Hafiz Sheikh Adnan Ahmed

IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance, Business Continuity, Information and Cyber Security, and Data Privacy Expert, Certified PECB Trainer ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHafiz Sheikh Adnan Ahmed’s journey started back in 2005 as a Quality Assurance Engineer and over the years, he shaped his career in the areas of information and communications technology (ICT) governance, Information and Cybersecurity, resilience, data privacy and protection, risk management, enterprise excellence and innovation, and digital and strategic transformation. He is an analytical thinker, writer, certified trainer, global mentor, and advisor with proven leadership and organizational skills in empowering high-performing technology teams. He is a certified data protection officer and won chief information security officer (CISO) of the Year awards in 2021 and 2022 by GCC Security Symposium Middle East and Cyber Sentinels Middle East, respectively. ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHafiz is a public speaker and conducts regular training, workshops, and webinars on the latest trends and technologies in the fields of digital transformation, information and cybersecurity, and data privacy. He volunteers at the global level of ISACA® in different working groups and forums. He is the Co-Founder and CIO of AZAAN Cybertech Consulting, and his role is to drive and align business strategies of the company’s esteemed clients towards Information and Cybersecurity centric and to oversee the people, processes, and technologies within the organizations to ensure they deliver outcomes that support the goals of the business. To know more about AZAAN Cybertech consulting, visit: www.azaan.aer. Hafiz can be contacted through email at hafiz.ahmed@azaanbiservices.com