The Role of Our Advisory Board

At present, the Security Middle East Conference utilizes a panel of nine security thought-leaders to streamline and deliver a truly world-class event, in this article we deep dive into the role of the Advisory Board and a little bit about each member.

The Security Industry is ever-changing, with innovations released on a daily basis. With this new wave of technologies comes new questions, new challenges and new ideas, all of which demand high-level conferences to be properly discussed.

However, there needs to be a clear vision for a conference event to be successful, as well as a streamlined agenda with driven individuals at the helm of it.

To this end, conferences utilize seasoned event teams and journalists to ensure content is relevant – the Security Middle East Conference utilizes something slightly different – a panel of nine industry veterans, all from different backgrounds, coming together to achieve the tremendous goals of the conference.

Who are our Advisory Board?

The first member of our Advisory Board was Security Middle East Editor Cora Lydon who then began to help determine the type of people required to ensure the Advisory Board would be of high quality.

Following Cora, the Advisory board quickly began to fill, now we have Turki AlShalhoub, a retired lieutenant colonel from the Ministry of the Interior, who is now a Senior Manager of Safety and Security at Diriyah Company.

Meshal Aljohani, a multiple award winner in the region, is currently acting as the Security Group Supervisor at Saudi Aramco.

Sami Althowaini is the Director of Security, Safety and Transportation at KAPSARC, utilizing his multiple degrees.

The Information Security Forum’s Middle East Regional Director Daniel Norman utilizes his extensive knowledge on cyber-wellness and information security in his role on the Advisory Board, acting as moderator for the conference in 2023.

Alaa Dalghan, popular speaker on Security in the Middle East, is a Futurist, High Tech Expert and the Managing Director of Cognit DX.

Nadeem Iqbal is currently the Middle East Regional Director at the International Foundation for the Protection of Officers (IFPO).

Dr Mohammad Alketbi has been an Advisory Board Member of several conferences, including the world-renown Intersec Dubai. Now, the Founder of Forceis Security is helping out the Security Middle East Conference from our own Advisory Board.

Luke Bencie, author and training expert joins the Security Middle East Conference Advisory Board, utilizing his knowledge as Managing Director of Security Management International.

Find out more about our Advisory Board: https://securitymiddleeastconference.com/advisory-board/