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13:00 - 14:00

13:15 – 13:20

10 October 2022 | 5 Minutes

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Track: Cybersecurity
Hall 1, Dark Stage

Moderator Opening Remarks

Speakers

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

13:20 – 13:30

10 October 2022 | 10 Minutes

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OPENING KEYNOTE

Speakers

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti

Head of Cyber Security United Arab Emirates Government

United Arab Emirates Government

13:30 – 14:00

10 October 2022 | 30 Minutes

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FIRESIDE CHAT : How to build an organizational culture that is cybersecurity ready

Speakers

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti

Head of Cyber Security United Arab Emirates Government

United Arab Emirates Government

Jae Kyung Park

Security Advisory Committee Chairman, Chairman,

the National Cyber Safety Association of Korea, Social Security Intelligence Service, South Korea

Lessie Longstreet

Global Director of Outreach and Partner Engagement

Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI)

14:00 - 15:00

14:00 – 14:15

10 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Hard resetting role of the CISO

We have already seen a need to go back to basics amidst the rapid changing business environment as we move into the digital era where there is a myriad of nomenclature that keeps on evolving as we speak. However, one thing for sure – digital transformation moved faster due to the pandemic have change the perception people have of digital transformation from buzzwords to imperative. Digital data is the new oil, and as the key value creation asset for most if not all companies today, risk brought about by the adoption of data and the increased reliance on these data have basically change the role and the priority of CISOs today, hurling the CISOs into the unknown cyberspace of tomorrow. This session shall explore the evolution of the role of CISO and reframe the key skillsets, qualities and corresponding responsibilities that will unlock value in the enterprises and therefore defining what it takes to be a successful CISO reining in the cyber tsunami.

Speakers

Aloysius Cheang

Chief Security Officer

Huawei UAE

14:15 – 14:30

10 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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E2E Security and Resilience for Autonomous Systems

Speakers

Dr Shreekant Thakkar

Chief Research Officer, Secure Systems Research Centre

Technology Innovation Institute

14:30 – 15:05

10 October 2022 | 35 Minutes

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Special Address: Interrelationship between Cyber Security & Artificial Intelligence

Speakers

Major Gen. (Ret.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel

Head of the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center and the Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology, and Security,

Tel Aviv University

15:00 - 16:00

15:05 – 15:30

10 October 2022 | 25 Minutes

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IN CONVERSATION: Face to face with the VP CISO of John Hopkins

Network security breaches wreak havoc on healthcare organizations. Is compliance enough?

Speakers

Darren Lacey, J.D.

Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer,

Johns Hopkins Medicine, US

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

15:30 – 16:00

10 October 2022 | 30 Minutes

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ON STAGE INTERVIEW : Cryptocrime are predicted to exceed $30 billion in 2025, bad actors want to own your bitcoin

Moving towards a tokenized future

Speakers

Kevin Murcko

Founder & CEO,

Coinmetro

Martina Fuchs

Senior Business Correspondent

Switzerland

16:00 - 17:00

16:00 – 16:40

10 October 2022 | 40 Minutes

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LEADERS PANEL : Front-runners in digital innovation: Are we cyber resilient?

New technologies like 5G, IoT and AI open a variety of chances for our societies, but also entail new risks. Inconsistent IT infrastructure and uncoordinated resilience strategies are a hotbed for cyber threats. GCC states are therefore prioritizing cooperation across borders. The panel discusses the comprehensive approach to cyber resilience with the potential to preserve and amplify the laurels of digital innovation within the region and beyond.

Speakers

Anett Numa

Cyber Policy Adviser

Ministry of Defence, Estonia

Dr. Bernd Pichlmayer

Policy Advisor for Cybersecurity

Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria

Rasha Abu AlSaud

EVP- Chief Information Security Officer

Saudi National Bank

Dr. Reem AlShammari

Global Thought Leader in Cyber Security & Technology, Energy Sector Founding Partner & Board member,

Kuwait

Women in CyberSecurity MiddleEast (WiCSME), Kuwait

Amer Sharaf

Director of Compliance Support and Alliances

Dubai Electronic Security Center

Kamal Zain

Chief Cybersecurity and Privacy Officer,

Huawei Gulf North, Qatar

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

16:40 – 16:40

10 October 2022 | 0 Minutes

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Close

10:00 - 11:00

10:50 – 11:00

11 October 2022 | 10 Minutes

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Moderator Opening Remarks

Speakers

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

11:00 - 12:00

11:00 – 11:40

11 October 2022 | 40 Minutes

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CISO Panel: Building resilience: Response Strategy to Advanced Threats

The SolarWinds attack brought security leaders to answer tough questions; how an adversary evaded defenses and stayed hidden? This session discusses strategies about existing mental models and incident response processes.

Speakers

Peeyush Patel

CISO

Careem (Uber Company)

Rodrigo Santos Silva

InfoSec Senior Engineering Manager,

Nubank, Brazil

Abiodun Morolari

CISO

Canada

City of Toronto

Dr. Ernesto Damiani

Director, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Khalifa University Center for Cyber Physical Systems (C2PS)

Dr. Najwa Aaraj

Chief Researcher, Cryptography Research Center and Autonomous Robotics Research Center,

Technology Innovation Institute

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

11:40 – 12:00

11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes

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Special Address: United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre’s Global Programme on Cybersecurity and New Technologies –countering cyber-enabled terrorism

Speakers

Akvilė Giniotienė

Head of Cyber and New Technologies Unit, Programme Management Officer,

United Nation Office of Counter-Terrorism/ UN Counter-Terrorism Centre

12:00 - 13:00

12:00 – 12:15

11 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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20 years of trust: Building Cybersecurity together in Saudi Arabia

Speakers

Ibrahim Mohammed Alshmranie

Chief Cybersecurity and Privacy Officer,

Huawei Saudi Arabia

12:15 – 12:30

11 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Deep dive into security and privacy of the Internet of Things: challenges, attacks, and countermeasures

The Internet of Things (IoT) is adapted to help make people’s daily lives easier and pave the path toward a connected and smart environment. IoT devices become more prevalent than mobile devices and will have access to sensitive data such as personal data. With the huge increase in the number of devices, the attack surface areas have increased dramatically, and the probability of attacks will increase. Despite easing and keeping the safety of people’s life, IoT devices are vulnerable to numerous sorts of assaults. In this talk, we will address IoT security concerns, we will dive into several attacks targeting IoTs, and we will present different defensive measures against these attacks.

Speakers

Bassem Ouni

Lead Security Researcher, AI and Digital Science Research Center

Technology Innovation Institute

12:30 – 13:30

11 October 2022 | 60 Minutes

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PANEL: Combatting Cyberwarfare: A clear & present danger

Top 5 cyber warfare and cybersecurity threats to watch out for in 2022.
The modern internet offers criminals and political activists a perfect platform for furthering their cause. This panel discusses the top 5 cyber warfare and cybersecurity threats to watch out for in 2022.

Speakers

Dr. Najwa Aaraj

Chief Researcher, Cryptography Research Center and Autonomous Robotics Research Center,

Technology Innovation Institute

Rajesh Ganesan

President

Zoho Corporation (ManageEngine)

Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri

Head of Cyber Defense and Offensive Security, Information Security

Pakistan

Habib Bank Limited

Mhd Wail Khachfa

Chief Information Security Officer,

Department of Digital Ajman

Abdulla Bader Al Sayari

Chief Information Security Officer,

United Arab Emirates

Department of Health, Abu Dhabi

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

13:00 - 14:00

13:30 – 13:45

11 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Where to start: Identity security

Speakers

Daniel Lattimer

Director

Government & Defence EMEA, CyberArk, UK

13:45 – 14:00

11 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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BREAK

14:00 - 15:00

14:00 – 14:20

11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes

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CyberSecurity Excellence - a product of coincidence!

Sustainable Structures for cybersecurity excellence growth

Speakers

Joe Pichlmayr

President - Cyber Security Austria,

Vienna – Austria

14:20 – 14:35

11 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Cybercriminals Selling Access in the Middle East

Speakers

James Chappell

Founder & CIO

Digital Shadows, UK

14:35 – 14:50

11 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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A zero trust, secure mesh communication system

Speakers

Jean Pierre Giacalone

VP of Secure Communications Engineering, Secure Systems Research Center,

Technology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE

14:50 – 15:05

11 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Spies, Saboteurs & Scoundrels: How Nefarious Actors Are Hacking Your xIoT Devices

This presentation details multiple real-life xIoT attacks, outlines your most vulnerable devices and shares statistics, use cases and methods for remediation.

Speakers

Brian Contos

Chief Security Officer,

Phosphorus

15:00 - 16:00

15:05 – 15:05

11 October 2022 | 0 Minutes

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Close

10:00 - 11:00

10:50 – 11:00

12 October 2022 | 10 Minutes

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Moderator Opening Remarks

Speakers

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

11:00 - 12:00

11:00 – 11:20

12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes

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SPECIAL ADDRESS: Do We Need to Change the Cybersecurity Philosophy

Speakers

Dr. Ahmed Abdel Hafez

Vice President ,Cybersecurity Affairs

National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority NTRA

11:20 – 11:35

12 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Breaking the Disconnect in Cyber Security

Speakers

Mike Heredia

Vice President EMEA & APAC

XM Cyber

11:35 – 12:00

12 October 2022 | 25 Minutes

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Cybersecurity journey at region’s everyday Super App

Careem, the region’s everyday Super App, is operational in 10 countries and over 100 cities. Stopping advanced threats and protecting client data is paramount in regulated industries like financial services. Careem's CISO Peeyush Patel talks about charting a proactive strategy to implement a cloud-first zero trust architecture model to achieve scale and accelerate time to market.

Speakers

Peeyush Patel

CISO

Careem (Uber Company)

Martina Fuchs

Senior Business Correspondent

Switzerland

12:00 - 13:00

12:00 – 12:15

12 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Defeat your Adversary: Combat Modern Advanced Attacks

Organizations are facing challenges when it comes to protecting their environments. Join our session to, Identify the critical capabilities you need against the evolution of sophisticated attacks, Learn why taking an adversary-focused approach helps security teams to proactively apply defences.

Speakers

Michel TANNOUS

Channel Sales Engineer,

META, CrowdStrike, UAE

12:15 – 12:30

12 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Cybersecurity trends and fighting against the latest threat actors – APTs & Campaigns

Speakers

Hesham Saad

Sr. Global Cybersecurity Technical Specialist,

Microsoft – EMEA, UAE

12:30 – 12:45

12 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Cybersecurity in the Age of Hybrid Work

Speakers

Nima Baiati

Executive Director and General Manager,

Cybersecurity Solutions - Lenovo

12:45 – 13:15

12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes

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IN CONVERSATION WITH CISO CITY OF TORONTO

Speakers

Abiodun Morolari

CISO

Canada

City of Toronto

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

13:00 - 14:00

13:15 – 13:30

12 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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BREAK

13:30 – 14:00

12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes

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CISO Panel : Critical Infrastructure’s expanding digital threat landscape

Addressing the cybersecurity oversight and implementation for IT and OT is imperative. The digital revolution and the energy transition have jointly transformed the oil and gas industry’s decades-old business model. Also, smart buildings become an important tool in reducing energy use, but they may use technology that is vulnerable to cyberattacks. What are the utility sector’s cybersecurity challenges and opportunities. How are the experts devising an efficient, resilient, and lower-carbon operating model for the energy and smart building sectors?

Speakers

Dr. Paul de Souza

President & Founder,

Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI), US

Abiodun Morolari

CISO

Canada

City of Toronto

Sherry Warsi

Cybersecurity Program Manager Sweden

Sweden

Nordic Smart Government

Dr. Alina Matyukhina

Head of Cybersecurity, Building Automation,

Switzerland

Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Switzerland

14:00 - 15:00

14:00 – 14:25

12 October 2022 | 25 Minutes

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IN CONVERSATION INCD & UAE Cybersecurity Council

Countering Ransomware 3.0 : Is it going to get worse?
Powering PPP’s: Building effective and trusted partnerships across the security ecosystem

Speakers

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti

Head of Cyber Security United Arab Emirates Government

United Arab Emirates Government

Senior Representative

Israel National Cyber Directorate

14:25 – 14:40

12 October 2022 | 15 Minutes

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Building Cyber-resilience in Critical infrastructure

The adoption of Industry 4.0 is driving the integration of IT & OT into a hyper-converged environment. For Critical Infrastructure this is creating new attack vectors for cyber criminals. In this session we will look at how we can use existing and new cyber-security frameworks and technologies to provide visibility across the whole infrastructure to better understand risk and develop appropriate security policies.

Speakers

Trevor Dearing

Industry Solutions Marketing Director, EMEA,

Illumio, UK

14:40 – 15:00

12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes

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PRACTICAL VIEW POINT Cyberattacks and Risk of Bank Failures

Hear from the front, Syed Ubaid, a talented motivational speaker who weaves real-life experiences into a presentation that is both entertaining and rewarding, Ubaid Jafri provides practical insights into real work situations relevant to many industries. He brings a practical, proactive approach to the digital era inspiring audiences to be present now to be prepared for the future.

Speakers

Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri

Head of Cyber Defense and Offensive Security, Information Security

Pakistan

Habib Bank Limited

15:00 - 16:00

15:00 – 15:20

12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes

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What are the steps to develop a secure IoT device

The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way we live and work. It is an enabler of a new industrial revolution and key in the digital transformation of companies. The total amount of Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide is projected to be 30.9 billion units by 2025. Many IoT devices are not designed or maintained with security as a priority. Studies have shown that 57% of IoT devices are vulnerable to medium or high-severity attacks. Cyberattacks have already harmed several businesses, including critical infrastructures such as hospitals, data centers, and hotels. How can companies prevent cybercrime that could disrupt the system and take it down when everyone’s connected?

Speakers

Dr. Alina Matyukhina

Head of Cybersecurity, Building Automation,

Switzerland

Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Switzerland

15:20 – 16:15

12 October 2022 | 55 Minutes

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ESG PANEL: We need to start looking at cybersecurity as a part of ESG

Failing to implement good governance on cybersecurity will be less resilient and less sustainable.
The panel discusses building the standard framework towards building ESG Strategy by measuring cyber risk that would help organizations and regulators.

Speakers

George Michaelides

Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Communications

Sultan Altukhaim

GM of Cybersecurity and Data Governance,

The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ammar Alhusaini

Deputy Director General,

Central Agency for Information Technology, Kuwait

Moaiyed Albargan

Head of Cyber Security

King Fahd Causeway Authority

Sherry Warsi

Cybersecurity Program Manager Sweden

Sweden

Nordic Smart Government

James Spiteri

Product Marketing Director - Security

Elastic

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

16:00 - 17:00

16:15 – 16:15

12 October 2022 | 0 Minutes

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Close

10:00 - 11:00

10:50 – 11:00

13 October 2022 | 10 Minutes

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Moderator Opening Remarks

Speakers

Nathan Swain

Former Senior Security Advisor to the U.K. Government, CISO MENA region

Binance

11:00 - 12:00

11:00 – 11:05

13 October 2022 | 5 Minutes

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Global Achievement Award 2022: The International Information System Security Certification Consortium, (ISC)2

In recognition of relentless work towards strengthening the global status of the United Arab Emirates as a leading country in arena of cybersecurity. The award also highlights the applaud-worthy work by UAE Cybersecurity Council to improve the country’s capabilities in field of cybersecurity, bolstering its national security in the digital age.

Speakers

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti

Head of Cyber Security United Arab Emirates Government

United Arab Emirates Government

11:05 – 11:10

13 October 2022 | 5 Minutes

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MoU CISCO

11:10 – 11:30

13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes

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GITEX Global Cybersecurity Partner Recognition

11:30 – 11:40

13 October 2022 | 10 Minutes

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Cyber Pulse Student Awards

11:40 – 12:00

13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes

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Cyber Pulse Partners Awards

12:00 - 13:00

12:00 – 13:00

13 October 2022 | 60 Minutes

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Workshop: Fostering International Cyber Security Awareness across Different Cultures and Countries

Enhancing international cyber security awareness can improve understanding of cyber threats and empower the international community to be more secure in cyberspace. Cybersecurity is a team sport. At the end of this workshop, the audience should walk away with the following:

Strategic knowledge of creating cyber security awareness across different cultures
Analysis of the current state of international cyber security awareness
Power to evaluate the international community''s current innovation steps to foster cyber security awareness
The audience will be able to have more creative ideas when developing cyber awareness programs
The audience can apply practical ideas in their organizations to create more robust cyber awareness programs
This workshop is ideal for cyber security leaders and decision-makers responsible for the safety of their employees, data, and international reputation.