Simone Vernacchia
Chairman, Steering Committee
Deloitte
Senior Partner at Deloitte, with experience in cybersecurity strategy, digital transformation and technology innovation.
LinkedIn: Simone Vernacchia (External website)Steering Committee
Our Steering Committee guides CSBG’s direction, bringing together experience in cybersecurity strategy, advisory, technology, education, and research. These perspectives connect the group’s priorities with the practical needs of the sector.
Shams Shapsough
Vice-Chair, Steering Committee
STURM
Senior Partner and CEO for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa region at STURM, advising governments and enterprises on cybersecurity, transformation and operational improvement.
LinkedIn: Shams Shapsough (External website)
Dr. Imran Zualkernan
Member, Steering Committee
American University of Sharjah
Professor and Head of Computer Science and Engineering at the American University of Sharjah, with research interests in the Internet of Things, deep learning and data analytics.
LinkedIn: Dr. Imran Zualkernan (External website)
Nikola Kukoljac
Member, Steering Committee
Help AG
Vice President of Solutions Architecture at Help AG, with experience designing and delivering large-scale IT and cybersecurity projects.
LinkedIn: Nikola Kukoljac (External website)
Anas Laban
Member, Steering Committee
Darktrace
Brings a technology-vendor perspective from Darktrace, with experience working with enterprise cybersecurity solutions.
LinkedIn: Anas Laban (External website)
Rania Halimeh
Member, Steering Committee
The Learning Initiative
Managing Director of The Learning Initiative, with experience in leadership development, workforce capability, and organizational transformation.
LinkedIn: Rania Halimeh (External website)