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Why International COVID Summit III Criticised Vaccine!

Find out why the International COVID Summit III held at the European Parliament criticised the COVID-19 vaccines!

International COVID Summit III Is Official EU Parliament Event?!

People are sharing TikTok and Rumble videos of the International COVID Summit III, claiming that it is an official European Parliament conference criticising COVID-19 measures like lockdowns and vaccines!

FLCCC Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Pierre Kory, presents “The Global War on Ivermectin” to the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on day one of the International COVID Summit III.

International Covid Summit III – part 1 – European Parliament, Brussels 05.03.2023
International Covid Summit III – part 2 – European Parliament, Brussels 05.03.2023

EU Parliament COVID Conference Slams Pandemic Response

Speakers did not rule out the possibility that the pandemic was orchestrated by powerful outside actors, with various medical professionals from across Europe describing their first-hand experiences of negative health effects from vaccines.

International COVID Summit III : What Is That Really?!

Don’t be surprised if you never heard of the International COVID Summit III, especially when it’s been labelled as an official conference organised by the European Parliament!

Even I never heard of it, but after doing some research, this was what I discovered…

Fact #1 : This Was The First International COVID Summit

Interestingly, this conference was called International COVID Summit III, but I could find no reference to the two previous two conferences – the first International COVID Summit, and International COVID Summit 2 do not appear to exist!

What actually existed were the Global COVID-19 Summit, which was held on September 22, 2021; and the 2nd Global COVID-19 Summit which was held on 12 May 2022.

Both Global COVID-19 Summit 1 and 2 involved heads of states and governments, as well as heads of international organisations, NGOs, and industries across the world. There does not appear to be a third Global COVID-19 Summit yet.

So why would this International COVID Summit jump to its “third” iteration, when this was really the first time it was held? Could it be trying to mislead people into thinking that it was the third version of the Global COVID-19 Summit?!

Fact #2 : It Was Not An Official European Parliament Event

It is easy to see why people would believe the claim that the International COVID Summit III was an official European Parliament event. The videos and screenshots show a liberal use of the European Parliament logo, and accompanying statements suggest the same.

However, if you check the European Parliament website, you will not find International COVID Summit III listed at all. You also won’t find it in the European Parliament’s list of official events for May 2023:

Hearings : A committee is permitted to organise a hearing with experts, where this is considered essential to its work on a particular subject.

In May 2023, only one hearing was scheduled and has not yet occurred – Public Hearing on “Legal Migration; the skills and talent package”.

Workshops : Workshops are organised by the policy departments and enable members to put questions to and exchange views with experts on subjects associated with parliamentary business or subjects of current interest.

No workshops were held, or are scheduled for May 2023.

Other Events : All other public events organised as part of committee activities involving external speakers or experts.

There are two events scheduled for May 2023 – both on 23 May 2023. The first is called “LIBE to hold exchanges with two data protection authorities“. The second is “Exchange of views on the migrant shipwreck off to the Italian coasts“.

As far as I can tell – the International COVID Summit III was not an official European Parliament event.

Fact #3 : The Summit Was Held In Room PHS 1A2

It took some digging, but I managed to trace the location of this event. It was not held in the grand plenary hall where the 705 Members of the European Parliament meet, of course.

Rather, the International COVID Summit III took place in Room PHS 1A2 in the Paul-Henri SPAAK building – one of the many rooms available for MEPs to use.

Interestingly, this room (officially Room 1A002) was named as the Anna Lindh Room in September 2003, in honour of Sweden’s murdered foreign minister.

Fact #4 : The Summit Was Hosted By ECR + ID Parliamentary Groups

The International COVID Summit III appears to be sponsored by several European Parliament Members from the ECR (European Conservatives and Reformists), and the Identity and Democracy (ID) groups.

That explains how this “summit” or “conference” was held within the European Parliament building, even though it was not an official or sanctioned event.

From the event itinerary, it appears that just five European Parliament Members attended the International COVID Summit III:

MR. IVAN VILIBOR SINČIĆ, Non-attached Member of the European Parliament – CROATIA
MRS. FRANCESCA DONATO, Non-attached Member of the European Parliament – ITALY
MR. MISLAV KOLAKUŠIĆ, Non-attached Member of the European Parliament – CROATIA
MRS. CHRISTINE ANDERSON, Identity and Democracy – GERMANY
MR. CRISTIAN TERHEȘ, European Conservatives and Reformists – ROMANIA

Obviously, speaking to those five MEPs do not constitute speaking to the European Parliament itself, since 700 other MEPs were not in the room, and it wasn’t even an official event!

On top of that, the event banner shows that they were not there as official representatives of the European Parliament, but as “co-hosting members” of the event…

Fact #5 : It Was All Talk, No Action

The International COVID Summit ran for about 9 hours, from 9 AM until 6 PM, and featured a long list of the usual suspects. But despite many of them giving bombastic testimony, the summit / conference ultimately resulted in nothing.

Because it was not an official European Parliament meeting or event, it had absolutely zero effect. The summit organisers did not even think of asking the attendees to pass a motion or action plan of any kind.

From what I can tell – the entire “summit” consisted of allotted time for the speakers to speak to the attendees and a livestream, from within a European Parliament room.

Perhaps that was ultimately the purpose of this event – to give those speakers the patina of European Parliamentary approval? Perhaps that was all they needed. After all, people are already claiming on social media that those speakers were testifying to the European Parliament.

But if you made it this far, you already know that this is not true at all. Sadly, most people will not know that.

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What Zoom Announced @ Zoomtopia APAC 2022!

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Here is a short summary of what Zoom Video Communications Inc. announced at the Zoomtopia APAC 2022 conference!

Zoomtopia APAC 2022 : What Is It?

Zoomtopia APAC 2022 was the Asia Pacific edition of Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM)’s annual conference.

Hosted virtually on Zoom Events (obviously), Zoomtopia APAC 2022 featured a distinguished array of guest speakers, as well as announcements on Zoom Phone and other products.

Education: Developing the next generation of changemakers with digital innovation
How to unify communication and collaboration in the new world of work
The Trust Imperative: How you can build (or destroy) trust in a hybrid world
Financial services: How secure digital collaboration tools are transforming the future of finance
Is Voice DEAD? The future of conversation is in the cloud
Reimagine the future of customer experience in a video-first world
Improve the Customer Experience and Agent Productivity with Conversational AI
What’s new with Zoom Phone?
Zoom Events Product Tour
How to Create a Buying Experience Your Customers Love with Zoom IQ for Sales
The Future of Asynchronous Collaboration
Transforming for the Future Office: Enabling the Flexible, Hybrid Workplace

Eric Yuan, CEO and Founder of Zoom, also shared his vision for Zoom at Zoomtopia APAC, distilling the next phase of Zoom’s evolution and the key innovations that will underpin the Zoom platform in this new era.

“We have always been a company built to connect and bring people together. As many people around the world start rethinking what really makes them happy, we want to empower them to zoom in on what matters.

Zoom’s vision for the future is about bringing physical and digital environments together in new ways to create more inclusive, immersive, collaborative experiences. 

We are focused on giving organisations, their employees and customers a platform that works best for them, their lives and their workflows.”

What Zoom Announced @ Zoomtopia APAC 2022!

For those who could not make it, here is a short summary of what Zoom Video Communications Inc. announced at the Zoomtopia APAC 2022 conference!

New Zoom Platform Innovations

Zoom has launched more than 1,500 features and enhancements on the Zoom platform this year.

The Zoom Mail and Calendar clients work together with the communication and collaboration offerings already available within Zoom Meetings, Phone, Whiteboard, and Team Chat. Now, teams can move quickly and seamlessly from email to a video meeting, elevate a chat message to a phone call, collaborate on projects and early next year, they can share out whiteboards, all without ever leaving the Zoom app.

Zoom also rolled out Zoom-hosted email and calendar service options available in beta, directly integrated with the Zoom platform, ideal for businesses without dedicated IT services looking for enhanced privacy in their business communications.

Zoom also introduced Zoom Spots – its virtual co-working space. Coming in 2023, Zoom Spots is a video-enabled persistent space, integrated with the Zoom platform, to help foster inclusive discussions, keep colleagues connected and bring the fluid interactions of in-person work to distributed, hybrid teams throughout their day.

Fuelling APAC Innovation Together With Customers

In his keynote, Ricky Kapur, Head of APAC at Zoom, was joined by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), and Australian online employment marketplace SEEK.

Highlighting innovative use-cases in which Zoom was utilised for each of these organisations, the speakers discussed the role of Zoom in driving digital inclusion, transforming employee experience as well as reshaping the future of banking, among others.

Zoom is also collaborating with workspace on-demand marketplace Switch (part of JustCo Group), to equip physical work booths or co-working spaces in Singapore with video-conferencing capabilities. This will take the work-from-anywhere model to the next level, as individuals will be able to comfortably attend virtual meetings at a location of their choice.

Continued Growth Of Zoom’s Partner Ecosystem In APAC

Since the Zoom Up Partner Programme was launched in March 2022, over 800 channel partners across APAC have signed up for the programme, comprising of over 25% of Partner Demand Centre adoption globally.

These partners which are focused on helping customers address their communication and collaboration needs yield 35% in channel contribution to the overall Zoom business in APAC.

As of FY23Q3, Zoom has onboarded DMOA as its new distributor in South Korea, adding to Zoom’s extensive APAC partner ecosystem which includes Dicker Data in Australia, Tradewinds in New Zealand, rhipe in Asia, and Savex Technologies in India.

The strength of Zoom’s partner ecosystem has contributed to the resounding success of Zoom Phone, which hit four million seats globally in just 3.5 years.

Building A Platform APAC Users Can Trust

As trust becomes the business currency of the future, Zoom is accelerating efforts to keep security and privacy of its platform at the forefront, and building a platform users can trust.

Amongst the company’s host of updates announced at Zoomtopia APAC 2022, its latest security offerings include:

an end-to-end encryption feature (in Beta stage) as part of Zoom Mail Service (also in beta stage),
advanced encryption for Zoom Phone voicemail, and
the rollout of automatic Zoom client updates for enterprise customers (to help users take advantage of Zoom’s latest features and security updates).

Zoom has also recently completed the Australian Information Security Registered Assessor Program (IRAP) assessment, demonstrating that Zoom’s products are well-positioned when judged against Australian security standards for delivering communications services to the Australian public sector.

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Malaysia MCO : MICE + Busking Now Allowed!

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Malaysia just lifted restrictions on MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) and Busking!

Find out how this affects your risk of getting infected by COVID-19 in Malaysia!

Malaysia MCO : MICE + Busking Now Allowed!

Even as Malaysia comes close to breaching 300,000 COVID-19 cases, the Malaysia National Security Council (MKN) continues to liberalise the economy.

On 25 February 2021, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob announced that MKN decided to lift restrictions on MICE and busking activities in MCO / PKP areas.

Starting 26 February 2021, street musicians and buskers are allowed to perform in MCO / PKP areas, as long as they comply with existing SOP.

MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) activities, on the other hand, can start from 5 March 2021 onwards, with these restrictions :

up to 25% of maximum venue capacity, or
up to 250 people at the venue, whichever is fewer
physical distancing must be maintained

MICE + Busking Activities : Are We At Greater Risk?

This new change would make MCO (PKP) even more similar to RMCO (PKPP) and CMCO (PKPB), which begs the question – why bother with the three different classifications?

But more importantly – how does this affect our risk of getting COVID-19?

MICE Risks

The risks of MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) activities greatly varies.

Meetings, talks and training sessions, for example, are small and can be conducted with minimal risks, as long as both organisers and participants comply with the SOP.

Conferences and exhibitions, on the other hand, are more challenging because they generally involve personal interactions. Physical distancing and face masks can help to reduce the risk, but only if everyone remembers to use them.

Busking Risks

This is generally quite safe, as long as the performer(s) is static, like the example above. This would allow for proper physical distancing of at least 2-3 metres (if not further).

However, all spectators MUST wear face masks at all times, as it would not be reasonable for buskers to perform with face masks.

Walking buskers should be discouraged, as it would difficult for them to maintain physical distance from the public. And there should be no physical interaction.

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Microsoft Ignite 2019 @ Sydney – A Quick Tour!

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Microsoft Ignite 2019 is here in Sydney! It was sold out, of course, but we managed to get a ticket.

So here is our quick tour for everyone else who could not make it, but wanted to see what it’s all about!

Microsoft Ignite 2019 @ Sydney

The Microsoft Ignite 2019 @ Sydney is a Microsoft tech conference for developers and tech professionals. For two days, it offers skill-building workshops, networking opportunities and access to top Microsoft engineers. No wonder tickets were quickly sold out!

For developers and tech professionals who want to learn how to better leverage Microsoft’s cloud services, the 2019 Microsoft Ignite is a rare opportunity to learn directly from those who build Power BI, Microsoft 365, and Azure.

Building your Applications for the Cloud – Learn how to architect and build your applications to take advantage of the scale that the cloud offers.
Deploying your Desktop & Infrastructure – Discover how to begin your journey to the cloud and what steps you need to both move your infrastructure and deploy your desktop.
‘Getting the most of your Data – Learn how to use AI and Machine Learning to gain new understanding using existing data within your organisation.
Migrating Applications to the Cloud – Learn what it takes to modernise your applications and prepare them for successful migration to the cloud.
Optimise Teamwork in your Organisation – Reveal the collaborative workforce within your business and learn how to build effective teams.
Securing your Organisation – Build a secure organisation without compromising the productivity of your business.

Microsoft Ignite 2019 @ Sydney : A Quick Tour!

Microsoft Ignite 2019 @ Sydney was held in the International Convention Center Sydney (ICC Sydney) over two days – 13th and 14th February 2019. Yes, even on Valentine’s Day. These are truly dedicated professionals!

The Microsoft Ignite 2019 @ Sydney covered two halls, as well as several lecture halls. In our quick tour, we take a look at the Hub, where participants get to interact directly with Microsoft professionals and their partners.

Note : We intentionally recorded our tour while most participants were inside the lecture halls for the workshops. Otherwise, the halls would be swarmed with people, making it difficult for us to record our tour.

The 2019 Imagine Cup Asia Showcase

As the 2019 Imagine Cup Asia concluded a day earlier, Microsoft also took the opportunity to showcase the projects of the 12 top Asian teams.

We highly recommend you check out what these young entrepreneurs came up with this year. Be inspired by their creativity!

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The Trend Micro Red Code 2017 Key Takeaway Points

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At the side of Trend Micro Red Code 2017, Trend Micro and Cyber Security Malaysia gave us a briefing on the key takeaway points from the cybersecurity conference.

The Trend Micro team comprised of Goh Chee Hoh (Trend Micro Malaysia Managing Director). Ryan Flores (Senior Manager, Future Threat Research, Trend Micro AP) and Law Chee Wan (Technical Sales, Trend Micro Malaysia). Cyber Security Malaysia was represented by Dr. Aswami Ariffin (Senior VP, CyberDEF@CSRS).

The Trend Micro Red Code 2017 Key Takeaway Points

Cybersecurity Best Practices

Keep legacy systems and current secure: There are organizations still using Windows XP, Vista, or 7, for all of which Microsoft has ended support. This means there will no longer be security patches or updates anymore, leaving these systems vulnerable to cyberattacks. The recommendation is to quickly move to a new system or keep the current ones secure with third-party security software.
Protect data storage systems: Wherever data is – on-premise, cloud, or in virtualized or hybrid environments – it has to be protected.
Detect/prevent breaches: Targeted attacks can breach your organization without ever alerting traditional early warning and defense systems. Fail to spot an incursion, and you could be hit with industry fines, reputation damage and legal costs.
Protect information on endpoints: Your organization could have information residing on mobile devices, laptops, and multiple virtual and physical endpoints. The more endpoints, the greater the risk surface.

Data encryption: Encrypted data are “useless” to a hacker without the decryption key. It is imperative to encrypt sensitive data for both those in transit and those at rest.
Backup of data: It is extremely important to have backups of consumer data. In an event where a breach happens and all information is stolen or encrypted by the hacker, at the very least an organization would still have the backups to carry on daily service, while trying to resolve the issue.
Frequent assessments: Regular “checkups” on the capabilities of the system as well as the knowledge and education of employees is important. Trend Micro offers server assessments and also recommends that the people within the organization also be assessed via methods such as sending out test “phishing” emails.

Cybersecurity Awareness

Cybersecurity awareness programs help get employees up to speed with the latest attacks, safe internet practices, security policies, and how to spot a security threat.
Within an organization, there must be security policies governing the use of data and access to certain systems and programs.

Multi-Layered Security

To mitigate the risk of infection as effectively as possible, organizations to take a layered approach to security – from the gateway to the network, server and endpoint.

Email and Web Gateway Protection
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Endpoint Security
For a small percentage of ransomware threats that might make it through the web/email gateway protection, endpoint security will monitor for suspicious behavior, enforces application whitelists and features vulnerability shielding to protect against unpatched vulnerabilities that ransomware often takes advantage of.

Network Defense
This layer guards against ransomware that spreads into the organization via network protocols.

Server Protection
This is where most of the organization’s critical enterprise data will reside. It is essential to ensure any unpatched vulnerabilities are protected from ransomware via virtual patching, through a security solution which can monitor for lateral movement and file integrity.

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Gain Secure Goes Global With Konfx Conference Solution

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Kuala Lumpur, 10th July 2017 — Following closely on its success in the Malaysia market, Gain Secure Sdn. Bhd. (Gain Secure) has now taken their Konfx mobile conference management service global.

Konfx

Konfx is a state-of-the-art conferencing solution that offers the perfect tools to help better manage industry-leading events. It became widely accepted among event managers and conference organisers since it went live. Gain Secure, with these achievements and on-going growth surge it is experiencing has upped the ante, entering multiple overseas markets simultaneously.

“The management of conferences is something almost every company will face at one point or another so it’s logical that Konfx can gain traction overseas as well. We are at this point reaping the rewards of success in the local market as representatives of companies from around the globe encounter Konfx. They’ve tried it, they’ve liked it and they spread the news in their home countries,” said Walter Wong, Founder and CEO, Gain Secure.

Worldwide Recognition

Since it began rolling out, Gain Secure witnessed Konfx being accepted wholeheartedly among many event organisers and conference attendees. The app quickly became instantly recognisable as it empowered no less than 16 conferences since its inception.

Having worked with global conference brands and having a keen understanding of what they require, Gain Secure started planning for global deployment of Konfx.

To-date, Konfx has been deployed at five events around the world; Global Azure Bootcamp CDMX in Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Global Azure Bootcamp – RS at Porto Alegre, Brazil; ExpertsLive Australia 2017; United Kingdom based UC and Cloud Day 2017; Global Azure Bootcamp conference in Melbourne, Australia; and Colombo Global Azure Bootcamp in Sri Lanka.

Konfx is also being deployed at the upcoming United Kingdom-based UC and Cloud Day 2017.

Bigger Footprint

Since Konfx has deployed on multiple continents, Gain Secure is now looking towards expand effort and outreach in these regions. This also includes gaining a foothold in North America, branching out into the European continent, and establishing a presence in Russia, Africa, as well as East and West Asia.

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The strategic move to go global is timely for Gain Secure as it worked with partners at these conferences and has the right frame of understanding of what they require at these events. Paired with its Cloud-based capabilities, mobile services, and data collection and analysis offerings, Konfx is certainly suitable for any type of conference.

Thanks to expansive research into and feedback from the conference management community, Gain Secure can provide full customisation for the Konfx platform. By doing so the company streamlines the entire user experience for both management and attendees quickly and seamlessly. It can also be scaled to fit various event capacities and volume of content.

Moving forward, the Konfx platform will be expanding its features to include in-depth data analytics, more immersive user engagement and and better social media integration. This is in line with the global rollout plan that Gain Secure has in mind as the move will raise the functional value of the mobile app and management services.

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Konfx Selected To Power Telekom Malaysia Conference

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25^th April 2017 — Gain Secure Sdn. Bhd. (Gain Secure) today announced that its premier mobile app Konfx has been selected by Telekom Malaysia Berhad to power its internal sales kick-off conference. Konfx is a state-of-the-art solution that offer dedicated conference organizers the perfect tools to help them manage industry-leading events.

Uptake of Konfx

Since introducing Konfx in October last year, Gain Secure has seen Konfx accepted wholeheartedly by event organizers and conference attendees both. The app has empowered no less than 16 conferences since its inception, including MAX Reload 2017 by Telekom Malaysia, EO Taipan Masterclass by Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Experts Live Asia 2017 by Infront Consulting and Malaysia Global Azure Bootcamp 2017 from Azure User Group Malaysia.

New features in the latest version of Konfx

Konfx works by offering conference organizers direct input on conference parameters onto a single system. This includes information on speakers, agendas, locations and other information.

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That information is then made available to attendees directly through the app. Attendees are also able to register for sessions and rate speakers or sessions. All data will be automatically compiled and made available in reports to the organizer.

The updated Konfx app now offers even more benefits to conference organizers in the form of Traffic Management, Exhibitor QR code scanning, Enhanced Reporting, Real-Time Dashboard as well as sends automated emails to users reminding them to download the app.

Each of these features brings organizers and delegates closer to one another through the event as well as adds unprecedented interactivity facilities via a common platform. As part of its standard policies towards better services, Gain Secure continually works towards app improvements and strives to offer the market the best available products that technology can offer.