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Panels<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Panel Speaker Registration:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.xcdsystem.com\/IEOM\/attendee\/index.cfm?ID=jzpjeHF<\/a><\/p>\n

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Panel on
\nProtection of Industrial Assets from Emerging Cybersecurity<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

2:00 – 3:45 pm, Monday, February 12, Room 1 – Ballroom<\/p>\n

Panel Chair<\/p>\n

\"\"Ayman Al Issa<\/strong><\/span>
\nIndustrial Cybersecurity Lead and Senior Expert<\/strong><\/span>
\nMcKinsey & Company<\/strong><\/span>
\nAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Ayman Al Issa is the McKinsey Industrial Cybersecurity Global Lead and Senior Expert. prior to joining McKinsey, he was the Chief Technologist for Booz Allen Hamilton\u2019s Industrial Cyber Security practice in the international market. Over a career which spans more than 27 years to date, Al Issa has gained vast experience in the fields of industrial automation operational technology, information technology, and cyber security. Within these arenas, he counts industrial control systems and systems engineering, as well as cyber security strategy and model building amongst his areas of expertise. Illustrating his contribution to the latter, Mr. Al Issa is a globally recognized expert in industrial cyber security who had early contributions to improving the practice globally.<\/p>\n

Contributing to the wider industrial cybersecurity debate, Al Issa is the co-chairman of workgroup 1 in the IEC62443 (formerly ISA99) industrial automation and control systems cyber security standard. He is the chief technology advisor of the Industrial Cybersecurity Center in the ME and he is a member of the cyber security advisory boards at top rated universities world-wide. He is also an active member of international security innovation alliances, focused on improving the security of industrial systems.<\/p>\n

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Panel Speaker I<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Fuad Alattar<\/strong><\/span>
\nSenior Vice President, Middle East<\/strong><\/span>
\nSiemens Digital Enterprise Services<\/strong><\/span>
\nDubai, United Arab Emirates<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Dr. Fuad Alattar is a Senior Vice President with Siemens, managing the Digital Enterprise Services business unit in the Middle East since 2017. He has more than 25 years\u2019 experience in automation engineering, OT Cybersecurity, and digitalization fields, including positions of General Manager, Operations Manager, and Engineering Manager.<\/p>\n

Throughout his career, he designed the digital systems for dozens of prestigious projects, including the First Smart Multi-Aircraft Docking System in the World, the Largest RO\/UF Plant in the World, the Largest Offshore-Onshore Integration Project in the Middle East, and an H2O Award Winning Project.<\/p>\n

Dr. Alattar holds a PhD degree in Artificial Intelligence, and he is an active researcher in OT Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, and Natural Language Processing topics. He was selected by ARAMCO standards\u2019 department to carry out Value Engineering for critical process automation and protection systems.<\/p>\n

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Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Panel + <\/strong>Diversity and Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

2:00 – 3:40 pm, Wednesday, Feb 14, Room 1 – Ballroom<\/p>\n

Panel Chair
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\"\"Neetu Choudhary <\/strong><\/span>
\nCEO and Founder<\/strong><\/span>
\nEvolvitude FZE<\/strong><\/span>
\nDubai, UAE<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Achievement Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n