November will see the arrival of Black Hat Middle East & Africa in Riyadh

Black Hat Middle East & Africa (MEA), the rapidly expanding hub for the cybersecurity industry, is gearing up to make its mark at the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Centre. This year's event, scheduled from November 14 to 16, promises significant growth across multiple dimensions, including floor space, exhibitor participation, national and industry pavilions, and a lineup of distinguished speakers.

With the theme "Infosec on the Edge," Black Hat MEA is being orchestrated by Tahaluf, an Informa Business, in collaboration with the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming, and Drones (SAFCSP). The 2023 edition of Black Hat MEA is set to be an impressive 41% larger than its inaugural launch in 2022, showcasing the event's rapid expansion. Furthermore, early-day visitor registrations have already surged by an impressive 119%.

With 70 per cent of our 2022 exhibitors having rebooked, we are well on course to beat last year’s launch event outputs,” said Michael Champion, Chief Executive Officer of Tahaluf “[Last year’s event] included more than 30,000 attendees, 182 exhibitors, and more than 250 speakers. This year we are forecasting more than 300 exhibitors from 120 countries, making it the region’s largest cybersecurity event, and the most attended in the world…”

“Prominent CISOs [Chief Information Security Officers], C-level executives, IT directors, and government officials have registered to explore new business opportunities, innovative learning and networking that will set the blueprints for successful preparation against existing and new threats in the new digital era of AI.”