Kiran Kumar
CISO, Alpheya
Kiran is a visionary security leader with a focus on building a
strong security culture in the organization.
• Strategic cybersecurity and risk executive with close to 20
years of Cyber experience
• Demonstrated leadership in building information risk
management and governance programs, integrating AI-
driven threat intelligence, Zero Trust, and cloud-native
security controls.
• He strongly supports the business drivers and enables the
organization to 'Go to market' strategy.
• He manages security posture across the organization by
implementing various enterprise technologies
• He is the speaker in 25+ global cybersecurity conferences, to
name few GISEC, HITB (Hack In The Box), COCOON,
Tawaultech, GRC Summit. SCADA summit, Financial cyber
security summits, IQPC, e-crime, and ISACA ISAFE
conference
• He has multiple awards like MESA (Middle East Security
Award) twice, and CISO award for implementing best
enterprise security program in the region
• He has worked in Technology, Retail & Supply Chain,
Financial, Consulting, Manufacturing, Oil & gas, Federal,
Telecom
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
1 BFSI Vertical Day 2025
Expert Dialogue
Cyber Resilience in Fintech Ecosystems Exploring strategies to fortify digital payments, cloud-native banking, and fintech platforms against evolving cyber risks.
Moderator:
Arun Shankar - Managing Editor, Head of Growth & Integrated Media/ Global Enterprise Connect
Panelist:
Kiran Kumar - CISO, Alpheya
Hussain AlKhalsan - CISO, Zand Bank
Syed Ehsan Amanulla - CISO & SVP-ITA , Amicorp Group