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.

08.30 am

Registration

09.30 am

Welcome Keynote

Ronak Samantaray | CEO, GEC Media Group

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Ronak Samantaray

09.40 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

10.00 am

Future Security Awards 2024

10.15 am

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

10.30 am

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

speaker-4

Manoharan Mudaliar

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Karthik Hemachandran

speaker-6

Abhinav Kumar Shrivastava

speaker-7

Saquib Farooq Malik

11.00 am

Vendor Keynote:

Gopan Sivasankaran | Regional Director, META | Secureworks

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Gopan Sivasankaran

11:15 am

Coffee Break

11:45 am

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

12:30 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 Shaikh

speaker-4

Ahmed Nabil Mahmoud

speaker-5

Hariprasad Chede

speaker-6

Rajesh Yadla

12:45 pm

CISO Awards 2024

1:45 pm

Lunch and Networking

2:15 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 | Business Resilience Practice Leader - MENA, Marsh

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

02.30 pm

OT Security Champions Awards

02:45 pm

CISO Awards 2024

03.00 pm

Symposium Closing Notes