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Human behaviour remains the most dynamic and unpredictable element of cybersecurity. As AI reshapes the threat landscape, attackers are exploiting people through faster, sharper, hyper-personalised attacks — and the same AI gives defenders a way to measure human risk, personalise intervention, and prove behavioural change. Join AHAD and PhishRod for a closed-door session with regional security leaders.
Seats are confirmed on approval. Strictly limited to security decision-makers.
A half-day, peer-level working session — not a product pitch. We bring regional data, live attack tradecraft and practical AI use cases to the table, then work through what an adaptive human risk programme actually looks like inside a Middle East enterprise.
Benchmarks drawn from Middle East organisations — phishing susceptibility, reporting behaviour, repeat-clicker patterns and where awareness programmes stall.
Adaptive simulations, risk scoring per user, personalised nudges, auto-generated awareness content and AI-assisted phishing triage — with the guardrails.
Move past completion rates. Define a human risk score, track it quarterly, and take a board-ready narrative back to your executive committee.
Be in the room for the unveiling of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month experience — a gamified, fully virtual fest built for your entire workforce.
Chatham House rules. Compare programme maturity, budget reality and what genuinely moved the needle with peers facing the same board questions.
AHAD's signature experience — look up at the threat constellation, map the attacker's view of your organisation, and chart the defence.
Sessions are deliberately short and discussion-heavy. Timings are indicative and may be fine-tuned before the event.
Between the sessions, the room turns into an experience floor built around this year's theme — Securing the Universe.
A fully virtual Cybersecurity Awareness Month experience — gamified missions, leaderboards and campaigns your whole workforce can join from anywhere. Unveiled live at the roundtable.
Stargazing, but the constellations are attack paths. Walk the attacker's view of a modern enterprise — from the first OSINT breadcrumb to the exploited human — and see where the defences actually hold.
Hands-on stations showing deepfake voice, AI-written phishing lures and QR abuse — plus the campaign assets you can take straight into your October programme.
A live, fast-paced challenge across the room. Spot the lure, score the risk, win the giveaway — with prizes for the sharpest security instincts in the building.
This is a decision-maker room. We keep it to 15 seats so every attendee gets airtime — and every conversation stays candid.
Because a roundtable stops working the moment it becomes an audience. Fifteen seats means every attendee can put their real problem on the table, hear how a peer solved it, and leave with something they can act on Monday.
Registrations are reviewed. You'll receive a personal confirmation with venue and parking details once your seat is approved.
Request My Seat →Register directly below, or claim your seat in one click through the official LinkedIn event.
10 September 2026 · JW Marriott Marina, Dubai · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Already on LinkedIn? Register with your profile in a single click — no forms, and you'll get event reminders straight in your feed.
Seats are limited to 15. If you'd like to nominate a second attendee from your organisation, reply to your confirmation email or write to events@ahad-me.com and we'll do our best to accommodate.
JW Marriott Hotel Marina, Dubai Marina. Complimentary valet parking. Nearest metro: DMCC / Dubai Marina. Full directions are included in your confirmation email.
A regional cybersecurity partner helping enterprises across the Middle East build resilience — offensive security, GRC, managed defence and human-centric security programmes. Home of Securing the Universe and Hackergazing.
A purpose-built platform for managing the human element of cyber risk — phishing simulation, security awareness, policy compliance and phishing incident response — trusted by organisations across the region.
No. The roundtable is hosted by AHAD and PhishRod at no cost to attendees. Seats are by approval only, as capacity is limited to 15 security leaders.
No. It's a working session. You'll see live product capability during the AI use-case walkthrough because it's the clearest way to show what's possible — but the majority of the morning is peer discussion, regional data and practical strategy.
Business / smart casual.
Yes — a networking lunch follows the session at 2:00 PM. Please flag any dietary requirements in your registration notes.
Absolutely, as long as they hold a security or IT leadership role. Just let us know at events@ahad-me.com so we can update the guest list.
Registered attendees receive the session deck and the State of Human Risk Management in the Middle East – 2026 highlights after the event.
No. The roundtable runs under Chatham House rules so attendees can speak openly. Photography may take place in the Experience Zone only.
Join the region's security leaders at JW Marriott Marina to build an AI-driven human risk management strategy that actually changes behaviour.
