Panel Discussion

14th November

03:15 PM – 04:00 PM AST (GMT+3)
To Empower, Empower Women to Lead and Shine

Category: Leadership and Empowerment

Nowadays, we are seeing more women being appointed in leadership and executive positions and that as itself is seen as a sign of great progress on the road of inclusion and diversity. However, this victory comes with challenges and setbacks which might affect women’s journey into leadership positions.

This panel will host a distinguished group of female executives from different fields to discuss their varied educational backgrounds and professional experiences in the field of cybersecurity. Also, the panel will discuss the challenges and myths around women working in cybersecurity and share their personal stories.

09:55 AM – 10:40 AM (GMT+3)
To Secure Towards a Resilient, Secure Environment & Community

Category: Reimagining OT Resilience

Living in a digital era and especially with the unprecedented situation of Covid-19, forced organizations all over the world to be connected more than ever. Staying connected and working remotely became a necessity rather than a choice. Thus, security professionals were held accountable and responsible to maintain their organizations and users secure through this transition.

This panel will discuss the main topic of cyber agile and resilience during unprecedented times. What are the challenges and requirements to maintain our organizations" secure and confidentiality, integrity and availability of users" data.

15th November

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM (GMT+3)
To Build A dynamic and diverse workforce with the skills and innovation needed

Category: Investing in Security Enablers

CISOs and their team’s work is never done. Users, technology companies, malicious actors and commercial competitors constantly develop new ways of working which subvert existing organisational security procedures. As fast as they secure systems or processes, new threats and vulnerabilities emerge. To tackle this they have to ensure that their staff and suppliers’ have a comprehensive range of skills which they keep fully up to date and apply innovatively. They must also foster a climate of innovation to ensure that security capability adapts and evolves as fast as the digital environment. This panel will share knowledge and experience of approaches to: training; developing and assessing skills; and encouraging diversity and change to facilitate this innovation. They will provide tips and examples of best practice to inform all attendees.

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM (GMT+3)
To Elevate The Young Voices…Fresh perspectives.

Category: Investing in Security Enablers

They have joined the cyber security field in times where the threat landscape is witnessing unprecedented evolution and complexity and when there is increased demand for resources to fight off cyber criminals and the supply is not adequately meeting such demand.