Speakers

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security, UAE


H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti was appointed by the Cabinet as the Head of Cyber Security for the UAE Government since 2020. As the Head of Cyber Security, his mandate includes responsibilities as the Chairman of the UAE Cyber Security Council, Managing Director of the National Data Center under the Supreme Council for National Security. As the Head of Cyber Security...more


Philip Intallura, Group Head of Quantum Technologies, HSBC


Philip is the Group Head of Quantum Technologies at HSBC. Part of the Emerging Technologies team, Phil is supporting the bank leverage new and emerging technologies to serve customers better, develop competitive advantage and enhance cyber resilience. Phil has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Cambridge, and showed the world’s first demonstration of telecom...more


Hussein Bahgat, Group CISO, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank


Hussein has managed Information security in Multinational and regional financial organisations where he has assisted to develop Information security improvement programs around information security standards such as PCI-DSS, ISO27001, NIST, SWIFT, NESA IA and COBIT. Hussein is a member of various financial industry collaboration groups, Cyber Security committees and...more


Manit Sahib, Ethical Hacker & Former Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming, Bank of England


Manit is an experienced offensive security expert who is certified by UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as well as His Majesty’s CESG Check scheme (HMG CHECK). He has over ten years professional experience in both UK Government and private offensive security operations. Formerly, Manit was the Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming at the...more


Rajesh Yadla, Head of Information Security, Leading Digital Bank


Rajesh has almost 15 years of experience in information security and technology risk management. He heads the information security function at Al Hilal bank and is responsible for protecting information assets in on-premises and cloud from external and internal threats. Before joining Al Hilal, he worked in Group42 to establish the information security function...more


Olivier Busolini, Group CISO, Mashreq Bank


Olivier Busolini has over 25 years of experience in IT security, working in different industries and countries, both in the private and public sectors, in France, the UK, Switzerland and the UAE. He has gained leadership skills in IT and Information Security risk, (cyber)security, privacy and resilience management, as part of operational risks, data governance and...more


Bader Zyoud, Head of Information Security Governance and Risk Management, Abu Dhabi Media (ADM)


Bader Zyoud is a forward-thinking information security manager and researcher at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence with robust cybersecurity strategies. As Head of Information Security Governance and Risk Management, he leverages over 14 years of hands-on experience in areas like threat intelligence, SOC management, and incident management automation...more


Khaled Al Teneiji, Cybersecurity Head, ENOC


Khaled Al Teneiji is a subject matter expert (SME) in cybersecurity with experience in establishing and managing cyber security transformation programs across IT and OT.


Ben Kite, Defence, Security and Cyber Adviser, Kearney


Ben Kite was commissioned into the British Army’s Intelligence Corps in 1990, retiring in April 2022 as a Major General in April 2022. During his thirty-two year career he conducted intelligence and Security operations both in the UK as well on deployments to Germany, Belize, Bosnia, Kosovo, South Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan. He also worked on Defensive Cyber issues,...more


Vijay Antony Velayutham, Principal Information Security Officer, UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure


A strategic cybersecurity executive with 25 years of technology experience including 18 years of specialised expertise in cybersecurity, governance, risk management and compliance. Currently serving as the Principal Information Security Officer for the UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure, with a proven track record of establishing comprehensive security programs,...more


Hani Bani Amer, Head of Information Security, Al Etihad Payments


Hani Bani Amer is currently the Head of Information Security of AEP. He is a versatile highly accomplished certified business oriented cyber security leader with deep technical background. Hani has about 20 years of progressive experience in Network, security operations and management, Information Security, security program management,...– delivery, conflict resolution, and client relationship management. Currently his role involves securing payment cards industry, domestic card schema and instant payment systems. Hani sits at the Board of Advisor for the PCI-SSC.more


Omar Samhouri, Senior Sales Engineer, Delinea


Omar Samhouri is a seasoned Senior Sales Engineer with over five years of specialized experience in the field of cybersecurity. He combines a strong technical foundation—rooted in a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering—with deep, hands-on expertise in identity security, data security, and email security. Omar is committed to helping organizations build...more


Ahmed Faragallah, Solutions Architect, Infoblox


Ahmed Faragallah is a Solutions Architect at Infoblox, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. With nearly a decade of experience in cybersecurity and cyber resilience across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, Ahmed brings a wealth of regional and technical expertise to the field. After spending years building a 360-degree perspective on cybersecurity,...more


Ara Antoun, Chief Operations officer, MEInfoSec


Ara Antoun Leads Operations and Support at MEInfoSec. ME InfoSec represents Darksight in the Middle East and provides one of the most comprehensive and effective vulnerability assessment and patch management solutions in the industry. Ara is an expert in IT data protection operations, system installation configuration and analysis....more