9:00 Morning tea and registration
9:30 Symposium begins
Words of Welcome by Convener of OSHSG, Michelle H. S. Ho, Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore (NUS)
Opening Remarks by Guest of Honor, Minister of State Rahayu Mahzam, Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI)
10:00 Panel I: Building Awareness of Online Sexual Harms
This roundtable invites panelists to brainstorm the various ways in which they may in their capacity as educators, researchers, journalists, and members of society build public awareness of online sexual harms. This collective conversation is aimed at increasing public awareness of this complex and prevalent phenomenon.
Moderator: Crispina Robert, Type A Podcast
Panelists
Kai Xiang Teo, journalist at The Straits Times
Natalie Chia, Research Director, SHE (SG Her Empowerment)
Michelle H. S. Ho, Principal Investigator (PI) of CASMIDA and Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore (NUS)
12:00 Lunch and social networking
1.30 Panel II: Victim-Survivor-Centered Approaches to Online Sexual Harms Policies
In this roundtable, panelists in their capacity as tech experts, policymakers, stakeholders, and members of society reflect on approaches centered on the well-being of victim-survivors to policies and practices related to online sexual harms in Singapore. One of the goals of this panel is to shape future and existing policies and practices for supporting victim-survivors and their close ones.
Moderator: Carol Soon, Associate Professor at NUS, Vice Chair, Media Literacy Council, and Adjunct Principal Scientist, Centre for Advanced Technologies in Online Safety
Panelists
Priyanka Bhalla, Head of Safety Policy for APAC at Meta
Edward Wee, Director of Online Communications Office (OCO), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Sugidha Nithi, Director of Advocacy and Research at AWARE
3:30 Closing Remarks by Bryan Ong, YouthTechSG
4:00 Afternoon tea and social networking
5:00 Symposium ends
Please note that media representatives and official photographers will be present at this event. Photographs and video recordings may be taken for documentation and publicity purposes.
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