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GC3B 2025 Program

The GC3B 2025 program took place under the overarching theme of strengthening global cyber resilience and was structured around three core pillars: Rethink, Evolve, and Anticipate.

Building on an inclusive Open Call, the agenda and schedule were shaped by proposals submitted by a diverse range of stakeholders from around the world. This Open Call invited organizations to lead interactive workshops, curate expert panels and foster dialogue aimed at generating forward-thinking, actionable solutions in cybersecurity capacity building.

Please note that participation was exclusively in-person (no hybrid participation). This approach was intended to foster more open and engaged discussions among attendees. There are no recordings of the sessions, but a summary of the sessions will be available in the summary report.

Three pillars of the GC3B 2025

1 Rethink - Cyber in and for development

How to integrate cybersecurity with international cooperation to ensure protection of digital investments and to support sustainable development?

2 Evolve - Next generation cyber capacity building

How should cyber capacity building approaches and tools evolve to be more demand-driven, improve effectiveness, promote inclusivity, and reinforce locally sustained change?

3 Anticipate - New tech frontiers for cyber capacity building

How can emerging technologies impact cyber resilience, and how can related capacity needs, skills’ demands, and security risks be anticipated and addressed through cyber capacity building?

High-level Speakers

High-level speakers that attended and shared their expertise at the GC3B!

H.E. Mr. Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and other Organizations in Geneva
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary General, International Telecommunications Union
Gabriel Lüchinger, Assistant State Secretary, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
Akshay Joshi, Head, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum
Virgil Spiridon, Head of Operations, Cybercrime Programme Office, Council of Europe

Mitchell Dunn, Director, Pacific Cyber Cooperation, DFAT, Commonwealth of Australia
Alison August Treppel, Executive Secretary, Organization of American States
Thelma Quaye, Director of Infrastructure, Skills and Empowerment, Smart Africa
Chris Carter, Account Group Director, BAE Systems
Johan Gerber, Executive Vice President and Head of Security Solution, Mastercard

Christina Leimoni, EMEA Regional Director, Microsoft
Agi Veres, Director, United Nations Development Program Geneva
Orhan Osmani, Head of the Cybersecurity Division, Telecommunication Development Sector, International Telecommunications Union
Anat Lewin, Senior Digital Development Officer, World Bank
Chinenye Chizea, Chief Security Architect, ID4D, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Program sessions

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Plenary

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony will warmly welcome participants to the 2nd edition of the GC3B.

GC3B 2025 Program

Three pillars of the GC3B 2025

1 Rethink - Cyber in and for development

2 Evolve - Next generation cyber capacity building

3 Anticipate - New tech frontiers for cyber capacity building

High-level Speakers

Program sessions

Opening Ceremony

Opening Plenary: Mainstreaming Cyber Resilience In and For Sustainable Development (Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE))

Lunch break

High Level Ministerial Closed Session (Chaired by AUDA-NEPAD and the African Union Commission, facilitated by the GFCE Africa Hub)

Building Capacities to Avert New Technology Divides (UNIDIR)

Results-based Approaches for Effective and Accountable Cyber Capacity Building (Inter-American Development Bank (IADB))

Spotlight: Triple-I, Netherlands, Cyber Offender Prevention Squad (COPS) (GFCE Triple-I, Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre, Cyber Offender Prevention Squad (COPS) - Police National Unit, high tech-crime)

Coffee Break

Strengthening Information Integrity for Human-centered Development (CyberPeace Institute, Albania)

Spotlight: World Bank, CREST, Czech Republic (World Bank, CREST International, Czech Republic)

Integrating Digital Rights, Gender, and Inclusion in Cyber Capacity Building (Mexico, Global Partners Digital (GPD))

Fostering Impactful Cross-regional Cyber Capacity Building (European Commission (EU), Organization of American States (OAS))

Transition

GFCE 10th Anniversary

GC3B Welcome Reception

Spotlight: GIZ, ICT-CITC / CERN, Cambridge Global Advisors (CGA) (GIZ, ICT-CITC/CERN, Cambridge Global Advisors (CGA))

Coffee Break

GFCE 10th Anniversary (Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE))

GC3B Welcome Reception

Scaling up Smart Approaches and Financing for Sustainable Cyber Capacity Building (World Bank)

Public-Private Partnerships for Cyber Resilient Societies (German Federal Foreign Office)

Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI (Microsoft)

Not Another Workshop! The Missing Policy Piece to Transform Activities into Capacities (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF))

Spotlight: Quad 9, CPI & Global Cyber Alliance, Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC), Cyber 4.0 (Quad 9, CPI/GCA, Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC), Cyber 4.0)

Secure, Trusted and Resilient Infrastructure and Connectivity (USA Department of State)

Leveraging Network Effects: Information and Threat Intelligence Sharing for Cyber Capacity Building (CI-ISAC International, ECOWAS, Global Humanitarian ISAC, Shadowserver Foundation)

Navigating Technology Choices for Cyber Incident Response (NRD Cyber Security, International Telecommunication Union)

Building Local Cyber Industry Ecosystems: Lessons and Good Practices (CREST International)

Women in Cyber Capacity Building Network (WiCCB) Lunch Session: Networks, Not Silos – Co-Creating an Inclusive and Future-Ready Cyber Workforce (Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE))

Lunch Break

Spotlight: ICT4Peace Foundation, Togo, NRD Cyber Security (ICT4Peace Foundation, Togo, NRD)

Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Cyber-Resilient Development (Global Cyber Alliance, NetHope, Deloitte)

Adapting Capacities of Cybercrime Fighters to New Tech Challenges (Council of Europe, Interpol)

Towards a Cyber and Climate Resilient Digital Transition (The Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Closing the Cyber Talent Gap: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in the Global South (World Economic Forum)

Spotlight: Prof. Dr. Bettina Schneider, Geneva Water Hub, GCF (Prof. Dr. Bettina Schneider, Geneva Water Hub, GCF)

Mainstreaming cyber resilience: Lessons and collaboration models from the Pacific (WebSafe Samoa)

Cybersecurity for Cities: Navigating the Challenges of Urbanization and Technological Transformation (The World Bank)

Addressing the AI-Cybersecurity Nexus: Priorities for National Capacity Building (Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC), University of Oxford)

Transition

Closing Plenary – Cyber Capacity Forward: Powering Meaningful and Sustainable Results (International Telecommunication Union (ITU))

Closing Ceremony

GFCE 10th Anniversary – Evening Celebration (By-Invitation Only)

Strategic Partners

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors