In an increasingly connected world where digital trust impacts governments, businesses, and citizens alike, the Global CyberPeace Summit 2026, scheduled from 8–10 February in New Delhi, will convene the world’s largest multi-stakeholder platform on Trust & Safety, CyberPeace, and digital resilience.
The Summit will bring together governments, parliamentarians, law enforcement agencies, defence and diplomatic leadership, technology platforms, industry, academia, civil society, and everyday internet users to collectively address the challenges shaping the global digital ecosystem.
At the Curtain Raiser, CyberPeace unveiled the three days of engagement, official global theme of the Summit, key flagship initiatives, global partnerships, and the details about the CyberPeace Exhibition, positioning Trust & Safety as a shared global responsibility and a cornerstone of future digital governance.
The session were addressed by Major Vineet Kumar, Founder & Global President, CyberPeace; S.N. Pradhan, IPS (Retd.), Global CEO & Chief Mentor, CyberPeace; and M.A.K.P. Singh, Chief Technical Officer, CyberPeace, who outlined how the upcoming Summit will focus on moving global conversations beyond intent to tangible outcomes.
Speaking at the curtain raiser, Major Vineet Kumar, Founder & Global President, CyberPeace, said, “Trust in the digital ecosystem can no longer be taken for granted. It has to be consciously built, measured and protected. The Global CyberPeace Summit 2026 is an effort to bring all stakeholders together to move from fragmented responses to collective action.”
Three Days of Engagement: From Citizens to Global Policymakers
The Summit will unfold over three days in New Delhi. On 8–9 February at the United Services Institution of India (USI), the focus will be on Trust & Safety capacity building through hackathons and buildathons in collaboration with Cloudflare, cyber awareness programmes, first responders’ training, digital skilling initiatives, and in-depth technology sessions, with special emphasis on protecting vulnerable groups and empowering everyday internet users.
The flagship Summit Day on 10 February at Bharat Mandapam will bring together over 1,000 participants for a Trust & Safety Plenary and Netizen Townhall, alongside parallel deliberations covering parliamentary and policy engagement, law enforcement and cybercrime coordination, cyber diplomacy and internet governance, defence and strategic security, critical infrastructure resilience, and emerging technologies including AI and quantum security.
Running alongside the Summit, the CyberPeace Exhibition will showcase Trust & Safety solutions designed for real-world impact, featuring product launches across cybersecurity, AI safety, quantum technologies, GovTech and defence, book launches and research showcases, live demonstrations, and citizen-focused awareness & engagement zones, translating policy conversations into practical implementation.
Among the key global initiatives, the EC-Council and CyberPeace AI Scholarship Programme will be launched on 10 February 2026, aimed at preparing India’s workforce for the AI era across government, academia, public services, and critical sectors. The programme focuses on building role-ready skills for the safe adoption, defence, and governance of AI, while addressing risks such as cyber vulnerabilities, data misuse, and algorithmic bias.
The summit will also witness the launch of the Global Quantum Threat Alliance (GQTA) under the stewardship of the CyberPeace, with strategic support from with strategic support from Synergy Quantum India, to address emerging global risks posed by quantum technologies to cryptographic systems securing governments, critical infrastructure, defence, and global commerce. The Alliance will serve as a neutral, multi-stakeholder platform to align on quantum-safe strategies, policy readiness, and early migration to resilient security architectures.
The Curtain Raiser marked the formal beginning of the Global CyberPeace Summit 2026 journey, reinforcing CyberPeace’s role as a global convenor focused on advancing cyber stability, Trust & Safety, and responsible digital governance. The Summit carries a clear message that Trust and Safety in cyberspace is not just a policy or technology issue, but a people’s issue.
By bringing together governments, institutions, industry leaders, academia, civil society, and everyday internet users on a common platform, the Global CyberPeace Summit 2026 aims to foster collective responsibility, informed citizenship, and coordinated global action towards a safer and more trusted digital future.
