Mr. Esam has a long extensive experience in diverse areas within ICT spectrum such as Policies, Regulations, Internet Governance and Cybersecurity, Mr. Esam joined the African Union Commission in April 2005 as a Senior ICT Policy Officer. Since then, he has been involved in many key projects, events and programmes. He has a broad background in ICT and Internet related issues, and has held a series positions of increasing responsibilities in many international/regional organizations and institutions.
Mr. Esam is also a frequent guest and key speaker at many conferences, events and workshops. Mr. Esam is IEEE Security & Privacy Articles Reviewer in (2003, 2007). Currently, Mr. Esam Abulkhirat is assigned as the General Director of the National Information Security and Safety Authority (NISSA) in Libya, where he is mandated to establish the national Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT), Security Operation Center (SOC) and setup the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) foundation among other things.
