Adel has been the CISO and IS Manager for Dubai Customs for over 10 years to formulate short and medium operational objectives for IT Security within the Dubai Customs Operational Plan.

Dr Pierce very recently led DARPA (part of the US Department of Defence)’s Information Innovation Office (I2O) which is responsible for developing military grade AI, Data Analytics and Cyber solutions

Technology executive with broad experience directly leading sales, marketing, and engineering teams to sustainable growth

Expert in Information and data security, Risk assessment, Network Security, Internet of Things (IoT) and more

As Lead Cyber Security Architect, Francisco leads the Telefonica Cyber Defense Center to continually assess existing infrastructure and services in relation to regulatory and industry requirements

Key holder to information security of 12,750 employees across 24 global offices of Petrofac group

15 years’ experience spanning three continents and serves on the leadership team for Australian Women in Security Network

Has 30 years of experience in ERP, BI, Big Data, AI, Information Governance, Information Security and Intelligence in government, healthcare, financial sector and industrial business sectors

TEDx Speaker, documentary film maker, and author who has helped 5000+ organizations understand emerging tech

An ITIL certified IT professional with 25 years of experience in IT security and information technology

A senior economist at the Dubai Economic Council (DEC) and a think tank of the Government of Dubai/ UAE in the economic-decision making.

Cyber security and hacking specialist responsible for the safety of millions of visitors of the worlds second largest amusement park operator

Ex-GCHQ security researcher and instructor who launched the world’s first Digital Cyber Academy

Analyst with a renowned knowledge of the trends, traders and tactics of the darknet

Identified vulnerabilities in Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube and other applications

Active in countering espionage operations for 20 years, and develops new procedures and solutions for emerging surveillance threats

A CTI professional who analyzes intelligence and is working in a very interesting initiative to make actionable CTI

A cybersecurity guru with over 15 years experience in IT security help organizations manage the cybercrime social engineering tactics through awareness trainings

References 15+ years of experience to help organizations understand risks associated with their operational structure

A specialist in information security with more 20+ years of experience and he was one of the very first CISOs with Reuters in the late 1980s.

Served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of several large diversified investment companies for 15 years, managing their principal investments

A business leader who drives successful information security consulting businesses and helps organisations to meet the challenges of today's cyber security threats

One of 20 Most Influential Chief Information Officers in the United States (2016), and experienced IT leader with 28+ years of experience

Over 30 years of ICT experience, covering, innovation, architecture as well as risk management, compliance, auditing, certification, business continuity, & disaster recovery

Advocate for IoT movement, and global speaker about leadership in digital age

A cyber threat intelligence team lead who manages and monitors emerging threats

A cyber security professional with more than 10 years of hands-on experience

Ex-hacker who hacked into 40 major corporations just for the challenge now works as global security consultant

Chief of Technology for Estonian government who is spearheading its long term architecture and technology vision

Vibrant technology editor and presenter specializing in consumer technology, with over 10 years’ experience in print, online & broadcast media platforms, and live

Seasoned speaker with expertise in risk management, compliance, and cyber security

An expert with more than 25 years of technology experience in engineering, operations, product management, and security

Expert in lean product strategy and development and a solution finder

One of the most prominent personalities in the Blockchain industry working on building a connection between various governments and the blockchain

Guardian of the ABN AMRO information security and is also a member of the security board for IBM and RSA

Executive with over 15 years in the telecommunications industry, in telecom operators (MNO and MVNO) as well as vendors/service providers.

Security expert who currently serves as Chief Information Security Officer

Regional player contributing to Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision and a pillars of the Kingdom’s economic evolution

Champions and drives the cloud security strategy and considerations across all the company Cloud provisioned services

Strives to advance the success through creating an environment that features creativity and technology excellence that advances learning, teaching, research and administrative functions

A seasoned IT leader with 15+ years track record of transformation Technology, Information, Security and delivering challenging IT Solutions and projects

Guides organizations in building cyber risk models and establish information security management systems

Global Senior leader in Cyber Security within financial services government including IT Risk, cyber Resilience, Threat Intelligence and Security Defence Design and testing

Cybersecurity and cloud computing consultant who introduces fresh approach to entrenched attitudes on cybersecurity and threat prevention

Assists customers in realising their threat intelligence goals using the power of machine learning

Worked and consulted with schools, think tanks, incubators, non-profits & policy makers across 4 continents, and 5 countries - the U.S, Brazil, Greece, India and the U.A.E

Entrepreneur and current government innovation catalyst as MD at the first governmental start-up: e-Residency by the Republic of Estonia.

7 years of experience at TRL Ltd as Corporate Development Director, and 20 years of senior commercial management in the international telecoms industry

Over 15 years of experience focusing on employee behavior analytics, criminal cyber investigations and Insider threat detection and prevention

Specialist in IT security and an innovator futurist with extensive knowledge of business and clinical processes in healthcare for over 25 years

A cybersecurity professional and a trainer with 10 years of experience in e-commerce, technology and banking sectors

A Blockchain economist and an assistant professor who published over 30 journal and 80 peer-reviewed conference articles

Recipient of many awards over his 20 years including Information Systems Security Association - International Fellow in 2015

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with 20 years of information security experience

Involved in developing new programmes to help cross-industry groups explore technology’s potential to unlock economic growth in UK

A cybersecurity professional with more than 10 years of experience across the worlds of vendor, system integrator, service provider and consulting firm

Leading Vodafone IoT transformation in over 20 of their operating companies

An industry expert with comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity and risk management

Specialist in AI, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, compliance and operation risk

Found on 2017 " Most Influential People in Dubai" list from Arabian Business Magazine

An expert with over 35 years of experience in advanced systems operation, cyber threat intelligence and information systems security

20 years of professional Information Security experience, concentrating on Information Assurance during last 12

True to his discreet digital profile, he explore issues of digital privacy

Media and advertising professional with 12 plus years of experience in diverse media fields which span across(Digital AR | VR , Print, Radio, and Events)

Cybersecurity expert with more than 11 years of experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Information Security Audits & Managed Security Services

Driven EIR actively focused on agriculture technology solutions to increase the productivity of farms

A well-known figure in the encryption world as speaker and technology evangelist with over 20 years’ experience

Apple Distinguished Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Fellow, and two-time winner of the GESS Award for Best Use of ICT

Leading strategic engineering projects focused on detecting malicious activity using cloud-based streaming analytics

Maritime expert with 19+ years’ experience in shipping industry works with stakeholders to develop CT procedures and maritime best practices for security breach prevention.

An expert in cyber security governance, risk management, compliance, operational risk and financial crime prevention