Speakers 2026

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti

Cyber Chief driving UAE's National Cybersecurity Strategy, UAE recently invested $2 billion in cybersecurity & digital transformation.

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti

Head of Cybersecurity
UAE Government
United Arab Emirates

H.E. Amer Sharaf

Leads cybersecurity initiatives for one of the world's leading smart cities

H.E. Amer Sharaf

CEO of Cyber Security Systems and Services Sector
Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC)
United Arab Emirates

Laura Buckwell

Laura Buckwell

Broadcast Journalist, Formerly Euronews & TV news

United Arab Emirates

George Michaelides

Drives Cyprus' cyber and AI agenda—built the CSIRT, leads NIS2 rollout, and serves as AI Authority under the EU AI Act

George Michaelides

Commissioner of Communications
Office of the Commissioner of Communications
Cyprus

Ayman Qasbaoui

Ayman Qasbaoui

Head of Cyber Security
Zurich Insurance
France

Big Hass

Big Hass

Master of All Things Cool

United Arab Emirates

Vianney Mathonnet

Vianney Mathonnet

General Partner
Modus Africa
United Arab Emirates

H.E. Tigist Hamid Mohammed

Leads Ethiopia's national cybersecurity efforts, protecting critical networks and driving the nation's digital security strategy

H.E. Tigist Hamid Mohammed

Director General
Information Network Security Administration (INSA)
Ethiopia

Miguel De Bruycker

Leads Belgium's NCA, awarded Cybersecurity Personality, founder of pioneering initiatives.

Miguel De Bruycker

Managing Director General
Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium
Belgium

Dr. Dustin Moody

Leads the post-quantum cryptography project at NIST

Dr. Dustin Moody

Mathematician
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
United States of America

Lt. Col. Saeed M. AlShebli

Drives national cyber defense and digital risk resilience.

Lt. Col. Saeed M. AlShebli

Deputy Director – Digital Security Department
Ministry of Interior
United Arab Emirates

Divine Selase Agbeti

Overseeing the development of Ghana's cybersecurity through the implementation of Ghana's National Cybersecurity Policy & Strategy

Divine Selase Agbeti

Director-General
Cyber Security Authority (CSA)
Ghana

Franz Regul

Former Olympics CISO now safeguarding assets for France's public investment bank and Europe's most active PE investor

Franz Regul

Group CISO
bpifrance
France

Mayowa Adegoke

Mayowa Adegoke

International Journalist

United Arab Emirates

Dr. Reem AlShammari

Leading Cyber Security & Digital Innovation at Kuwait's largest state-owned oil company

Dr. Reem AlShammari

CyberSecurity and Technology Thought Leader
Energy Sector
Kuwait

Carlos Moreira da Silva

Carlos Moreira da Silva

Managing Partner
33N Ventures
Portugal

Anshu Jain

Anshu Jain

Presenter | Emcee | Moderator

Qatar

Mark Adjei

Manages cyber risk for one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving 40 million customers globally with $3+ trillion in assets

Mark Adjei

Head of Cyber Security Risk
HSBC
United Kingdom

Olivier Busolini

Securing region's most award winning, digitally innovative & influential financial institution

Olivier Busolini

Group Chief Information Security Officer
Mashreq Bank
United Arab Emirates

Nathan Swain

Former UK Government security advisor now securing sovereign AI infrastructure behind the world's first 5 GW AI campus

Nathan Swain

CISO
Core42
United Arab Emirates

Fox Ahmed

The largest banking group in Europe, and the ninth-largest banking group in the world.

Fox Ahmed

Global Head of Cybersecurity & Technology Regulatory Risk
BNP Paribas
United Kingdom

Anoop Paudval

Anoop Paudval

Head of Information Security Governance Risk and Compliance
Gulf News, Al Nisr Publishing
United Arab Emirates

Mohamed Sadat

Paymob, MENA's largest payments facilitator, secured Egypt's biggest Series A and a record $50M Series B — the largest fintech round in North Africa

Mohamed Sadat

Group Chief Information Security Officer
Paymob
Egypt

Nishanth Kumar Pathi

Secures Bahrain's flagship airline, a three-time consecutive APEX Five-Star Major Airline award winner (2026)

Nishanth Kumar Pathi

Director - Cyber Security & Governance
Gulf Air Group
Bahrain

Biju Hameed

Oversees Technology Infrastructure and IT/OT security for one of the world's most operationally complex and busiest international airports

Biju Hameed

Director - Technology Infrastructure Operations
Dubai Airports
United Arab Emirates

Avinash Tiwari

Avinash Tiwari

Chief Information Security Officer
Pidilite Industries Limited
India

Ali Abdulla Hasan Salman

Spearheading national‑level modernization, cybersecurity and driving secure, scalable innovation in alignment with Vision 2030

Ali Abdulla Hasan Salman

Chief of Information Technology
Ministry of Oil and Environment
Bahrain

Ahmed Al Saleh

Ahmed Al Saleh

Head of Northern Area Gas Operations OT Cybersecurity & Digital Group
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabia

Sara Al Kindi

Heading the cyber defense for Oman's largest oil and gas operator

Sara Al Kindi

Cyber Defense Head
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Oman

Dave Crane

Dave Crane

CEO
Speak Onstage
United Arab Emirates

Filip Nowak

Leads cybersecurity strategy for a $15B global brand portfolio, defending 35 iconic brands sold in more than 170 countries

Filip Nowak

Global Head of Cyber Defense
Ferrero
Luxembourg

Roeland Delrue

Roeland Delrue

Co-founder & COO
Aikido Security
Belgium

Dhruv Bisani

Dhruv Bisani

Cyber Resilience Director
Starling Bank
United Kingdom

Jaifar Al Mamari

Leads large scale cybersecurity transformation, designing end to end security frameworks and delivering $1M+ initiatives powered by automation and AI

Jaifar Al Mamari

Head of Cyber Security
Vodafone Oman
Oman

Yekaterina Shevchenko

First woman OSCP in Kazakhstan and Central Asia—recognized globally for elite adversarial simulations, award-winning impact, and advancing offensive security at scale

Yekaterina Shevchenko

Red Team Expert

Kazakhstan

Fahad Mohamed Al Blooshi

A strategic leader advancing UAE's independent nuclear regulatory excellence with a proven record in nuclear security, OT‑driven cybersecurity, nuclear emergency preparedness, and innovation‑led safety.

Fahad Mohamed Al Blooshi

Director, Nuclear Security
Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation
United Arab Emirates

Sonali Goila

Multi-stage VC allocator overseeing $9B+ AUM across emerging markets

Sonali Goila

Head VC, Aditum IM
Aditum Investment Management
United Arab Emirates

Daniel Ehrenreich

Daniel Ehrenreich

Consultant and Lecturer SCADA Cybersecurity
Secure Communications and Control Experts
Israel

Mohammed Ruwaid Zumla

Drives cyber resilience strategies for critical sectors across the UAE

Mohammed Ruwaid Zumla

Director, Managing Consultant
Cyber ICS
United Arab Emirates

Kash Valji

Kash Valji

VP of Fabric CSE, International
Fortinet
United States of America

Maxine Fernandes

Maxine Fernandes

Event MC and Host

United Arab Emirates

Susanne Bitter

Susanne Bitter

Head of Regional Strategic Alliances United Kingdom
CSFI
United Kingdom

Mishaal Khan

Mishaal Khan

Ethical Hacker, OSINT enthusiast and Social Engineer

United States of America

Onețiu Vlad

Onețiu Vlad

AI & Security Researcher

Romania

Marcus Heinrich

Marcus Heinrich

Managing Director
agilimo Consulting GmbH
Germany

Direnç Koyun

Direnç Koyun

Products & Solutions
KOBIL GmbH
Germany

David Goyvaerts

David Goyvaerts

Director Channel EMEA
Keeper Security EMEA Ltd.
United States of America

Andre Jr. Ayotte

Andre Jr. Ayotte

Partner
Kapower Ltd
Mauritius

Dennis Hackney Ph.D.

Dennis Hackney Ph.D.

OT Cyber Principal
Chevron
United States of America

Amna Isehaq

Amna Isehaq

Chief Information Security Officer
Bank Nizwa
Oman

Bob Ackerman

Built modern cybersecurity investing architecture with $1B+ institutional AUM

Bob Ackerman

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
DataTribe
United States of America

Mahendra Ramsinghani

Early-stage capital partner to cybersecurity founders building defensible businesses

Mahendra Ramsinghani

Managing Director
Secure Octane Investments
United States of America

Fawaz Alsumaim

Leads Bahrain's frontlines in cybercrime, steering national anti-Internet operations and public protection amid rising AI-driven threats

Fawaz Alsumaim

Head of Cybercrime Division
Ministry of Interior
Bahrain

Claire Glossop Irani

Claire Glossop Irani

Head of Strategic Partnerships
Inovia Capital
United Arab Emirates

Gregory Wilson

One of the world's largest home appliance manufacturers, a Fortune 500 leader operating across 170+ countries

Gregory Wilson

Global Chief Information Security Officer
Whirlpool Corporation
United States of America