University of Bahrain Hosts International Experts at “Information Security” Forum Today

The University of Bahrain is hosting a group of international experts and specialists in information security technology today (Wednesday) at a forum organized by the College of Information Technology. The event, titled “Information Security: Challenges, Threats, and Strategies,” is being held at the university’s main campus in Sakhir under the patronage of the university president, Professor Riyad Yousif Hamzah.

The forum aims to raise awareness among decision-makers, IT professionals, researchers, and postgraduate students by highlighting emerging network threats, enriching participants with knowledge, and encouraging the exchange of expertise. The Information Systems Department at the college is working to make the forum a key platform for cooperation and knowledge-sharing among public and private sector entities and professionals in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Key speakers at the forum include:

• Ong Leonard, Chairman of ISACA Bahrain,

• Akalish Tuteja, Consultant at KPMG for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa,

• Scott Manson, Head of Operations and Marketing for Security Products at Cisco Systems.

Other local and international speakers enriching the forum sessions include:

• Ahmed Al-Dosari, Acting Head of Information Security at the Central Informatics Organization,

• Ahmed Al-Balooshi, Senior Vice President and Head of IT at Al Baraka Banking Group,

• Badr Kamal, CEO of Stride Consultancy,

• Bertam Dorm, Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services,

• George Sebastiao, Head of Cloud Computing at Huawei,

• Neil McKinney, UK Cybersecurity Representative to the Gulf Region,

• Ravi Jayasundera, CEO of Sysprove Consulting,

• Dr. Zuo Feng Zhu, Associate Professor at Shanghai University,

• Captain Maryam Al-Zaa’en from the Ministry of Interior,

• Varun Kukreja, Cybersecurity Consultant at BMG.

The forum, in its first edition, is sponsored by several institutions and companies including: Huawei, Kaspersky Labs, the Economic Development Board, Al Baraka Bank, Al Salam Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Kanoo Information Technology, and Oxygen for Information Security.

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