briefings

November 2023

Briefings provide the infosec community with the latest research in information security risks, developments and emerging trends. Security experts from around the globe present their ground-breaking research, new-found vulnerabilities, open-source tools, zero-day exploits, and more. Security topics range from critical information infrastructure to IoT, network defense, mobile devices, applied security, and everything in between.

Submit

4 briefing rooms 120+ technical briefings 440 delegates

Process

The Call for Papers is several months prior to Black Hat MEA, enabling researchers to submit their current work for a chance to present a Black Hat Briefing live in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.


All submissions are vetted by the Black Hat MEA Review Board for uniqueness, overall content expertise and accuracy before any selections are made. Submissions are accepted for 20 and 40-minute presentation formats with a maximum of 2 presenters.


Please apply here to submit your application: https://bhmea2023.awardsplatform.com/ 

Speakers

Boris Hajduk
Chief Information Security Officer, GoTo
Rich Baich
Chief Information Security Officer,
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Lynton Oelofsen
Chief Information Security Officer,
Associated British Foods plc
Vinny Hoxha
Chief Information Security Officer,
General Motors
Craig McEwen
Global Head of Cyber Technology & Operations,
Unilever
Ira Winkler
Chief Information Security Officer & VP,
CYE
Wojtek Swiatek
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer,
Dassault Systems
Stephane Lenco
Chief Information Security Officer,
Thales Group
Mohammed Almeshekah
Founder & Managing Partner,
Outliers Venture Capital
Graham Cluley
Security Analyst & Podcast Host,
Smashing Security