Haroon / Ali

Speaking & Executive Sessions

AI, cybersecurity and digital risk explained for the people who have to make the decision.

Haroon speaks to executive, government, investment, security and professional audiences - across three continents - and delivers private briefings and workshops for leadership teams.

Available Beyond the Stage

Speaking can open the conversation. Executive sessions take it into the decision room.

Keynotes, panels, board briefings, closed-door leadership sessions and workshops shaped around the risks, choices and accountability of the room.

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Featured Engagement

30 September 2025

Future Security Summit - Intersec Saudi Arabia · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Designing National Cyber Security in an Age of Hybrid Threats

On national cyber strategy and the convergence of cyber, information and physical security.

Conference Address

Haroon Ali speaking at Intersec Saudi Arabia
Selected Previous Talks

Selected speaking engagements

Muscat

Oman

August 2023 · ICCA Middle East Summit 2023 · Keynote & Panel

Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation and GDPR Compliance

Keynote and panel participation on protecting digital assets through regulatory and technological change.

Istanbul

Türkiye

May 2023 · Keynote

The Importance of Cyber Security in Brand Protection

On cyber threats to brand integrity and the case for proactive defence.

Sydney

Australia

August 2021 · Informa Australia · Two-Day Seminar

Cryptocurrencies & Cyber Security for Institutional Investors

Secure management of crypto assets for investment professionals.

EMEA Security 2023 event graphic in Istanbul
EMEA Security 2023 · Istanbul · event material
ICCA logo for the Middle East Summit
ICCA Middle East Summit 2023 · event mark
Available Speaking Themes

Available speaking themes

  • 01The AI-Augmented Executive
  • 02Managing Humans + AI Agents
  • 03AI Due Diligence: Testing Claims, Risk and Dependence
  • 04When AI Becomes an Insider
  • 05AI-Enabled Fraud, Deepfakes & Executive Trust
  • 06National Cybersecurity in an Age of Hybrid Threats
  • 07Cyber Risk for Boards
  • 08AI, Cybersecurity & Executive Accountability
  • 09Cyber Resilience Beyond Compliance
  • 10Cybersecurity & Geopolitical Risk
  • 11Private Digital Risk
  • 12Securing Digital Transformation
  • 13Crypto & Digital-Asset Security
  • 14Intelligence-Led Cybersecurity
Media Commentary

Media commentary

Al Jazeera Selected source-linked public record
Al Jazeera Pakistan tests China-like digital firewall to tighten online surveillance Expert commentary on deep-packet inspection capability, metadata surveillance and safeguards. November 2024 Read source → Gulf News Pakistan PM orders high-level probe into audio leaks, admits “security lapse” On the PM Office breach as a compromise of a critical state asset - and against paying extortion demands. September 2022 Read source → Gulf News Pakistan approves cloud first policy to enable digital transformation On government cloud resilience and economies of scale - and why cloud first must not become cloud only. February 2022 Read source → Gulf News National Bank of Pakistan confirms cyberattack but says no data compromised On incident disclosure under the national cyber security policy and minimum deterrence for critical financial infrastructure. November 2021 Read source →
Podcast & Video

Podcast and video appearances

Thumbnail - Dubai's Cyber Horizon with Haroon Ali

Podcast - Voices of Real Estate

Dubai's Cyber Horizon with Haroon Ali

Dubai, UAE · 36K+ views

On Dubai’s cyber landscape, digital risk and the emirate’s security horizon.

For Conference Organisers

Speaker profile

Haroon can contribute as

  • Keynote
  • Executive Panel
  • Government / Policy Panel
  • Closed-Door Leadership Briefing
  • Board Roundtable
  • Half-Day / Full-Day Executive Workshop
  • Institutional Training
  • Expert Media Commentary

Audiences include

  • Boards
  • C-suite executives
  • Senior management
  • Institutional investors
  • Enterprise leadership teams
  • Government
  • Cybersecurity Leadership
  • Financial Services
  • Investment
  • Family Offices
  • Technology
  • Aviation
  • Critical Infrastructure
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