2026 Middle East CISO Community Town Hall

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Securing Data and Scaling Innovation Across the Enterprise

Connect with peers in the Middle East CISO Community virtually for an interactive panel discussion on current issues and top priorities for security leaders.

Join fellow CISOs in the Middle East community to discuss:

Unified Data Visibility and Secure AI Expansion

Governance, Accountability and Coordination Beyond IT

Resilient Architectures and Clean Recovery

Discussion Leaders

Members of the Middle East CISO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.

Cassandra Maldini

Veeam

VP AI Governance & Privacy

Moderator

Nasser AlGhamdi

Saudi Commission for Health Specialties

GM of Cybersecurity (CISO)

Panelist

Agenda

29 June 2026

15:00 - 16:00 Arabia Standard Time

Securing Data and Scaling Innovation Across the Enterprise

Amid geopolitical uncertainty and rapid advances in intelligent systems, organisations face growing challenges in procurement, security and innovation. Resilience and recovery now require clear ownership and coordination beyond IT. At its core is data, demanding simple, scalable and resilient architectures with real-time visibility, control and readiness across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Join this town hall to explore:

How to establish unified visibility across all data to support secure AI expansion
Strategies for embedding governance and accountability throughout the data lifecycle
Approaches to ensuring clean recovery for resilient, business-critical operations

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Securing Data and Scaling Innovation Across the Enterprise

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29 June 2026

Securing Data and Scaling Innovation Across the Enterprise

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