- Chief Information Security Officer
- Chief Information Officer
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- Directors/ VPs/ GMs/ Heads of IT
- Directors/ VPs/ GMs/ Heads of IT Infrastructure
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Cyber Security Summit
Securing Enterprise Resilience in a Digital-First Era
- 18th June 2026
- 09:00 am - 05:00 pm
- Riyadh Marriott Hotel
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About Cyber Security Summit
Elevate your cybersecurity strategy at the Cyber Security Summit 2026 — Saudi Arabia’s premier forum for executive-level security insights.This flagship event unites over 200+ C-level executives, CISOs, security directors, and technology heads to explore the future of enterprise
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Gain strategic insights into the evolving threat landscape, discover cutting-edge innovations in AI, cloud security, blockchain, and IoT, and uncover actionable strategies to safeguard your digital infrastructure. From threat intelligence to automation, this summit delivers the tools and partnerships you need to build a resilient, future-ready enterprise.
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Saudi Arabia's Cybersecurity Market
- Globally, cybercrime costs are projected to reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025
- The Middle East and Africa Cybersecurity Market size is projected to grow from $22.2 billion in 2023 to $36.2 billion by 2028
- Saudi Arabia's cybersecurity market is estimated at SAR 13-14 billion, of which 31% is dominated by the government & public sector
- In terms of revenue, Saudi Arabia accounted for 1.7% of the global cyber security market in 2024
- The cybersecurity market growth is expected to continue at a CAGR of 20.45%
- Saudi Arabia has prioritized the creation of a highly skilled cybersecurity workforce to support its growing digital economy
- In Saudi Arabia, various security tools detected and blocked over 50 million (50,771,605) email threats, preventing more than 10 million (10,779,001) malicious URL victim attacks and 28,554 URL hosts. Additionally, over 34 million (34,183,412) malware attacks were identified and stopped
Saudi Arabia's Cyber Security Market
Tier 1 nation
ITU Cybersecurity Index
$36.2 billion
Cybersecurity growth by 2028
$14 billion
Saudi Arabia Cyber Spends
69%
Spending from private sector
31%
Spending from government
Speakers 2026
Why Attend ?
Learn & Grow
Elevate your professional growth with engaging discussions and collaborative workshops that are shaping the industry.Explore the Latest Innovations in Digital Solutions
Gain valuable insights from renowned Innovation & Technology experts, including pioneers and leaders from the region, as they share real-world use cases and practical perspectives.Collaborative Partnerships
Collaborate with industry peers to collectively shape the future collectively and exchange experiences.Connect with Trusted Technology Partners
Connect and meet one-on-one with potential global partners who can provide tailored guidance to help you achieve your critical business objectives.Maximized ROI
The Cyber Security Summit is a time-saving, highly informative, accessible, and professional business platform designed for experienced technology professionals and digital experts.Featured Discussions
Securing the Future by Navigating the Quantum Leap
- Why current encryption standards (RSA, ECC) are vulnerable to quantum attacks
- The “harvest now, decrypt later” threat facing sensitive long-term data
- Separating quantum hype from realistic adoption timelines and risk horizons
- Geopolitical implications as nation-states accelerate quantum research
- Preparing for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration strategies
- Conducting cryptographic asset inventories and quantum risk assessments
- Defining enterprise-wide quantum risk tolerance and transition roadmaps
- Building a quantum-resilient cybersecurity strategy for the next decade
Where Intelligence Meets Defense: The AI–Cybersecurity Integration
- How AI enhances cybersecurity—and simultaneously introduces new threat vectors
- Why organizations must go beyond technical controls to manage AI-related risks holistically
- The expanded attack surface and vulnerabilities unique to AI models
- Involving legal, cyber, compliance, ethics, HR, and frontline business units
- Roles and responsibilities in a mature AI governance structure
- How to define and communicate AI risk thresholds across the organization
- Aligning stakeholders on acceptable levels of AI-driven uncertainty
- Implementing process and people controls to support secure AI deployment
Securing the Energy Backbone: Cyber Resilience for Critical Infrastructure
- Real-world examples of ransomware, DoS, and espionage targeting oil, gas, and power
- The impact of cyber incidents on energy supply chains, public safety, and economic stability
- How smart grids and industrial systems expand the attack surface
- Techniques to protect SCADA systems, control networks, and connected sensors
- Integrating cybersecurity governance across IT and OT environments
- Identifying risks and dependencies across digital and physical infrastructure
- Benefits of using CSF 2.0 across different organizational maturity levels
- Emerging regulations and compliance mandates in the critical infrastructure space
C-Suite Synergy: Governing Risk in a fragmented World
- Cybersecurity is no longer an IT function—it is a strategic business enabler for growth and resilience.
- Rising regulatory pressure, cyber threats, and digital trust expectations demand board-level ownership
- A cyber-first culture must be driven from the top and embedded across the enterprise
- Alignment between the CEO, CIO, and CISO is critical to linking security with business strategy
- Strong cyber leadership enables competitive advantage and confident global expansion
- Protecting intellectual property and critical data safeguards innovation and enterprise value
- C-suite collaboration can transform cybersecurity from a cost center into a catalyst for digital growth
Digital Forensics & Incident Response in the Era of AI
- Embedding forensic readiness into hybrid IT, cloud, and OT architectures
- Managing ransomware investigations and advanced persistent threat attribution
- Investigating AI-related threats, including model manipulation and data poisoning
- Preserving digital evidence and maintaining defensible chain of custody
- Coordinating cyber, legal, compliance, and executive teams during a breach
- Strengthening supply chain and third-party incident response strategies
- Translating forensic findings into board-level risk intelligence
- Meeting breach notification obligations across multiple regulatory environments
Where Intelligence Meets Defense: The AI–Cybersecurity Convergence
- How AI enhances cybersecurity—and simultaneously introduces new threat vectors
- Why organizations must go beyond technical controls to manage AI-related risks holistically
- The expanded attack surface and vulnerabilities unique to AI models
- Involving legal, cyber, compliance, ethics, HR, and frontline business units
- Roles and responsibilities in a mature AI governance structure
- How to define and communicate AI risk thresholds across the organization
- Aligning stakeholders on acceptable levels of AI-driven uncertainty
- Implementing process and people controls to support secure AI deployment
Securing the Energy Backbone: Cyber Resilience for Critical Infrastructure
- Real-world examples of ransomware, DoS, and espionage targeting oil, gas, and power
- The impact of cyber incidents on energy supply chains, public safety, and economic stability
- How smart grids and industrial systems expand the attack surface
- Techniques to protect SCADA systems, control networks, and connected sensors
- Integrating cybersecurity governance across IT and OT environments
- Identifying risks and dependencies across digital and physical infrastructure
- Benefits of using CSF 2.0 across different organizational maturity levels
- Emerging regulations and compliance mandates in the critical infrastructure space
C-Suite Synergy: Building a Cyber-First Culture for Global Growth
- Cybersecurity is no longer an IT function—it is a strategic business enabler for growth and resilience.
- Rising regulatory pressure, cyber threats, and digital trust expectations demand board-level ownership
- A cyber-first culture must be driven from the top and embedded across the enterprise
- Alignment between the CEO, CIO, and CISO is critical to linking security with business strategy
- Strong cyber leadership enables competitive advantage and confident global expansion
- Protecting intellectual property and critical data safeguards innovation and enterprise value
- C-suite collaboration can transform cybersecurity from a cost center into a catalyst for digital growth
Regulations, Risks & Resilience: Bridging the Global Cybersecurity Gap
- Overview of emerging cybersecurity mandates across regions (e.g., NIS2, DORA, CCPA, PDPB, etc.)
- The cost of compliance and operational challenges caused by regulatory disharmony
- The need for international regulatory alignment and mutual recognition
- How fragmented regulations exacerbate inequity across economies and sectors
- Challenges faced by SMEs and organizations in emerging markets
- Rapid adoption of AI tools without embedded cybersecurity measures
- Leveraging global frameworks like NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and MITRE ATT&CK to create consistent internal standards
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Shady Bazrawi
Commercial Director, IronmountainWe can, let me say, explore more opportunities with those companies and benefit from them as well about new technology and vice versa. They can also get benefits out of our experience in that field, especially that we are also providing different types of services and using different tools like AI like some other technologies. RPA and so on. I believe this is our second time in Saudi Arabia, and definitely when there's any successful events, we will be there always. Well, I would say it's fruitful and great.
Saddam Alsad
Sales Leader, NetskopeThis event is very beneficial for us, where we managed to have basically very interesting discussions with a lot of our customers and partners, so it's a great opportunity for us to meet both. Yeah, most of the meetings were very successful, and we had our high-quality and productive meetings and discussions with our prospects and existing clients. Yeah, basically, I think we had very fruitful discussions with many influencers in the market with the key people within our accounts, and most of the discussions and meetings were very fruitful. Yeah, definitely we are interested in participating in your upcoming events as well. It was highly successful, and thank you.
Mohammed Hirzallah
Regional Manager, Eastern Light Tradingwe've met some potential clients. They were interested in several solutions that related to specifically in AI, which is one of the most famous solutions that we are providing in the market for an nowadays we've met some honestly speaking the quality of the people,which is CTO's, Cios and some of them related to it managers and these people were benefited from our information that we provided to them.
Karim Rady
Enterprise Account Executive, OdooSo this event was very beneficial. We met a lot of mind liked businesses that are interested in business transformation, business digitalization, and we shared a lot of knowledge, and we also gained a lot of knowledge from the market as well. They were great, had a lot of very good discussions with a lot of those attendees, a lot of the sponsors, and a lot of the supporters as well. Great discussions and very good meetings as well. Yep, we met a lot of influential business decision makers in different organizations around the country. It's not the only country we've participated in other countries as well. We've been meeting with really good C-level executives in organizations
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