As we kick off 2025, guess what's stealing the spotlight in the cybersecurity space? Yes, it's AI. Forty-eight percent of CISOs are bracing for generative AI to shake up their strategies within the next five years. Across the globe, countries are crafting their own AI rulebooks to ensure responsible AI behavior. Think of the EU's AI Act as the GDPR for AI, setting the bar globally. With cyber threats on the rise and rules in flux, government, business leaders, CISOs, and security teams find themselves in the hot seat.
Deep fakes, IP violations, and malicious actors are leveraging AI for sophisticated malware creation, executing scams through impersonation, and poisoning AI training data. Increased utilization of AI for automating phishing, malware proliferation, and credential stuffing operations. Adding to the complexity is quantum computing, which, when intertwined with AI, poses even greater risks. It's scary that this landscape of challenges is constantly expanding and evolving.
A seasoned industry veteran at the helm of the cybersecurity division within the UAE's fastest-growing and forward-thinking investment firm
Head of IT & President of Happiness Club, Investment Corporation of Dubai
UAE
Director of Digital & Technology Services, Masdar-Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
World’s First $1 Million Bug Bounty Hacker
Millionaire Hacker,
Argentina
The highest civil servant in the Estonian Ministry of Defence manages the ministry and coordinates various defense entities
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence of Estonia
Estonia
OT Cybersecurity Lead, Saudi Aramco
Trailblazer combatting cyber and financial fraud related crime, protecting both private and public interests
Director of the Cybercrime Dept, Dubai Police
Top 50 women in cybersecurity Africa
Advisory Board Member, CyberSafe Foundation
Kenya
High Tech Crimes Repression Coordinator, Brazilian Federal Police
Britain’s Greatest Fraudster, from being a swindler, conman, chancer, trickster, loveable rogue to Cybersecurity Advocate
Co-Founder, We Fight Fraud
UK
CISO of world’s largest international airline flying to over 143 destinations
SVP IT Infrastructure & CyberSecurity, Group CISO, The Emirates Group
Senior Advisor on Defence Policy Specializing in Cyber Defence, AI, and Emerging Technologies
Senior Advisor for Defence Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence
Austria
Reformed fraudster who single handedly stole personal data of 200 million U.S. citizens
Reformed fraudster who single handedly stole personal data of 200 million U.S. citizens,
Vietnam
CISO of the largest electricity distribution and supply company in Turkey
CISO, Enerjisa Enerji
Turkey
Car Hacker and recognized as Top 30 women in Security in ASEAN
Ethical Hacker,
Singapore
Heads Cybersecurity Operations Centre at MOI UAE, safeguarding national cyber security in the UAE
Head of CSOC, Ministry of Interior
United Arab Emirates
ADG of NICA - the primary intelligence collection and analysis arm of the Philippine government
Deputy Director General for Cyber and Emerging Threats, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
Philippines
Director of the Office of the Undersecretary, Ministry of Interior
Oman
CISO of India's Largest Integrated Power Company
Group Chief Cyber Security and Information Officer , Tata Power
India
CISO of one of the most important French diversified services groups, present in over 80 countries
Group Cybersecurity Director, Bouygues Group
France
Heading the cyber defense for Oman’s largest oil and gas operator
Cyber Defense Head, Petroleum Development Oman
DG of the Belgian central authority for cyber security, implementing the national cyber security policy
Director General, Centre for Cybersecurity
Belgium
Frontline cyber defense and security operations leader for the world's top Islamic bank
Head of Cyber Defense Security Operations, ADIB - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Director General, Cyber Security Authority
Ghana
Securing the world's third busiest railway network
Cybersecurity Director / CISO, Dutch Railways
Netherlands
Joint Secretary at India's leading national security institution
Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat(NSCS)
CISO at an Award winning innovative Saudi fintech company, Named CISO of the Year
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Tasheel Finance
Saudi Arabia
Global CISO of world's largest digital connected fitness company
Global Chief Information Security Officer, Under Armour
United States of America
CISO, Bank Fab
Cybersecurity Woman Leader of the Year 2023
Spokesperson, Armed Forces of the Philippines
At the forefront of cybersecurity, AI, and risk management for the largest Swiss banking institution and the largest private bank in the world
Executive Director, Head of Risk Management, UBS
Global CISO of the world's largest manufacturer of kitchenware
VP Cybersecurity Director & Global CISO, Groupe SEB
Chief Operating Officer, Mindflow
Multi-award winning, cybersecurity influencer, globally recognized thought leader & cybersecurity evangelist
Globally recognized thought leader and evangelist for Cybersecurity,
One of UK’s award winning leading information security, risk and compliance specialists
CISO for a UK Defence company & Former Cabinet Office Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert. , UK Defence company
United Kingdom
Renowned Crime & Intelligence Analyst, Behavioral & Cyber Profiling expert
International Profiling-Expert ,
Germany
Global CISO of a Fortune 500 company & America’s No. 1 apparel brand
P & Global Chief Information Security Officer, Hanesbrands Inc.
US
Mind Reader, Hypnotist, and Magician who loves stealing personal information and PINs to create awareness on threat of theft, scammers, and cyber security
Mind Reader, Hypnotist, and Magician, MentalTheft
Director of Legal Services, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority
Global CISO for India's largest adhesives manufacturing company
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Pidilite Industries Limited
Globally acclaimed national security lawyer & author
Technical Advisor, Securities and Exchange Commission
Heading the Risk and Security Assurance Functions for the UK's largest government department & recipient of the British Empire Medal
Head of Enterprise Security & Risk Management, UK Government
CISO of one of largest private healthcare service provider & multi specialty hospitals
Group Chief Information Officer, Aster DM Healthcare
Securing one of the premier banks in Bangladesh that was hit with USD $81 Million Banking Heist
SAVP & CISO, Dhaka Bank PLC
Bangladesh
Author, electronics engineer, social engineering expert, helped secure largest public transportation agency in North America
Independent Cybersecurity Consultant,
CISO of UAE's first digital bank
CISO, Zand
Globally acclaimed cybersecurity expert, driving innovative security measures at one of the world's largest energy company's hospitals in Saudi Arabia
Chief Information Officer, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH)
CISO at one of Oman's largest banking network
Chief Information Security Officer, National Bank of Oman
Leading OT/ICS security expert for a Fortune 500 global energy giant
Global Head - ICS Cybersecurity , Engie
"The Original Digital Maestro," renowned for making waves by defacing the website of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Hacker, Rapper, Entrepreneur,
Seasoned Penetration Tester, listed in the bug bounty hall of fame
Greece
An award-winning cyber security professional and CEO of elite security testing and red teaming firm
CEO, Exelasis
CISO securing Pakistan's top retail bank's cybersecurity
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), MCB Bank
Pakistan
Leads world’s biggest scam review website
Managing Director, Global Anti Scam Alliance / Scamadviser.com
Safeguarding Philipphines major agency in charge of managing and governing the basic education system
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent, Department of Education
Trusted Former Security Advisor at UK Government with over 2 decades of cyber experience in both physical & digital
CISO Europe, Asia & MENA region, Binance,
Award-winning Cyber Security Professional
A leading Cybersecurity Professional, Australian Charles Stuart University
Australia
Security director for one of the world's largest premium wireless headphone maker
Director of Enterprise Security, Bose
India's top award winning cyber security chief
National Cyber Security Coordinator, National Security Council Secretariat
Leading Cybersecurity for Bahrain's largest national oil company
Head of Governance and Cyber Security, Bapco Upstream
Bahrain
Ilkin works as an ethical hacker with government entities. Bug hunter with medals from federal agencies
Senior Penetration Tester & Ethical Hacker,
Azerbaijan
Meta & TikTok Hall of Fame and recipient of Platinum Rank holder by Meta for Bug Bounty Program Hackers League
Security Researcher, Meta
Lebanon
Meta Hall of Fame and recipient of Platinum Rank holder by Meta for Bug Bounty Program Hackers League.
Whitehat Researcher, Meta
Heading the Middle East & Africa cyber operations for a Fortune Global 500 company
Regional Cybersecurity Officer, MEA, Schneider Electric
CyberSec leader of one of the largest sports retailers and distributors in the Middle East
IT Director – Cyber Security and Technology, Retail Sports and Manufacturing
Prolific car hacker, bug bounty specialist, exposed vulnerability in Tesla, Ferrari, BMW, Rolls Royce, Porsche, Apple, Starbucks
USA
Digital forensics leader and member of International Cyber Threat Task Force
Sr. Cyber Intelligence & Digital Forensics Expert,
Cybersecurity enthusiast, Pen tester, mentor for Women in Cyber Mentorship programme
CEO, KoCyber
Egypt
Certified cybersecurity consultant who has worked with globally renowned organizations such as BP, Samsung, and many more
Cyber security expert with over 14 years of IT/Information/OT security experience
Independent Consultant, Head Cyber Security and Resilience
Maritime Cybersecurity expert for the world's second-largest cruise line operator
Lead Engineer, Maritime Cybersecurity, Royal Caribbean Group
Denmark
Pentester lead for a leading international franchise operator of some of the world's most recognized retail, food, leisure and hospitality brands
Penetration Testing Lead, Alshaya Group
Red Teamer at an Award-winning first-ever neo-bank in the UK
Head of Red/Purple Team, Starling Bank
The Master of All Things Cool
Radio Host, Pulse 95 FM
Founder of the 100 Women in 100 Days Cybersecurity Career Accelerator program
President, United Cybersecurity Alliance
Associate Vice President, Sales, Fortra
Chief Marketing Officer, Seclore
EMEA Technical Director, Gigamon
EMCEE, MOC Originals
Director Security, TII Technology Innovation Institute
CTI Research Team Lead, Cognyte
Global Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions, Illumio
Award winning Cybersec leader & AI Expert securing the very first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula
Digital Transformation - Cyber Security - Artificial Intelligence Director, Government of Abu Dhabi
Leading Cyber Security & Digital Innovation at Kuwait's largest state-owned oil company
CyberSecurity and Technology Thought Leader, Energy Sector
Kuwait
AVP Field CISO, Pentera
Driving Digital Security Excellence at the sole procurer of water and power within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Head of Cyber Security, Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)
An award winning CISO of one of the largest listed integrated utilities company in EMEA
CISO, TAQA
VP Cybersecurity, CISO EMEA, Schneider Electric
DG at Morocco's national authority, leading the National Strategy for Information Systems Security
Director General, DGSSI
Morocco
IT Director at one of the World’s largest sovereign wealth funds, assets valued at US$925 billion
Director of Information Technology - PIF Projects, Public Investment Fund
UK Cyber Security Ambassador,
At the helm of Information security for the fastest-growing Islamic bank in the Sultanate of Oman
CISO, Bank Nizwa
CISO of second-largest Islamic bank in the UAE
Group CISO, ADIB, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
CISO for India's 3rd largest insurance company
CISO, HDFC Life
Infosec leader at the member bank of one of MENA’s leading international bank having network across 5 continents
VP, Head of Cyber and Information Security, Bank ABC
Jordan
Head of Information Security, Wio Bank PJSC
Cyber Security Expert,
Lead Security Architect with over a decade of experience in VAPT, Threat Intelligence, & Network Security"
Senior Security Architect, Pentera
A famed hacker in the Hall of Fame, uncovering 2,000+ vulnerabilities and safeguarding 200+ organizations globally
Managing Director, Resecurity
An accomplished leader in Cybersecurity with extensive experience in Cybersecurity Research, Risk Management, IT Transformation & Resilience
Managing Director, ITSec
USA technology leader with over two decades of experience in Defense, Industrial, & Financial Sectors
Field CTO, Lookout
Two Decades of Defending Global Giants, a Red Teamer and Former Network Security Analyst for Fortune 500
Senior Red Team Operator,
Head of Information Security, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Spearheading the Cybersecurity efforts for the regulator of Telecommunications in Egypt
Vice President for Cyber Security Affairs, National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA)
Defrauded of USD140,000 & featured in Netflix's controversial documentary 'The Tinder Swindler', now a leading voice against fraud & online scams, awarded as Scam Fighter person of the year 2023
Fraud victim turned anti-fraud hero,
Globally renowned ethical hacker, vulnerability assessor & Cyber Forensics expert
Cybersecurity Expert,
Chief Information Security Officer, Zand
Dedicated Criminology Enthusiast and Lived Experience Research Maestro, immersing in the intricacies of women, social control, and fraud
CEO, We Fight Fraud
CISO of the year Europe and winner of The Global Cyber Sentinel Award Winner for immense contribution to cybersecurity domain globally
Senior Head, CISO, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Luxembourg
Global CISO for the world's second-largest cruise line operator
Chief Information Security Officer, Royal Caribbean Group
Leading Information Security and Risk Management for a top LNG producer with an annual output of 10.4 million tonnes
Head Information Security and Risk Management, Oman LNG L.L.C
Versatile information security leader with a distinguished history of leading transformative initiatives within the defense industry
Defense Security Advisor & Strategist,
North America, Canada
Global Cybersecurity head of EPC contracted to further develop World’s second largest gas field
Global Head of Cyber Security, Petrofac
Security Leader of the 2030 transformation vision in Medina Health Cluster
Cybersecurity Chief Officer, Ministry of Health General Directorate of Health Affairs in Medina
A stellar lineup of bold CISO’s share true stories, breaches they encountered. AI take centerstage spilling deepfake, Gen AI, AI powered malware and ransomware hacks and stories.
Fostering local, national and global cross-sector cooperation indeveloping national cybersecurity defense strategies to combat cybersecurity.
Hosted by DESC, most coveted global government agenda for cybersecurity in the region.
Global cyber experts discuss law enforcement, utilities, energy, telecom, nuclear reactor attacks, power grid paralysis, & 6G security and more
Explore digital defense with live demos, hacker talks. Showcase breakthroughs in Cyber Warfare, Cloud Protection, Digital Forensics, Hardware, Hacking, & more.
Where innovative tech meets powerful security, X-Labs features non-stop presentations and demos on the newest AI, IoT, 5G, Cloud and Immersive Tech security updates.
All the next-big-buzz on cybersecurity unveiled through talks with game-changing innovators, startups, mentors and investors. Pitch to win at UnLocK Startup Competition!
A global gathering of women leaders and changemakers unfolding the inspiring moments.
COO
Founder
Cybersecurity Senior Director
Head of Enterprise Sales
Co-Founder & CEO
Group CISO
Regional Sales Director META
Chief Information Security Officer
Director General
Inventor and Hardware Hacker
Director of Customer Engineering EMEA
Vice President
Chief Executive Officer
Business Development Manager
Battalion Commander
CEO, MD
Cofounder and COO
Sales Director
Chief Science Officer
Senior Information Security Specialist
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