Speakers
M. Ali Manzer
Chief Information Security Officer, Bank of Punjab
Zeeshan Siddiqui
Chief Information Security Officer, Bank Alfalah
Kamran Siddiqui
Regional Enterprise Sales Manager, Riverbed
Faiz Ahmad Shuja
Founder Rewterz & Co-Founder Sirp, Rewterz / Sirp
Ahmed Saeed
Additional Director, State Bank of Pakistan
Brig. Dr. Monis Akhlaq
CISO, NADRA
Tariq Othman
Regional Sales Manager, Thales
Adnan Anjum
Country General Manager, IBM Pakistan
Shumila Hameed
Head of CS Solutions, PTCL | BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Ibrahim Badawi
Regional Director - Saudi & Middle East, CrowdStrike
Asher Faisel Khan
Chief Executive Officer, Commtel Systems LLC
Agenda
Tuesday, 17 November 2026
- 08:30–09:00Registration
- 09:00–09:10The Attacker Writes Your Intel · Mr. Faiz Ahmad Shuja
- 09:10–09:20Beyond the Perimeter: Redefining Cybersecurity in the Era of AI and Hybrid Cloud · Mr. Ahmed Saeed
- 09:20–09:40Beyond Borders: Global Risks & Pakistan's Emerging Threats · Mr. Yossef Abdelmonem
- 09:40–09:55Cyber Threat Intelligence in an Era of Geopolitical Conflict · Mr. Wajdi Khalid
- 09:55–10:10Cybersecurity without Borders: The Impact of Geopolitics on Global Cyber Threats · Mr. Dr. Haider Abbas, Mr. Faiz Ahmad Shuja
- 10:10–10:25AI Powered Threat Hunting: The Future of Security Operations Centers · Mr. Ibrahim Badawi
- 10:25–10:35Keynote Speech · Dr. Sohail Munir
- 10:35–10:45Speech by Chief Guest · Ms. Shaza Fatima
- 10:45–10:50Distribution of Awards and Mementos
- 10:50–11:20Networking Tea and Visit to Exhibition Area
- 11:20–11:30Quantum Readiness: Preparing for the Post-Cybersecurity Era · Mr. Tariq Othman
- 11:30–12:00Never Trust, Always Verify: Why Zero Trust is essential for Banks and Beyond · Mr. Arif Rehman, Mr. Ahmed Saeed, Mr. Brig. Dr. Monis Akhlaq, Mr. Saqib Ishfaq, Ms. Shumila Hameed, Mr. Syed Fahd Azam
- 12:00–12:15AI vs. AI, Turning Network Visibility into Threat Intelligence · Mr. Omar Moawad
- 12:15–12:30AI Data Security in Three Moves: KNOW, ADAPT, PROTECT · Mr. Wael Elbeshbeshy
- 12:30–12:45In The AI Era: The Crafty Employee vs The CISO · Mr. Wajahat Rajab
- 12:45–13:15Cyber Threat Intelligence: From Information Sharing to Collective Defence · Mr. Saqib Ahmad Khan, Mr. Yossef Abdelmonem, Mr. Zeeshan Siddiqui, Mr. Rehan Siddiq, Mr. M. Umar Hanif, Mr. Adnan Zafar
- 13:15–13:30Speed is Security: Eliminating Latency to Outpace Cyber Threats How Data & Application Acceleration Strengthens Threat Intelligence and Response · Mr. Kamran Siddiqui
- 13:30–13:40Beyond Traditional Cybersecurity: The Rise of Autonomous Security Operations · Mr. Adnan Zafar
- 13:40–13:50Redefining Cybersecurity with AI: From Intelligent Detection to Integrated Protection · Mr. Martin Song
- 13:50–14:20Securing the Digital Financial Ecosystem: Banking, Fintech and the Future of Payments · Mr. Muhammad Maad, Mr. Adnan Anjum, Mr. Muhammad Ali Manzer, Mr. M. Waqas Burney, Mr. Asher Faisel Khan, Mr. Osama Ashfaq
- 14:20–14:35Networking Lunch and Visit to Exhibition Area