Talent accelerator
Calling aspiring Digital Trust professionals
As part of the Digital Trust Awards, aspiring professionals sharpen their leadership and planning capabilities and earn a national stage to showcase their technical and presentation skills. Present your project idea in front of industry experts, sharing a stage with the country’s leading technology vendors.
Bring your A-game: your next employer, or a sponsor for your idea, may be sitting in the crowd.
Entries for the 2026 cycle closed on January 12, 2026. Dates for the next cycle will be published here.
How to take part
- Write up your idea, aligned to “Fostering Digital Trust”, and submit your details.
- Attend the two-day leadership training programme, where you will learn to align your idea to one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Submit a full proposal for your idea using your new skills.
- Shortlisted individuals are assigned industry expert mentors, plus a presentation workshop with a Distinguished Toastmaster.
- The winning idea receives sponsorship to implement the proposal.
What is expected of you
- An idea for a project to foster Digital Trust - cybersecurity, information security, governance, risk, compliance, privacy and cyber law.
- Commitment to make your idea a reality, with a desire to make a dent in the universe.
What is given to you
- A two-day leadership academy on aligning your project idea to the Sustainable Development Goals, and how to implement it.
- Focused training by a Distinguished Toastmaster, and mentoring by industry experts.
- A national stage to showcase your skills to the industry.
2026 programme schedule
- Submit your idea and details by
- January 12, 2026
- Two-day leadership training
- January 17, 2026 - January 18, 2026
- Full proposal due
- February 1, 2026
This is the 2026 cycle as it ran. The next cycle’s dates will be published here once they are confirmed.