On May 17, the Global CISO Forum and GEC Media Group presented CISO Awards and Future Security Awards 2022 at the sixth edition of the GCC Security Symposium at Conrad Hotel Dubai, UAE.
The CISO Awards 2022 recognised 75+ hard taskmasters of security in the digital enterprises and felicitated their unwavering commitment towards security infrastructure. The award recognised top security executives who are using technology to secure critical business information assets and minimise risk while delivering business value.
Official event partners for GCC Security Symposium and CISO Awards 2022 were Cloud Box, Human, BeyondTrust, Cohesity, Infinite Blue, Digital Track | Paesslar, Cloudsek, Multipoints | HCL, RNS, Checkmarx l Cyberknight, Atos, Finesse, Help AG, Valto l Accops, Redington | DigiGlass and Cybereason.
The winners of the CISO Awards 2022 are:
Name | Company | Category |
Abbas Sabuwala | DMCC Authority | Government |
Hafiz Sheikh Adnan Ahmed | Confidential | Government |
Zaheer Kadir Kazi | MOI | Government |
Bader Husni Zyoud | Central Sharjah Finance Department, Government of Sharjah | Government |
Mhd Wail Khachfa | Department of Digital Ajman | Government |
Kamal Setty Iyappan | ADPF | Government |
Jacob Mathew | Government of Abu Dhabi | Government |
Hamed Shahbar | Public Investment Fund | Government |
Zaheer Shaikh | Al Maryah Community Bank | BFSI |
Ahmed Nabil Mahmoud | Standard Chartered Bank | BFSI |
Mohammed Ahmed Al Doseri | Tas’heel Finance | BFSI |
Tushar Vartak | RAKBANK | BFSI |
Ashok Prasanna Tharmia Gnanasekaran | Al Ansari Exchange | BFSI |
Shahab ud din | Ittihad International Investment | BFSI |
Shoeb Adhoni | Finance House | BFSI |
Hussain AlKhalsan | Zand | BFSI |
Mohammed Alshamrani | Bidaya Home Finance | BFSI |
Amrut Sugandh | Emirates NBD | BFSI |
Nitin Shingari | National Health Insurance Company – Daman | BFSI |
Zaheer Shaikh | Al Maryah Community Bank LLC | BFSI |
Ahmed Nabil Mahmoud | Standard Chartered Bank | BFSI |
Mohammed Ahmed Al Doseri | Tas’heel Finance | BFSI |
Tushar Vartak | RAKBANK | BFSI |
Ashok Prasanna Tharmia Gnanasekaran | Al Ansari Exchange | BFSI |
Shahab ud din | Ittihad International Investment | BFSI |
Shoeb Adhoni | Finance House | BFSI |
Hussain AlKhalsan | Zand | BFSI |
Mohammed Alshamrani | Bidaya Home Finance | BFSI |
Amrut Sugandh | Emirates NBD | BFSI |
Nitin Shingari | National Health Insurance Company – Daman | BFSI |
Mohamad Mahjoub | Veolia Middle East | Manufacturing |
Goutam Pudota | IFFCO Group | Manufacturing |
Philippe Lopez | Mastercard | Trade and Commerce |
Ayoub Fathi | Noon | Trade and Commerce |
Rajabali Wishiwala | Landmark Group | Trade and Commerce |
Manoharan Mudaliar | Truebell Group of Companies | Trade and Commerce |
Sheridan Moodley | Masafi | Trade and Commerce |
Bilal Ahmad | Union Coop | Retail |
Hesham Saad Aly | Microsoft | Cyber Security/Defence |
Salman Hussain | IBM | Cyber Security/Defence |
Glen Thomas | Grant Thornton | Cyber Security/Defence |
Marzouq Al Nuaimi | G42 | Cyber Security/Defence |
Saghir Ahmad Khan | SBM | Cyber Security/Defence |
Ashish Khanna | Inspira | Healthcare |
Aliasgar Bohari | Zulekha Hospitals | Healthcare |
Awais Bin Imran | Noor Takaful | Healthcare |
Mudassar Ali | International Modern Hospital | Healthcare |
Samer Abu Hayah | Al Zahra Hospital | Healthcare |
Padam Sundar Kafle | Aster Hospital | Healthcare |
Ramakrishnan Natarajan | Emirates Healthcare | Healthcare |
Jamal Mohammed Abdul Sattar | Pharmatrade Group | Healthcare |
Amit Bhatia | Maximus Gulf | Education |
Hoda AlKhezaimi | NYU Abu Dhabi | Education |
Finto Thomas | Alef Education Consultancy | Education |
Tilak Ratnayake | GAC Group (Holdings) Limited | Ports and Logistics |
Neil Haskins | Seera Group | Transportation and Logistics |
Jeevan Badigari | DAMAC Properties | Real Estate and Construction |
Ahmad Darwish Ali | Nakheel | Real Estate and Construction |
Velmurugan Segamani | Emaar Properties PJSC | Real Estate and Construction |
Mario Foster | Al Naboodah Group Enterprises | Real Estate and Construction |
Meshal Alotaibi | Specialized by STC | Cloud |
Anoop Paudval | Gulf News, Al Nisr Publishing | Media |
Future Security Leaders Awards 2022
As the threat landscape becomes increasingly vulnerable these days, there is no end to innovation and no limit to betterment when it comes to enterprise security solutions. During the sixth edition of the GCC Security Symposium, the Global CISO Forum Future Security Awards 2022 recognized the security vendors, VADs, System Integrators and Resellers who has walked the extra mile in innovating their solutions and services for the customers and redefined the term ‘value’ in security offerings.
The winners of the Future Security Leaders Awards 2022 are:
Company | Category |
Help AG | Intelligent Security |
Axon Technologies | Emerging Wave in Security |
Accops Systems | Cohesive Security |
Atos | Transformative Security Solution |
Human Security, Inc. | Innovative Security Solution |
CyberKnight | Future-of-Security |
Cloud Box Technologies LLC | Infrastructure Security |
Valto Information Technology LLC | Evolutionary Security |
Potensia Systems | Next-Gen Security |
Checkmarx | Seamless Security |
The award ceremony was a platform to showcase their achievements, share their expertise and knowledge.