In an era where disruption is constant and the digital frontier expands by the second, resilience is no longer a safeguard it is a strategic imperative.
The National Resilience Forum is a high-impact platform that brings together the nation’s most influential IT and cybersecurity leaders to redefine how resilience is built, sustained, and scaled in a hyper-connected world. Hosted under the banner of the Global CISO Forum, this initiative is designed to move beyond dialogue and into decisive action.
At the heart of this forum lies the spirit of the United Arab Emirates a nation that has consistently transformed challenges into opportunities, setting global benchmarks in innovation, security, and leadership. As emerging technologies like artificial intelligence reshape industries and redefine risk, the need for a resilient, secure, and future-ready digital ecosystem has never been more critical.
This forum serves as a convergence point for visionaries, policymakers, and practitioners—those who are not only safeguarding today’s systems but architecting tomorrow’s trust. Through strategic discussions, collaborative engagements, and forward-looking insights, the platform aims to strengthen national preparedness and elevate the region’s cybersecurity posture.
Faisal Khan, Board Member, Global CISO Forum
Faisal Khan
Aditya Kaushik, Events Maestro, Global CIO Forum
Aditya Kaushik
Dr Ebrahim Al Alkeem, Director, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security/AI/ Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing
Dr. Ebrahim Al Alkeem
Moderator:
Mr. Farid Farouq, Senior Vice President, DWTC
Panelists:
Kawther Haciane, Partner/Principal/Risk Consulting - Digital Risk , EY
Ahmad Alzarouni, First Vice President, Govt Entity
Hadi Anwar, CEO, CPX
Eman Al Awadhi, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Connect 21
Vice President of Network and Cyber Security, EXPO CITY DUBAI
Farid Farooq
Kawther Haciane
Ahmad Alzarouni
Hadi Anwar
Eman Al Awadhi
Abir Habbal, Chief Data and AI Officer, Accenture Middle East
Abir Habbal
Moderator:
Jeevan Badigari, Head of Cybersecurity, Arada Group
Panelist:
Pramod Gupta, Executive Director, DataMiner
Ibrahim Adefila, Information Technology Security and Governance Manager, Al Rostamani Group
Hussain Alkhalsan, Chief Information Security Officer, Zand
Patrick Pitchappa, CISO, Equiti Group
Anoop Kumar, Head of Information Security, Gulf News
Jeevan Badigari
Pramod Gupta
Ibrahim Adedeji Adefila
Hussain Al Khalsan
Patrick Pitchappa
Anoop Kumar
Muzzi Ebrahim, Partner – AI & Data, Deloitte Middle East
Muzzi Ebrahim
Moderator:
Terence Sathyanarayan, Founder & Principal Architect, Pulse Intelligent Systems
Panelist:
Noorie Ashiya, Artificial Intelligence Teacher, Credence High School-Dubai
Adnan Ghanem, Director Security and AI, EIS Technologies
Pandiripalli Chandra Ramu, Senior Manager AI, ZMI Holdings
Noman Ejaz, Deputy Director AI and Digital Transformation, Tatweer Middle East and Africa LLC
Kayvan Karim, Assistant Professor School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Dubai
Terence Sathyanarayan
Ashiya Noorie
Adnan Ghanem
Pandiripalli Chandra Ramu
Noman Ejaz
Kayvan Karim
