Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: Saudi Arabia’s National Cybersecurity Authority announced hosting the fifth edition of the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) Annual Meeting on 1 and 2 October, under the theme ‘Scaling Cohesive Advancement in Cyberspace.' 

In a statement, the authority revealed that the GCF Annual Meeting 2025 will gather global leaders, senior decision-makers, policymakers, industry experts, and other international stakeholders for action-oriented collaboration around key challenges and opportunities in cyberspace.

This edition aims to scale the cohesive advancements accomplished by the GCF community, elevating their scope, capacity, and impact to advance towards a more secure and resilient cyberspace for all.

The forum will focus on five sub-themes: Beyond the Inflection Point; Cyber Economics Redefined; Strengthening Cyber Inclusion; Behavioural Lens in Cyberspace; Opportunities at the Cyber Horizon.

Across the sub-themes, the GCF Annual Meeting 2025 will advance dialogue toward building a secure and reliable cyberspace that supports economic growth, societal prosperity, individual security, and national stability.

The forum will further address shared priorities such as fostering alignment in a rapidly evolving global landscape; advancing cyber economic cohesion to enable scalable growth and shared prosperity; strengthening collective action for a human-centered and inclusive cyberspace; leveraging behavioral insights to influence actions, counter manipulations, and foster safe cyber environments; and harnessing technological advancements to tackle fast-evolving challenges in cyberspace.

The GCF is a global non-profit organization that targets accelerating progress on its objectives of catalyzing social impact, enabling economic prosperity, pushing knowledge boundaries, and advancing global, collaborative action.