The Global CyberPeace Summit 2026 concluded at Bharat Mandapam on Safer Internet Day with a series of policy and industry calls to strengthen digital trust, cyber resilience and responsible AI governance, alongside the launch of a new global quantum security alliance aimed at preparing for next-generation cyber risks.
The three-day summit brought together government officials, parliamentarians, law enforcement agencies, defence and diplomatic representatives, technology companies, academia and civil society groups, positioning trust and safety as a central pillar of future digital infrastructure and governance.
Organizers framed the event around the idea that digital trust must be embedded into technology design, regulation and citizen behavior rather than treated as a downstream compliance layer.
“Safer Internet Day reminds us that trust and safety online cannot be achieved through policy alone. It has to be lived every day by citizens, institutions, and governments alike. CyberPeace is about moving conversations from the grassroots to policymakers and ensuring that technology remains safe, responsible, and inclusive for everyone,” said Major Vineet Kumar, Founder & Global President, CyberPeace.
Industry and policy convergence
The final day featured a global trust and safety plenary with participation from senior cyber and security leaders, including current and former national cyber security coordinators, diplomats, technology policy executives and legal leaders from major global cloud and internet firms.
Speakers emphasized that cybersecurity has shifted from a specialist technical discipline to a strategic domain tied directly to national security, economic resilience and citizen confidence in digital systems. Discussions repeatedly highlighted that AI systems, critical infrastructure, cross-border data flows and platform governance now sit within a shared risk framework.
Sessions focused on responsible AI deployment, AI safety frameworks, cyber diplomacy, internet governance, critical infrastructure resilience, law enforcement coordination and quantum-era cybersecurity preparedness. A recurring theme was that cyber risk and AI risk increasingly operate across borders, requiring multistakeholder and multinational governance models rather than purely domestic controls.
From awareness to operational readiness
Aligning the closing with Safer Internet Day, the summit stressed that online safety must move beyond awareness campaigns toward operational readiness and everyday digital behavior change.
CyberPeace pointed to its pre-summit grassroots programmes — including trust and safety awareness initiatives targeting students and first responders — as part of a longer pipeline approach to digital risk reduction. Organizers positioned these efforts as complementary to upcoming global AI policy and safety forums scheduled later this year.
Participants also highlighted the need to connect citizen-level cyber hygiene with institutional security architecture, arguing that human behavior remains a primary vulnerability layer even as technical controls advance.
Quantum threat focus moves to center stage
The most significant announcement at the summit was the launch of the Global Quantum Intelligence Threat Alliance (GQITA), introduced by Synergy Quantum in partnership with CyberPeace. The alliance is designed to address emerging risks that quantum computing could pose to current cryptographic systems, defence communications, critical infrastructure and financial networks.
The initiative aims to build early coordination around quantum threat intelligence, preparedness frameworks and transition pathways toward quantum-resistant security models — an area that is rapidly moving from theoretical concern to medium-term planning priority among governments and large enterprises.
Alongside the alliance launch, summit organizers also unveiled a new book focused on trust, safety and cyber resilience, reinforcing the role of research and knowledge frameworks in shaping long-term governance and operational practices.
Solutions showcase alongside policy debate
Running parallel to policy sessions, a CyberPeace Exhibition showcased cybersecurity, AI safety and quantum security solutions, as well as government technology platforms and live demonstrations. The exhibition focused on deployable tools and operational models rather than conceptual frameworks, underscoring a broader summit message that implementation capacity must keep pace with policy ambition.
Demonstrations included trust and safety technologies, AI governance tools and citizen engagement platforms designed for government and institutional adoption.
Digital trust as economic infrastructure
Across sessions, speakers increasingly framed digital trust not just as a social good but as economic infrastructure — a prerequisite for AI adoption, cross-border digital trade and platform-based public services. The consensus view emerging from the summit was that trust, safety and resilience must be designed into next-generation digital systems from inception.
As the event closed, organizers said future CyberPeace initiatives will focus on cross-border partnerships, capacity building and operational frameworks that connect policy, technology and citizen behavior — signaling a shift from dialogue forums toward implementation coalitions.
