GSMA @ The Global Privacy Assembly 2025 Seoul

GSMA @ The Global Privacy Assembly 2025 Seoul

Start: Monday 15 September 2025 07:30

End: Thursday 18 September 2025 09:00

Venue: Grand Hyatt

Location: Seoul, Korea

GSMA will be attending the 2025 Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) in Seoul, and we look forward to meeting with Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) to discuss the implementation of smart data privacy laws, cross-border data flows, AI, Open Gateway and cybersecurity (fraud and scams). 

The GSMA team will be hosting a breakfast briefing and a drop-in room for bilateral meetings, informal chats and to share more information on the GSMA and developments in the mobile industry. 

Breakfast Briefing: Tuesday 16 September 7:30 – 9:00

Networks of Trust: Scam Prevention and Privacy Protection through Innovation 

Location: Grand Hyatt Seoul, Namsan Room 5 

Agenda 

This session will showcase the critical role that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) play in combating digital scams, enabling digital identity verification and safeguarding data privacy through telco innovations such as APIs. We will explore the challenges and opportunities associated with scam prevention, the evolving arms race between scammers and defenders, and how multi-stakeholder collaboration and interoperable frameworks are key in tackling these issues. 

  • 7:30 – 7:40 Welcome remarks and introduction to GSMA  
  • 7:40 – 7:50 Dr., Mr. Moon Han Lee, Commissioner, PIPC
  • 7:50 – 8:00 Scams: The human impact  
  • 8:00 – 8:15 Introduction to Open Gateway + API case studies 
  • 8:15 – 8:20 Official launch: GSMA Implementation of Smart Data Privacy Laws report
  • 8:20 – 8:45 Intervention and open discussion with all stakeholders 
  • 8:45 – 8:50 Closing remarks and end of breakfast briefing 

Breakfast briefing slides

GSMA Drop-in Room:

Location: Grand Hyatt Seoul, Business Center Room, 4

Join us in our special drop-in room at GPA. This special space will be open all day during the first three days of GPA. Join us for a coffee or snack and to learn more about our new report, “The Implementation of Smart Data Privacy Laws,” cross-border data flows, AI, Open Gateway, cybersecurity and wider mobile industry initiatives. 

No need to register, just drop by.

Key Reports:

Smart Implementation of Data Privacy Laws: Achieving the right outcomes for the digital age

GSMA Mobile Policy Handbook

The Mobile Economy Report

Cross-Border Data Flows: The impact of data localisation on IoT

Enhancing Children’s Lives through Mobile

The GSMA Responsible AI Maturity Roadmap

Mobile money’s economic impact in five African countries

Navigating Mobile Money Regulatory Risks

Cross-Border Mobile Money Remittance Cost Survey: Key Trends and Insights

Accelerating Digital Inclusion for Women

AI for Africa: Use cases delivering impact

GSMA Open Gateway

GSMA Open Gateway Use Case Library

GSMA Fusion

Digital Nations in Asia Pacific: preserving digital trust

Introduction to Mobile Identity

Training

GSMA Capacity Building

GSMA Events

MWC Kigali

MWC Doha

GSMA Ministerial Programme at MWC Barcelona