Celebrating a Legacy, Embracing the Future
Dates : 14-15 January 2025
Venue : Trade Centre Arena, DWTC
As we celebrated a quarter-century of excellence, our commitment to advancing the field of security is unwavering. The Intersec Security Leaders' Summit (ISLS) has evolved into a dynamic platform where thought leaders, experts, and innovators converge to share their expertise, exchange ideas, and shape the future of security strategies.
The two-day strategic summit embodies innovation, best practices, and a showcase of global achievements, all while embracing the boundless potential of the future
Translating thought leadership into action, the event will stage world-class line up of sessions and speakers uncovering the topics and tactics required to redefine security norms, inspire bold strategies, and collectively shape a safer, more secure world.
2025 Sponsors and Supporters
11:35 | Keynote: The Evolution of Security Threats
11:45 | Thought Leadership Panel: Security Dilemmas & Tech Diplomacy: Geopolitics, Innovation, Governance & Ethics
12:20 | Presentation: Securing Global Mega Events: Security Lessons Learnt
12:40 | Panel Discussion: Overcoming Barriers & Fears: DEI in Developing Resilient Security Teams
13:10 | Presentation: Synergy in Action: Boosting Organizational Resilience with Business Continuity & Security
13:30 | On-Stage Conversation: AI & ML: Unleashing Advanced Threat Detection & Response
14:00 | Panel Discussion: Fostering Inclusive Community Security on a Local & Global Scale
14:30 | Presentation: Sustainable Security: Integrating Design for Enhanced User Experience & Asset Value
11:30 | Keynote: Bridging the Gap: Strategies for Global Collaboration between Security, Standardization & Policy Making Communities
11:45 | Thought Leadership Panel: Implications of AI in Global Security: Ethical and Practical Considerations
12:20 | Presentation: The Next Generation of Hackers: Implications of Integrating AI into Our Systems
12:40 | Presentation: Building Cyber Security Resilience: Beyond Traditional CyberSecurity Function
13:00 | Presentation: Proactive Security Measures with Data Visualization & Predictive Analytics
13:40 | Presentation: Matter of Trust: Media Authenticity in Video Surveillance
14:10 | On-Stage Conversation: Securing Industrial Systems for Global Energy Supply
14:35 | Presentation OneCCC: Next-Gen Convergence of Security
2025 Speakers
![Afra Ibrahim Bin Fares](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/afra-ibrahim.png)
Afra Ibrahim Bin Fares
Cyber Security & Technology Researcher | Dubai Electronic Security Center (UAE)
![Eng. Major Abdulla Ahmed Saif Alafkham Alhammoudi](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/major-abdulla-ahmed-saif-alafkham.png)
Eng. Major Abdulla Ahmed Saif Alafkham Alhammoudi
Head of Operational Communication | Dubai Police (UAE)
![Col Abdulrahman AlTamimi](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/abdulrahman-altamimi.png)
Col Abdulrahman AlTamimi
Deputy Director of The International Affairs Bureau | Ministry of Interior (UAE)
![Eng. Arif AlJanahi](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/ips/arif-aljanahi.png)
Eng. Arif AlJanahi
Security Consultant | SIRA & Head of Technical Committee | Oyoon Project
![Aaron Coppard](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/aaroncoppard.png)
Aaron Coppard
Head of Security, MENA, Turkey, Pakistan, Russia/CIS | GSK (UAE)
![Ankit Gandhi Principal | Kearney](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/ips/ankit.png)
Ankit Gandhi
Principal | Kearney
![Anoop Paudval](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/anoop-paudwal.png)
Anoop Paudval
Head of Information Security Governance, Risk and Compliance | Gulf News, Al Nisr Publishing (UAE)
![Ahmed Al Barrak](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/ahmed-al-barrak.png)
Ahmed Al Barrak
OT Cyber Security Leader | Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
![Ahmed Tarradah](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/ahmed-tarrada.png)
Ahmed Tarradah
CISO | Rain (Bahrain)
![Eng. Abdullah Hassan Al Hammadi](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/abdullahhassanalhammadi.png)
Eng. Abdullah Hassan Al Hammadi
Head of Command & Control Center | Dubai Municipality (UAE)
![Andrea Monteleone](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/andrea.png)
Andrea Monteleone
Segment Development Manager, Critical Infrastructure – EMEA | Axis Communications (Italy)
![Ali Alnomais](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/ali-alnomais.png)
Ali Alnomais
Security Consult, Aviation Security Manager & IFPO Advisory Board Leader for KSA
![Ben Kite](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/ben-kite.png)
Ben Kite
Senior Executive Leader in Defense, Intelligence, Cyber, Security and Resilience | Kearney (UAE)
![Brett Taylor](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/brett-taylor.png)
Brett Taylor
Security Strategy & Design Director | Diriyah (Saudi Arabia)
![Dr. Bushra Al Blooshi](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/dr-bushra-al-blooshi.png)
Dr. Bushra Al Blooshi
Director of Governance & Risk Management | Dubai Electronic Security Center (UAE)
![Christina Alexander Alexandropoulou](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/christina-alexander.png)
Christina Alexander Alexandropoulou
Cluster Manager, Southeast Europe for Security & Market Safety | Philip Morris International & “Top Woman in Security” 2024 - Security Magazine (Greece)
![Carlo Loveri](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/carlo-loveri.png)
Carlo Loveri
Head of Risk & Business Continuity | Abu Dhabi Airports (UAE)
![Christopher Sherwood](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/christopher-sherwood.png)
Christopher Sherwood
Regional Director – Security Consultancy | ESSURA (UAE)
![Daniel Norman](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/daniel-norman.png)
Daniel Norman
Regional Director, EMEA | Information Security Forum (UK)
![Doniella Mckoy](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/doniella-mckoy.png)
Doniella Mckoy
Manager of Corporate Security & Business Continuity | Syneos Health & BCI UAE Chapter Leader (USA)
![Eitan Charnoff](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/eitan-charnoff.png)
Eitan Charnoff
Secretariat | Secure Communities Forum (UAE)
![Eddie Reyes](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/reyes.png)
Eddie Reyes
US Contractor & Retired Deputy Chief of Police | Ministry of Interior (UAE)
![Eleanor Berry](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/eleanor-berry.png)
Eleanor Berry
Crisis Manager EEMEA, Mastercard (UAE)
![Fatima Mustafa](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/fatima-mustafa.png)
Fatima Mustafa
Chief Digital Officer | Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities (Singapore)
![Fawaz AlSumaim](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/fawaz-alsumaim.png)
Fawaz AlSumaim
Head of Cyber Crime Division | Ministry of Interior Bahrain
![Gianclaudio Moresi](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/gianclaudio-moresi.png)
Gianclaudio Moresi
Corporate IT Security Officer | Forbo (Switzerland)
![Dr. Hamad Khalifa Swuidan Al Nuaimi](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/hamad-khalifa-swuidan.png)
Dr. Hamad Khalifa Swuidan Al Nuaimi
Head of Telecommunication Division, Information Technology Center | Abu Dhabi Police (UAE)
![Jorge FAINSTEIN DAY GASTRELL](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/jorge.png)
Jorge FAINSTEIN DAY GASTRELL
Director (Pro-Tempore) Capacity Building and Training | Interpol (Singapore)
![Julie Nel](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/julie-nel.png)
Julie Nel
Chair | The Security Institute (UK)
![Jude Carnegie](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/jude-carnegie.png)
Jude Carnegie
Director, Security and Resilience Operations | Google (UAE)
![Kishen Dinesh](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/kishen-dinesh.png)
Kishen Dinesh
Regional Business Manager- MEA | Acre Security (UAE)
![Khalil AlMusaeed](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/khalil-musaeed.png)
Khalil AlMusaeed
Security Operations Manager | Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
![Kevin Graham](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/kevin-graham.png)
Kevin Graham
CEO | The Critical Communications Association (TCCA) (Australia)
![Lorna Trayan](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/lorna-trayan.png)
Lorna Trayan
Security Executive Partner & CISO Adviser | Gartner (UAE)
![Leo Levit](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/leo-levit.png)
Leo Levit
Chair | ONVIF Steering Committee (Sweden)
![Michael Nielsen, Managing Director, Intel- Realsense](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/fire/michael-nielsen.png)
Michael Nielsen
Managing Director | Intel- Realsense
![Eng. Mohammad Al Banna](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/mohammed-albanna.png)
Eng. Mohammad Al Banna
Security Systems and Consulting Manager | SIRA (UAE)
![Eng. Mohammed Saleh](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/security-leader-summit/speaker/placeholder-male.jpg)
Eng. Mohammed Saleh
Director of Security Engineering Department | SIRA (UAE)
![Marie Tyler](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/marie-tyler.png)
Marie Tyler
Director | International Professional Security Association (UK)
![Majid AlShowdari](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/majid-alshowdari.png)
Majid AlShowdari
CyberSecurity Leader | Confidential Government (Saudi Arabia)
![Mohamed AlMaleki](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/mohamedalmaleki.png)
Mohamed AlMaleki
Head of Information Security Office | Federal Tax Authority (UAE)
![Mohamed Bahnasy](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/mohamed-bahnasy.png)
Mohamed Bahnasy
Cluster Director of Security | Accor (UAE)
![Mark Nuttall, Non-Executive Director| CoPaCC (UAE)](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/mark-nutall.png)
Mark Nuttall
Executive Advisor | Confidential
![Nadeem Iqbal](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/nadeem.png)
Nadeem Iqbal
Director | IFPO MENASA & IFPO Global Advisory Board Member (Saudi Arabia)
![Dr. Omer Ali Saifudeen](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/omer-ali-saifudeen.png)
Dr. Omer Ali Saifudeen
Assistant Dean – Graduate Studies Affairs, Dean Faculty | Rabdan Academy (UAE)
![Peter O’Connell](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/peter-oconnell.png)
Peter O’Connell
Regional Security Director MESSA – Global Security | AtkinsRealis & Chair | Security Institute Mid East Members Group (MEMG) (UAE)
![Prof. Dr. Philipp Meuser](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/philipp-meusser.png)
Prof. Dr. Philipp Meuser
Managing Director | Meuser Architekten GmbH (Germany)
![Rudolph Lohmeyer](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/rudolph-lohmeyer.png)
Rudolph Lohmeyer
Senior Partner, Head of the National Transformation Institute | Kearney (Saudi Arabia)
![Rasheed Abdullah Alzahrani](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/rashed-abdullah.png)
Rasheed Abdullah Alzahrani
Safety & Security Director | King Salman Park Foundation (Saudi Arabia)
![Regina Dagueva](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/regina.png)
Regina Dagueva
Chairman Advisor | Safety & Security Operations Committee (SSOC) (Qatar)
![Razwana Begum Bt Abdul Rahim](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/razwaana.png)
Razwana Begum Bt Abdul Rahim
Head (Public Safety & Security) - School of Humanities & Behavioural Sciences | Singapore University of Social Sciences (Singapore)
![Prof. Simon Hepburn](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/simon-hepburns.png)
Prof. Simon Hepburn
Chief Executive Officer | The Security Institute (UK)
![Lt. Col. Saeed M. AlShebli](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/ips/saeed-m-alshebli.png)
Lt. Col. Saeed M. AlShebli
Deputy Director of Digital Security Department | Ministry of Interior (UAE)
![Sandi Davies](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/sandi-davies.png)
Sandi Davies
CEO | International Foundation for Protection Officers (USA)
![Sumaiyah Alotaibi](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/sumaiyah.png)
Sumaiyah Alotaibi
Manager of Dammam Security Operation Division | Saudi Aramco & Safety & Industrial Security (S&IS) Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Champion (Saudi Arabia)
![Satia Rai](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/satia-rai.png)
Satia Rai
CEO | International Professional Security Association (UK)
![Sharang Gupta](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/sharang-gupta.png)
Sharang Gupta
Director | PwC Middle East (UAE)
![Simon Whitehouse](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/simon-whitehouse.png)
Simon Whitehouse
Director of Security Consultancy | AESG (UAE)
![Stephen McGee](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/stephen-mcgee.png)
Dr. Stephen McGee
Senior Security Manager | ANZ (Australia)
![Stuart Frost](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/stuart.png)
Stuart Frost
Head of Enterprise Security & Risk Management | UK Government, Senior Civil Service (UK)
![Sarah Matar](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/sarah.png)
Sarah Matar
Partner, Aerospace, Defense, and Security | Kearney
![Talal AlOnazi](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/talal.png)
Talal AlOnazi
Misk 2030 Leader | Board Committee Member & Vice President, Public Safety (HSSE)| The Royal Commission for AlUla
![Tero Pesonen](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/tero.png)
Tero Pesonen
Board Vice-Chair & Director | The Critical Communications Association (TCCA) & Chair | Critical Communications Broadband Group (CCBG), a sub-group of TCCA (Finland)
![Yazeed Alsenani](/content/dam/messefrankfurt-dubai/intersec/generic/headshots/circle/isls/yazeed-alsenani.png)
Yazeed Alsenani
Acting Director of Sothern Area Industrial Security Operations Department | Saudi Aramco