Security Summit

Trust is one of the telecommunications industry's most valuable assets. As AI accelerates attack capabilities, supply chains grow more complex and scam tactics evolve faster than the defences built to stop them, protecting that trust requires a proactive rather than reactive approach to security. 

The summit opens by examining how organisations can anticipate the next wave of cyber threats, from AI-enabled attacks and software supply chain risks to critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and increasingly autonomous systems, and how stronger threat intelligence can help them stay one step ahead. 

It then turns to fighting scams by strengthening trust. AI-generated content, deepfakes and industrialised social engineering are making scams harder to spot and quicker to scale, with damage reaching well beyond financial loss to the confidence people place in the services they rely on. Speakers will share what is already working, from treating consumer protection as a core trust strategy to AI-driven detection, verified communications and intelligence sharing that stops new campaigns before they reach consumers. 

Attendees will gain practical insights into identifying threats earlier, building resilience and strengthening collective defence across operators, enterprises, platforms, governments and regulators, helping protect customers and maintain trust in an era of continuous digital transformation. 

Session 1: Anticipating the Next Wave of Cyber Threats

Understanding the evolving threat landscape and how organisations can stay ahead of emerging risks

Exploring how organisations can identify emerging risks earlier and prepare for the threats of tomorrow, from AI-enabled attacks to vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure and supply chains. 

The threat landscape is shifting faster than traditional security models can keep pace with. Attackers are using frontier technologies, including generative and agentic AI, to automate reconnaissance, scale intrusions and find weaknesses more quickly, while growing dependence on third-party software and interconnected infrastructure means a single vulnerability can ripple across entire networks, sectors and borders. 

Industry leaders will examine how organisations can move from reacting to incidents to anticipating them: using threat intelligence and predictive risk management to spot emerging risks before they are exploited; securing software supply chains so trust in third-party components is earned rather than assumed; strengthening the resilience of the critical infrastructure that economies and communities depend on; and building security into increasingly autonomous and interconnected systems from the outset. 

The discussion will also consider how intelligence sharing and closer collaboration across operators, vendors, enterprises and governments can give defenders the early warning they need to stay ahead of attackers, protecting the networks and services that underpin trust in the digital economy. 

Session 2: Fighting Scams by Strengthening Trust

Exploring how organisations can anticipate, disrupt and defend against increasingly sophisticated scams to protect consumer trust

Scam tactics are evolving faster than the defences built to stop them. AI-generated content, deepfakes and industrialised social engineering are producing consumer threats that are harder to spot and quicker to scale, and the damage now extends well beyond financial loss to the confidence people place in the networks, brands and services they rely on every day. 

Industry leaders will examine what is already working: treating consumer protection as a core trust strategy rather than a compliance exercise; applying AI and automation to detect and block attacks at scale; verifying communications so customers can tell genuine contact from fraudulent; and sharing threat intelligence so new scam campaigns are identified before they reach consumers. 

The discussion will also consider how collective defence across operators, enterprises, platforms and regulators, underpinned by trust and safety frameworks that adapt as criminal tactics change, can turn fragmented activity into a coordinated response that keeps consumers, and the digital economy that depends on them, protected.