Thank you to everyone who attended The 5th CISO 360 Middle East!
Driving Resilience, Securing the Future: CISO Value Creation Tactics and Strategies
10-11 September 2024
Grosvenor House, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dubai | United Arab Emirates
The 5th CISO 360 Middle East Conference – Dubai 2024 brought together CISOs and international cybersecurity leaders from the GCC region and beyond for immersive and imperative discussions. Participants shared strategies and benchmarked roadmaps with fellow Chief Information Security Officers, resilience and technology risk leaders!
View the highlights video from the 5th CISO 360 Middle East Conference
“You brought the world’s cyber concern to the UAE for awareness and also brought world experts to provide advice based on their own experience!“ Head of Planning and IT Security, Al Dhafra Region Municipality (UAE)
“I would like to extend my appreciation having been given the chance to witness the success of your recent event. I look forward to a further outstanding line-up of events from your organisation!“ Head of IT, GOPA International Energy Consultants (Abu Dhabi)
Why participants joined –
- Insights into how prominent CISOs are driving their security strategy forward and their visions for the future
- Inspiring case stories, journeys, technical spotlights, fireside chats and roundtables!
- Benchmark in a trusted space. Learn from those doing the job day in day out. Sit with peers who you know are largely facing similar risks and opportunities
- Build collective resilience and a culture of good cybersecurity governance to defend our organisations and how we might we tip the scales back in our favour
- Connect, innovate and leave inspired!
Key themes for CISO 360 Middle East 2024 –
- CISO role, mission and purpose
- AI / ML, Post-Quantum
- Cyber crime
- Governance
- Security awareness
- Insider risk
CISOs and Senior Security Practitioners included

Anoop Paudval
Head of information Security and GRC
Gulf News, Al Nisr Publishing
UAE

Julia Dudenko
Group CISO / AI Community Chair
Haniel
GERMANY

Steve Hill
Former Global CISO
Credit Suisse
UK

Betania Allo
Entrepreneur, Cyber Law & Policy
Frmr Cybersecurity Director, NEOM
KSA

Shahab Siddiqui
Global Head of Cyber Security
Petrofac
UAE

May Brooks-Kempler
CISO. Current CEO
Helena Security Consultation
UAE

Vidya Valbh
Frmr Cybersecurity Director
Careem-Uber
UAE

Stephen Wilkinson
Director of Security EMEA
Aman
UAE

Jelena Matone
CISO
European Investment Bank
LUXEMBOURG

Kevin Wong
Senior Manager
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
UAE