CYSAT Asia Agenda
Main Stage
09:00 - 09:10
SGInnovate & CYSAT
Welcoming
09:10 - 09:20
Opening Keynote by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore
David KOH, Chief Commissioner | Cybersecurity & Chief Executive
09:20 - 09:35
Space Address by the Office for Space Technology & Industry of Singapore
Jonathan Hung, Executive Director | OSTIn
09:35 - 10:00
Space Cybersecurity In and Beyond Conflict: Securing Information Flows and Critical Infrastructure
Brigadier Richard Alston OBE – Deputy Director for Cyber and Electromagnetic Effects and Special Operations I UK Royal Marines
10:00- 10:45
PANEL |Strategic Partnerships & International Investment in Space Cybersecurity
- Hsien-Hui Tong – Head of Investments I SGInnovate
- Thibault Valentin – Policy Officer | European
- Commission INTPA
- Will Howerton – Managing Director I IQT
- Patrick Barbey – Managing Director I Innovaud
Moderator: Arpit Agarwal – Investment Partner I Blume Venture
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 - 11:35
SpeQtre Satellite QKD
Robert Bedington, Co-founder & CTO | Speqtral
11:35 - 12:15
PANEL | Satellite Infrastructure: When Can It Be Quantum Resilient?
- Corey McClelland – Sr. Director Quantum Networking | Ionq
- Prof. Michael Kasper – Chief Executive Officer | Fraunhofer Singapore Research
- Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard – CEO & Co-Founder | Quantum Security Defence Ltd
- Nicolas Pouymonbrat – Quantum Safe Technical Sales Manager | IDQuantique
Moderator: Emna Amri – CIO | CYSEC
12:15 - 12:45
Information Security by Design: Trend or Requirement?
Andrey Doukhvalov – VP, Head of Future Technologies | Kaspersky
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch Break
13:45 - 14:25
Panel I European Earth Observation Technologies for Southeast Asia’s Space and Cyber Ecosystems
- Maria Terron Puig – Programme Manager Connectivity & Digital Transformation | European Union Delegation to the Philippines
- Monica Sillona – CopPhil Liaison Officer | Indra Philippines
- Navin Gopal – ICEYE – VP for Malaysia
Moderated by : Clémence Poirier I Senior Cyberdefense Researcher I ETH Zurich
14:25 - 14:50
How Connectivity Contributes to Total Defence?
Luc Bentolila I Head of Sales and Marketing, Connected Intelligence, Airbus Defense & Space
14:50 - 15:30
PANEL | The Maritime Sector and LEO Infrastructure: Innovation Accelerator or Emerging Risk?
- Yung-Sze Gan – Innovation Director I Thales Solutions Asia
- Riccardo Barbiellini – Director Future Shipping Team I Bureau Veritas
- Vishram Mishra – Founder & CEO I MicroSec
- Andrew Sallay – Co-founder & CEO | Cequra
Moderator: Ken Soh, Founder I Athena Dynamics
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
Space in 2030 a triple playground (commercial, sovereign & military) with converging cyber stakes
Stephane Descous – Group Product Security Officer – Thales
16:30 - 17:00
Asia, Europe & Space Cybersecurity: A Legal Reality Check
Numa Isnard, Lawyer & Founder | SPACEAVOCAT
17:00 - 17:30
PANEL | Building the Next Generation of Space Cybersecurity Talent
- Juliana Lim – Executive Director Talent | SGInnovate
- James Stanger – Chief technology Evangelist | CompTia
- Pak Ho CHAN – Cybersecurity Expert | Hephax
Moderator: Ethan Seow – CEO I Practical Cyber
17:30 - 21:00
Networking Cocktail
Technical Stage
09:30 - 09:55
Securing SatComms in the Quantum Era
Prasanna Ravi – CEO | PQStation
09:55 - 10:25
When Physics Meets PQC: Hardware Attack Paths You Can’t Ignore
Erwin in ’t Veld – Product Manager I Keysight
10:25 - 10:45
Securing Industrial Networks from Space: A Practical Cybersecurity Perspective on LEO Connectivity
Vishram Mishra – Founder & CEO I MicroSec
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 - 11:45
The Final Frontier, the First Target: Why Space Is a Ticking Cyber Bomb
Sandeep Taileng – Cybersecurity Expert I IEEE
11:45 - 12:15
The Data Leak in the Sky: Constellation Design and the Unseen Risk of Data Exfiltration
Robert Foweraker, Co-Founder & Director | Groundspace
12:15 - 12:45
Global Space Traffic Coordination
Benjamin Guyot – CEO I Spacetalk
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch break
13:45 - 14:10
Securing Autonomy: AI, Cyber Resilience, and Trust in the Final Frontier
Eric Adolphe – CEO | ForwardEdge AI
14:10 - 14:35
Moon Base Under Attack! Cybersecurity for Off-World Infrastructure
Tatyana Stojnic – AI/LLM Technology Leader | Accenture
14:35 - 15:00
AI in Orbit: Securing Autonomous Machines When There Is No Human in the Loop
Aviram Berg – Lecturer | Columbia Business School
15:00 - 15:30
Powering AI-Enabled Cybersecurity for Space Systems.
Bharat Runwal – Head of Networks I Space Armour
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
When Defence Becomes the Target: Safeguarding Trust in Space Cybersecurity Systems
PakHo Chan – Founder, Cybersecurity Researcher I Hephax
16:30 - 17:00
Adding Performance & Security over Starlink
Emna Amri – Chief Innovation Officer | CYSEC
17:30 - 21:00
Networking Cocktail
WORKSHOPS
CYBER THREATS ALONG THE LIFECYCLE OF A SATELLITE – HelvetiSpace
February 5th, 2026 | 9:30 – 12:30
Attendees will learn about the satellite lifecycle, key design and operational concepts, cybersecurity threats and protection by design, illustrated through a concrete case study.
How to Hack a Satellite – Thales
February 5th, 2026 | 13:30 – 16:30
This session, led by Thales, will explore the complexities of maintaining long-term cybersecurity for operational satellites. It will cover system-level cybersecurity management, addressing both space and ground segments to ensure sustained protection against evolving threats.
