Ahmed Baig CISO, Dubai World Trade Centre Ahmed Baig is Head of information security and compliance at Dubai World Trade Center (U.A.E Government Entity) and prominent speaker and cyber security expert in the MENA region; Ahmed previously was a CISO at an Abu Dhabi Government Entity and Head - Business Management and Advisory Services at TECOM (A Member of Dubai Holding). He brings to his current role more than 14 years of experience in Risk Management & Compliance, and Information Security Advisory Services; He has previously worked on projects for Major Airlines, Banks, Defense and Federal Agencies across the Middle East. He is the Chief Architect for CGMS (Corporate Governance Management System) and ITGMS (IT Governance Management System) frameworks covering Risk Management, IT Governance, Information Security, and Business Continuity in service providers and government entities. He has been a key member of eSecurity domain within Interstandards (Web Security Standard) developed regionally and also been part of OISSG. |
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Biju Hameed ICT Security Manager, Dubai Airports Biju is an information security professional with over a decade of extensive experience in the areas of operational security and security management with in depth knowledge on technology and business domains. In the past, he has worked in various roles within the infrastructure and security domains with organizations such as Schlumberger, TotalfinaElf, Atos Origin and on projects for State Agencies, Defense and Service Providers across the Middle East. He currently heads the Information Security Department at Dubai Airports Corporation. Biju holds Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering and has several professional certifications to his credit some of which are CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001 / 9001 Implementation/LAC, and others. He has also been a proctor for CISSP exams held within the region. He was a speaker and panelist at the Cyber Defense Summit held in Oman and also recently presented at the 4th Cyber Security Summit in Prague. |
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Hariprasad Chede Senior Manager – Information Security, National Bank of Fuajairah Hariprasad Chede is an information security professional with more than 14 years of experience. He is specialized in Information security program development and management, risk management, identity and access management and digital forensics. His accreditations include CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, Certified Forensics Investigator and other vendor related certifications. He is also actively involved in ISACA UAE and is currently the Director of Academic Relations. |
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Illyas Kooliyankal CISO, ADS Securities Mr. Kooliyankal is an exuberant Information Security professional with more than 17 years of experience in the Information Technology and Cyber Security arena. In the role of Information Security Head/Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), he drives the Information security and business continuity programs at ADS Holding/ADS Securities, one of the most prestigious organizations in the region. Before joining ADS Holding, he was serving Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) for 5 years and Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (ETISALAT) for more than 10 years in Information Security, Business Continuity, IT Infrastructure, and network domains. |
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Mahmoud Yassin Lead Security Engineer, National Bank of Abu Dhabi Mahmoud Yassin is manager of the Command Center Team for System & Security Monitoring also responsible for Security Operation Assurance. Amongst his professional networking groups are the (ISC)² UAE Chapter and he holds the seat of Chapter President elected and hired by ISC2 board members. Mahmoud initiated the chapter in UAE membership of the ISACA COBIT 5 review member group and he has had articles published with InfoSec Island; a reputable group for information security community. He has contributed to several Information Security related events in the UAE and he is member of various security groups such as the UAE AAA, ISACA, (ISC)² and the Identity Management Institute just to name a few. |