AI-Driven Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance

About the Summit

Security Symposium 2026 stands as the region’s definitive arena for cybersecurity leadership. It brings together CIOs, CISOs, policymakers, innovators, and future-forward technology strategists who shape the digital safety of nations and enterprises alike.

Anchored in the theme Cyber Resilience, the symposium confronts the new battleground of security: hyper-connected ecosystems, AI-supercharged threats, sprawling digital estates, and tightening regulatory frameworks. In a world where attacks evolve faster than defenses, the symposium delivers clarity, direction, and battle-tested strategies.

This is where organisations learn how to outpace adversaries, fortify their digital foundations, and transform cybersecurity from a defensive shield into a competitive edge.

Not just to survive — but to thrive in a threat-saturated world.

Event Agenda

9:10 am - 9:40 am

Opening Keynote: The CISO in 2026 — Architect of Digital Trust

A deep look at the expanding CISO mandate in cloud, AI, security, compliance & business resilience.
Topics:

  • The modern CISO as strategist, risk leader, and AI enabler
  • Board expectations and new accountability models
  • Balancing transformation with cyber readiness

9:40 am - 10:10 am

Keynote: AI Agents vs. AI Defenders — The New Battlefield

Exploring how agentic AI is reshaping attacks (automated exploitation, social engineering, deepfakes) and defence (autonomous SOCs, AI-led remediation).

10:10 am - 10:50 am

Panel Discussion: The Evolving Threat Landscape in 2026

Attackers are faster, smarter, and increasingly automated. How can enterprises respond?
Topics:

  • Identity-based attacks
  • Cloud misconfigurations
  • Nation-state tactics
  • Ransomware 3.0

10:50 am - 11:10 am

Networking Coffee Break

Partner showcase opens.

11:10 am - 11:40 am

CISO Fireside Chat: AI security at enterprise scale

Why 70% of AI projects fail to reach operational maturity and how CISOs can build resilient AI ecosystems.

11:40 am - 12:10 pm

Panel: Attack surface management in a hybrid everything world

How do organisations secure thousands of identities, apps, devices, APIs, clouds, SaaS apps, and third-party dependencies?
Topics:

  • ASM automation
  • Real-time mapping
  • Third-party risk
  • Shadow IT visibility
  • Continuous validation

12:20 pm - 1:20 pm

Networking Lunch + Sponsor Showcases

1:20 pm - 1:50 pm

Executive Keynote: SOC modernisation

Reinventing detection and response with AI, automation, and cloud-native design.

1:50 pm - 2:30 pm

Panel: AI-driven SOC — Promise, hype, and reality

Topics:

  • Transitioning from SIEM to XDR to Autonomous SOC
  • Reducing alert fatigue
  • AI correlation and reasoning
  • Integrating human expertise in AI-led operations

2:30 pm - 3:10 pm

Breakout Sessions

Track A – Threat Intelligence
Threat intelligence for geopolitical, OT, and AI-enabled threats.
Track B – Critical Infrastructure Security
OT/ICS, SCADA, industrial threat vectors & IT–OT convergence.

3:10 pm - 3:30 pm

Refreshments & Networking Break

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Case Study Spotlight: Incident Response

4:00 pm - 4:40 pm

Panel: Aligning cybersecurity with business value and ROI

Cyber isn’t just protection—it’s performance.
Topics:

  • Quantifying cyber resilience
  • Budget optimisation
  • Tracking ROI
  • Communicating risk in financial language
  • Resilience-as-a-business-enabler

4:40 pm - 5:00 pm

Closing Keynote: Cyber resilience for the next decade

The future of autonomous defence, secure AI, and enterprise reinvention.

5:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Awards and Appreciation Ceremony

Speakers 2025

Abdulatif Alrushaid

Cybersecurity General Manager

Adeel Agha

Cyber Security, Risk and Compliance

AusAlzubaidi

Grouo CISO, Director of IT,

Maaz Khan

Head of Information/Cyber Security

Saghir Ahmad Khan

Technical Program Manager

Sponsors 2025

Venue Floor Plan

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