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Intersec Saudi Arabia
Alex Nicholl, Intersec Saudi Arabia’s show director.
Security’s place in achieving Vision 2030
Intersec Saudi Arabia returned to its in-person format in Riyadh for its fourth edition from 13-17 September 2022.
The fourth edition of Intersec Saudi Arabia took place in Riyadh this September, marking the return of the in-person event attracting extensive local, regional, and international exhibitors and speaker profiles.
If the return of the event’s inperson iteration was a signal of one thing, it was the strength of the industry across the Kingdom.
H.E. Mohammad Abdullah AlMarshed, chairman of the Real Estate Committee of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, inaugurated the event, saying, “Intersec Saudi Arabia has always been a beacon of the safety and security industry in the Kingdom. The growth of the 2022 edition, and the response from exhibitors and visitors, reflects the growing market and the values of Saudi Vision 2030.”
Indeed, the transformative blueprint for Saudi’s growth throughout the decade was a key talking point: what role can the security industry play in such growth? How will capacity, comprehensiveness and cuttingedge solutions contribute to a groundwork that sees the Kingdom reach its goals over the next eight years?
Dr Sultan Al Tukhaim, general manager of cybersecurity and data governance, communications, and IT commission for Saudi Arabia, elaborated on the Kingdom’s unique position as it approaches Vision 2030, saying it is “one of the world’s most prominent targets of cybercrime because it is an energyrich country with a digitally active population, located at the heart of the global energy market.”
And how to rise to the challenge of ensuring security in the cyber space? Dr Faisal Abdulaziz Alfouzan, assistant professor in cybersecurity and networks, explained, “Moving from cybersecurity to cyber resilience will require cybersecurity experts, national regulations, and standards, while also accelerating digital transformation and establishing critical infrastructures across a host of sectors.”
Saudi Vision 2030 poses a host of questions, but uniting world leaders in their fields at events such as Intersec may be the birthplace of the answers. ■
