Explore Our Agenda

Excitement is building as we work behind the scenes to create a dynamic and engaging agenda for our upcoming event. While the final schedule is still in the works, we want to assure you that we’re dedicated to delivering a program filled with insightful sessions, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities. Stay tuned for updates as we finalize the agenda.

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Registration

10:30 AM-10:45 AM

Welcome Keynote

Ronak Samantaray | CEO, GEC Media Group

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Ronak Samantaray

10:45 AM-11.00 AM

Editors Note

Jeevan Thankappan | Managing Editor, GEC Media Group

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Jeevan Thankappan

11:00 AM-11:15 AM

Opening Keynote: UAE Cyber Security Council

His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security, Head of Cyber Security Council, UAE

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Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti

11:15 AM -11:30 AM

Future Security Awards 2024

11:30 AM-11:45 AM

CISO Awards 2024

11:45 AM-12.00 PM

Top Ten ATT&CK Techniques: The Rise of "Hunter-Killer" Malware

Mr. Tarek Kuzbari | Regional Director | Picus Security

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Mr. Tarek Kuzbari

12:00 PM-12:30 PM

SIEM and Response Management

Moderator: MAY EL BARACHI | Director of Computer Science and IT, University of Wollongong in Dubai

Dr. Ebrahim Al Alkeem | Cybersecurity & Artificial intelligence Director | Abu Dhabi Government

Tejeswar Rao Yamarpu | Manager Information Technology - Systems , Security , Infra and Network | NSHAMA

Manoharan Mudaliar | CISO | Truebell Group of Company

Karthik Hemachandran | Information Security Manager | Al Batha Trading & Industries

Abhinav Kumar Shrivastava | Associate Vice President - Information Security | NMC Healthcare

Saquib Farooq Malik | Head of Information Security, Al Tamimi and Company

 

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Dr. May El Barachi

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Dr. Ebrahim Al Alkeem

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Tejeswar Rao Yamarpu

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Manoharan Mudaliar

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Karthik Hemachandran

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Abhinav Kumar Shrivastava

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Saquib Farooq Malik

12:30 PM-12:45 PM

Vendor Keynote:

Gopan Sivasankaran | Regional Director, META | Secureworks

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Gopan Sivasankaran

12:45 PM-1:45 PM

Lunch and Networking

1:45 PM-2:00 PM

CISO Awards 2024

2:00 PM-2:30 PM

Busting the myth of Zero Trust

Moderator: Sona Saha Das | Head - Data Strategy and Governance | IT

Thomas Heuckeroth | Senior VP IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity, Emirates Group

Prashant Nair | Group Chief Information Security Officer, Airtel Africa

Faisal Khan | Senior Manager IT Security and Compliance,Digital Transformation Evangelist, IT Business Continuity | Dubai World Trade Centre

Osama Salah | Senior Information Technology Security Architect

Nisha Rani | CISO, Emirates Leisure Retail

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Sona Saha Das

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Thomas Heuckeroth

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Prashant Nair

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Faisal Khan

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Osama Salah

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Nisha Rani

2:30 PM-2:45 PM

New Trends of Successful Cyber Attacks & Data Breaches

James Sherlow | Director Solution Engineering, EMEA, Cequence Security

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James Sherlow

2:45 PM-3:15 PM

Fraud Detection and Prevention

Moderator: Oma Martins | Associate Director and Head, IT GRC, IHS Towers

Tushar Vartak | EVP & Head, Information and Cyber Security, RAKBank

Zaheer Mubarak Shaikh | CISO, Al Maryah Community Bank

Ahmed Nabil Mahmoud | Head of Cyber Defense and Security Engineering, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

Rajesh Yadla | Director Head of Information Security, Leading Bank

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Oma Martins

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Tushar Vartak

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Zaheer Mubarak Shaikh

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Ahmed Nabil Mahmoud

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Rajesh Yadla

3:15 PM-3:30 PM

CAAS Keynote

3:30 PM-3:45 PM

Coffee Break

3:45 PM-4:15 PM

'Everywhere Secure' - for the new age enterprises

Moderator: Jayakumar Mohanachandran | Group CIO, Buzeki Enterprises

Abhilash Radhadevi |Head of Cybersecurity, OQ Trading

Evita Faustina Francis | Head of Business Resilience Middle East and India

Tilak Ratnayake | Group IT Security Manager, GAC Group

Irshad Mohammed | CISO, Burjeel Holdings

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Jayakumar Mohanachandran

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Abhilash Radhadevi

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Evita Faustina Francis

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Tilak Ratnayake

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Irshad Mohammed

4:15 PM-4:30 PM

OT Security Champions Awards

4:45 PM-4:45 PM

CISO Awards 2024

4:45 PM-5:00 PM Onwards

Symposium Closing Notes