Global Cybersecurity Forum 2022

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Event Information
Date
9 - 10 November, 2022
Time
09:30 - 17:30
Location
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

In 2022, the GCF set out to raise its ambitions, staging a globally significant and successful forum. The edition welcomed over 9000 participants from 117 countries. It featured 127 of the world’s best cyber minds from across government, the private sector, academia, international organizations, and NGOs, who contributed to diverse perspectives across 41 content-rich sessions. Under the theme, Rethinking the Global Cyber Order, the Forum catalyzed socioeconomic impact spearheaded multilateral collaboration, and advanced progress on critical issues.

Speakers

H.R.H Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman Al-Saud
H.R.H Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman Al-Saud
Saudi Arabia
Minister of Energy
Michio Kaku
Michio Kaku
City University of New York
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Shyam Saran
Shyam Saran
India
Former Foreign Secretary
Jeremy Jurgens
Jeremy Jurgens
World Economic Forum
Managing Director
Saad Alaboodi
Saad Alaboodi
SITE
CEO
Rajesh Pant
Rajesh Pant
National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India
National Cyber Security Coordinator
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
International Telecommunication Union
Secretary-General-elect
Göran Marby
Göran Marby
ICANN
President and CEO
Isa Ali Ibrahim
Isa Ali Ibrahim
The Federal Republic of Nigeria
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti
United Arab Emirates Government
Head of Cyber Security 
Christopher Ahlberg
Christopher Ahlberg
Recorded Future Inc.
CEO/Co-founder
H.E. Dr. Khalid Biyari
H.E. Dr. Khalid Biyari
Ministry of Defense, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Assistant, Minister of Defense for Executive Affairs
Amin Nasser
Amin Nasser
Saudi Aramco
President and CEO
Major General Dr. Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi
Major General Dr. Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi
INTERPOL
President
Olayan Alwetaid
Olayan Alwetaid
 stc Group
CEO
Sheikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
Sheikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
The National Center for Cybersecurity, Bahrain
CEO
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
Ghana
Minister for Communications and Digitalisation
Ben Miller
Ben Miller
Dragos Inc.
Vice President of Services
Bocar Ba
Bocar Ba
SAMENA Telecommunications Council, UAE
CEO
Issam Abousleiman
Issam Abousleiman
World Bank
Regional GCC Director