Agenda

REGISTRATION & COFFEE

INAUGURATION & OPENING REMARKS

National Defense in the Digital Era: Governing Cyber Resilience at Scale

• Responding to state-sponsored cyber threats, disinformation, and digital sabotage shaping modern conflict
• Establishing centralized cyber defense doctrines across defense, interior, and digital ministries
• Enabling coordinated, rapid-response capabilities through secure networks, cloud, and data platforms

Zero Trust for National Security: From Policy Mandate to Field Deployment

• Transitioning from perimeter-based security to continuous identity and access verification
• Governing Zero Trust adoption across agencies, mobile units, and tactical environments
• Ensuring operational continuity while preventing insider threats and lateral attacks

AI-Enabled Surveillance & Predictive Threat Detection: Security with Accountability

• Using AI and analytics to enhance situational awareness and public safety outcomes
• Establishing regulatory, judicial, and civilian oversight for AI-driven surveillance systems
• Balancing rapid threat detection with privacy, consent, and human rights protections

Building a National Cyber Command: Governance, Authority & Inter-Agency Response

• Defining clear leadership, command structures, and escalation protocols during cyber incidents
• Coordinating armed forces, law enforcement, intelligence, and civilian agencies
• Learning from global public sector models for agile and unified cyber defense

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Next-Gen Policing: Digital Transformation for Safer Cities

• Leveraging data, AI, and smart surveillance to prevent and respond to urban crime
• Optimizing resource deployment through predictive insights and analytics
• Strengthening public trust through transparency, accountability, and ethical use of technology

Cloud Adoption in Defense & Government: Sovereignty, Security & Control

• Scaling secure access to mission-critical data across operations and agencies
• Ensuring data residency, compliance, and national control over sensitive information
• Strengthening cloud-native defenses with encryption, segmentation, and automated threat detection

Developing the Public Sector Cyber Workforce: Skills, Retention & Readiness

• Building a mission-ready cybersecurity workforce for government and defense
• Aligning academic curricula, certifications, and cyber ranges with real-world threats
• Retaining talent within public institutions through structured career pathways

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Digital Identity for Operatives & Officers: Trust, Access & Mission Integrity

• Implementing secure, real-time identity verification for multi-agency operations
• Preventing unauthorized access to sensitive missions and intelligence systems
• Protecting operative identities from exposure, impersonation, and digital targeting

Defending National Infrastructure: When OT Security Meets IT Intelligence

• Securing power, water, transport, and industrial systems from cyber-physical threats
• Integrating IT and OT security for unified threat detection and response
• Defining national authority and accountability during infrastructure cyber incidents

Inter-Agency Intelligence Fusion: From Data Silos to a Unified Threat Picture

• Enabling real-time intelligence sharing across defense, police, and civilian agencies
• Combining cyber intelligence with ground-level and operational data
• Establishing secure, legally compliant data-sharing frameworks

Securing ISR, Satellite & Drone Systems: Protecting Strategic Visibility

• Preventing interception, manipulation, and disruption of aerial and satellite data
• Detecting and neutralizing unauthorized or weaponized drones
• Ensuring secure, tamper-proof communications across all mission phases

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Digital Twins & Simulation: Preparing Forces Without Real-World Risk

• Using simulation and digital twins for mission rehearsal and tactical training
• Enhancing decision-making under pressure through immersive environments
• Reducing training costs while improving readiness and coordination

The Philippines 2030: A National Roadmap for Digital Security & Cooperation

• Strengthening ASEAN-wide cyber defense and intelligence collaboration
• Aligning policy, infrastructure, and talent for long-term national resilience
• Preparing for emerging technologies including AI, quantum, and autonomous systems

Ethical Policing & Cyber Governance: Securing Trust in the Digital Age

• Ensuring transparency and accountability in AI and surveillance deployments
• Establishing clear consent, data usage, and retention frameworks
• Training frontline personnel on responsible, rights-based use of digital tools

CLOSING REMARKS

NETWORKING BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE