Saudi National Day: Acronis And The Future Of Artificial Intelligence In The Kingdom

Ziad Nasr

General Manager for the Middle East / based in Dubai

Acronis

Ziad Nasr is the General Manager for the Middle East Region at Acronis, a global leader in Cyber Protection. He has over 25 years of experience in selling technology in the Middle East. He has created a track record in improving customer and employee satisfaction and driving market share and double-digit growth. He has built his reputation as a constant overachiever, change agent, and source of integrity with a relentless focus on compliance. Previously positioned as a Managing Director, he was working at Middle East Smart Solutions, providing services to the SME Market. Ziad holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, and specialises in communications, relationship management, strategy design & implementation, and sales transformation in the industry.

Kevin Reed 

CISO

Acronis

Experienced Chief Information Security Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. I work with tech companies focusing on the real-life risk mitigation instead of checkbox compliance. Experienced with DevSecOps and Alige approaches. Strong information technology professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Kingston University.

Sergey Belov

Head of Internal Security

Acronis

Sergey Belov is the Head of Internal Security at Acronis. He has authored numerous articles on information security and has been a speaker and trainer in various conferences including OWASP, Hack in Paris, Black Hat USA. Sergey’s contributions to cybersecurity are widely recognized; he is listed in the halls of fame of prominent tech companies including Google, Digital Ocean, and Wikipedia for discovering vulnerabilities in their systems.

Markus Bauer

Senior Technology Evangelist EMEA

Acronis

Markus holds a degree as Information Electronics Engineer and has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry with extensive expertise in Business Development, Marketing, Sales, as well as Presales and distribution of products and services. He held various Sales and Channel positions in which he, amongst other things, imparted technological expertise to Partners. Moreover, he was responsible for the expansion of the Channel Business and provided a reputable and knowledgeable reference point for Suppliers as well as Partners.

His mission is to drive strategies and share technological expertise with Partners, Resellers and Customers. Markus is speaking on different events and shows, as well as online at virtual conferences and webinars. He is leading the Acronis Academy team in EMEA.