Costa Rica lost $38M per day when ransomware paralyzed their government. Ecuador exposed every citizen record. Kenya’s national systems went dark.

Your infrastructure has the same vulnerabilities.

Join 56 Ministers, CIOs, CISOs, and Risk Leaders for 4 half-days of high-stakes crisis training. Build the defense frameworks that will protect your organization in 2026.

SECURE YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE
Limited Availability: 10 Corporate Group Packages Remaining –
Registration Closes Jan 30, 11:59 PM

THE PIVOT: WHY WE UPGRADED

We talked to the 65 senior leaders already registered. Ministers. CEOs. CISOs responsible for protecting millions of citizens.

Every conversation ended the same way: “We don’t need another webinar. We need answers to the problems keeping us up at night.”

So we changed everything.

No more sitting quietly while someone lectures. No more typing questions into a chat box that never gets answered.

You’re coming into a boardroom with your peers. You’re bringing the scenarios that scare you. And you’re getting direct answers from people who’ve survived what you’re preparing for.

You’re here to make decisions, not take notes.

THE BOARDROOM DIFFERENCE

STRATEGIC DIALOGUE (Open Mic Access)

Forget chat boxes. You turn on your camera and microphone.

Your CISO worried about a breach with outdated infrastructure and a limited budget? Ask Niel Harper exactly how to prioritize when you cannot fix everything.

Your Legal team unsure whether to notify regulators within 24 or 72 hours? Let our guests walk you through the exact decision you need to make.

Your CEO is demanding AI deployment but your team has no governance framework? You get the template other governments are using.

You speak. They answer. 60 other leaders listen and add their experience.
This is how problems get solved.

THE “BOARD PACK” (Tools, Not Talk)

You’re not leaving with inspiration. You’re leaving with weapons.

Every session ends with downloadable tools you use immediately:

Day 1: The 90-Day Cyber Uplift Plan & ROI Calculator
Shows your board exactly which fixes to fund first. Proves the business case in language they understand.

Day 2: The Board Memo Template & Cross-Border Legal Checklist
One page explaining your cyber risk without technical jargon. Plus the legal checklist keeping you compliant when moving data across borders.

Day 3: The AI Governance Charter & DPIA Starter Kit
Who approves AI projects? Who gets fired if something goes wrong? The answers your organization needs before deploying anything.

Day 4: The Crisis Holding Statement & Regulator Notification Templates
When ransomware hits at 6 AM Monday, you don’t write press releases from scratch. You customize these templates in 5 minutes and start managing the crisis.

A CURATED COHORT

You’ll be with 20+ other leaders who face exactly what you face: Aging infrastructure you cannot replace overnight Budgets falling short of the threats Boards refusing to understand cyber risk Citizens blaming you when services go down Regulators with unrealistic timelines

• The C-Suite: CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CEOs, Heads of Risk.
• The Guardians: Legal Counsel, Compliance Directors, Data Privacy Officers.
• The Public Sector: Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Digital Transformation Units.

From Utilities & Telecom , Financial Services, Airlines and Airports and other critical service delivery sectors need this Summit.

These are your peers. Not your vendors trying to sell you something. Leaders dealing with the same impossible situations.

WHY THIS MATTERS NOW

In the last 12 months, governments across the Global South were brought to their knees. Not by sophisticated attacks. By standard ransomware targeting basic vulnerabilities.

A single breach can halt land titling. Slow emergency response. Delay national services. Shake citizen confidence. Cybersecurity stopped being an IT problem the moment your citizens started depending on digital services for everything.

GS-CDP Summit exists because emerging nations deserve frameworks built for our reality. Not “best practices” designed for Silicon Valley budgets. Solutions for the infrastructure we run, the budgets we have, the threats we face.

YOUR AGENDA

• DAY 1 : Strategy & Defense :
  [Core Cybersecurity Defense Strategies]
• DAY 2: Legal, Privacy & Compliance
  [Data Privacy & Compliance Strategies for Emerging Markets]
• DAY 3: AI Governance and Innovation
  [AI-Driven Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Strategies]
• DAY 4: The Simulation: The Test
  [Cybersecurity Cross Functional Team Simulation]

WHO BELONGS IN THE ROOM

This summit is strictly for leaders whose decisions impact national stability or organizational resilience:

• The C-Suite: CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CEOs, Heads of Risk.
• The Guardians: Legal Counsel, Compliance Directors, Data Privacy Officers.
• The Public Sector: Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Digital Transformation Units.

Certification Note: Full participation and completion of daily Surveys are mandatory for the issuance of the GS-CDP Specialist Certificate.

MEET YOUR ADVISORS

Speaker Spotlight:

The experts who survived what you’re preparing for. From CISOs who defended against nation-state attacks to regulators who investigated major breaches to legal counsel who represented governments in crisis.

These aren’t keynote speakers who deliver talks and leave. They’re your advisors for the week. You bring your scenarios. They show you how they handled the same situation.