Fifth edition of the GCF Annual Meeting to be held in October 2025 under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the fifth edition of the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) Annual Meeting will be held October 1-2 in Riyadh, under the theme 'Scaling Cohesive Advancement in Cyberspace.' 

The GCF Annual Meeting 2025 will bring together global leaders, senior decision-makers, policymakers, industry experts and other international stakeholders for action-oriented collaboration around key challenges and opportunities in Cyberspace.

This year’s 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. It will focus on five main 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. Within this framework, it will 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.

From its inception as an annual event in 2020, GCF has evolved into a platform that works year-round to strengthen the safety and resilience of Cyberspace. Today, GCF is a global, non-profit organization that is accelerating progress on its objectives of catalyzing social impact, enabling economic prosperity, pushing knowledge boundaries, and advancing global, collaborative action.