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CSO 360 · co-located with the 7th CISO 360 Middle East

2nd CSO 360 Middle East

Corporate Security, Intelligence, Investigations: Protecting People, Profits, Property and Reputation

Cross-security leadership from Türkiye, the Gulf, the Middle East and EMEA, in one room.

Corporate security leaders from the Gulf, Türkiye and EMEA

The 2nd CSO 360 Middle East is part of the global CSO 360 series created and hosted by Pulse Conferences. It brings together Chief Security Officers, directors of corporate security, intelligence, investigations and risk leaders from across the GCC, Türkiye and the wider Middle East to share proven strategies for protecting people, assets, profits and reputations.

As threats evolve across geopolitics, technology, business and economics, Directors of Security will share their approaches to securing international business and government. Evenings include receptions, dinners and cultural activities.

With thanks to our 2026 sponsors (partial list)

Platinum Protectors

enteles Search

Sapphire Sentinels

Restrata

Supporting Organisations

ISC2 Türkiye Chartering ChapterInformation Security Forum (ISF)

Key themes

The agenda is in development and we welcome your input.

Global security landscape

Geopolitical risk updates shaping the future.

Resilience building

Strategies against civil unrest, activism and terrorism.

Climate risk and crisis management

Stress testing, readiness and recovery planning.

Future skills and culture

The AI-enabled workforce, and engagement.

Supply chain security

Safeguarding global operations.

Travel security and K&R

Mitigating threats for mobile teams.

Cybersecurity for corporate security

Working with the CISO and cyber teams, and countering misinformation.

Investigations, fraud and corruption

Updates on illicit trade and corruption.

Intelligence

Using intelligence for strategic decision-making.

Insider threats

Human security strategies and mitigations.

Governance

Environmental, social and governance challenges.

Two events, one location

The 2nd CSO 360 Middle East runs alongside the 7th CISO 360 Middle East at the InterContinental Istanbul. Delegates move freely between the two programmes.

Visit the 7th CISO 360 Middle East See both events

Highlights from our recent Middle East event

https://vimeo.com/783341494

Many thanks to our enabling Anchor Partners: Mastercard, Dataminr, Sibylline, Restrata, Reliance Cyber, Qualys, Emergent Risk International, ThreatLocker, Intel 471

Programme 2026

The programme is still in development and speakers are being added, so timings may change.

Download the 2026 agenda (PDF)

The event at a glance

  • Monday 9 NovemberEvening networking
  • Tuesday 10 NovemberFull-day conference and roundtables, followed by evening networking
  • Wednesday 11 NovemberMorning roundtables, lunch and networking

Recent programmes

To suggest a topic or speaker, email teampulse@pulseconferences.com.

2026 speakers (partial list)

Our programmes are researched and curated by trained conference producers and stay flexible enough to cover the latest topics on the day. Keynotes, case studies, fireside chats, table think tanks and roundtables are led mainly by Chief Security Officers and intelligence, investigations and geopolitical practitioners.

To speak, or to suggest companies, topics or people for the agenda, email teampulse@pulseconferences.com.

Simon Scales

Simon Scales

Conference Chair; Chief Education and Development Officer, Association of Corporate Investigators

Simon has more than 30 years’ investigative, security and compliance experience from corporate and law enforcement backgrounds. He has conducted complex bribery, corruption, fraud and misconduct investigations worldwide, and has led investigation, ethics, compliance and integrity teams in Europe, the USA, Africa and the Middle East.

Lady Olga Maitland

Lady Olga Maitland

President and Chairman, Defence and Security Forum; Chairman of the Board, Algeria British Business Council (UK)

Lady Olga Maitland has wide experience in governance, risk management and compliance, and in global fraud and corruption issues in particular. She advises a number of dignitaries and speaks widely on corporate governance. She is a former British MP.

Patrick Kane

Patrick Kane

Senior Director Security, Atlas Air (US)

Patrick leads security for Atlas Air, a US airline operating cargo and passenger services worldwide, with a focus on protecting a highly mobile global workforce through travel risk assessment, secure transport and journey management. He is President of the Corporate Executive Protection Leadership Council, led the creation of a Travel Risk Working Group within ASIS International, and is Chair Emeritus of the OSAC Aviation Security Working Group. He has worked on the ground in more than 70 countries and served as an infantry officer in the US Marine Corps.

Ned Farmer

Ned Farmer

Senior Strategic Intelligence Analyst, Emergent Risk International (US)

Ned manages a globally dispersed strategic intelligence team embedded with a major technology company. He previously led global intelligence for Transocean, designed the geopolitical risk and security intelligence programme at American Airlines, and held leadership positions within the US State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).

Mark Wolsey

Mark Wolsey

CEO, Convergent Risk (UK)

Mark served for 25 years as an officer in the Royal Marines, much of it in counter-terrorist operations and intelligence. He has since been Chief Security Officer at Smiths Group, Cadbury, Philip Morris International, PwC and CRH, and has been directly involved in responding to many of the major global crises of recent decades. He has worked extensively in Ukraine since 2014 on crisis and evacuation planning.

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Crawford Robinson

Security, Risk, Investigations and Compliance Professional; Board Advisor; Trustee; formerly British American Tobacco (UK)

Botan Osman

Botan Osman

CEO and Co-Founder, Restrata (UK)

Botan Osman has 20+ years’ experience in the software & security sector. He co-founded the Restrata software venture in 2019. He was previously a government and multinational advisor and exec on technology working on projects with Microsoft, Google, IBM, PwC, Cisco & others.

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Adam Drabik

CISO, Manufacturing (UK)

Networking

Networking runs across all three days, from the evening of Monday 9 November to lunch on Wednesday 11 November. Receptions, dinners and cultural activities are included in the Delegate Pass and the Networking Pass, and are shared with the co-located 7th CISO 360 Middle East.

Interested in hosting a social event? Email sponsorship@pulseconferences.com.

Welcome reception

  • WhenMonday 9 November, evening
  • WhereTo be confirmed
  • Hosted byTo be confirmed

Details to follow.

Networking dinner

  • WhenTuesday 10 November, evening
  • WhereTo be confirmed
  • Hosted byTo be confirmed

Details to follow.

Lunch and closing networking

  • WhenWednesday 11 November
  • WhereInterContinental Istanbul
  • Hosted byTo be confirmed

Details to follow.

Many thanks to the sponsors of the 2nd CSO 360 Middle East 2026

Partial list. To find out about sponsorship or to book a meeting with us, contact sponsorship@pulseconferences.com.

Find out more about sponsoring this event

Platinum Protectors

enteles Search

enteles Search

enteles Search identifies outstanding security and investigative professionals across the world, for both permanent and contract roles. Its experience spans physical security and asset protection, fraud and investigations, intelligence, brand protection, crisis management, geopolitics, loss prevention, systems security, HSSE, business continuity, forensics, and event and travel security.

enteles-search.com

Sapphire Sentinels

Restrata

Restrata

Restrata is a resilience software company helping organisations operate with confidence during disruption. From protecting people and managing incidents to maintaining day-to-day operations, resilienceOS connects visibility, intelligence, communications and response into a single operational picture, so teams know what is happening, who is affected and what to do next.

Built by operators, resilienceOS combines software, human expertise and ROSA, Restrata’s Operational AI, to accelerate decision-making while keeping people in control. It is used by more than 180 organisations worldwide, including 7 of the world’s 10 largest energy companies.

www.restrata.com

Supporting Organisations

ISC2 Türkiye Chartering Chapter

ISC2 Türkiye Chartering Chapter

The ISC2 Türkiye Chartering Chapter is a non-profit professional community initiative dedicated to advancing the cybersecurity discipline across Türkiye under the global standards of ISC2. Currently in its official chartering phase, the chapter serves as a local hub for cybersecurity leaders, practitioners and aspiring professionals to collaborate, share knowledge and strengthen the region’s digital resilience.

Core objectives

  • Professional growth and certification: supporting members through career mentorship, study groups and guidance on achieving and maintaining credentials such as CISSP, CCSP and CC.
  • Knowledge exchange: hosting technical workshops, webinars, panel discussions and research sharing on emerging cybersecurity trends, threats and governance.
  • Community and networking: connecting cybersecurity professionals across government, corporate, academic and independent sectors in Türkiye.
  • Industry awareness: promoting good practice in cybersecurity, privacy and digital trust for organisations and communities throughout the region.
Information Security Forum (ISF)

Information Security Forum (ISF)

Founded in 1989, the Information Security Forum (ISF) is an independent organisation driven by its Members, ranging from Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000 listed corporations to public-sector bodies and government departments.

Its business-driven solutions provide organisations with the guidance, tools and methodologies needed to tackle the wide-ranging governance, risk and compliance challenges facing businesses around the world.

securityforum.org

Why sponsor the 2nd CSO 360 Middle East?

Protecting people, profits, property, information and reputation: resilience and innovation as business advantage.

The 2nd CSO 360 Middle East convenes the people accountable for protecting the enterprise: corporate security, global and regional security operations, investigations, geopolitical risk and intelligence, business continuity, anti-fraud, crisis management and travel risk, and the executives and board members they report to. Cyber is addressed fully at the co-located 7th CISO 360 Middle East. Delegates come from Türkiye, the GCC, the Middle East, EMEA and MENA, with strong attendance from Türkiye and the Gulf.

As a sponsor, you will engage with:

  • Chief Security Officers and corporate security directors overseeing operational protection, and geopolitical intelligence and investigations leaders
  • C-suite leaders driving governance frameworks, regulatory alignment and risk tied to business impact
  • Board Directors and NEDs influencing capital allocation and governance decisions

For sponsors, this means direct access to budget holders and buyers in corporate security, intelligence, investigations and resilience; insight into how protective security investment is justified to the board; alignment with cross-domain resilience priorities; senior conversations in addition to the one-to-one meeting programme; and an international delegate base weighted to Türkiye, the Gulf, the Middle East, EMEA and MENA.

98%of recent sponsors would recommend
99%would return

Sponsor feedback, CSO 360 Global Congress

What sponsorship includes

Meetings arranged for you, end to end

We schedule your one-to-one meetings before you arrive, matched on mutual relevance and selection. Your team arrives with a diary rather than a stand to staff. We regularly deliver 250–270% of the meetings contracted.

Your own event, without running your own event

A curated space, your chosen theme and session type, inside an event already full of the people you want in the room: the depth of a hosted event without the cost, lead time or risk of filling it yourself.

Bring your clients with you

Complimentary places for your existing customers and prospects. They attend as invited guests, in the sessions and at the evening dinners, receptions and cultural activities.

In the room, not waiting outside for the breaks

Networking dinners and cultural visits are part of the event, not an add-on for sponsors. Your team sits among the delegates throughout, learning alongside them in the main conference room.

A two-way conversation about your offering

Our CISOs and CSOs join these events to think aloud about problems they have not solved. Under The Chatham House Rule they will tell you where your category is falling short.

Worked through with you, start to finish

We agree the content, messaging and practicalities with you from signature to onsite delivery and post-event follow-up. You input on theme and delegate profile; we handle everything else.

What we don’t sell

Delegate lists, agenda control and pitching slots are not available at any price. That is why our delegates come back, and why your presence among them carries weight.

What recent sponsors say on camera

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What our sponsors say

“Being able to moderate the panel and have great discussions with so many different security leaders is great. The one-to-one meetings were really special: profound conversations about their worlds and their challenges across global security.”

Sara Pratley, SVP Global Intelligence, AlertMedia

“A great way to engage with CSOs. Pulse has done a fantastic job in bringing everyone together and we look forward to future events and to continuing the discussion.”

Botan Osman, CEO, Restrata

“We’ve been sponsoring CSO 360 for a number of years. The reason we really like this event is the great people that come. It’s a great audience for us. The Pulse team is very good at making sure you get the most out of the event in building relationships and connecting.”

Justin Crump, CEO, Sibylline

“Always a great opportunity to network with people we haven’t seen in the industry for some time, to understand new technologies and the physical threats we’ll be facing in the future.”

Robert Aldous, Chief Customer Officer, Solace Global

“I attend a lot of security events but these days it’s quality over quantity. The level of person who attends means you can learn something and take it away. From a sponsor perspective, I couldn’t have a better audience.”

Andy Williams, Director, SafeHotels Alliance

“We’ve done a lot of networking with our friends and partners at the evening events. Lots of great conversations have come from it.”

Andrew Devereux, Risk Intelligence Officer, Healix

Venue

InterContinental Istanbul
Gümüşsuyu, Asker Ocağı Cd. No:1
34435 Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Türkiye

The 7th CISO 360 and 2nd CSO 360 Middle East 2026 are hosted at the InterContinental Istanbul, a five-star high-rise hotel in the Taksim district with views over the Bosphorus and the historic skyline. The hotel has a top-floor City Lights bar, Turkish and international dining, and a spa with an outdoor heated pool and Turkish baths.

Hotel website · View on Google Maps

Discounted accommodation

Pulse Conferences has arranged a discounted bed-and-breakfast rate of EUR 160 (£137.29) per room, per night, for one person. Taxes may apply. Book by 31 October 2026.

Book your discounted room

The hotel

InterContinental Istanbul

Views over the Bosphorus

Guest room

Suite

Spa and pool

City Lights bar

City Lights bar

City Lights bar

Dining

The event spaces

Event space

Event space

Event space

Event space

Getting there

  • From Istanbul Airport: about 35 minutes by taxi.
  • Metro: Taksim station is directly behind the hotel, about two minutes’ walk.
  • Nearby: Taksim Square is within walking distance; Nişantaşı is a 15-minute walk.
  • Parking: 200 indoor spaces. Self-parking EUR 11.80, plus EUR 5 for valet.

Registration 2026

Pulse Conferences reserves the right to approve that registration is under the correct tier.

Tier 1 Delegate Pass

In-house security practitioners

£495

For in-house practitioners: people doing the role of Chief Security Officer, or directors and senior managers of intelligence, investigations, risk, resilience and other in-house executive roles. This rate does not apply to people or companies providing advisory services or solutions to the security community.

Inclusions

  • Entry to the 2nd CSO 360 Middle East conference and roundtables (10 November, full day) and roundtables (11 November: morning, lunch and networking)
  • Invitation to all networking activities (9, 10 and 11 November)
  • Access to the co-located 7th CISO 360 Middle East sessions
  • Post-event presentation materials (subject to speaker opt-out)
  • Certificate of attendance on request. Up to 11 CPE/CPD credits towards (ISC)² (CISSP), ISACA (CISM, CISA, CRISC), EC-Council (CEH), ASIS International (CPP, PSP, PCI) and The Security Institute (CSyP, MSyI, FSyI)
  • Automatic invitation to the Security 360 Circle (monthly virtual roundtables)

Exclusions

  • Travel, accommodation and all other costs of joining the event

Register

Tier 2 Networking Pass

For providers and advisers

£1,995 + applicable tax

A limited number of Networking Passes for senior executives at provider, vendor or distributor companies, or independent advisers to the security community, to benefit from the business development and learning opportunities of attending.

Inclusions

  • Entry to the 2nd CSO 360 Middle East conference and roundtables (10 November, full day) and roundtables (11 November: morning, lunch and networking)
  • Invitation to all networking activities (9, 10 and 11 November)
  • Access to the co-located 7th CISO 360 Middle East sessions
  • Post-event presentation materials (subject to speaker opt-out)
  • Certificate of attendance on request. Up to 11 CPE/CPD credits towards (ISC)² (CISSP), ISACA (CISM, CISA, CRISC), EC-Council (CEH), ASIS International (CPP, PSP, PCI) and The Security Institute (CSyP, MSyI, FSyI)
  • Automatic invitation to the Security 360 Circle (monthly virtual roundtables)

Exclusions

  • Travel, accommodation and all other costs of joining the event

Register

Tier 3 Speakers, Sponsors and Supporting Associations

Pre-confirmed with the Pulse team

By arrangement

If your participation has already been confirmed with the Pulse team, register here.

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Terms and conditions

Payment policy

Payment is due in full at the time of registration. Your registration will not be confirmed until payment is received and may be subject to cancellation. Early-bird and other discounts require payment at the time of registration and before any cut-off date, and cannot be combined with other offers.

Credit card: all major cards are accepted online; card details are not accepted by email, phone or fax. Bank transfer: please reference the invoice number and email a copy of the remittance to teampulse@pulseconferences.com. All bank charges are borne by the sender.

Cancellation, postponement and substitution

You may substitute a delegate at any time by notifying Pulse Conferences. No credit will be issued for cancellations within seven days of the event (inclusive); only a valid doctor’s note entitles you to a 100% credit for another Pulse event within one year. Cancellations received in writing at least eight days before the event receive a 90% credit for another Pulse event within one year. Cancellations received in writing at least 60 days before the event receive a 100% credit, or a 90% refund if you cannot attend another event. A 10% administration fee is retained on all permitted cancellations.

If Pulse Conferences postpones or cancels an event, you will receive a 100% credit, or a 100% refund if you cannot use it. Pulse Conferences may alter the advertised speakers or topics if necessary; changes will be published on the website.

Code of conduct

Pulse is dedicated to providing an inclusive and harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of our community in any form. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from current or future events without credit or refund. Please raise any concerns with the team at teampulse@pulseconferences.com.

Health and safety, force majeure and indemnity

Events are organised in line with the latest health and safety regulations and guidance of the host country. Pulse Conferences may virtualise the programme, postpone or relocate the event if delayed by circumstances outside its reasonable control. We advise booking flexible or refundable travel and accommodation. Pulse Conferences is not liable for any claim, loss, damage or cost arising from attendee participation.

Use of multimedia and privacy

Pulse Conferences may photograph and film the event and use the footage for promotional purposes. If you prefer not to be included, tell us in writing before the event or at the registration desk and you will be given a distinctive badge. Read the Pulse Conferences privacy policy for how we handle your data.

Video testimonials

Interviews filmed at recent CSO 360 events.

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What delegates say

“I found it inspiring and motivating, offering fresh perspectives on security leadership. The diversity of attendees and the quality of discussions makes this event unique.”

Regina Lombardo, Chief Security Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art (US)

“Most conferences remain regionally focused, but CSO 360 truly delivers global perspectives. It’s rare to find a forum where security leaders from the US, Europe and beyond can engage so openly.”

Alberto Gallardo, Security Manager, The Walt Disney Company (Spain)

“CSO 360 offers refreshingly different perspectives. Despite our different sectors, we share many common security challenges. The format encourages open dialogue and knowledge-sharing.”

Maria Victoria Montalvo, Deputy Director, World Food Programme (Italy)

“The Global Congress operates at exactly the right strategic level, making it perfect for security leaders navigating the transition to senior management.”

Andrew Pratt, Deputy Head of Situation Intelligence Analysis, Siemens (Germany)

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