DUBAI: Camille Vasquez, the litigator who played a key role in Hollywood star Johnny Depp’s defamation case, is one of the speakers who will take to the stage at Black Hat Middle East & Africa, set to take place at the Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Centre from Nov. 14 – 16. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle Dubbed the cyber industry’s fastest-growing event, the event is organized by Tahaluf, the Informa LLC joint venture with the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming, & Drones (SAFCSP), and will provide a platform for essential insights signposting the future of cybersecurity, its challenges and solutions. The lineup of speakers – more than half of whom are descending on Riyadh from outside the GCC – includes Vasquez as well as experts from organizations such as the FBI and NATO. Taking to the stage for two sessions, Vasquez will speak on “High Stakes Mastery, From the Courtroom to The Boardroom,” looking at critical litigation and its influence on both the legal arena and the corporate world, as well as a “Women in Cyber Focus” panel, which aims at inspiring women and men in the cybersecurity world to foster diversity and inclusion. “Cyber experts need to be aware of the crucial role social media, in particular, can now play in trials and the impact it can have,” said Vasquez. “I look forward to sharing some of the insights I’ve learnt working on high-profile cases, especially on maintaining integrity and how to navigate legal challenges while preserving and enhancing an individual or organization"s image.” Other notable speakers appearing in Riyadh include Cynthia Kaiser, the FBI’s Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division; Vitaly Gudanets, Chief Information Security Officer at Netflix; Keith Enright, Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer at Google; and Latha Maripuri, Chief Information Security Officer at Uber.