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Setting the global rules for peace in cyberspace, Wed Oct 14 at 11 am ET

Digital Peace: Trust and Security in Cyberspace

The United Nations has been working for over a decade on a global framework to govern cyberspace. But will it ever happen if global powers benefit from having no rules for cyber war? Find out in a livestream discussion, "Digital Peace: Trust and Security in Cyberspace," presented by GZERO Media — in partnership with Microsoft and Eurasia Group — on Wednesday, October 14 at 11a ET/8a PT/4p BST.

Watch our UNGA livestream events at https://www.gzeromedia.com/unga/livestream. (No registration required.)

Meredith Sumpter, CEO of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism, will moderate the panel, which includes:

  • Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director, Cyber Policy Center, Stanford University
  • Marina Kaljurand, Member, European Parliament; Former Chair, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
  • Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust, Microsoft
  • Dapo Akande, Professor of Public International Law, University of Oxford

    Digital Peace: Trust and Security in Cyberspace: Wednesday, October 14th, 11a ET/8a PT/4p BST

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    For more information, read our explainer on Digital peace: Trust and security in cyberspace, part of our coverage of the most pressing issues facing the 2020 United Nations General Assembly, and watch this video:

      Digital Peace: Trust & Security in Cyberspace | Peace in Technological Transformation | GZERO Mediayoutu.be

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