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Security Symposium UAE partners with UAE Cyber Security Council After the successful edition of Security Symposium in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Security Symposium held in UAE on 25th May 2023 at Address Dubai Mall, witnessed the talented CISOs, BCM heads, Risk and Resilience officers, and technology heads who all gathered to recognise the latest trends and concerns on cybersecurity. The Security Symposium UAE proudly announces its partnership with UAE Cyber Security Council. Attendees and keynote speakers were welcomed by Ronak Samantaray, Co-Founder & CEO, GEC Media Group. He shared the vision and aim of the GCC Security Symposium which is an ideal platform to gain exceptional knowledge on how an agile BCM plan will bring increased flexibility and agility to every organization. His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security, Cyber Security Council, UAE Government, kicked off the event with his opening keynote. He shared his insights and experience in the field of cybersecurity and provided valuable perspectives on the current state of cybersecurity in the UAE. The event had a closer look into how leaders in BCM and Risk management are helping companies to build a strong business case for business continuity and crisis\risk management. The event was joined by some expert speakers like Muzammil Riyaz, Founder, BlueFinn GRC, who shared his views on ‘Pathbreaking GRC Solution for Middle
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East’, Amit Roy, General Manager-Head of Cybersecurity (META), EVIDEN who shared his views on the topic ‘Future of Threat Detection and Response’, Niraj Mathur, Managing Director, Protiviti Middle East Member Firm who speaks about ‘Navigating Data Privacy in the Middle East’, and Ahmad Badawi Abou Zaher, Senior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise, Cloudflare who shared his views on ‘Everywhere Security for the New Digital Era’. The event was made a thought-provoking one by some inspirational Panel discussions and Fireside Chats. The Panel discussion and Fireside Chat were held on the following topics by the following expert leaders: l Fireside Chat - What is the ROI of investing in a BCM Plan? Bilal Ahmad-Information Security & Business Continuity ManagerUnion Coop, Srihari Upadhya, CISSP, CISA, CCSK IT Security, Risk, Audit and Compliance Leader, Aster DM Healthcare, Suzan Al GhanemSection Manager, Business Continuity Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, Evita Francis M.IOD MBCI CBCP, Business Resilience Practice Leader - MENA-Marsh Moderated by Adnan Ahmed, Lead Specialist Business Continuity, Ma’aden
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