invited talks

Invited Talk Topic: What Constitutes Cyber Terrorism? Fact vs. Fiction

Date: November 10, 2011

Organizer:  SMi U.K.

Venue: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Havelock Road, Singapore 

Significance: International Conference

Theme:  Cyber Security Asia, Singapore (9-11 November 2011) 

Speaker Profile of Neelabh Rai @ SMi:  

Invited Talk Topic: Proactive approach to e-Security is need of the hour

Date: May 11, 2012

Organizers: Governance Now

Venue: Governance Now, Sector 16A, Film City, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Significance: Governance Now Roundtable on IT Security

Theme:  e-Security: Challenges and Solutions for Public Sector

Reference: 

• http://www.event.governancenow.com/speaker.php?speaker_id=106

Invited Talk Topic: Consumer Privacy in Cyberspace

Date: July 7, 2012

Organizers:

1. The Centre for Internet & Society, 
2. Privacy India, 
3. Society in Action Group, 
4. International Development Research Centre, Canada and 
5. Le Centre de recherches pour le développement international

Venue: Indian International Centre, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 

Significance: International Conference

Theme:  Consumer Privacy 

Reference: https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/consumer-privacy-event

Invited Talk Topic: Transforming National Security Through India-centric Multi-Sectoral Cyber Security Governance [Keynote Speaker]

Date: March 27, 2014

Organizer: Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering (SNGCE) affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and MG University 

Venue: SNGCE, Kolenchery, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Conference Name: SAPIENCE 2014

Significance: International Conference

Theme:  Security and Authentication

Reference: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpjQEfgprHfi8X4Y0pvsabA/featured

Invited Talk Topic: Cyber Warfare: A Wakeup Call to Transform National Security in Digital Era [Guest Lecture]

Date: April 6, 2014

Duration: 1 Hour (15:30 - 16:30 Hours)

Organizer: Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI), Kanpur 

Venue: HBTI Campus, Nawabganj, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 

Significance: National Conference

Audience: Approximately 125 students/ faculties

Media Coverage: The presentation on Cyber Warfare received media attention and was thus published in the Hindustan Kanpur Edition (Hindi Edition, Page No. 2) dated April 7, 2014.

Invited Talk Topic: Successful Strategies & Proven Business Model to Protect Future Networking Infrastructure against Cyber Attacks - Indian Perspective

Date: June 5, 2014

Organizer:  Cerebral Business Research Pvt Ltd

Venue: Le Meridien,  Connaught Place, New Delhi, India

Significance: National Conference

Theme: Next Generation Cyber Threats India B2B Conference 2014

Invited Talk Topic: Cyber Warfare - A wake-up call to Digital India

Date: October 5, 2015

Organizer:  Oriental College of Technology, Bhopal

Venue: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Significance: Workshop

Duration: 3 Hours

Audience: B.Tech Students of Computer Science & Information Technology (CS / IT)

Invited Talk Topic: Building the next paradigm of cyber security strategy in India - An Overview

Date: March 19, 2016

Organizer: Institute of Information Technology & Management (IITM)

Venue: IITM, Janakpuri, New Delhi, India

Significance: National Conference on Emerging Trends in Information Technology (NCETIT 2016)

Theme: Cyber Security - Contemporary Threats and Solutions

Invited Talk Topic:  CHAKRA - Empowering Retired Achievers in the Digital Battlefield 

Date: November 29, 2025

Organizer: Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) - NOIDA

Venue: IETE NOIDA, Sector 29, NOIDA

Refer URL: https://ietenoida.in/pages/cyberSecurity.html

Significance:

Honoured to deliver an invited session at IETE Noida Centre on 29 November 2025, where I spoke on CHAKRA, a practical framework designed to strengthen cyber hygiene and financial safety for Retired Armed Defence Forces Officers' & Retired Scientists from Department of Atomic Energy &  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Key discussion points included:

• The ABCD–EFGH behavioural triggers exploited in cyber frauds
• Digital arrest, UPI frauds, SIM swap, impersonation, and device-level risks
• The SUDARSHAN model for building a personal cyber shield
• India-specific safeguards and real case scenarios to reinforce proactive cyber hygiene
  

Grateful to the IETE NOIDA leadership and the distinguished audience for their engagement and insightful questions.

Committed to contributing toward a safer and more aware digital community.