GCF Annual Meeting 2024

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Event Information
Date
2 - 3 October, 2024
Time
09:30 - 17:30
Location
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The 2024 GCF Annual Meeting program builds directly on the insights and priorities of the successful previous editions. Its theme, “Advancing Collective Action in Cyberspace,” will be a call to deepen multi-stakeholder engagement and drive collective action across key strategic priorities.

 

The forum advances collaboration across five thought-provoking sub-themes, which in 2024 are:

  • Beyond Cyber Discord: Building trust within geopolitical competition – This sub-theme explores innovative approaches and collaborative frameworks to transcend geopolitical discord and build enduring trust among nation-states and relevant stakeholders.
  • Cyber Psychology: Decoding human behaviors in Cyberspace – This sub-theme focuses on unraveling the psychological aspects of human minds—of cyber criminals to understand their motivations, and of users to protect them from cyber manipulation in the ever-evolving cyber environment.
  • Cyber Social Fabric: Strengthening development and inclusion in Cyberspace – This sub-theme explores avenues for ecosystem development and policies to promote social cohesion and ensure Cyberspace catalyzes growth and equitable participation and benefits.
  • Thriving Cyber Economy: Developing strong markets and building resilient cyber ecosystems – This sub-theme focuses on strategies to foster economic prosperity within the cybersecurity domain to integrate the fragmented markets and foster ecosystem development.
  • New Cyber Frontier: Integrating convergent technologies in Cyberspace – This sub-theme explores the changing face of advanced and convergent technologies to understand the implications for Cyberspace.

Speakers

Dr. Mark Esper
Dr. Mark Esper
27th U.S. Secretary of Defense, United States
H.E. Dr. Hala Altuwaijri
H.E. Dr. Hala Altuwaijri
President of the Human Rights Commission, Saudi Arabia
Sir Jeremy Fleming
Sir Jeremy Fleming
Former Director of GCHQ, United Kingdom
Jose Manuel Barroso
Jose Manuel Barroso
Former President of the EU Commission (2004-2014)
Chris Inglis
Chris Inglis
First National Cyber Director, White House, United States
Joy Chik
Joy Chik
President, Identity and Network Access, Microsoft Corporation
Pascal Lamy
Pascal Lamy
Vice-President Paris Peace Forum, and Former Director-General of World Trade Organisation
H.E. Ambassador Shyam Saran
H.E. Ambassador Shyam Saran
Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India
Silvana Koch-Mehrin
Silvana Koch-Mehrin
Founder and President, Women Political Leaders (WPL)
Iain Drennan
Iain Drennan
Executive Director, WePROTECT Global Alliance
Phil  Tonkin
Phil Tonkin
Field Chief Technology Officer,Dragos Inc
Prof. Sadie Creese
Prof. Sadie Creese
Professor of Cybersecurity, University of Oxford
Antonio Jara
Antonio Jara
CSO, Libelium
Almerindo  Graziano
Almerindo Graziano
CEO,CYBER RANGES
Shoaib Yousuf
Shoaib Yousuf
Managing Director and Partner,Boston Consulting Group
Jim  O Connor
Jim O Connor
Chairman and CEO, USTTI
Anand Kashyap
Anand Kashyap
CEO & Co-Founder,Fortanix
Oliver Väärtnõu
Oliver Väärtnõu
CEO, Cybernetica AS
Pablo Munoz  de Mora
Pablo Munoz de Mora
Directorate General of Spanish National Police
Principal Commissar, General Secretary, Operations and Digital Transformation Division,
William  H Dutton
William H Dutton
Martin Fellow,Oxford University’s Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre
Dr Abdulaziz  Almaslukh
Dr Abdulaziz Almaslukh
Senior RDI Executive, SITE
Michael  Ruiz
Michael Ruiz
VP and General Manager for Cyber Products, Honeywell
Dr. Moataz Bin Ali
Dr. Moataz Bin Ali
Regional VP & MD, MMEA,Trend Micro
Harold  Rivas
Harold Rivas
CISO and Member of the Executive Leadership,Trellix
Mike Fell OBE
Mike Fell OBE
Director of National Cyber Operations, NHS England
Josh  Goldfoot
Josh Goldfoot
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Dr Jinyoung  Oh
Dr Jinyoung Oh
Vice President, Korea Internet Security Agency
Basim  AlRuwaii
Basim AlRuwaii
Chief Information Security Officer, Saudi Aramco
Mustafa unal Erten
Mustafa unal Erten
Chief of the UNODC Centre for Combating Cybercrime in Doha
Christopher  Steed
Christopher Steed
CIO and Managing Director, Paladin Capital Group
Salem Al-Ewli
Salem Al-Ewli
Manager ICS Cybersecurity, Saudi Aramco
Timothy  Sherman
Timothy Sherman
Vice President/CTO, Global Security Sales Engineering, Cisco
Ir. Dr. Megat Zuhairy
Ir. Dr. Megat Zuhairy
Chief Executive, National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA), Malaysia
Miguel Ángel Cañada
Miguel Ángel Cañada
Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE)
Head of National Coordination Centre (NCC-ES),
Dr. Neal JETTON
Dr. Neal JETTON
Director, Cybercrime, INTERPOL
Filippo Cassini
Filippo Cassini
Senior VP of Engineering, Fortinet
H.E. Massimo Marotti
H.E. Massimo Marotti
Managing Director for Strategies and Cooperation, National Cybersecurity Agency, Italy
Dr. Helmut Reisinger
Dr. Helmut Reisinger
CEO for EMEA and LATAM, Palo Alto Networks
Ken Naumann
Ken Naumann
CEO, Netwitness
Dr. Manar Alohaly
Dr. Manar Alohaly
Senior RDI Executive
SITE
Heidi Crebo-Rediker
Heidi Crebo-Rediker
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown
COO, NCC Group
Dr. Robin Geiss
Dr. Robin Geiss
Director, UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Adam Russell
Adam Russell
VP Enterprise & Cloud Security, Oracle
H.E. Doreen Bogdan-Martin
H.E. Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General, ITU
Christophe  BLASSIAU
Christophe BLASSIAU
SVP, Cybersecurity & Product Security, Global CISO & CPSO, Schneider Electric
Dato’ Ts. Dr. Haji Amirudin Abdul Wahab
Dato’ Ts. Dr. Haji Amirudin Abdul Wahab
CEO, CyberSecurity Malaysia
H.E. Adel Al Jubeir
H.E. Adel Al Jubeir
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Council of Ministers and Envoy for Climate
Dr. Yacine Djemaiel
Dr. Yacine Djemaiel
CEO, National Agency for Cybersecurity (TunCERT), Tunisia
Joao Marcelo Azevedo Marques Mello da Silva
Joao Marcelo Azevedo Marques Mello da Silva
Quality Control Manager, National Telecommunications Agency – Anatel, Brazil
Suk-Kyoon Kang
Suk-Kyoon Kang
CEO, AhnLab
Paul Selby
Paul Selby
Chief Information Security Officer and Deputy CIO, U.S. Department of Energy
Akshay Joshi
Akshay Joshi
Head, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum
Bocar Alpha BA.
Bocar Alpha BA.
Chief Executive Officer, SAMENA Telecommunications Council
Ahmed Mohammed Al Hammadi
Ahmed Mohammed Al Hammadi
Director, National Cyber Fusion Affairs, National Cyber Security Agency, Qatar
H.E. Eng. Mohamed Ben Amor
H.E. Eng. Mohamed Ben Amor
Director General, Arab ICT Organization
Dr. Richard Staynings
Dr. Richard Staynings
Chief Security Strategist, Cylera and Teaching Professor, University of Denver
Brigadier-General Edward Chen
Brigadier-General Edward Chen
Defence Cyber Chief, Digital and Intelligence Service, Singapore
Yasser Alswailem
Yasser Alswailem
Group VP for Cybersecurity, stc Group
Dr. Mary Aiken
Dr. Mary Aiken
Renewed Global Expert in Cyberpsychology
Orhan Osmani
Orhan Osmani
Head of the Cybersecurity Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chris Gibson
Chris Gibson
Executive Director, Forum of Incident Response & Security Teams (FIRST)
Major General (Rtd) Eng. Mohammad Boarki
Major General (Rtd) Eng. Mohammad Boarki
Chairman, National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), Kuwait
Katherine Prizeman
Katherine Prizeman
UNODA
Wael Fattouh
Wael Fattouh
Chief Advisory Officer, SITE
Dan Cîmpean
Dan Cîmpean
Director, Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate
Dr. Bernd Pichlmayer
Dr. Bernd Pichlmayer
CEO and Founder, FTGG Cyber
Erik Bertman
Erik Bertman
CEO, Conscia
H.E. Dr. Ohoud Shehail
H.E. Dr. Ohoud Shehail
Director General, Ajman Digital Government, UAE
Sheikh Salman Alkhalifa
Sheikh Salman Alkhalifa
CEO, National Cyber Security Center, Kingdom of Bahrain
David A. Hoffman
David A. Hoffman
Steed Family Professor of Cybersecurity Policy, Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy
Eng. Abdurahman Al hassan
Eng. Abdurahman Al hassan
Acting CEO, Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF)
Natasa Perucica
Natasa Perucica
Lead for Capacity Building
World Economic Forum`s Centre for Cybersecurity
Prof. Junaid Nabi
Prof. Junaid Nabi
Senior Fellow, The Aspen Institute
Daren Smith
Daren Smith
International Government Managing Director, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
Filipe Beato
Filipe Beato
Lead, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum
Dr. Saad Alaboodi
Dr. Saad Alaboodi
CEO, Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE)
Adam Hantman
Adam Hantman
Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy U.S. Department of State
Deputy Director, Office of International Engagement and Capacity Building,