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Tuesday, March 17 2026
Dialogue: Fraud & Scams in Japan (in cooperation with DataLeads and Google)
- Bertha Chan, APAC Engagement Lead Trust & Safety Global Engagements, Google
- Minjung Kim, Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Search, Google
- Syed Nazakat; Founder & CEO, DataLEADS (India-Singapore)
- Rajesh Sandhu; Global Anti Scam Alliance and Director of Digital Trust Centre of Excellence (APAC), Mastercard (Singapore – consumer behavior)
- Piti Srisangnam; Executive Director, ASEAN Foundation
- Kritika Goel; Editorial & Strategic Lead, Asian Dispatch
Public Networking Reception
Venue: Ce La Vie Tokyo (Tokyu Plaza Shibuya 18th floor; 1-2-3 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0043, Japan)
Wednesday, March 18 2026
Welcome Remarks
- Paul Linnarz, Country Representative Japan, Director Regional Economic Programme Asia (SOPAS, KAS)
- Syed Nazakat; Founder & CEO, DataLEADS
Session 1: Understanding the Risk Landscape - Economic Security in an AI-Driven World
Lead Remarks:
- Stephen Olson; Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore – international trade, economic policy & geopolitics)
- Chanty Pisal; Director, Digital Policy Research Center, Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT) (Cambodia – regulatory & digital policy angle)
- Syed Nazakat; Founder & CEO, DataLEADS (India-Singapore)
- Discussion and Q&A moderated by
Yoko Nitta - Intelligence Unit, Office of Intelligence & Senior Fellow, Japan Society for Security and Crisis Management (Japan)
Session 2: Digital Trust, Users, and Systemic Vulnerabilities
Lead Remarks:
- Rajesh Sandhu; Global Anti Scam Alliance and Director of Digital Trust Centre of Excellence (APAC), Mastercard (Singapore – consumer behavior)
- Kan Yuenyong; Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Siam Intelligence Unit (SIU) (Thailand – economic risk)
- Prohim Tam; Lecturer, American University of Phnom Penh (AUPP) (Cambodia – academic perspective on digital trust)
- Discussion and Q&A moderated by
Syed Nazakat; Founder & CEO, DataLEADS (India-Singapore)
Session 3: Prevention, Detection and Response – What Works in Practice
Lead Remarks:
- Sheena Bhalla, Founder; Founder ModuleXero (India – AI ecosystem)
- Anuja Shukla; Associate Professor, Jaipuria Institute of Management (India – institutional response models)
- Vithya Arthur Say; Business Intelligence professor at CamTech; Research Fellow, AI Forum Cambodia (Cambodia – economic security, online frauds, deepfakes, financial safety & AI governance)
- Discussion and Q&A moderated by
Chanty Pisal; Director, Digital Policy Research Center, Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT) (Cambodia – regulatory & digital policy angle)
Session 4: Governance, Standards and Cooperation
Lead Remarks:
- Karthik Nachiappan; Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore – geopolitics & regional order)
- Piti Srisangnam; Executive Director, ASEAN Foundation (Indonesia – ASEAN cooperation)
- Discussion and Q&A moderated by
Kritika Goel; Editorial & Strategic Lead, Asian Dispatch (India)
Thursday, March 19 2026
KAS Tokyo Forward Outlook
Emerging Issues, Policy Priorities and Collaboration Pathways
Tour of the National Diet
