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Cyber First Qatar 2026

Cyber First is the definitive cybersecurity summit series by Events First Group, convening CISOs, government cyber leaders, regulators, and enterprise security executives. Each invitation-only edition unites critical-infrastructure operators, government cyber officials, and technology leaders across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. The series emphasi…

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13Speakers
25Sponsors
18Sessions
38Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Cyber, in alphabetical order.

Abdulwahab Algamhi
Senior Director, Information Security · Miral
Amer Bazerbachi
Partner · KPMG Qatar
Anfal Shaikh
CISO · Qatar Islamic Insurance
Bernard Assaf
Regional CISO · Airbus
Dr. Ebrahim Al Alkeem
National Risk & Policy Director · UAE Government
Hans W. Thomasz
CISO · Qatar Development Bank
Hussain Al Khalsan
CISO · Zand Bank
James Wiles
Head of Cyber Security MEA · Cigna Healthcare
John Mankarios
VP - Deputy Head of Information Technology · QInvest
Mohamed Rushdhi
Head of Information Security Unit · The Industrial Bank of Kuwait
Sara Al Hosani
Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence · Dept of Government Enablement
Saud Almudhaf
VP - Head of ESG & Governance Risk · NBK
Toufeeq Ahmed
Group Head, Cyber Security · Gargash Group

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Akamai
AmiViz
Anomali
appknox
beacon red
bitdefender
bureau veritas
corelight
cortelion
filigran
fortinet
Gen x systems
Google Cloud Security
kaspersky
kron technologies
ManageEngine
OPSWAT
paloalto
Palo Alto Networks
Paramount
PENTERA
secureb4
Sonicwall
Tenable
threatlocker

Agenda

Selected from 18 sessions.

  • 09:00 – 09:10

    Welcome Address & Opening Remarks

  • 09:10 – 09:20

    Opening Keynote Address

  • 09:20 – 10:00

    Panel 1 · Securing Qatar's Digital Future Through Cyber Resilience, Innovation & Trust

    Strengthening national cyber resilience in an AI-powered economy. Accelerating public-private collaboration for a secure digital future. Balancing innovation, governance, and cyber…

  • 10:00 – 10:10

    Technology Partner Presentation · Sponsor Session 1

  • 10:10 – 10:20

    Technology Partner Presentation · Sponsor Session 2

  • 10:20 – 11:00

    Networking Coffee Break & Exhibition Tour

  • 11:00 – 11:40

    Panel 2 · AI, Automation & Cyber Defense - Managing Opportunity and Risk

    AI-powered threat detection and response. Securing Generative AI and Agentic AI. Responsible AI governance and risk management. AI-driven Security Operations Centers (SOC). Prepari…

  • 11:40 – 11:50

    Technology Partner Presentation · Sponsor Session 3

  • 11:50 – 12:00

    Technology Partner Presentation · Sponsor Session 4

Company intelligence

An audience of 38 companies, parsed from the program.

38 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
25Sponsoringsponsor only
13Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

92% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite431%
  • Founder / Owner18%
  • VP-level215%
  • Director / Head of538%
  • Other roles18%

Of 13 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AkamaiSponsor-
2AmiVizSponsor-
3AnomaliSponsor-
4appknoxSponsor-
5beacon redSponsor-
6BitdefenderSponsor-
7Bureau VeritasSponsor-
8CorelightSponsor-
9cortelionSponsor-
10FiligranSponsor-
11FortinetSponsor-
12Gen x systemsSponsor-
13Google Cloud SecuritySponsor-
14KasperskySponsor-
Sponsors by tier
unspecified25
100% of 25
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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