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THE GLOBAL SOUTH SITUATION
Financial institutions across the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific are operating in a threat environment that has fundamentally changed. Attackers are now using AI to automate intrusions, generate convincing deepfakes, and bypass defences that were built for a different era, evidenced by a $148 million breach in Brazil and AI-cloned executives successfully draining accounts in West Africa and Singapore.
The financial cost is severe. Average breach recovery across these regions now ranges from USD $2.58 million to $3.9 million. The immediate losses are sometimes recoverable. The reputational damage, customer exodus, and loss of correspondent banking relationships often are not.
Regulatory enforcement is escalating in parallel. Singapore allows fines of up to 10% of annual turnover. Jamaica’s Data Protection Act allows up to 4%. Nigeria’s regulators have issued direct institutional penalties running into hundreds of millions of naira.
Regulators are no longer writing to IT. They are naming board directors and C-suite executives personally liable.
Most boards find out too late.
To ensure your leadership team isn’t caught off guard, shifting from reactive compliance to proactive defense is the most prudent way forward.
Why The Investment Is Non-Negotiable
Regulatory exposure
Fines reaching up to 10% of annual global turnover across Global South jurisdictions. For a mid-sized bank, this represents a multi-million-dollar liability.
Personal liability
Across all regions, board members and C-suite executives are being held individually accountable for governance failures, not just the institution.
Value of Programme Per decision-maker
Top-5 international consultancies charge up to $50,000 USD for a comparable exercise. Get a programme specifically designed for the Global South at a fifth of the cost: $9,500 for 10 executives ($950 each).
Proactive Risk Reduction
Global South breach recoveries average $2.58M to $3.9M USD. This programme provides the playbook and simulation practice required to actively defend your institution, mitigating massive financial risk for less than 1% of the potential cost.
The Two-Day Structure
Day 1 | June 23: The Fiduciary Shield
7:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST
Governance, board liability, and regulatory exposure. Expert briefings on the 2026–2027 threat landscape, cross-border data laws, and cyber-enabled financial crime.
Deliverable: Your Localized Board Risk Charter
Day 2 | June 24: Cyber Attack Simulation
7:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST
Live crisis decision-making under real pressure. Live ethical hacking demo. 60-minute escalating simulation with timed injects — ransom countdowns, simulated media leaks.
Deliverable: Your “Kill Switch” Ransomware Protocol
What Participants Leave With
Day 1: Localized Board Risk Charter — your institution’s risk tolerances, governance boundaries, and a legally defensible framework, in writing.
Day 2: “Kill Switch” Ransomware Decision Protocol — codified matrix defining exactly who holds authority in a crisis and under what conditions.
Both Days: A cross-functional 72-hour breach response playbook and a defensible record of executive preparedness for regulators.
Who Should Attend
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Board Members & Directors
-
Chief Executive Officer
-
Chief Financial Officer
-
General Counsel
-
Chief Risk Officer
-
Head of Corporate Communications
-
Chief Information Security Officer
What Participants Said At Our February 2026 Summit
“The live simulation provided a realistic environment to stress-test our governance frameworks. This confirmed the summit’s relevance for real-world application, especially in Global South contexts where digital trust is mission-critical.”
— Augustine Kurumeh Chisom, A Storms Coming LLC
“The cross-section of panellists and the information they provided was excellent.”
— Jason Lewis, National Commercial Bank Jamaica
“The relevance to our organisation was a 10 out of 10.”
— Daniel R. Reid, Cayman Islands Stock Exchange
Programme Pricing
Tier 1: Banks, insurers, conglomerates with 500+ employees
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Up to 10 executives
-
Early booking (before Apr 30): $7,600 USD (Save $1,900, 20%)
-
Standard rate: $9,500 USD
Tier 2: Regional banks, credit unions, fintechs with under 500 employees
-
Up to 5 executives
-
Early booking (before Apr 30): $3,800 USD (Save $950, 20%)
-
Standard rate: $4,750 USD
*The programme is capped at 65 organisations globally. To request a fast-track invoice: sales@gspen.net
Secure Your Organisation’s Command Center
Register before April 30th to lock in your 20% early booking advantage
Or contact our Executive Concierge: sales@gspen.net
65 organisations maximum globally. Once capacity is reached, registration closes.
Agenda
Times below are displayed in: (UTC -5)
Session 1 – June 23, 2026 | 5h 30m ▼
Session 2 – June 24, 2026 | 6h ▼
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Speakers
Jason Lau
CISO | Crypto.com
Secures digital assets for over 180 million users. Forbes Technology Council member, WEF contributor, and ISACA global board director. Delivers the programme's forward threat assessment for 2026–2027.
Niel Harper
Chief Trust Officer | Hugo
WEF Young Global Leader and ISACA Vice-Chair. Holds an LLM in Internet Law. Over 20 years advising the UN, INTERPOL, and Fortune 500s on enterprise risk and board liability.
Rory Ebanks
Director | Symptai Consulting
CCISO, CEH, and CISSP credentials. The Caribbean's most recognised specialist in digital forensics and ransomware mitigation. Has trained hundreds of security professionals across the region.
Nyron Davidson
President | NLD Consulting
Former US Treasury Advisor. 25+ years combating financial crime at the highest levels of global banking. Veteran Big 4 firm leader and former Head of Compliance Risk Management.
Rosalind Lake
Director | Norton Rose Fulbright
Premier legal authority on global cybersecurity and data privacy law. Specialist in the 4% turnover fine regime and 72-hour breach notification requirements now binding across the Global South.
Grace Lindo
Principal Attorney | Lindo Legal
Certified Information Privacy Professional. Expert in legal privilege protections that shield board communications when regulators come knocking. Co-leads the ransom dilemma session on Day 2.
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About The Event
THE GLOBAL SOUTH SITUATION
Financial institutions across the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific are operating in a threat environment that has fundamentally changed. Attackers are now using AI to automate intrusions, generate convincing deepfakes, and bypass defences that were built for a different era, evidenced by a $148 million breach in Brazil and AI-cloned executives successfully draining accounts in West Africa and Singapore.
The financial cost is severe. Average breach recovery across these regions now ranges from USD $2.58 million to $3.9 million. The immediate losses are sometimes recoverable. The reputational damage, customer exodus, and loss of correspondent banking relationships often are not.
Regulatory enforcement is escalating in parallel. Singapore allows fines of up to 10% of annual turnover. Jamaica’s Data Protection Act allows up to 4%. Nigeria’s regulators have issued direct institutional penalties running into hundreds of millions of naira.
Regulators are no longer writing to IT. They are naming board directors and C-suite executives personally liable.
Most boards find out too late.
To ensure your leadership team isn’t caught off guard, shifting from reactive compliance to proactive defense is the most prudent way forward.
Why The Investment Is Non-Negotiable
Regulatory exposure
Fines reaching up to 10% of annual global turnover across Global South jurisdictions. For a mid-sized bank, this represents a multi-million-dollar liability.
Personal liability
Across all regions, board members and C-suite executives are being held individually accountable for governance failures, not just the institution.
Value of Programme Per decision-maker
Top-5 international consultancies charge up to $50,000 USD for a comparable exercise. Get a programme specifically designed for the Global South at a fifth of the cost: $9,500 for 10 executives ($950 each).
Proactive Risk Reduction
Global South breach recoveries average $2.58M to $3.9M USD. This programme provides the playbook and simulation practice required to actively defend your institution, mitigating massive financial risk for less than 1% of the potential cost.
The Two-Day Structure
Day 1 | June 23: The Fiduciary Shield
7:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST
Governance, board liability, and regulatory exposure. Expert briefings on the 2026–2027 threat landscape, cross-border data laws, and cyber-enabled financial crime.
Deliverable: Your Localized Board Risk Charter
Day 2 | June 24: Cyber Attack Simulation
7:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST
Live crisis decision-making under real pressure. Live ethical hacking demo. 60-minute escalating simulation with timed injects — ransom countdowns, simulated media leaks.
Deliverable: Your “Kill Switch” Ransomware Protocol
What Participants Leave With
Day 1: Localized Board Risk Charter — your institution’s risk tolerances, governance boundaries, and a legally defensible framework, in writing.
Day 2: “Kill Switch” Ransomware Decision Protocol — codified matrix defining exactly who holds authority in a crisis and under what conditions.
Both Days: A cross-functional 72-hour breach response playbook and a defensible record of executive preparedness for regulators.
Who Should Attend
-
Board Members & Directors
-
Chief Executive Officer
-
Chief Financial Officer
-
General Counsel
-
Chief Risk Officer
-
Head of Corporate Communications
-
Chief Information Security Officer
What Participants Said At Our February 2026 Summit
“The live simulation provided a realistic environment to stress-test our governance frameworks. This confirmed the summit’s relevance for real-world application, especially in Global South contexts where digital trust is mission-critical.”
— Augustine Kurumeh Chisom, A Storms Coming LLC
“The cross-section of panellists and the information they provided was excellent.”
— Jason Lewis, National Commercial Bank Jamaica
“The relevance to our organisation was a 10 out of 10.”
— Daniel R. Reid, Cayman Islands Stock Exchange
Programme Pricing
Tier 1: Banks, insurers, conglomerates with 500+ employees
-
Up to 10 executives
-
Early booking (before Apr 30): $7,600 USD (Save $1,900, 20%)
-
Standard rate: $9,500 USD
Tier 2: Regional banks, credit unions, fintechs with under 500 employees
-
Up to 5 executives
-
Early booking (before Apr 30): $3,800 USD (Save $950, 20%)
-
Standard rate: $4,750 USD
*The programme is capped at 65 organisations globally. To request a fast-track invoice: sales@gspen.net
Secure Your Organisation’s Command Center
Register before April 30th to lock in your 20% early booking advantage
Or contact our Executive Concierge: sales@gspen.net
65 organisations maximum globally. Once capacity is reached, registration closes.
Agenda
Times below are displayed in: (UTC -5)
Session 1 – June 23, 2026 | 5h 30m ▼
Session 2 – June 24, 2026 | 6h ▼
×
![Speaker Image]()
Speakers
Jason Lau
CISO | Crypto.com
Secures digital assets for over 180 million users. Forbes Technology Council member, WEF contributor, and ISACA global board director. Delivers the programme's forward threat assessment for 2026–2027.
Niel Harper
Chief Trust Officer | Hugo
WEF Young Global Leader and ISACA Vice-Chair. Holds an LLM in Internet Law. Over 20 years advising the UN, INTERPOL, and Fortune 500s on enterprise risk and board liability.
Rory Ebanks
Director | Symptai Consulting
CCISO, CEH, and CISSP credentials. The Caribbean's most recognised specialist in digital forensics and ransomware mitigation. Has trained hundreds of security professionals across the region.
Nyron Davidson
President | NLD Consulting
Former US Treasury Advisor. 25+ years combating financial crime at the highest levels of global banking. Veteran Big 4 firm leader and former Head of Compliance Risk Management.
Rosalind Lake
Director | Norton Rose Fulbright
Premier legal authority on global cybersecurity and data privacy law. Specialist in the 4% turnover fine regime and 72-hour breach notification requirements now binding across the Global South.
Grace Lindo
Principal Attorney | Lindo Legal
Certified Information Privacy Professional. Expert in legal privilege protections that shield board communications when regulators come knocking. Co-leads the ransom dilemma session on Day 2.
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