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
Minister of Energy
Saudi Arabia
Michio Kaku
Michio Kaku
Professor of Theoretical Physics
City University of New York
Shyam Saran
Shyam Saran
Former Foreign Secretary
India
Jeremy Jurgens
Jeremy Jurgens
Managing Director
World Economic Forum
Saad Alaboodi
Saad Alaboodi
CEO
SITE
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General-elect
International Telecommunication Union
Rajesh Pant
Rajesh Pant
National Cyber Security Coordinator
National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India
Göran Marby
Göran Marby
President and CEO
ICANN
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti
Head of Cyber Security 
United Arab Emirates Government
Christopher Ahlberg
Christopher Ahlberg
CEO/Co-founder
Recorded Future Inc.
Isa Ali Ibrahim
Isa Ali Ibrahim
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
The Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Dr. Khalid Biyari
H.E. Dr. Khalid Biyari
H.E. Assistant, Minister of Defense for Executive Affairs
Ministry of Defense, Saudi Arabia
Amin Nasser
Amin Nasser
President and CEO
Saudi Aramco
Major General Dr. Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi
Major General Dr. Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi
President
INTERPOL
Olayan Alwetaid
Olayan Alwetaid
CEO
 stc Group
Sheikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
Sheikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
CEO
The National Center for Cybersecurity, Bahrain
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
Minister for Communications and Digitalisation
Ghana
Ben Miller
Ben Miller
Vice President of Services
Dragos Inc.
Issam Abousleiman
Issam Abousleiman
Regional GCC Director
World Bank
Bocar Ba
Bocar Ba
CEO
SAMENA Telecommunications Council, UAE
Natasha Jackson
Natasha Jackson
Oliver Tavakoli
Oliver Tavakoli
Monique Morrow
Monique Morrow
Peter Sund
Peter Sund
Purvi Kay
Purvi Kay
Vanessa Copetti Cravo
Vanessa Copetti Cravo
Kevin Emery
Kevin Emery
Juliette Wilcox
Juliette Wilcox
Almerindo Graziano
Almerindo Graziano
Rudolph Lohmeyer
Rudolph Lohmeyer
Joe Sarno
Joe Sarno
Basmah M. Aljedia
Basmah M. Aljedia
Fahad Al-Jutaily
Fahad Al-Jutaily
Abdulrahman S. Al-Fageeh
Abdulrahman S. Al-Fageeh
Mary Aiken
Mary Aiken
Bassant Hassib
Bassant Hassib
Eugene Kaspersky
Eugene Kaspersky
Marco Gercke
Marco Gercke
Andrea Rigoni
Andrea Rigoni
Dr. Beyza Unal
Dr. Beyza Unal
AnaMaria Meshkurti
AnaMaria Meshkurti
Simon Sinisha Patkovic
Simon Sinisha Patkovic
Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Badran
Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Badran
Sasha Qadri
Sasha Qadri
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
Albert Antwi- Boasiako
Albert Antwi- Boasiako
Ag. Director-General
Cyber Security Authority Republic of Ghana
Algirde Pipikaite
Algirde Pipikaite
Noor Nugali
Noor Nugali
Alex Liu
Alex Liu
Managing Partner and Chairman
Kearney
Sunjoy Joshi
Sunjoy Joshi
Marco Obiso
Marco Obiso
George Patsis
George Patsis
Chris Gibson
Chris Gibson
Robin Geiss
Robin Geiss
Dr. Yuhyun Park
Dr. Yuhyun Park
Ian Goldin
Ian Goldin
Seena Amidi
Seena Amidi
Nathalie Rivat
Nathalie Rivat
John Omo
John Omo
Kim Ik Kyun
Kim Ik Kyun
Masanori Kondo
Masanori Kondo
Steph Shample
Steph Shample
David Kanamugire
David Kanamugire
Andrés Jesús Ruiz
Andrés Jesús Ruiz
Adrian Victor
Adrian Victor
Sang-Yoon Chang
Sang-Yoon Chang
Lt. Col. Dana Humaid
Lt. Col. Dana Humaid
Director General, International Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Interior, United Arab Emirates
Sri Chandrasekaran
Sri Chandrasekaran
Pano Yannakogeorgos
Pano Yannakogeorgos
Nezar AlOmar
Nezar AlOmar
Peter Selfridge
Peter Selfridge
Global Head of Government Affairs
SAP
Aapo Cederberg
Aapo Cederberg
Christophe Blassiau
Christophe Blassiau
Hazim Almuhimedi
Hazim Almuhimedi
Bushra Alahmadi
Bushra Alahmadi
Flavio Aggio
Flavio Aggio
Charles Lim
Charles Lim
Howard Taylor
Howard Taylor
Eng. Nadhmi Alnasr
Eng. Nadhmi Alnasr
Pierre-Yves Jolivet
Pierre-Yves Jolivet
Rodney Taylor
Rodney Taylor
HE Eng. Abdullah A. Alswaha
HE Eng. Abdullah A. Alswaha
John Crain
John Crain
 Laura Taddei
Laura Taddei
Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke
Jabiri Kuwe Bakari
Jabiri Kuwe Bakari
Esa Alsumiri
Esa Alsumiri
Bilel Jamoussi
Bilel Jamoussi
John Defterios
John Defterios
Mohamed Ben Amor
Mohamed Ben Amor
Mary O'Brien
Mary O'Brien
Robert Putman
Robert Putman
Preetam Maloor
Preetam Maloor
Dr. Craig Wright
Dr. Craig Wright
Sanjay Wijesekera
Sanjay Wijesekera
 Paul Griswold
Paul Griswold
Eugene Kaspersky
Eugene Kaspersky
Sylvain Guilley 
Sylvain Guilley 
Mark Ryland
Mark Ryland
Iain Drennan
Iain Drennan
Irakli Beridze
Irakli Beridze
Piotr Ciepiela
Piotr Ciepiela
Alexander Mejia
Alexander Mejia
Mohammed Soliman
Mohammed Soliman
Helmut Reisinger
Helmut Reisinger
Amanda Third
Amanda Third
Andreas Ekstrom
Andreas Ekstrom
Martin Boer
Martin Boer
Elvira Tejada De La Fuente
Elvira Tejada De La Fuente
Abbas Kudrati
Abbas Kudrati
Risto Hotulainen
Risto Hotulainen
Craig Jones
Craig Jones
Victoria Coates
Victoria Coates
Suliman Alsamhan
Suliman Alsamhan
Adrian Colbrook
Adrian Colbrook
Olga Botero
Olga Botero
Rebecca McLaughlin-Eastham
Rebecca McLaughlin-Eastham
Rima Maktabi
Rima Maktabi
Francois Candelon
Francois Candelon
Gwenda Fong
Gwenda Fong
Ramia Farrage
Ramia Farrage
Visa Vallivaara
Visa Vallivaara
Mark Zelman
Mark Zelman
Hanna M. Kreitem
Hanna M. Kreitem
Afrooz Kaviani Johnson
Afrooz Kaviani Johnson
Yalda Aoukar
Yalda Aoukar
Fabien Rech
Fabien Rech
Rawan Radwan
Rawan Radwan
Dr. Chafic Chaya
Dr. Chafic Chaya
Oliver Väärtnõu
Oliver Väärtnõu
Lothar Renner
Lothar Renner
Kashif  Kifayat
Kashif Kifayat
Khaled Al-Dhaher
Khaled Al-Dhaher
Baher Esmat
Baher Esmat
Konstantinos Masselos
Konstantinos Masselos
Chris Fox
Chris Fox
Stefan Deutscher
Stefan Deutscher
Shoaib Yousuf
Shoaib Yousuf
Mishari Almishari
Mishari Almishari
Godfrey Gaston
Godfrey Gaston
Nadezhda Neynsky
Nadezhda Neynsky