(Keynote Speech) Ban Ki-moon
(8th Secretary-General of the United Nations)
Topic ▶ Role of Cybersecurity for the SDGs and ESG
Florence G’sell
(Visiting Professor, Stanford University)
Topic ▶ Deploying AI in an uncertain legal landscape: duties and liability for providers
Florence G’sell is a Visiting Professor of Private Law at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center, where she directs the Program on the Governance of Emerging Technologies.
She is also a Professor of Private Law at the University of Lorraine (currently on leave).
From 2019 to 2025, she held the Chair in Digital, Governance, and Sovereignty at Sciences Po (France).
G’sell’s early scholarship focused on tort law, judicial systems, and comparative law. In recent years, her research has turned to digital law, with particular emphasis on the regulation of online platforms, the legal challenges raised by emerging technologies such as blockchain and the metaverse, and the evolving concept of digital sovereignty.
She works comparatively on digital policies in the European Union and the United States.
Her recent publications include Regulating under Uncertainty.
Governance Options for Generative AI (Stanford Cyber Policy Center, 2024); Digital Authoritarianism: From State Control to Algorithmic Despotism in the Oxford Handbook of Digital Constitutionalism (2025); and Statutory Obsolescence in the Age of Innovation: a Few Thoughts about GDPR (Network Law Review, September 2025).
G’sell graduated from Sciences Po, is admitted to the Paris Bar, and holds a PhD in Private Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.
She also holds the agrégation in Private Law and Criminal Sciences.
She has been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Chicago and is the member of the Council of the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI.
Inatani Tatsuhiko
(Professor, Kyoto University)
Topic ▶ The Role of Criminal Justice in Achieving AI Safety
Tatsuhiko Inatani is a professor at Kyoto University Graduate School of Law.
He specializes in digital law and criminal justice.
In particular, his research focuses on the legal governance of advanced science and technology and corporate crime.
He employs an interdisciplinary research methodology, applying knowledge from adjacent fields such as neurocognitive science, economics, anthropology, and contemporary philosophy.
He is also the PI of the research team on Artificial Intelligence and Law at the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Law and Policy, Kyoto University.
He is also a visiting researcher at RIKEN AIP.
He has served on various committees of the Cabinet Secretariat, METI, Digital Agency, IPA-DADC, and WEF.
He has also conducted joint research with several companies and with several international research institutions.
His significant publications include Protection of Privacy in Criminal Procedure: For Due Process and Deliberative Democracy (2017), A Novel Governance System in Society 5.0 and the Role of Its Sanction System in E.
Chiba ed, Digital Platform and Rulemaking (2023), "Legal Being": Going Beyond the Debate of Legal Personhood for "Intelligent" Nonhumans, in Woodrow Barfield, Yueh, Hsuan Weng & Ugo Pagallo eds., The Cambridge Handbook on the Law, Policy, and Regulation of Human-Robot Interaction (2024), and Agile Governance: Japanese Approach to Governing Cyber-Physical Systems, in Ugo Pagallo & Massiom Durante eds., De Gruyter Handbook on Law and Digital Technologies (2025 forthcoming).
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tokyo and a Juris Doctor degree from Kyoto University Law School.
He was also a visiting researcher at the law school of the SciencesPo.
Paris (2013-2014) and at the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago (2014-2015).
Kwon Hun-yeong
(Professor, School of Cybersecurity, Korea University)
Topic ▶ Shaping State Regulatory Frameworks for Risk Control in the Age of AI
Professor Hun-Yeong Kwon is a leading scholar in cybersecurity policy, information society, and data governance.
He earned his LL.B., Master in Law, and Ph.D. in Law from Yonsei University and has conducted interdisciplinary research bridging law, technology, society, and policy.
He began his career as a Senior Researcher at the National Information Society Agency (2002–2008) and served as an Associate Professor at Kwangwoon University (2008–2015). Since 2015, he has been a Professor at the School of Cyber Security at Korea University and served as Dean of the Graduate School of Information Security (2023–January 2025).
Professor Kwon has held key positions, including Commissioner on the Advisory Committee of the CIO at the Ministry of National Defense, Chair of the Cyberspace Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative, and President of both the Korea Society of Internet Ethics and the Korea IT Service Society.
Currently, he is Vice President of the Korea Society of Cybersecurity and Chair of the Advisory Committee of SK Group’s Special Committee on Information Security Innovation, contributing to cybersecurity, data governance, and AI policy development.
Kim Myuhng-joo
(Executive Director, Korea AI Safety Institute)
Topic ▶ AI Safety and Ethics
Myuhng-Joo Kim is a professor in the Department of Information Security at Seoul Women's University, Republic of Korea.
And he currently serves as the founding executive director of Korea AISI(AI Safety Institute), which was established in November 2024.
Although he majored in computer engineering, he has long been an advocate for cyber security and digital ethics.
In 2022, he published the book AI Has No Conscience, introducing AI ethics for users, developers, and business operators alike.
He was awarded the Order of Service Merit for his contribution in developing and presenting Korea’s first AI ethics charter, the Seoul PACT.
He is active as an expert member for the OECD’s Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), the president of the International Association for AI & Ethics (IAAE), the vice president of the Korea Copyright Commission.
Akiko Murakami
(Director, Japan AI Safety Institute)
Topic ▶ TBD
Vanessa Wilfred
(Deputy Director, AI Governance and Safety at the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore)
Topic ▶ Singapore’s Approach Towards AI Assurance and Testing
Sébastien Gambs
(Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal; Co-head of the Law, Cyberjustice and Cybersecurity axis, OBVIA)
Topic ▶ Privacy and Ethics Washing in Machine Learning
Sébastien Gambs has held the Canada Research Chair in Privacy and Ethical Analysis of Massive Data since December 2017 and has been a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal since January 2016.
His main research theme is privacy in the digital world. He is also interested in solving long-term scientific questions such as the existing tensions between massive data analysis and privacy as well as ethical issues such as fairness, transparency and algorithmic accountability raised by personalized systems.
Hugo Loiseau
(Professor, Université de Sherbrooke; Scientific Director, OBVIA)
Topic ▶ Quantum power: what does the future hold for cybersecurity?
Hugo LOISEAU Ph.D. is a full professor at the École de politique appliquée (School of Applied Politics) at the Université de Sherbrooke.
He specializes, among other things, in cybersecurity and political issues of cyberspace such as digital identity.
He is a researcher at the Pôle d'expertise en cybersécurité (Cybersecurity Expertise Hub) at the University de Sherbrooke and Director of collaboration with public actors at the Observatoire international sur les impacts sociétaux de l'intelligence artificielle et du numérique (International Observatory on Artificial Intelligence and Digital or Obvia).
His most recent books are: Daniel Ventre and Hugo LOISEAU, Cybercrime during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic (2019-2022), Wiley, 2023 and LOISEAU, Hugo, Ventre, Daniel and Aden, Hartmut (eds.), Cybersecurity in Humanities and Social Sciences, A Research Methods Approach, Wiley, 2021.
Henry Papadatos
(Managing Director Safer AI, France)
Topic ▶ Quantitative risk modeling of AI uplifted cyberattacks
My name is Enzo di Capua, an Italian Marine Engineer and NavaHenry is the managing director of SaferAI, a non-profit organization working on improving risk management for advanced AI systems.
His research centers on developing risk modeling methodologies and applying them to cyber and loss-of-control risks.
Prior to joining SaferAI, Henry conducted technical research on large language model alignment at the Center for Human-Compatible AI at UC Berkeley.
l Architect from Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples.
I graduated from the University of Naples “Federico II” and began my career with RINA, the Italian ship classification society, in 2011.
My journey started in Dubai as a Marine Surveyor and later expanded across Europe and Asia through projects in Greece, the UK, and Romania.
In 2019, I was appointed Marine Manager in Doha, Qatar, and in 2020 promoted to Marine Director for Indonesia and Malaysia.
After five years in Jakarta, I relocated to Busan as Area Operational Director for RINA Korea & Japan, where I lead initiatives on cybersecurity, digital transformation, and collaborative partnerships to support the maritime industry's evolving technological landscape.
Yoo Joon-koo
(Director, Center for Security Strategy, The Sejong Institute)
Topic ▶ Governance of Cyber-Space Nexus Security: Tool, Domain, and Sector
Joonkoo Yoo is a Director, Centre for Security Strategy of Sejong Institute and concurrently serves a Chief Executive Director of Emerging Technology Security Institute and a inviting professor of GSIS, Yonsei University.
He has been a Research Professor of the Korea National Diplomat Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of advisory committee of Trade, Industry & Energy(MOTIE), Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA), Ministry of Defence(MOD).
He currently specializes in international law and policy focusing on emerging technologies, e.g., AI, cyberspace, space security, and export control issues.
He has served as a legal adviser for the cyber security UNGGE/OEWG, and LAWS GGE.
He served as Deputy Director of the Presidential Committee for the G20 Seoul Summit.
Before teaching, Dr. Yoo was a legal adviser specializing in International Trade and Defence Acquisition with Aitken, Berlin & Brooman in Washington D.C..
Tony Kim
(Collaborate Professor, Sungkyunkwan University)
Topic ▶ The US DoD Technology / Information Protection Processes
Dr. Tony Kim currently works as Professor at the SKKU and R&D Technology consultant in Korea and International Advisor for the Chiang-Mai University, Thailand.
Dr. Tony Kim retired from the US Air Force after 38 years as an engineer, program manager, and supervisor.
His experiences include strategic planning, visionary, knowledge of policies, AF and DOD regulations, daily planning, program execution, financial management of programs by orchestrating resources, scheduling, and funding.
Ability to prioritize programs by managing small $0.5M programs to over $100M programs from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), A/C-Weapon SPO’s, DOD-Tri service, DARPA, IARPA, NRA, DHS, DIA, Army, Navy, MDA, NASA, and international projects.
Dr. Tony C. Kim was an International Program Officer (IPO) in AFRL/AFOSR/AOARD, Tokyo, Japan. His technical expertise is in Electromagnetic (full Spectrum), Electronics Warfare, Sensors Device & Components, Communication, and Navigation systems.
Managed Space portfolio, Sensor portfolio and oversee International Initiative programs.
Dr. Tony Kim is a nationally recognized expert in the AT community due to his background supporting all of the DoD as AT Field office (ATFO) for AT Executive Agency (ATEA).
He served as a national-level authority on formulating and performing research & development and test & evaluation of AT technology.
Dr. Tony Kim is a nationally recognized expert in the LO/CLO communities due to his background supporting all of the Tri Service LO Weapon programs and is especially responsible for LO/CLO design, development, and flight test on F-117, B-2, F/A-22, JSF(F-35), and other LO future weapon systems.
He serves as a national-level authority on formulating and performing research & development and test & evaluation of the LO/CLO technology concepts and demonstrations.
Received twice on distinguish government “Meritorious Civilian Service Award” during his career in Air Force and published/co-authored over 40+ papers and journal, invited guest speakers & author and has two US Patents.
Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo
(Associate Dean for Graduate Studies for the College of AI, Cyber and Computing, and Cloud Tech Endowed Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio; Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, University of Iceland)
Topic ▶ Blockchain Cybersecurity and Ecosystem
Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo received the Ph.D. in 2006 from Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
He is the Cloud Tech Endowed Professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies for the College of AI, Cyber and Computing at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
He is currently a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure at the University of Iceland.
His cybersecurity, cyber analytics and digital forensics research has been funded by agencies in the U.S. (Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, CPS Energy, National Security Agency, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, MITRE, LGS Innovations, Texas National Security Network Excellence Fund) and Australia (National Health and Medical Research Council, Data to Decision CRC, Sth Aus Health & Royal Adelaide Hospital, National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, BAE Systems stratsec, Australian Research Council).
Claudio J. Tessone
(Professor, University of Zurich)
Topic ▶ Tracking illicit Transactions on Blockchain Networks
Prof. Dr Claudio J. Tessone is Chair of the UZH Blockchain Center and Professor of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies at the University of Zurich.
His research focuses on cryptoeconomics, consensus modelling, and blockchain analytics, linking micro-level incentives with systemic outcomes.
He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and leads interdisciplinary collaborations across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
He is also Editor-in-Chief of Ledger, the first academic journal on blockchain.
Choi Won-suk
(Professor, School of Cybersecurity, Korea University)
Topic ▶ Cybersecurity for Intelligent Service Robots
Na Seog-jong
(Principal Consultant, Syswill Co.)
Topic ▶ Drone Threat Analysis and Planning Methodology for Building and Operating Critical Infrastructure Anti-Drone System
Ryan Son
(Leader, Rakuten Symphony)
Topic ▶ Cybersecurity at Sea: From Regulation to Real-World Readiness
Enzo di Capua
Director of Korea & Japan Area, RINA
Topic : Cyber Resilience of Ship - Classification Rules & Trend
My name is Enzo di Capua, an Italian Marine Engineer and Naval Architect from Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples.
I graduated from the University of Naples “Federico II” and began my career with RINA, the Italian ship classification society, in 2011.
My journey started in Dubai as a Marine Surveyor and later expanded across Europe and Asia through projects in Greece, the UK, and Romania.
In 2019, I was appointed Marine Manager in Doha, Qatar, and in 2020 promoted to Marine Director for Indonesia and Malaysia.
After five years in Jakarta, I relocated to Busan as Area Operational Director for RINA Korea & Japan, where I lead initiatives on cybersecurity, digital transformation, and collaborative partnerships to support the maritime industry's evolving technological landscape.