HITB+ CyberWeek In-Person / Hybrid Edition

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HITB⁺CYBERWEEK 2021
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HITB⁺CYBERWEEK is back in Abu Dhabi this November, now in both physical and virtual formats!

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⁺WELCOME ADDRESS

24 November – 10:00 – 10:15

H.E. Faisal Al-Bannai

CEO & Managing Director, EDGE

His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai is CEO and Managing Director of EDGE, an advanced technology group for defence and beyond. Leveraging a range of emerging technologies that shape the new era of hybrid warfare, EDGE comprises five strategic business clusters: Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Cyber Defence, Electronic Warfare & Intelligence, and Mission Support.

Al Bannai is also Secretary General of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). Accelerating a culture of innovation and discovery in Abu Dhabi, ATRC focuses on high-impact R&D in the advanced technology domain. Al Bannai plays an instrumental role

in building Abu Dhabi’s knowledge economy across academia, and the public and private sectors, reinforcing Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s position as a global innovation hub.

He is currently a Member of the Board of Trustees for Khalifa University of Science and Technology, a world-class research institution that nurtures critical thinkers in applied science and engineering. In addition, he has lately been named UAE University Council Member.

⁺opening Keynote

24 November – 10:15 – 10:45

Dr. Mohammad Al-Kuwaiti

Head of Cyber Security, United Arab Emirates Government

Dr. Al Kuwaiti is currently holding the position of the Managing Director of the National Data Centre under the Supreme Council for National Security. He is also working as Assistant Professor (Adjunct) of Homeland Security Program at Rabdan Academy.

In his current role Dr. Al Kuwaiti aims to create a fully governed approach to data privacy, sharing and processing as well as the unification and connectivity of government systems and digitization towards a smart government

With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Al-Kuwaiti holds a Doctorate in Computer Engineering and Network Security from George Washington University in the USA and a M.Sc. degree in Telecommunications and Computer Networks. He also holds a M.A. degree in International and Civil Security. Dr. Al-Kuwaiti has won various awards such as Best Lecturer, Dean honors list, leadership Awards, best Design Projects.

Attend in Person

Learn next-gen attack & defense techniques, and network with the UAEs top 250 C-Level executives in a safe and secure environment

Register COVID Safety Precautions

Attend Virtually

Access all talks, presentations, labs, competitions and more from the comfort of your home. Connect and network with speakers and attendees.

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⁺international keynote speakers

⁺24 nov

KEYNOTE 1 // 10:45 – 11:45

Matt Johnson

CISO, Ledger

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⁺25 nov

KEYNOTE 2 // 10:00 – 11:00

Chema Alonso

Hacker, Cybersecurity Expert and Chief Digital Officer at Telefónica

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⁺Main track speakers

Ofir Arkin

VP & GM, User and Data Protection Business Unit, Forcepoint

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Michael A. Davis

Chief Technology Officer, CounterTack

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Ben Nassi

Security Researcher, Cyber@Ben Gurion University

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Cesar Cerrudo

CTO, IOActive Labs

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Dorka Palotay

Senior Threat Researcher, CUJO AI

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John Matherly

Founder, Shodan

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Christian Papathansiou

Founder & CTO - Finvault

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Hugo Teso

Aviation Cybersecurity Researcher

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Patrick Ross

Co-Founder, Village Idiot Labs

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Gal Diskin

Co-Founder & CTO, Authomize

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Albert Zsigovits

IoT malware researcher, CUJO AI

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Zoltan Balazs

Head of Vulnerability Research Lab, CUJO AI

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⁺FOUR TRACKS OF HACKS

Bringing The World’s Leading Security Experts to Abu Dhabi

Hack

“Hackers create the possibility of new things entering the world.” — Mckenzie Ward

Make

“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” — Thomas Edison

Build

“Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.” — Bill Gates

Break

“Sometimes you have to destroy something to make something better” — Brandon Sanderson

⁺CONTESTS
& COMPETITIONS

HITB PRO CTF Finals

The world's best CTF teams go head-to-head alongside prequalifed EDU teams flown in from all over the world battling it out for glory and USD100,000 in cash!

IN-PERSON / VIRTUAL

Jeopardy CTF by CTF.ae

A single-player Capture the Flag run by the winners of HITB Cyber Battle of the Emirates 2019

IN-PERSON ONLY

Hackerspace CTF

Do you have what it takes to save an oil refinery? Try your hand at this year's Hackerspace CTF

IN-PERSON / VIRTUAL

IoT Hacking Challenge by Hardwear.io

Organizers of the Hardwear.io conference and creators of the Hardpwn hacking contest bring you an all-new IoT hacking challenge at CyberWeek 2021

IN-PERSON ONLY

Hardware Crypto Challenge

You like crypto and the blockchain? This is the challenge for you! Brought to you by the folks who created the only blockchain badge for hackers!

IN-PERSON ONLY

⁺villages
& ACTIVITIES

PackHack Village

Brought to you by the folks who run Wall of Sheep in DEFCON, the Pack Hack Village will be running several packet hacking challenges including Packet Inspector, Packet Detective and Capture the Packet!

IN-PERSON ONLY