Gulf, Türkiye and the wider EMEA field, in one room
The CISO 360 and CSO 360 conferences run side by side, a format we have taken across Asia and Oceania and the Americas and now bring to Istanbul. CISOs, Chief Security Officers, and cybersecurity, corporate security, intelligence and investigations leaders from the GCC, the wider Middle East, Türkiye and EMEA meet for practical discussion of business risk and resilience.
Two conferences, together yet apart
We value the cross-pollination between cyber, physical, resilience, intelligence and investigations, while respecting what is distinct about each discipline. Delegates move freely between the two tracks.
- CISO 360: cybersecurity, information security, technology risk
- CSO 360: corporate security, geopolitical risk, intelligence, investigations
What participants take away
You will sit with peers carrying similar risks and constraints, see how they structure teams and make the case internally, and benchmark your own position against theirs. Sessions are built around real case stories rather than slides, with immersive roundtables and one-to-one meetings. At our Global Congress in Lisbon this June we delivered 270% of contracted one-to-one meetings across ten sponsors, and we hold ourselves to the same standard here.
Moving between the two tracks is where the 360 view comes from: ransomware, crypto security, IoT and OT, robotics and supply chain risk on one side; geopolitics, travel risk and insider threat on the other. We also programme outside the security echo chamber, with business executives and risk managers who see these problems from the other side of the table.
Mentor. Mentee. Be Both.
Alongside Innovation Hub meetings with technology and due diligence partners, peer-to-peer mentor and mentee circles run across both events through the CISO + CSO 360 Circle. Every security leader in the room has something to teach and something to learn. Participants are matched in advance on what they want to give and what they want to work through.
Themes for 2026
Leadership, mission and purpose. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing. Crypto security. Digital innovation and cybercrime. Governance and security awareness. Insider risk and physical security. Geopolitics, executive protection and travel risk.
Why Istanbul this year
Istanbul is not a fallback. It is a city the Gulf, Türkiye, Africa and the wider EMEA field can all reach easily. Türkiye has a substantial security leadership community, and we have convened there successfully before. The GCC community remains at the centre, and we remain committed to confirming additional dates in Dubai.
