Securing Saudi Arabia’s Digital Future

Resilience, Sovereignty & Trust in an AI-Driven Era

May 13, 2026 | Narcissus The Royal Hotel

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Agenda

09:30 AM

Welcome Coffee And Registration

10:15 AM

Welcome Address
Speaker:  TBA

10:20 AM

Welcome Keynote
Speaker: Dr. Arwa Chahbi, Group Director, Plexus Global

10:25 AM

Opening Keynote Address
Speaker: Hussam Sidani, Vice President – Middle East, Türkiye, Africa, & CIS

10:30 AM

Presentation - OPSWAT Regional KSA Outlook
Speaker: Amjad Quteifan, Regional Sales Director, KSA, OPSWAT

10:50 AM

Panel Discussion 1 : AI, Data Sovereignty & Trusted Data Flows Securing AI
Cross-Border Data Without Slowing Innovation Key discussion areas:
  • AI-driven threats: malicious files, deepfake payloads, and model poisoning risks
  • Securing data in motion: safe file transfer, content disarm & reconstruction (CDR), and malware prevention
  • Data sovereignty in KSA: enabling compliant cross-border data exchange without exposure
  • Building trusted data pipelines for AI and analytics (instead of generic Zero Trust)
  • Visibility and control over sensitive data entering AI systems
Panelists
  • Kris Voorspoels, Director of Products and Solutions, OPSWAT
Moderator
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  • Dr. Fatimah Alakeel, Cybersecurity Expert and Consultant

11:30 AM

Presentation - OPSWAT unified platform & Success stories
Speaker: Martin Kallas, Senior Solutions Engineer, OPSWAT

11:50 AM

Networking Coffee and prayer break

12:10 PM

Presentation - Disconnected but Not Defenseless: The Role of Al in Air-Gapped Security
Speaker: Kris Voorspoels, Director of Products and Solutions, OPSWAT

12:25 PM

Presentation - Real World Impact - OPSWAT Success Stories in KSA
Speaker: Martin Kallas, Senior Solutions Engineer, OPSWAT

12:30 PM

Panel Discussion 2 : Cyber Resilience for Critical Infrastructure & OT Security
Keeping Operations Running: From Threat Prevention to Operational Continuity Key discussion areas:
  • Securing OT environments against file-based and removable media threats
  • Safe data transfer across air-gapped and segmented networks
  • Supply chain and third-party risk in industrial ecosystems
  • Proactive threat prevention vs reactive detection (shifting left in OT security)
  • Operational resilience: minimizing downtime and ensuring continuity in critical sectors
  • Aligning with Saudi national cybersecurity and infrastructure protection priorities
Panelists
TBA
Moderator
TBA

01:10 PM

Success Story Discussion and Q&A

01.30 PM

Netowrking Lunch