Cyber 100 Club Dubai · 17 September 2026

Cyber AI Achievers
Awards

Recognising the people, teams and products shaping the future of AI and cyber security across the Middle East and Africa.

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ROVE Hotel, Expo Dubai South

17 Sep Awards 5:45pm

8 award categories

ROVE Hotel, Expo City, Dubai · 17 September

Nominations close 10 September

The Awards

What the Awards Recognise

The Cyber AI Achievers Awards recognise the people, teams and products advancing cyber security and AI across the Middle East and Africa.

Winners are presented at the Cyber 100 Club event at ROVE Hotel, Expo City, Dubai on 17 September 2026. Every nomination is read and evaluated by an independent panel of practising security leaders, not by the organisers.

Entry is free and open to anyone. You can nominate a colleague, a team, a supplier, or yourself. The jury decides what qualifies, so if you believe the work deserves recognition, put it forward.

Eight Categories

The Eight Awards

Three award types. One submission covers one category, so enter each one separately.

Individual

AI-Cyber Security Leader of the Year Award

Recognizes an executive (with 10+ years in the domain) who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in shaping the cyber & AI Security & risk strategy across their organization or industry (overall strategic leadership).

Full criteria

Individual

Women in Cyber & AI Leadership Award

Honors a woman leader (with 7+ years in the domain) who has advanced the maturity of Cyber & AI Security & risk, serving as a role model for diversity and empowerment.

Full criteria

Honors a woman leader (with 7+ years in the domain) who has advanced the maturity of Cyber & AI Security & risk, serving as a role model for diversity and empowerment. The individual organization should have a presence in the MEA region.

Individual

Rising Star in AI-Cyber Award

Recognizes an emerging professional driving progress and innovation in cyber & AI Security and risk management, helping shape the growing Cyber AI landscape across the MEA region.

Project or Team

Best Cyber-AI Security & Risk Program Award

Recognizes an organization's comprehensive, mature, and well-integrated Cyber-AI Security & risk management program that demonstrates measurable resilience and governance.

Full criteria

Recognizes an organization's comprehensive, mature, and well-integrated Cyber-AI Security & risk management program that demonstrates measurable resilience and governance. The organization has to be present in the MEA region. This is not an individual award, and the organization has to demonstrate a Cyber - AI Security program maturity for a minimum period of 12 months.

Project or Team

Best AI-Cyber Team Award

Celebrates a team whose collaboration, innovation, and execution have driven major improvements in TPRM or supply chain risk posture.

Full criteria

Celebrates a team whose collaboration, innovation, and execution have driven major improvements in TPRM or supply chain risk posture. The Team should represent an organization that has a presence in the MEA region. This is not an individual award and the organization has to demonstrate a team for a minimum period of 12 months.

Project or Team

AI-Cyber Resilience Excellence Award

Honors organizations that have achieved outstanding resilience through vendor ecosystem hardening, rapid response, or proactive risk reduction initiatives.

Full criteria

Honors organizations that have achieved outstanding resilience through vendor ecosystem hardening, rapid response, or proactive risk reduction initiatives. The organization has to be present in the MEA region. This is not an individual award, and the organization has to demonstrate a supply chain resilience program maturity for a minimum period of 12 months.

Product or Service Provider

Best AI Cyber Product / Solution Award

Awarded to a vendor - service provider (who has presence in MEA) offering the most effective and innovative Third-Party Risk Management platform or tool, proven through measurable client outcomes (focus on proven effectiveness)

Product or Service Provider

Cyber AI Startup Innovation Award

Recognizes cutting-edge technological or methodological innovation that enhances visibility, automation, or risk reduction across the cyber supply chain (focus on novelty and future potential)

How It Works

From Nomination to Ceremony

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Nominate

Choose a category and complete the form. Save and return any time before the deadline.

10 Sep

Entries close

Nominations close at 23:59 Gulf Standard Time. No late entries.

12 Sep

Shortlist

The jury reviews every submission and the shortlist is announced.

17 Sep

Ceremony

Winners announced at ROVE Hotel, Expo City. Awards presented at 5:45pm.

Independent Panel

The Jury

Every nomination is read and evaluated by the panel below.

A fourth panel member from the UAE Cyber Security Council will be announced shortly.

Partners

Supported By

Cyber 100 Club

UAE Cyber Security Council

1CxO CSA

Trophy Sponsor

Nominations Close 10 September

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It takes about twenty minutes, and your answers save as you go, so you can start now and come back to finish whenever suits you.

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Free to enter. One submission per category.

Cyber AI Achievers
Awards

What the Awards Recognise

The Eight Awards