Cyber First Qatar 2026

Cyber First Qatar is the Doha edition of Events First Group's Cyber First summit series. The invitation-only day, free for qualified end users, gathers senior security leaders from government, banking, energy, telecoms and critical infrastructure to discuss building cyber resilience for Qatar's AI-powered digital economy, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and the national cyber security strategy.

Strategic themes

Eight tracks frame the panels, keynotes and partner presentations.

• National cyber resilience and digital sovereignty
• AI security, governance and responsible AI
• Critical infrastructure, IT/OT and industrial security
• Cloud security, data protection and digital trust
• Cyber risk, compliance and regulatory readiness
• Security automation and AI-driven SecOps
• Zero Trust and identity-centric security
• Threat intelligence and incident response

Programme

Registration opens at 08:00. The draft agenda has four panels, a fireside chat on data protection, technology partner sessions, an exhibition tour, the Cyber First Qatar Awards ('The Cyber 7') and a raffle, closing at about 14:50 with a networking lunch.

Who attends

The organiser expects 250+ senior cyber and digital leaders: CISOs, CIOs, CTOs and CDOs, SOC and incident response leads, government cyber leaders and regulators, OT/ICS security professionals, and security heads from banking, fintech and telecoms. Attendees can earn up to 7 CPD points.