Future Security & Safety Summit

Arben Nasi, Partner, Security, Kearney

Eng. Ebrahim Al Abueisa, Assistant Governor for Engineering Affairs & Licensing, Supervisor of Strategic Management & Institutional Transformation

This session brings together international thought leaders to discuss strategies and initiatives to safeguard our nation from emerging threats.

Tofiq Murshudlu, Head of Coordination of the Border Management, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Tawfeeq Alsadoon, Head of Security, Red Sea Global

Major events (e.g. World Cup, EXPO) require robust security measures to safeguard participants and infrastructure. This involves:

• Comprehensive risk assessments
  
• Collaboration among security agencies
  
• Preparation for emergency response and crisis management
• Crowd management
• Technology integration

Moderator:

Christopher Seryak, Principal, Aerospace, Defense & Security, Kearney

Panelists:

• Helmut Spahn, Director Safety, Security & Access, FIFA
• Major Gen. (Ret) Ben Kite, Senior Advisor, Kearney
• Mohammed Hashem, Partner, Public Sector, Kearney
• Buwayt Al Buwayit, Director Industrial Security Operations, Saudi Aramco
• Eng. Arif Al Janahi, Security Consultant, SIRA

Meshal Al Johani, Security Operations Specialist, Saudi Aramco

The presentation will use the Diriyah Masterplans and Iconic Projects as case studies, highlighting how strategic and tactical security is being designed into communities and assets, and explaining the unique aspects of Diriyah as a project

• Craig Ross, Senior Manager for Safety & Security, Diriyah Company
• Abdulmalik AbuTayli, Safety and Security Assistant Manager, Diriyah Company

Arwa Alhamad, Data and Cybersecurity Director, Confidential

Siva Prakash, Strategic Account Manager, ZohoCorp

• Digital Twin (IBMS), combined with smart electricity
• Photovoltaic, smart light poles
• Charging piles, Saudi Arabian new energy market

Ismail Issa, Business Technology Director, Dahua Technology

Abdulatif H. Alboali, Head of Internal Audit, Misk City

Launch of a "first-of-its-kind" global CCC index plotting command centers across their varying maturity levels

Sharang Gupta, Director, PwC Middle East

Ferdinand Ma, Regional Partnership Manager, DJI Enterprise

This panel will delve into strategies and innovative approaches from a security perspective to create a sustainable and smart city of the future

Moderator:
Mazyad Al Utaibi, Partner Consultant, Security Technologies, Rawand Security Surveillance

Panelist:

• Eng. Thamer Anwar Noori, Director, Industrial Safety & Security, Royal Commission of Jubail & Yanbu
• Abdulatif H. Alboali, Head of Internal Audit, Misk City
  
• Andrew Long, Principal Consultant - Security Risk Management, WSP Middle East
• Alsaleh Sugati - Director of Advanced Analytics and Research, Quality of Life Program

Christopher Seryak, Principal, Aerospace, Defense & Security, Kearney

Ankit Gandhi, Principal, Security, Kearney

Atiq Bajwa, Director, Enterprise Risk Management, SAMI

Security organizations, globally and in the GCC, can benefit from a diverse workforce to identify a wider range of threats, and to better connect with the increasingly diverse communities they serve. To materialize these benefits, organizations must:

• Set up mechanisms to attract and retain diverse talent groups, including women
• Understand how to serve and deal with diverse communities (citizens, expats, tourists)
• Instill a culture of inclusion and respect

Moderator:
Sarah Matar, Partner, Aerospace, Defense, and Security, Kearney

Panelists:

• Chady Daccache, Partner, Aerospace, Defense, and Security, Kearney
• Anas Salem Al-Fraidi, Vice President – Industrial Security & Safety| Ma’aden Base Metals & New Minerals Company (BMNM)
  
• Nora Alwasel, Senior Advisor, Ministry of National Guard Development Program
• Lt. General (Ret’d) Marc Conruyt, Former Commander Director of Human Resources at French Army

Ayman Albarnawi, Head Crisis & Disaster Management, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Eng. Ahmad Alharbi, Manager, Command & Control Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital

Panelists will discuss video surveillance accidents, challenges, limitations, and how to find the best solution to these incidents. The session will also highlight the below:

• Is video surveillance a good answer to security?
• Are security systems focused on urban planning?

Moderator:
Simon Whitehouse, Director of Security Consultancy, AESG

Panelists:

• Eng. Arif Al Janahi, Security Consultant, SIRA
• Dr. Marwan Ibrahim, Security Operations Planning Advisor, Riyadh Airport
  
• Bander N Al-Harbi, Safety and Security Director, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
• Abdullah Khalid Al -Shubrumi, Director - Industrial Security & Crisis Preparedness | Ma’aden

Mohsen Al Shammari, Director of Business Continuity, Government Entity., Government Entity

Mazyad Al Utaibi, Partner Consultant, Security Technologies, Rawand Security Surveillance

• Cybersecurity & physical security overview
• New physical and cybersecurity threat landscape
• Access management
• Cybersecurity, physical, and safety synergies framework

Ahmed Tayar, Director of the Cybersecurity Defense Centre, stc

Moulham Zahabi, Director of Asset Management | Airport Master Planning (Projects & Technical Affairs), Matarat Holding

Moderator:

Elvie Lahournere, Partner, Aerospace, Defense, and Security, Kearney

Panelists:

• Rahul Anand, Partner, Aerospace, Defense, and Security, Kearney
• Yasser Mansour, Director – Business Development, SAMI
• Guilhem Soulie, National Government Team Lead, ESRI

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)

• Security in Planning and Design
• What is CPTED?
• Can traditional CPTED principles can be transferred to the KSA context?

Andrew Long, Principal Consultant - Security Risk Management, WSP Middle East

• The Future City is not Smart, its Responsive
• Gen AI: Present, Future
• Multi-Modal Biometrics: What? Why? Use Cases
• Implementation, Challenges and Impact
  
  Dr Ahmad Al Tarawneh, Senior Transformation Consultant, Dubai Police
  

Fahda Al Rowaily, Head of Safety Education & Training, King Saud Medical City

Badr Alrakah, Industrial Security Officer, Saudi Aramco

Andrea Lugini, Partner, Security, Kearney

In today's interconnected world, understanding the evolution of security threats is crucial for protecting assets and sensitive information. This agenda will be:

• Security threat evolution over time
• The current threat landscape
• Emerging risks, and 
• Key capabilities needed for future readiness

Rudolph Lohmeyer, Senior Partner, Head of the National Transformation Institute, Kearney 

Developing and maintaining skills in the workforce is essential to the successful functioning of the security sector. To do this, there is a shared responsibility and need for collaboration at the national, sectorial and organizational levels to:

• Identify skills and behaviors required of professionals in security sector
• Develop a body of knowledge for the sector
• Develop education and training programs to build skills
• Design professionalization mechanisms
• Develop an attractive value proposition to attract and retain talent

Moderator:

Arben Nasi, Partner, Security, Kearney

Panelists:

Marco Vasconi, Partner, Public Sector, Kearney
Major Gen. (Ret) Eric Bonnemaison, Senior Advisor, Kearney
Tawfeeq Alsadoon, Head of Security, Red Sea Global
Saud Alhamoud, Vice President of Strategy & Performance, Ministry of National Guard Development Program (MNGDP)
Ahmed Al-Anezi, Director of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) and Security, Ma’aden Phosphate Company (MPC)
Buwayt Al Buwayit, Director Industrial Security Operations, Saudi Aramco

Discussion on the different trends in security technologies, addressing the maturity of identified trends and recommend enablement options for effective development

A panel comprising representatives from the buyer, seller, and investor from the Security industry will discuss the role of disruptive technologies in shaping the future of security operations. The panel discussion will address themes like future scenarios, capability enablement, policy-related challenges, human capital management, and collaboration frameworks. The goal will be to bring forward pragmatic insights on how to deliver transformative security services for people and assets using emerging security technologies.

Moderator:

Ankit Gandhi, Principal, Security, Kearney

Panelists:
Hadi Faraj, Partner, Innovation, Digital & AI, Kearney
Makrem Dridi, Vice-President- Global Security & Digital Solutions, Thales
Brett Taylor, Director, Safety and Security, Diriyah Company
Eng. Arif Al Janahi, Security Consultant, SIRA
Zekeriya Aksoy, Executive Director, NEOM Security Company

Andrea Lugini, Partner, Security, Kearney