Events

22 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2025

Global Cyber Conference 2025

The Global Cyber Conference 2025 will take place on 22–23 October at The Dolder Grand in Zurich, bringing together cybersecurity professionals, policymakers, industry leaders, and innovators from around the world. Under the theme Future Resilience, the conference offers a forum for examining current and emerging cyber threats, exploring technological developments, and sharing strategies to strengthen (See more)

20 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2025

16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16)

The 16th Session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) is scheduled to be held from 20 to 23 October 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Hosted by the Government of Switzerland in collaboration with UNCTAD, the conference convenes every four years as the organisation’s highest-level intergovernmental gathering. UNCTAD16 aims (See more)

20 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2025

Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) 2025

Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) 2025 will take place from 20 to 23 October at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Organised by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, the event brings together government officials, industry representatives, technical experts, and civil society to discuss cybersecurity policy, operations, and emerging technologies. The week combines high-level policy (See more)

20 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 2025

RIPE 91

The 91st meeting of the RIPE NCC community — RIPE 91 — will take place from 20 to 24 October 2025 in Bucharest, Romania. Over five days, network operators, internet engineers, policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders from across the internet infrastructure ecosystem will come together to engage in working group sessions, plenary discussions, tutorials and (See more)

15 Oct 2025 17:15h - 18:30h

Advancing the UN Global Intergovernmental Points of Contact Directory: Smooth transition and further development

This hybrid event, hosted by UNIDIR, will explore the current status and future development of the UN Global Intergovernmental Points of Contact (POC) Directory. The directory, established following the work of the UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) 2021–2025, aims to strengthen secure, direct communications among member states on ICT (information and communications technology) incidents, including (See more)

15 Oct 2025 - 17 Oct 2025

2025 GESDA summit: Shaping shared futures at the frontier of science and diplomacy

The GESDA 2025 Summit: Shaping Shared Futures at the Frontier of Science and Diplomacy will take place from 15 to 17 October 2025 at CERN in Geneva, with hybrid participation options available online. The summit brings together scientists, diplomats, policymakers, and thought leaders to explore how scientific breakthroughs can inform global decision-making and international cooperation. (See more)

13 Oct 2025 - 17 Oct 2025

Geneva Peace Week 2025

Geneva Peace Week 2025 will take place from 13 to 17 October in Geneva under the theme ‘Peace in Action.’ The week will provide a platform for discussion, knowledge exchange, and collaboration on a wide range of peacebuilding topics, from conflict prevention and humanitarian response to environmental sustainability and social cohesion. The programme includes sessions (See more)

10 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025

SEEDIG 10

On 10–11 October 2025, digital policy stakeholders from across South Eastern Europe will convene in Athens for the tenth edition of the South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance (SEEDIG). Hosted at the Radisson Blu Park Hotel, the forum will bring together participants from government institutions, civil society organisations, private companies, academic institutions, technical communities (See more)

9 Oct 2025 08:15h - 18:00h

Swiss IGF 2025

On 9 October 2025, policymakers, researchers, industry representatives, and civil society actors will gather at Welle 7 in Bern, in situ and online, for the Swiss Internet Governance Forum 2025. Organised under the patronage of the Federal Office for Communications (OFCOM), the forum serves as Switzerland’s annual platform for dialogue on digital policy and internet (See more)

6 Oct 2025 - 8 Oct 2025

Space Sustainability Forum (SSF-25)

On 7–8 October 2025, the ITU will host the Space Sustainability Forum (SSF-25), gathering experts, regulators, industry leaders, and policy makers to address the long-term health, security and governance of outer space. Hosted at the ITU headquarters in Geneva, the programme includes a pre-event short course (6 October) on national space regulation and policy offered (See more)