As a seasoned cybersecurity leader with extensive management experience, I have a proven track record of directing end-to-end IT security management and governance. With my technical knowledge and expertise, I have developed and reviewed strategic business roadmaps and IT policies, and administered vast network infrastructures to ensure maximum data integrity and minimal risks.
My notable contributions and achievements include:

• Excellent knowledge and hands-on technical experience leveraging industry-leading cybersecurity systems and threat intelligence analysis services, ensuring compliance with regulations and policies.

• Leveraged industry-leading cybersecurity systems and threat intelligence to ensure compliance and enhance system architectures, applying principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, particularly in C4I and related systems.

• Developed and maintained comprehensive cybersecurity policies for administrative and financial systems, aligning with standards such as NIST and ISO 27001, and participated in strategic policy development across broader MOD initiatives.

• Led critical projects including the establishment of the Security Operations Center (SOC) under a Saudi-France military contract, cultivating high-performing teams that excelled in fast-paced settings and achieved significant improvements in client satisfaction and risk reduction.

• Optimized cybersecurity initiatives and responses to RFPs, aligning efforts with business goals through effective management, use of KPIs, and proactive stakeholder engagement to ensure the successful accomplishment of desired outcomes.

Mohammed Shalan is the VP of Professional Development at Project Management Institute (PMI) - Saudi Chapter.

He is having more than 25 years with proven track record in managing, evaluating and aligning large-scale multi-million programs and projects in complex environments as well in implementing unique transformation journeys and establishing Project Management Offices (PMOs).
 

Mohammad also is highly certified professional who has shared wealth experience throughout more than 100 conferences, papers, chapters and articles crowned by the edited book “Innovative and Agile Contracting for Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0” published in 2021 and the bestselling book “The Evolution of the PMO” published in 2025.
 

With over 20 years of extensive experience in developing transformative data and AI strategies across the healthcare ecosystem, Eng. Muhammad Mudassar uniquely bridges technical innovation, clinical excellence, and deep regional expertise. His distinguished career spans collaborations with prominent healthcare institutions in the Middle East, Far East, Europe, and the USA, equipping him with firsthand insights into the complexities and opportunities involved in deploying healthcare AI solutions across diverse international settings.

Muhammad holds an Electronics Engineering degree from Mehran University, an MBA in Management Consulting from the University of Wales, UK, and an Executive Leadership Postgraduate Diploma from MIT Cambridge and Cornell University, USA. He is recognized as a Senior Member of IEEE and holds professional memberships with ACHE and AHIMA, alongside HIMSS CPHIMS certification. Muhammad also maintains multiple advanced credentials in Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, and Cybersecurity, underscoring his commitment to staying at the forefront of technological innovation in healthcare.

He is an expert and practitioner in several vital fields, including (telecommunications and information technology, risks, business continuity management, crisis management, governance and compliance, cybersecurity, and supply chains, Data Management ). He currently holds leadership positions in the fields of governance, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, and data management, and has contributed to developing principles and methodologies for more than one private and government sector entity