24 July 2025 (Thursday)
MARINA BAY SANDS
Theme: Digital Trust in the Age of Innovation: Balancing Security & Agility
GTACS 2025, hosted by ISACA Singapore Chapter, is the Chapter's annual international conference on Governance Technology Audit & Compliance, and security. This year marks its 12th edition.
The theme focuses on how organizations can balance security and agility to foster digital trust. It stresses the importance of innovating quickly while maintaining strong security measures to protect data, systems, and users. The theme highlights trust as a vital business asset in a digital world, where security vulnerabilities and privacy concerns can threaten innovation and stakeholder confidence.
Who should attend:
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Top executives - CIO, CISO, CFO, CRO
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Information Technology Governance, Security, Risk, Assurance Consultants
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Information Systems Auditors and Managers
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Information Security Professionals, Risk Professionals
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Internal/External Auditors
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Lecturers and Course Managers
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Other Professionals with interest in Cybersecurity and Risk Management
Join us and connect with fellow practitioners, industry leaders and experts at the conference.
Programme
8:00am
Registration
9:00am - 9:05am
Welcome Address by Mr Yap Lip Keong, President, ISACA Singapore Chapter
9:05am - 9:30am
Keynote Speaking 1
Building Cyber Resilience in an Evolving Digital Landscape
Speaker: Dan Hock Yau
Assistant Chief Executive (National Cyber Resilence), Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
9:30am - 9:45am
Guest of Honor Address (TBC)
9:45am - 10:20am
ISACA Award Ceremony (TBC)
10:20am - 10:35am
Tea Break
10:35am - 11:00am
Fireside Chat (TBC)
From Compliance to Confidence: Navigating APAC’s Cybersecurity and AI Rulescape
Moderator: Cynthia Cheong
Founder, C3 Consulting Services
Panelist 1: Shishir Kumar Singh
Group Head of Information Security, Advance Intelligence Group
11:00am - 11:30am
Keynote Speaking 2
AI-Driven Assurance: Shaping the Future of Internal Audit as a Resilient and Strategic Business Partner
Speaker: Dusk Lim
Head of Specialist Sales (Asia Pacific), Diligent
11:30am - 12:15pm
Panel Discussion 1
AI + Security - The Dual Forces
Moderator: Ajay Kumar
Board of Directors, ISACA Singapore Chapter
Panelist 1: Ayush Verma
Head of Solutions Engineering (SEA), Cloudflare
Panelist 2: Chan Pak Ho
Cybersecurity Advisor and Aerospace Security Researcher
12:15pm - 12:40pm
PM Speaking Session
Defense in the Age of AI
Speaker: Kiran NR
Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft Singapore
12:40pm - 01:40pm
Lunch & Networking
01:40pm - 02:25pm
Panel Discussion 2
Ransomware Protection in the Innovative Age
Moderator: Bernard Tan
Board of Directors, ISACA Singapore Chapter
Panelist 1: Sampat Dharmesh
Cyber Insurance Partner Manager, Silverfort
Panelist 2: Steven Sim
Member, Emerging Trends Working Group, ISACA
Panelist 3: Chua Chay
Cybersecurity Professional
Panelist 4: Mervyn Heng
Senior Manager, Policy & Technology, Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
02:25pm - 03:05pm
Cyber Crisis Simulation Panel
Panel Lead: Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski
Founder and CEO, Cytactic
03:05pm - 03:50pm
Panel Discussion 3
How Corporate Culture Can Respond to Rapid Technology Changes?
Moderator: Patrick Tay
Board of Directors. ISACA Singapore Chapter
Panelist 1: Caroline Soo
VP Customer Success Team APJ, KnowBe4
Panelist 2: Christopher Lek
NTU Cybersecurity Director
Panelist 3: Dr. Ted Suen
President , LPS
Panelist 4: Rowena Lee
Career Coach, Technology Consulting
03:50pm - 04:05pm
Tea Break
04:05pm - 04:50pm
Panel Discussion 4
Building Trustworthy AI System
Moderator: Sukhdev Singh
Board of Directors, ISACA Singapore Chapter
Panelist 1: Gerry Chng
Partner & Head of Cyber, KPMG Singapore
Panelist 2: Ujjwal Kumar
Principal Architect (CTO Office), Microsoft Asia
04:50pm - 05:20pm
Panel Discussion 5
Navigating AI Risks Complexity and the Role of Audit
Moderator: Yap Lip Keong
President, ISACA Singapore Chapter
Panelist 1: Karen Koh
Partner, Ernst & Young Advisory
Panelist 2: Cherrie Ong
Executive Director, UOB
Panelist 3: Rangarajan Gangadharan
Solutions Sales Director, Diligent
05:20pm - 05:30pm
Closing Remarks by Mr Lance Peng, Vice President ISACA Singapore
Lucky Draw
05:30pm - 06:30pm
Thank You Reception and Networking
About ISACA Singapore Chapter
ISACA Singapore Chapter celebrates its 42nd anniversary this year. With over 3,000 members, it is the leading non-profit association that advocates 4 key areas (Governance, Assurance, Security and Risk & Control) in Information Technology. As part of its mission to provide
high-quality learning opportunities, The Chapter organizes annual conference since 1990s called TACS. 2021 and beyond, ISACA Singapore Chapter plans to increase diversity and equity in ISACA’s core professions through our investment in and alignment with One in Tech (Young Leaders in Tech, SheLeadsTech, WeLeadTech), monthly webinar sessions, members networking sessions (virtually) and more.
ISACA Membership and Chapters
Established in 1969, ISACA has a presence in more than 188 countries, including 224 chapters and offices in both the United States and China, and more than 150,000 members. Its members include internal and external auditors, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, educators, information security and control professionals, business managers, students, and IT consultants.
For enquiries please contact us at memberservices@isaca.org.sg
