regional Symposium Europe

The 2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium for the African and Arab Regions will take place from November 26–28, 2024, at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. This event is co-hosted by AfricaCERT, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA).

The symposium will welcome global FIRST Member Teams and CSIRTs from the African and Arab regions, alongside network operators, anti-abuse teams, and other security professionals from these regions.

2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium: Africa and Arab Regions

The 2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium for the African and Arab Regions will take place from November 26–28, 2024, at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. This event is co-hosted by AfricaCERT, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA).

The symposium will welcome global FIRST Member Teams and CSIRTs from the African and Arab regions, alongside network operators, anti-abuse teams, and other security professionals from these regions.

37th Annual FIRST Conference (2025)

This year’s annual conference will be held from June 22–27, 2025, in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a virtual attendance option under the theme 'Fortresses of the Future: Building Bridges, Not Walls'. The conference provides a forum for sharing goals, ideas, and information on improving computer security on a global scale.

Registration opens on November 20, while the calls for speakers, trainers, and sponsors are already open.

Named one of the Top 19 Information Security Conferences of 2020 by Tripwire, the FIRST Annual Conference promotes worldwide coordination and cooperation among Computer Security and Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs).

FIRST is an international confederation of trusted computer incident response teams that cooperatively handle security incidents and promote incident prevention programs.

* Last update: 18 November 2024

GFCE Global Annual Meeting 2025

The next GFCE Annual Meeting is scheduled for one day before the Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B), which will take place on May 14–15, 2025.

Both events will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. Stay tuned for more information about the Annual Meeting!

ENISA Cybersecurity Awareness Raising Conference (1st Edit.) – Reframing Cybersecurity Awareness Raising

ENISA is pleased to announce its 1st Cybersecurity Awareness Raising Conference, which will be organised in collaboration with the Slovenian National SI-CERT, at CANKARJEV DOM, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The Conference is addressed to professionals of the public and private sector who are tasked with Cybersecurity Awareness Raising, either within their organisation or as an outside activity.

Participants will have the opportunity to acquaint themselves with cyber psychology and the current trends in approaching diverse target audiences; draw lessons from experience to this day; and learn about awareness raising best practices and gamified content.

9th Substantive Session – U.N. OEWG on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025

The 9th Substantive Session of the U.N. Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies (2021-2025) is convened in accordance with the letter on the Proposed Schedule of OEWG Meetings 2023-2025 from Burhan Gafoor, Chair of the OEWG and representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the U.N., sent on 17 August 2023.

In 2020, the General Assembly through resolution 75/240, established a new five-year open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021–2025. The group is mandated to further develop the rules, norms and principles of responsible behaviour of States; to consider initiatives of States aimed at ensuring security in the use of information and communications technologies; to establish, under the auspices of the United Nations, regular institutional dialogue with the broad participation of States; to continue to study, with a view to promoting common understandings, existing and potential threats in the sphere of information security, inter alia, data security, and possible cooperative measures to prevent and counter such threats, and how international law applies to the use of information and communications technologies by States, as well as confidence-building measures and capacity-building.

GC3B 2025

The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) are thrilled to officially announce that the second edition of the Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) is scheduled to convene in Geneva, Switzerland on the 14 – 15 May 2025. The conference will take place at the International Conference Center Geneva (CICG).

The second iteration of the GC3B will build on the successes of its inaugural edition, which took place in November 2023 in Ghana. Responding to the need for a high-level platform that elevates discussions on cyber capacity building onto the global governance agenda, the GC3B is the first event to convene policymakers and leading experts from across the world to catalyze action for cyber resilient development. The GC3B 2025 will also build on the process of the Accra Call for Cyber Resilient Development, which is a milestone document presented at the first conference. The 2025 edition of the conference will further aid the coordination of global cyber capacity building efforts, helping unlock financial resources and improve international cooperation.

Why cyber capacity building? To ensure a free, open, and secure digital world, every country should have the resources, knowledge, and skills they need to invest in their digital future. Nations should work together and support each other with these capabilities, so that no country is left behind in their digital evolution. After all, a chain is only as strong a s the weakest link.

- Call for Session Proposals now open! (Submission Deadline: January 17, 2025, 18:00 GMT) Apply here: https://gc3b.org/open-call-form/

19th Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a global, open and inclusive platform for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on internet related issues, with special emphasis on the complementarity between all stakeholders involved. It was Established by the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2006. The mandates of the forum is to bring all stakeholders to address key challenges and opportunities in the digital era.

The meeting is held under the overarching theme of “Building our Multi-stakeholder Digital Future”.

IGF Riyadh 2024 Agenda is shaped according to the four main themes:
01. Harnessing innovation and balancing risks in the digital space.
02. Enhancing the digital contribution to peace, development, and sustainability.
03. Advancing human rights and inclusion in the digital age.
04. Improving digital governance for the Internet We Want.