The Security Middle East Conference 2024
Conference Highlights
The Security Middle East Conference 2024 took place at the InterContinental Riyadh Hotel on May 14th, and saw over 300+ C-suite security professionals unite, to discuss changes in the industry, forecast future challenges, and understand new trends developing as a result of the Saudi Vision 2030 initiative.
Testimonials
What did attending speakers, sponsors and companies have to say about the Security Middle East Conference?
Take a look at our video testimonials, to understand why you should attend our next conference!
2024 Sponsors
Our 2024 event was supported by several sponsors, who are all regional stakeholders seeking to propel the security industry in the Middle East, find out more about each of these industry-leading companies.
Taking on the role of our strategic partner, the Security Middle East 2024 was powered by the National Security Services Company (SAFE), who contributed at every stage of the conferences development. They have been helping guide the conference since its inception in 2022. In 2024, The National Security Services Company informed on the agenda, promotional material and helped to shape the discussion that would take place on the day of the event.
2024 Speakers
The second Security Middle East Conference featuring panellists from all around the world discussing the most pressing issues affecting the security industry. Discussions revolved around inclusivity in the industry, the new wave of technologies, the ambitions of giga-project and resilient cities currently in development in Saudi Arabia, and more. Due to the incredible presentations from Keynote speakers, moderators and panellists alike, the content of the conference resonated with our audience, and developed key insights for those in attendance, allowing them to truly shape tomorrow's security.
Video
At the Security Middle East Conference, several professional photographers and videographers recorded the days events. Catch the keynote speeches, Q&A's, Panel Discussions and more with the video and photo galleries found below.
Smart Cities, Giga-Projects, Hi-Tech Security and Our People
The opening keynote of the Security Middle East Conference 2024 was delivered by Bader Alsubaey, Director for Industrial Security Operations at Aramco, discussing the evolution of Saudi Aramco, the current stage of the Saudi Vision 2030 initiative, and the future of the security industry.
Preparing Security Professionals for major events and increased tourism
The new wave of tourism and notable events in KSA make it important for the security sector to be well prepared, with an enhanced focus on crisis/crowd management. Moderator Luke Bencie, of Security Management International, explores this topic with Tawfeeq Alsadoon, Konstantin Turuntcev, Trevor Sinden and Andrew Long.
How can the Industry create a green and secure future?
Muttahir Salim, Associate DIrector of Security at Buro Happold, discusses with experts, the sustainability goals of the current security landscape. Murrahir is joined by Saeed Ba-Dugaish, Dr Ahmed Sakalla and Farah Ghanem.
Building Resilient Cities: Future-Proofing Saudi Arabia's Giga-Projects
Using knowledge from security leaders working on the Kingdom’s giga projects, as well as experience from experts with vast knowledge of city planning. We seek to answer the question, How can the Vision 2030 projects exceed expectations and guarantee safety of people and assets?
Moderator Craig Ross is joined by Firas Beiruti, Joe Stanley, Abdulaziz Alqahtani, Mohamad Saad and Issam Shibhany.
The National Security Services Company (SAFE) Keynote Presentation
Meshari Al Suwanae, Nojoud Al Subaie and Nadeem Iqbal deliver a keynote presentation at the Security Middle East Conference 2024 discussing training workshops carried out by The National Security Services (SAFE), and the impact the company is making on the security landscape of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Challenging the Normal: Improving Inclusivity, Equality and Diversity
Moderator Betania Allo is joined by Uliana Barbycheva, Hayley Van Loon and Sumaiyah Alotaibi as they explore the challenges faced by individuals in the industry, and examine how empowering inclusivity within the sector will inspire the next generation of innovation.
Mohsan Tanvir's Deep Dive
Senior Enterprise Executive at Magnet Forensics, Mohsan Tanvir shares insights into digital forensics as a practice, the changing landscape of the security industry and how data usage is evolving in the Middle East in this 10-minute Security Deep Dive from the conference stage.
Generative AI and managing cyber resilience against ever-evolving threats
As technologies such as generative AI continue develop as quickly as they can be monitored, our expert panellists, Moderator Daniel Norman, Regional Director EMEA at the Information Security Forum, Dr Nasser Alamri, Cybersecurity Executive Director at the Institute of Public Administration and Khalid Al Medbel, CISO at a Government Level, explore the importance of maintaining cyber resilience against threats that are powered by genAI, and the sort of attacks that come with such technology.
Interviews
Immediately after the Security Middle East Conference 2024, we caught up with Abdullah Alqahtani, Sales Manager at AMNCO, to discuss the scale of the event, the important topics which were discussed, and whether the conference met AMNCO's expectations.
The Security Middle East Conference was moderated by Regional Director MEA of the Information Security Forum, Daniel Norman, who brought his insights and knowledge to the impassioned conversation. After the event, we caught up with him to see what he had to say about cybersecurity in the Middle East and the impact conferences have on the marketplace.
Senior Enterprise Engineer, from Magnet Forensics, Mohsan Tanvir, gave a security deep-dive in the afternoon of the Security Middle East Conference, explaining what digital forensics was, and how it would be used in upcoming smart cities and giga-projects. Ryan Bickerton caught up with Mohsan after his talk to understand more about Magnet Forensics as a company, and the role they seek to play in the future of the Saudi Market.
Ryan Bickerton was joined by Betania Allo, Ex-Neom, host of the panel "Challenging the Normal: Improving Inclusivity, Equality and Diversity", immediately after the Security Middle East Conference. Catch their full interview now, in which the two discuss the state of the security industry, and the importance of being heard in a fast-paced industry.
Ryan Bickerton interviews Ali Nasser, Sales Director from Arana Security, sponsors of the Security Middle East Conference. Find out what he had to say about the event, and how Arana Security have found their first years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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