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Event Date |
Tue Nov 28 +03 - Wed Nov 29 +03 (about 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon Nov 27 4:00pm - Tue Nov 28 4:00pm |
Location |
Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya
Olaya St, Al Olaya, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia |
Region | EMEA |
This cutting-edge format is geared towards providing top-notch cybersecurity knowledge and collaboration not only to IT and OT security leaders from critical industries but also to IT security experts across various sectors.
This event is launching as the MENA region is considered one of the world’s most targeted regions for cyber-attacks, largely due to its rising populations, pre-existing political tensions and major industrial projects which are driving the next levels of innovation and digitalisation. In addition to that, OT environments continue to converge with IT networks, making it more critical than ever to secure to secure these technologies to support continuous uptime and safety.
It’s in this context that MENA Cyber Summit and CS4cA MENA launch their first co-hosted edition to bring together a powerful network of senior cybersecurity leaders to connect, learn, be inspired, and collaborate on building cyber resilience. As MENA Cyber Summit will draw a focus on IT Security, this event will explore all aspects of IT & OT security with a focus on digitally transforming critical infrastructures.
2023 Speakers
Faisal Humaid
Director of Cyber Security, ACWA Power
Paul Barnes
Head of Operations & Engagement – Cybersecurity, Confidential
Dr. Linda F. Kassem
Digital Regulations Consultant, Arab Open University
Dr. Md Abdur Rahman
Associate Professor, Department of Cyber Security & Forensic Computing, University of Prince Muqrin, Madinah, KSA
Dr. Ali Dehghantanha
Canada Research Chair in Cyber Security and Threat Intelligence, University of Guelph
Asma Habeeb
Cyber Defense Specialist, Petroleum Development Oman
Gopinath Kishorekumar
Senior Information Security Officer, Petroleum Development Oman
Darweesh Al-Buainain
CISO, Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP)
Shaheela Banu Abdul Majeed
CISO, Kuwait Oil Company
Abhinav Kumar Shrivastava
VP Information Security, NMC Healthcare
Sertan Selcuk
Vice President of Sales METAP, OPSWAT
Ayman Al-Shafai
Head of Cybersecurity, Riyadh Air
Khalid Aljamed
Regional VP of Sales – MEA, Nozomi Networks
Adeel Agha
Senior Analyst, Cyber Security & Compliance, Al Ittefaq Steel Production Co.
Abdulhafeez BR
Head IT & CyberSecurity, Confidential
Mohammed Al-Fadli
General Manager OT Cyber Security, Maaden
Yaser Aljohani
SOC/Information Security Team Leader, YASREF
Abdullah Marghalany
Chief Cybersecurity Officer (Madinah Directorate), Maaden
Abdullah Alshahrani
Cybersecurity Development Manager, GASCO
Mohammed AlAbbadi
Group Snr. IT/OT security manager / CISO, Fertiglobe
Doaa Zamzami
ICS Cybersecurity Supervisor, Saudi Aramco
Bill Moore
CEO, Xona Systems
Christy Thomas
IT & ICS Network Cyber Security Advisor, KIPIC
Sue McCauley
Internal Audit – Technology & Data Director, Cyber & Resilience, NEOM
Ahmed Saleh
OT Cybersecurity Lead, Saudi Aramco
Khaled Aljaber
Regional Sales Engineer, TXOne Networks
2023 Sponsors
OFFICIAL SPONSOR:
• Palo Alto Networks
PRESENTING SPONSORS:
• OPSWAT
• TXOne Networks
• Nozomi Networks
ROUNDTABLE SPONSOR:
• XONA