OT Security First
Qatar 2026
Securing the Physical Core of Qatar's Critical Infrastructure.
A nation in the middle of one of the region's most ambitious digital transformations.
Qatar's national landscape is undergoing one of the most ambitious digital transformations in the region, powered by Qatar National Vision 2030, the TASMU Smart Qatar programme, and the rapid rise of connected, automated infrastructure. Across oil and gas, LNG, power and utilities, water and desalination, smart cities, transport, and government critical infrastructure, operational technology environments are evolving into highly automated, data-driven ecosystems designed to maximise efficiency, sustainability, and operational performance.
Yet as these systems become more intelligent and interconnected, are they becoming more resilient, or more exposed?
What is OT Security First Qatar?
A world-class, one-day strategic dialogue platform dedicated to advancing industrial cybersecurity and operational resilience across the State of Qatar.
Aligned with the NCSA policy, the NIA policy, and the National Cyber Security Strategy 2024–2030, it convenes senior policymakers, regulators, government authorities, and critical infrastructure leaders.
It brings together CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs from leading energy, utilities, LNG, and manufacturing enterprises, alongside the innovators shaping the future of industrial cybersecurity.
Not just about connectivity and efficiency, but about security, stability, and resilience.
As Qatar's industrial and utility systems evolve, the convergence of IT and OT, legacy infrastructure dependencies, remote operations, industrial IoT, and AI-driven automation are significantly expanding the cyber attack surface.
This rapid digitalisation, accelerated by mega projects such as Lusail Smart City and the TASMU national digital twin programme, is creating new vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure sectors, making cyber resilience not just an IT concern, but a national security and operational continuity priority.
The challenge now is not only about connectivity and efficiency, but about ensuring security, stability, and resilience across increasingly complex industrial and utility ecosystems.
At the forefront of national modernisation under Qatar National Vision 2030.
Qatar is at the forefront of national modernisation under Qatar National Vision 2030, with billions of dollars invested in smart infrastructure, LNG expansion, and digital industrial ecosystems.
The political, economic, and regulatory heart of Qatar — a live OT environment.
Doha is the political, economic, and regulatory heart of Qatar and home to the National Cyber Security Agency, QatarEnergy, Kahramaa, and the country's most advanced smart city innovation, Lusail.
A powerful cross-section of decision-makers and industry leaders.
The people who set policy, run critical infrastructure, and build the future of industrial cybersecurity.
The conversations that will shape Qatar's OT security future.
Themes
Securing Qatar's critical infrastructure in a hyper-connected era
Bridging IT/OT convergence without expanding the attack surface
Building resilient-by-design operations across energy and utilities
Modernising legacy OT systems without disrupting LNG production
Zero trust architecture for operational technology environments
AI powered threat detection and autonomous OT incident response
Protecting smart city infrastructure and the national digital twin
Enabling secure remote operations and distributed control systems
Strengthening OT supply chain security and third-party risk visibility
Aligning industrial cybersecurity with NCSA and NIA regulatory mandates
Developing future-ready OT cybersecurity talent and capability
From cyber risk to operational resilience in national infrastructure
The real signals behind Qatar's OT security demand.
Facts, real signals, and the implications & opportunities they create across Qatar's critical infrastructure.
Smart City & Giga Project Development
Lusail City, a $45 billion, 38 km² smart city, is deploying an AI-powered Smart City Operating System integrating lighting, traffic, water, and building management across 450,000 residents and visitors, with Qatar planning USD 5.7 billion in digital investment by 2026.
Unprecedented demand for greenfield OT architecture, smart city SCADA harmonisation, and integration between citywide IoT sensor networks and OT security platforms.