DUBAI — Bloomberg brought together Tuesday leaders and innovators to unpack the most pressing issues in cybersecurity and technological revolution at The Future of Cybersecurity: Risk, Readiness and Energy Resilience, at the Address Boulevard Hotel.

The invitation-only briefing, proudly sponsored by Siemens, confronted cyber issues facing regional and international companies, from how best to assess risk to the urgent drive to develop cyber-resilient strategies.

With a focus on the energy industry, the event brought together the leading minds in the sector and experts focused on cybersecurity in the Middle East. These included:

Gianluigi Di Giovanni, CEO power generation services MENA, Siemens, Mir Dawar Ali, head of information technology, ACWA Power, Dr. Fadi Aloul, professor & department head of computer science & engineering, Director, HP Institute, American University of Sharjah, Philippa Cogswell, director of Cyber Security, Darktrace, Alfio Rapisarda, senior vice president security, Eni and Amer Sharaf, director, compliance support & alliances, Dubai Electronic Security Center

The morning’s discussions were led by several of Bloomberg’s editorial team including: Tracy Alloway, executive editor, Bloomberg Markets; Anthony DiPaola, Middle East correspondent; Gwen Ackerman, senior writer and Nour Al Ali, editor.

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