Agenda
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Agenda
One Day Event
Registration & Networking Arrive early — the first 50 delegates to check-in and stay until the end will receive a complimentary Apple HomePod mini
Welcome Address
Yeşim Öztürk
Senior Research Manager (Türkiye), IDC
IDC Keynote: Evolving Threats, Advanced Defenses: Cybersecurity in the Next Era
Yeşim Öztürk | IDC
Senior Research Manager (Türkiye)
Yeşim Öztürk
Yeşim Araç joined IDC in 2013 as an analyst responsible for software and IT services. She oversees research and consulting activities in enterprise applications, security and management software, application development and deployment, and system infrastructure software. Additionally, she supports research and consulting activities in IT services. Before joining IDC, Araç worked as a Software Product Manager at 4S Bilgi Teknolojileri, a well-known system integrator in Turkey. She was responsible for providing pre-sales support to the sales team for software solutions from vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle, HP, IBM, EMC, VMware, and Citrix. She conducted product comparisons and competitive analyses to offer the best solutions to 4S’s clients and shared opportunities regarding global and local software market trends and strategic insights with senior management. Yeşim Araç holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Başkent University. She began her career at Atlastek as a sales engineer, managing the sales and customer relations of ready-made software products.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:35 am
IDC Keynote: Evolving Threats, Advanced Defenses: Cybersecurity in the Next Era
One Day Event 9:30 am
Welcome Address
AI and Cybersecurity: Understanding Emerging Risks
This session explores the potential and practical challenges of leveraging AI in cyber-risk analytics to enhance personal and organizational resilience. Building on existing work in cyber-risk standardization and AI in cyber-physical systems, it offers fresh insights into emerging AI-driven threats and defenses.
Ayman Alissa
Vice President, Cybersecurity Solutions, SBM
Road to Exposure Validation: Transforming BAS
Explore the intersection of blockchain technology and cybersecurity. Discuss potential benefits for securing data and the vulnerabilities that can arise from its implementation.
Tarek Kuzbari
Vice President EMEA, Picus Security
Platinum Tracks (Parallel Sessions)
Platinum Track A
10:19 am – 10:20 am
Session Overview Start of Track Raffle – Iphone 16
10:20 am – 10:30 am
Building Resilient Organizations: Exploring Cybersecurity Priorities and Zero Trust Principles
Abdulrahman Safwat
Solutions Engineer, Cloudflare
10:30 am – 10:35 am
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Raffle)
10:35 am – 10:45 am
How to Build a Cyber-Recovery Solution and Improve Your Security Level
Tarek Elsabaa
Regional Senior Systems Engineer, Security Platform, Dell Technologies
10:45 am – 10:50 am
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Raffle)
10:50 am – 11:00 am
Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI: A Road Map for the Future
Mohammad Rawabdeh
Cybersecurity Director, NourNet
11:00 am – 11:05 am
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Raffle)
11:06 am – 11:07 am
Announcement of the iPhone 16 Raffle Draw Winner
Platinum Track B
10:19 am – 10:20 am
Session Overview Start of Track Raffle – Iphone 16
10:20 am – 10:30 am
Securing the AI Frontier: A Vision for Resilient Cybersecurity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Tariq Bader
Cybersecurity Solutions Architect, Cisco Saudi Arabia
10:30 am – 10:35 am
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Raffle)
10:35 am – 10:45 am
The Future of Ransomware
Khaled Abu Samra
Solutions Engineer, BeyondTrust
10:45 am – 10:50 am
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Raffle)
10:51 am – 10:52 am
Announcement of the iPhone 16 Raffle Draw Winner
Tea/Coffee & Networking Break
Gold Tracks (Parallel Sessions)
Gold Track A
11:40 am – 11:45 am
Session Overview
11:45 am – 11:55 am
Software Supply Chain Trends in 2025: Malicious Code, AI, Containers, and More
Shabir Bhat
Regional Director, IMEA, Checkmarx
11:55 am – 12:00 pm
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Montblanc Gift)
12:00 pm – 12:10 pm
AI-Powered Cyberdefense: Securing Saudi Arabia’s Digital Vision 2030
Ezzeldin Hussein
Regional Senior Director, Solutions Engineering, Sentinelone
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Montblanc Gift)
12:15 pm – 12:25 pm
Work has changed, humans haven’t: How HRM is changing cybersecurity
12:25 pm – 12:30 pm
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Montblanc Gift)
12:30 pm – 12:40 pm
Reduce Risks from Remote Access
Charbel Chekie
Sales Engineer, Delinea
12:40 pm – 12:45 pm
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Montblanc Gift)
12:45 pm – 1:25 pm
End User Panel Discussion: AI security playbook: Actionable insights for CISOs
Majid Bin Sawad
Cybersecurity Director, Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities & Technology Zones (MODON)
Alaa Khalid Falimban
Director, CyberSecurity Operations and Governance, Risk & Compliance, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (MA'ADEN)
Nasser AlGhamdi
GM of Cybersecurity, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Gold Track B
11:40 am – 11:45 am
Session Overview
11:45 am – 11:55 am
Securing the Hybrid Enterprise
Amjad Alqaisi
Sales Manager-Saudi Arabia, Akamai Technologies
11:55 am – 12:00 pm
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Montblanc Gift)
12:00 pm – 12:10 pm
How to Implement Data Masking for Strategic Business Benefit
Gary Hallam
Regional Sales Manager, Delphix Perforce
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Montblanc Gift)
12:15 pm – 12:25 pm
Security Ratings: Anticipate Breaches in Your Supply Chain
Will Gray
Director, Regional Sales, EMEA, Security Scorecard
12:25 pm – 12:30 pm
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Montblanc Gift)
12:30 pm – 12:40 pm
Securing Tomorrow: The Critical Path to Cyber Resilience
Dominic Thomas
Regional Director, Middle East, Rubrik
12:40 pm – 12:45 pm
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Montblanc Gift)
12:45 pm – 1:25 pm
End User Panel Discussion: Outcome based security: Balancing Compliance and Budgets
Uzair Mujtaba
Senior Research Manager, IDC
Salem Alammari
Cybersecurity Director, ARDARA
Abdulaziz Alruwieshed
Director, Digital Transformation & Cybersecurity Audits
Abdulkarim Alsowaygh
Cyber Security Director, Confidential
Bader Ali A. Alasoos
Senior Vice President Cyber Security, Mobily
Mega Raffle
Lunch & Continued Networking
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