KOGS EMERGING PROFESSIONALS FORUM

Dr. Mubarak Al-Hajeri is a SME in geological fluids (water, oil and gas) and source rock geochemistry at Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and the President of the Kuwait Geosciences Society (KGS). With over two decades of experience in petroleum systems, geochemical evaluation, and unconventional resource assessment, he has led several multidisciplinary projects, including the Najmah Kerogen initiative. Dr. Al-Hajeri is actively engaged in advancing industry collaboration, innovation, and professional excellence across the region through partnerships with leading international societies such as AAPG, EAGE, and SEG.

Dr. Reem is a Global Thought leader in Cyber Security and Digital Transformation who is celebrated for her ability to drive significant impact, described as a "Multiplier" who exponentially amplifies initiatives, leaving a profound mark on the CyberSecurity and Technology landscape. She is also A Certified Innovation Leader (CIL) and a Fellow in the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (FIKE), A Fellow in the UK-Gulf Women in CyberSecurity, A Global Mentor in the UN’s ITU Women in Cyber Mentorship Program. First United Nation’s Civil Society Stakeholder's Representative from Women in CyberSecurity Groups who delivers regularly official Statements at the United Nations' Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security 2021-2025 located in United Nations Headquarters, New York (Copy of Statement available on UN's OEWG website provided above).

With more than two decades of experience, She had excelled in leading significant Strategical advancements to the maturity of CyberSecurity and Digital technology in Energy sector on various levels which is closely linked to Kuwait’s National CyberSecurity posture and Digital Oil Fields transformation journeys.

Academically Accomplished with degrees in Engineering, MBA, PhD in Business and Harvard’s Business School Executives Program, Dr. Reem blends a technical expertise with Strong management skills that enriches her Leadership impacts.

She is a Passionate, Empathetic, and Servant leader who is deeply committed to fostering diversity across the various hats she wears. She is the Chairperson and Cofounder of Women in CyberSecurity MiddleEast (WiCSME) Group with +2500 Women members covering +21 Countries, She is also the Sounding Board member at the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council of Kuwait’s Oil Sector. While promoting Women leadership through excelling in her leadership roles in being the First Female CISO in Kuwait’s Energy Sector. She has always been a key force in advancing the maturity of CyberSecurity and Digital transformation Journeys through her various leading roles within the Energy Sector in Kuwait.

Dr. Reem represents her country in a number of regional and global program and forums, and is recognized as an “Innovator” and “Wild Card” who continues to ‘push the envelope’ to get to the most optimum outcome on an initiative or a project. Dr. Reem contributes heavily in Technology & CyberSecurity Global Communities and is quite recognized at national, regional and international levels where she’s recognized by World, Country and Industry leaders: H.H the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Head of UAE’s Cyber Security Council, CEOs and Deputy CEOs at Kuwait’s Oil Sector. She had recently received the CyberSecurity Woman of the Arab World 2024 Award in GISEC Cyber Excellence Awards. Recognized among World’s “Top20” Cybersecurity Women 2024 “Global Excellence 2024”. She had been recently acknowledged by CYSEC Global as The Cybersecurity Leader of the Year 2025 & The Woman Innovator of the Year 2025 and The "She Leads 2025" Award. Also received the Global CyberSecurity Woman of the Year 2023 “Barrier Breaker-Category” Award, Ranked # 1 at IFSEC Global Top Influencers in Security & Fire “CyberSecurity Category”, The CIO50 Middle East Award 2022 Winner, IDC’s Top 50 Women Achievers “Business & Digital Transformation Leader”, Global EWF’s Regional Leadership Award, MESA’s Women Security Leaders Award, , and The Arab CISO of the Year.

She’s a very active contributor to Cyber Security Community promoting collaboration via sharing of knowledge “#StrongerTogether”, organizing various CyberSecurity related workshops/events and forums, as well as participating in various national, regional, and international forums as Judge in various Prestigious Awards, as Civil Society Stakeholder at United Nations' Open-ended Working Groups Forums, an Advisory Board member and a Keynote Speaker. She contributed as Co-Author various publications with leading institutes such as SPE, MIT, WEF, CyberSecurity Books and PhD researches. Dr. Reem is a community member various global forums such as the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Program “Cyber Resilience in Oil & Gas”, and in the “Women in Security & Resilience Alliance (WiSCERA). She’s a TEDx Speaker where her TEDx Talk is titled “Let your passion lead the way” to inspire others to follow their dreams.

Concluding with a Quote that describes Dr. Reem and her impact in this World:
“We meet many people in life, they are either a Plus (+), or a Minus (-),
Dr. Reem, on the other hand, is a Multiplier (x)… She is able to Multiply from One single Step or Initiative to a Multiple of them in Short Time." – Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Managing Director ( Planning & Finance), Bader Al-Attar.

She is a true inspiration to a number of young Women to strive for more. As she strongly believe that when any Woman Rise, we ALL as women Rise along with her.