Conference & Workshop Engagements

Octopus Conference 2025

Mainstreaming of cyber interference in democratic processes, particularly in elections where internal political actors consider cyber interference as part of election operations strategy is an emerging disturbing dimension of cyber interference whereby electoral interference actors are not only external actors but internal actors, capable of undermining the integrity of the elections from within. These developments were observed in a number of elections in 2024, including 13 elections held on the African continent. Such a development; if unchecked could become ‘the new norm’ of cyber interference especially when deterrence mechanisms are weak or in some cases non-existent to deter such malign cyber actors. My book, the "The 10 Commandments for Sustainable National Cybersecurity Development - African in Context: Practical Lessons & Good Practice” provide some perspectives including legislative response to guide nations on mitigating such disturbing trends. The panel discussion on Cyber interference with Democracy at the just ended Octopus Conference held in Strasbourg from June 4-6, 2025, was a perfect forum to deliberate on the issue. I extend my appreciation to the Council of Europe for the opportunity to share my perspectives on such developments on the African continent.

Forum Cyber 4.0

Leveraging on international partnerships for capacity building are effective approaches to advancing national cybersecurity capabilities, as highlighted in Commandment VI and Commandment IX of my book The 10 Commandments for Sustainable National Cybersecurity Development - African in Context: Practical Lessons & Good Practice" The panel discussion on "Strategies and Cooperation in Cyberspace, Building Capacities for a Secure Digital Society", at the just ended Forum Cyber 4.0, did elaborate the above imperatives. My appreciation to the Cybersecurity Competence Center of Italy for extending an invitation

Assisted and Enabled Terrorism in West Africa; Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law(IIJ), Valletta, Malta.

Keynote Address under the theme 'Invisible Frontlines'

Cybersecurity Forum

Keynote Address and Panel Session on Strengthening Africa's Digital Resilience: AI, Trusted Cloud, and Federated Cloud as Strategic Catalysts

ISACA Accra Chapter Seminar

Cybersecurity in Ghana: The Present and the Future

Conference on technology and innovation in Ghana

An incident Responder Perspective on responsible state behaviour

Graduation Ceremony of University of Trento

Address to graduating students