Call for Proposals

Thank you for considering submitting a proposal to the upcoming APAC Summit! The CFP closed on 23:59 SGT (GMT+8) on 21 August 2026. We are no longer able to accept proposals.

We’re excited for our third summit in the region.

Summit Location: Singapore
Summit Date: 10 November 2026
Professional Development Day (TSPA members only): 11 November 2026
Submission Types: This year, we are looking for proposals for Presentations, Workshops, Panels, and Roundtables. You may also submit yourself as a single panelist. You can see full descriptions and criteria for submission types below.

TSPA Regional Summits are conferences dedicated to trust and safety professionals who are responsible for the challenging work of keeping our platforms and communities safe. Unlike the global nature of TrustCon programming, summits are focused on regional priorities. Summits support TSPA’s vision to create and foster a global community of practice among trust and safety professionals by centering each region’s concerns, priorities, diversity, and culture.

Once again this year, we are offering a second day of the summit dedicated to professional development for TSPA members, which will take place on 11 November 2026. Submitted proposals will be considered for the main Summit agenda on 10 November 2026. However, we may invite some submissions to participate on the professional development day on 11 November.

The theme for this year’s summit is, ‘Governing Risk, Building Trust and the AI Era'. We invite proposals that explore how organizations across the region are navigating an increasingly complex landscape. From regulatory shifts and geopolitical pressures to evolving stakeholder expectations, the challenges facing trust and safety professionals demand new frameworks, bold thinking, and cross-sector collaboration. Proposals do not need to focus on AI specifically, but all submissions should reflect on how emerging and evolving technologies are shaping the context of your work, whether as a driver of new risks, a tool for safer systems, or a force redefining what trust means between organizations and the people they serve. We welcome perspectives from across industries, disciplines, and career stages that help our community lead with confidence in this defining era.

Example proposals might include roundtables on governing risk within complex regulatory environments across the Asia-Pacific region, case studies on how trust and safety teams are building organizational resilience in the face of evolving technology, or panels exploring how leaders are navigating the intersection of AI, platform accountability, and user protection. These examples are included as inspiration, but submitters are encouraged to be creative with the theme.

The Programme Committee will prioritise three main subcategories within this theme, so please propose sessions that fit one of these three themes. As with the summit theme, the examples listed after each subcategory are meant to provide guidance; you are welcome to submit proposals similar to these examples or on any other topic as long as it’s connected to the theme. See more about submission types in the next section.

Responsible Use of AI in T&S Ops. As AI becomes embedded in trust and safety workflows, organizations must grapple with how to deploy it effectively, ethically, and accountably. This subtheme invites proposals that explore how teams are balancing automation and human judgment to build safer, more resilient operations.
Evolving Harms & Behaviors. The threat landscape is shifting rapidly, from new forms of online abuse and user behaviors to cross-platform harms that outpace existing policies and frameworks. This subtheme welcomes proposals that examine how trust and safety professionals are identifying, understanding, and responding to emerging risks across the APAC region.
T&S Workforce Transformation. The trust and safety profession is evolving as quickly as the challenges it faces, demanding new skills, structures, and ways of working. This subtheme invites proposals that explore how organizations are building, sustaining, and future-proofing their teams. Sessions in this category could explore topics like talent development and operational resilience, wellbeing, management, or the changing role of the T&S professional in an AI-augmented environment.

This year, we will also be accepting submissions for our TSPA members only professional development day. Instead of broad panels and presentations, proposals under this category should center on closed door discussions, hands-on problem-solving, and knowledge sharing among members. The goal of the second day is to create space where practitioners can speak openly, compare approaches, and collaboratively work through emerging challenges in trust & safety in the region.

While speakers are not required to be TSPA members, they should be active trust & safety practitioners.

A presentation is a 25-minute talk that may or may not be accompanied by slides. Presentations are great opportunities to share current work, lessons learned, or how you and your team have built a product, service, policy, or organisation. You may also want to present research you and your team have recently completed and/or published. Successful presentations are well-organized and rehearsed with explicit key points and take-aways.

Important notes on presentations:

Only one speaker will be accepted per presentation; we will not accept presentations with co-presenters.
If your presentation is accepted and includes slides, we recommend sharing a backup copy with TSPA prior to the conference.

A panel is a 40-minute thematic session consisting of 3-4 panelists and facilitated by a moderator.

Panels are great opportunities to investigate a topic from different points of view. Successful panels require a strong moderator who can facilitate conversation and ask succinct questions. Successful panels also require panelists who are willing to engage openly, honestly, and respectfully with one another—especially when they disagree. When submitting a full panel, you must provide the following information:

A draft list of possible questions to be asked and discussed.
The name of the moderator. If you are are the moderator, be sure to note that in your submission.
The names of your confirmed panelists.

Panels submitted without these specifics will not be considered for acceptance into the program.

Important notes on panels:

If your proposed panel is accepted, you (the person who submits the proposal) are considered the panel organizer and will be responsible for communicating important information (i.e., registration requirements, deadlines) to and scheduling all meetings with your panelists. We strongly recommend that you confirm your panelists are available and have organizational permission to participate before you submit your proposal.
We will prioritize panel submissions that are intentionally inclusive of different lived and professional experiences, races, ethnicities, ages, genders, disabilities, economic statuses, and other diverse backgrounds. We reserve the right to add panelists to a session to ensure inclusivity and representation.
If you are interested in submitting yourself as a single panelist for accepted panel organizers, please complete the Single Panelist Interest Form.

A workshop is a 60 or 90-minute hands-on session focused on a specific audience and with specific goals in mind. For example, you may want to plan and facilitate a workshop for trust and safety managers about how to provide online and offline security for their frontline employees.

Successful workshops engage participants in collaborative work, meet predetermined goals, and generally result in an artifact of some kind (i.e., shared notes, a template, a set of preliminary evaluation metrics).

With this submission type, you will be asked to describe the goals and outcomes of the proposed workshop, the proposed format and/or schedule of activities, the ideal number of participants for your workshop, and how the workshop will contribute to the trust and safety community.

Important notes on workshops:

We will accept up to two co-facilitators per proposed workshop.
TSPA will provide workshop supplies such as pens, sticky notes, whiteboard, and whiteboard markers. If your proposal is accepted and you need additional supplies, you will need to provide those yourself.
If you want to provide pre-work for your workshop, you will need to include a description in your proposal. You’ll also need to make all pre-work (for example, readings) available to potential participants during workshop registration.

Roundtables are 90-minute sessions designed to foster meaningful discussion among participants. These sessions emphasize open dialogue and collaborative problem-solving. For example, you may design a roundtable to discuss cross-industry collaboration or the evolution of trust and safety policies within a specific topic. Strong roundtables include a skilled facilitator able to guide the conversation, encourage respectful disagreement, and keep the group on-track.

Important notes on roundtables:

Roundtable submitters may indicate target audiences for roundtable participants. You can choose criteria such as roles focused on Child Safety, role types like managers, or describe a group of roles you hope to see represented. However, all roundtables are first-come-first-serve and cannot be limited to specific companies, organizations, or individuals.
If your roundtable is selected, you will be responsible for communication and organization with a facilitator or co-facilitator.
You may be required to send a copy of your questions to TSPA ahead of the roundtable.
Roundtables are limited to 20 participants per facilitator and we will accept up to two co-facilitators. You may run two parallel roundtables (totaling 40 attendees) on the same topic during the session, which will require a co-facilitator.

Is the proposal complete?

Successful proposals give a clear overview of what a session will be about, with specifics about the questions it will address and the intended takeaways for the audience. Be sure that you have answered all the required questions. The Programme Committee will reject any proposals found to be incomplete.

Does the submission reify existing biases and/or prejudices?

When you submit your proposal, be sure you’ve considered how your submission challenges rather than perpetuates existing systemic biases. The Programme Committee will reject any proposals that reinforce stereotypes or prejudices.

Is the submission a sales, services, or product pitch?

Summit sessions must focus on sharing knowledge rather than promoting products or services. Your submission should focus on specific, practical insights, frameworks, or methodologies independent of any commercial offerings. The Programme Committee will reject sales pitches and product demonstrations.

Does the submission explicitly benefit trust and safety as a field and/or practice?

Proposals should contribute meaningfully to the trust and safety field. The Programme Committee will consider whether your submission strengthens the collective knowledge and capabilities of practitioners. Summit sessions should offer practical, actionable, and relevant information that can be directly applied to an attendee’s professional practice.

Does the submission introduce new voices, perspectives, and/or conversations?

We seek submissions that expand the conversation and bring fresh viewpoints. The Programme Committee prioritizes sessions that help to bridge gaps between different areas of trust and safety practice, introduce underrepresented voices and viewpoints, and challenge conventional wisdom or present alternative approaches to our work.

Is the submission applicable for the TrustCon audience? Will the intended audience learn something new?

Summit submissions should be relevant and valuable to the conference’s core audience: trust & safety professionals in APAC. The Programme Committee will assess whether a proposed session’s content is appropriately scoped for our audience’s expertise level and regional considerations. Your submission should present clear learning objectives and should include as much detail as possible. Please note: If you typically present this material to different audiences (e.g., non-profits, academics, or non-T&S tech professionals), consider any adjustments needed to tailor it appropriately for an audience of trust & safety professionals.

Does the submission explicitly benefit trust and safety as a field and/or practice?

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