Agenda

Nora Al-Abdullah is the Director of Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) department at the Cyber Security sector in the Ministry of Transport and Communications. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Qatar University and a specialized Master’s degree in Strategic Business Unit Management from HEC Paris.

With more than 13 years of experience in this field, Nora started her journey in information security within Qatar's Computer Emergency Response Team (Q-CERT), on which she gained knowledge in threat analysis, incident response and training and awareness. All are experiences that enabled her to successfully participate in and then head National Cyber Drills.

Nora aims to be one of those that cause a paradigm shift in cyber security in the Middle East region.

Samir is an award winning, experienced information security professional with nearly twenty five years of experience, currently working with the National Cybersecurity program of Qatar. He is also a prolific speaker and a writer. He has spoken at various regional and international conferences and has published a number of articles in international and research journals and more recently co-authored a book.

Samir holds a Master in Business Administration from SMU, India and a Bachelors in Engineering (Electronics and Communications) from University of Mumbai. He also holds a number of certifications in data ethics, privacy, information security and business continuity.

Mounir Kamal is senior Information Security, and Risk Management Professional with a solid technical background and a highly analytical mind. Mounir has been involved within the information security field for the last 15+ years. 

As much as Mounir is experienced and knowledgeable in various purviews in the information security sector, his preferable work is being a linchpin between business and the technical level using deep technical knowledge as well as strategic and tactical insights to see multiple steps ahead, oversee consequences and ultimately provide the best solution combining key elements from the information security, and IT risk management fields.  

Mounir holds CISSP - ISC2 | GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence - GCTI | GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst – GCFA | GOLD GIAC GICSP - SANS GIAC | IEC62443 |SABSA SCF - SABSA Institution | Certified Security Incident Handler CSIH - Carnegie Mellon University | Reverse Engineering Analyst (CREA) - InfoSec Institute | Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) - EC-Council.