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GC3B 2025 Program

The GC3B 2025 program will take place under the overarching theme of strengthening global cyber resilience and is 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.

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?

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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

Program sessions

Opening Ceremony

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

High Level Ministerial Closed Session (AUDA-NEPAD, African Union Commission and the GFCE)

Building Capacities to Avert New Technology Divides (UNIDIR)

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

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

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))

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

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

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))

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

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

Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI (Microsoft)

Navigating Technology Choices for Cyber Incident Response (NRD Cyber Security)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Embedding Cybersecurity into Development Strategies: Lessons from the Pacific (WebSafe Samoa, Tonga Women in ICT)

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)

Financing and Integrating Cloud in Cybersecurity Capacity Building (The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI))

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

Closing Ceremony

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