Dubai is set to host the region’s first Cybertech Global event, an international exhibition and conference for the cyber security industry, as the emirate continues to safely re-open for large-scale global events.
The in-person event will be held from April 5-7 by the Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC). It will be the eighth edition of the largest security networking event for the cyber industry to be held outside the US, the Government of Dubai Media Office said on Saturday.
"This event comes as the world recovers from a global pandemic and begins to address its repercussions at various levels," Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, director general of the DESC, said. "This challenging period has highlighted the role that digital technologies serve in our lives, and the tangible impact they can have."
Dubai, the region's finance, trade and tourism hub, is a global centre for hosting meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. The events industry globally has suffered due to travel restrictions, however, the emirate is safely reopening to host major international events. The UAE has also responded strongly to the pandemic, having distributed enough shots to vaccinate 39.5 per cent of the population, according to Bloomberg's Vaccine Tracker.
Organised by Cybertech, the event will draw high-level stakeholders, start-ups, government entities and organisations from across the world, to discuss business opportunities and the evolving challenges in cyberspace.
A total of 50 delegations and 52 companies will be attending the event.
“The Centre is keen to support and coordinate with regional and international bodies to exchange ideas in the field of cyber security. This allows us to achieve our vision, which aims to enhance Dubai's status as a leading city for innovation, safety and security globally,” Mr Al Shaibani said.
This will be the first time the Cybertech Global event will be held in the Gulf.
"We strongly believe that Dubai is an ideal hub for hosting an international event of this kind that addresses the new threats and opportunities that come with the evolution of the cyber domain," Amir Rapaport, founder of Cybertech Global, said.
The conference will bring together experts from various countries including Yigal Unna, director general of Israel's National Cyber Directorate; General Wesley Clark, the former Supreme Commander of Nato forces in Europe; and General David Petraeus, the former director of the CIA, among others.
The conference will offer sessions on Artificial Intelligence, advanced IoT, big data, cloud and blockchain.
The event will also feature a Start-up Pavilion for young and innovative cyber security start-ups.
A large part of Cybertech Global Dubai will be dedicated to cyber security challenges, strategies and repercussions in a range of sectors and disciplines such as FinTech, retail, insurance, aviation, economics and politics.
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Estimates of the number of deaths caused by the famine range from 400,000 to 1 million, according to a document prepared for the UK House of Lords in 2024.
It has been claimed that the policies of the Ethiopian government, which took control after deposing Emperor Haile Selassie in a military-led revolution in 1974, contributed to the scale of the famine.
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With Midge Ure of the band Ultravox, he wrote the hit charity single Do They Know it’s Christmas in December 1984, featuring a string of high-profile musicians.
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Girls full-contact rugby may be in its infancy in the Middle East, but there are already a number of role models for players to look up to.
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An Emirati student who is blazing a trail in rugby. She first learnt the game at Dubai Exiles and captained her JESS Primary school team. After going to study geophysics at university in the UK, she scored a sensational try in a cup final at Twickenham. She has played for England sevens, and is now contracted to top Premiership club Saracens.
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Seren Gough-Walters (Sharjah Wanderers mini, Wales rugby league international)
Few players anywhere will have taken a more circuitous route to playing rugby on Sky Sports. Gough-Walters was born in Al Wasl Hospital in Dubai, raised in Sharjah, did not take up rugby seriously till she was 15, has a master’s in global governance and ethics, and once worked as an immigration officer at the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi. In the summer of 2021 she played for Wales against England in rugby league, in a match that was broadcast live on TV.
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