Dr. Bushra Al Blooshi is the Executive Director of Governance and Risk Management for Cybersecurity at the Dubai Cyber Security Center. She is the first Arab woman to chair the World Bank’s Cloud Computing Group, the first Arab to win the ISC2 CEO Award from the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, and the only representative from the Middle East selected in the Critical Digital Risks Initiative led by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

In May 2026, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, congratulated Dr. Bushra Al Blooshi on being selected as the Middle East’s sole representative in the Critical Digital Risks Initiative led by the ITU and the UNDRR.

Hamad Musabeh is the Senior Director of the Information Security Department at Digital Dubai Government Establishment, Digital Dubai, overseeing compliance, implementation of security controls and the Security Operation Center.

Prior to joining Digital Dubai, he was the Security Director at Du telecom, leading the security architecture and implementation team ensuring the security of consumer and enterprise services. Musabeh also held the role of Head of Crisis Management and Business Continuity Management at the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) and The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) during a national telecom crisis.

Musabeh’s 19 years of experience involves working in multiple industries and addressing security requirements across industrial, telecom and government sectors, which gained him diverse experience in managing security strategies and understanding the respective entity’s requirements to embed security in an effective approach and act as a business enabler.

Yaqoub Zarouni is the head of security at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications company. He oversee’s end to end security strategy of EITC against emerging threats. He is all round experienced in telecommunications technologies and specializes in signalling  and mobile security . He has overseen end to end transformational security initiatives in EITC like Identity access management, Data security programs , SOC transformational initiatives and other major security and resilience initiatives with DESC, TDRA, NCEMA and other competent agencies in UAE.

His interests includes in Cryptography and Post Quantum Cryptographic algorithms and AI security.

Ammar leads Cybersecurity for the UAE Public Sector at IBM Consulting, with over 14 years of expertise across cybersecurity, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. Throughout his career, he partnered with CXOs to shape secure, scalable technology landscapes. Ammar specializes in driving digital modernization and cybersecurity transformation programs across the GCC and MEA, and he has a strong track record of leading multimillion-dollar engagements in the oil and gas, banking, and aviation industries.

Prior to rejoining IBM Consulting, Ammar held strategic roles at Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development. He holds an M.Sc. in Information Security from Khalifa University and a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dave McGinnis is a Vice President & Senior Partner at IBM, responsible for the Global Cyber Threat Management business and delivery operations.  With over 25 years in Cyber Security Operations, Mr. McGinnis directs the world’s industry leading consulting and managed services operation assisting clients in the design, implementation, ongoing execution and continuous improvement of best-practice security capability delivery.

Prior to his current role, Mr. McGinnis held several executive roles in the Consulting & Systems Integration and Managed Security Services domains.  He has built multiple successful cyber security consulting practices and has been responsible for business leadership and operations for a global network of Security Operations Centers around the world, protecting the IT infrastructure for thousand of customers and managing trillions of security events, daily.

Mr. McGinnis holds several cyber security technology patents and is one of the early pioneers of the Security Services market having worked in the mid 1990’s, pioneering the Managed Security Services market.  He designed some of the very early customer premise managed security offers around Firewall, Scanning, and Intrusion Detection services.  The basic elements of these services are still used by all major services providers today.

M.J. has over 25 years of experience helping large global companies meet their strategic, digital, AI, operational, technology, cyber, risk, compliance and transformation goals. With CIO and CISO leadership experience at Fortune 500/1000 companies as well as consulting experience at the largest professional services firms in the world, M.J. brings a global perspective and deep expertise on AI and cybersecurity. M.J. has advised Boards and executive leadership teams on the most complex digital, AI, and cybersecurity challenges facing private and public companies today. A recognized thought leader and award-winning innovator in the industry,

M.J. is on the cutting-edge of helping private and public companies evolve their digital practices to manage unprecedented governance, disclosure and risk management challenges. He is widely recognized as a thought leader and educator in the cybersecurity field, frequently speaking at major industry conferences. He is an Aspen Institute Scholar, recipient of the ATP Award for Enterprise Innovation, and currently serves as an adjunct professor at New York University.