{"id":101870,"date":"2025-09-25T10:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=101870"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:58:00","slug":"meica-expo-2025-highlights-cybersecurity-and-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/meica-expo-2025-highlights-cybersecurity-and-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"MEICA EXPO 2025 Highlights Cybersecurity and Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 6th edition of the Middle East Instrumentation, <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/category\/emerging-technologies\/cybersecurity\/\">Cybersecurity<\/a> &amp; Automation EXPO (MEICA EXPO 2025) concluded at Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi. The three-day event featured discussions, exercises, and insights into the future of industrial operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers reported that MEICA EXPO 2025 brought together leaders from oil and gas, petrochemicals, heavy industries, utilities, and manufacturing. The event focused on secure, resilient, and digitally empowered industrial ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the opening, the Executive Roundtable powered by OMNY convened senior executives. They deliberated on \u201cBuilding a Proactive &amp; Resilient Cyber Strategy for Critical Infrastructure.\u201d The discussions highlighted IT\/OT convergence, global cybersecurity standards, and the role of digitalization in industrial defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technical Chairman Salem Al Blooshi of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abu_Dhabi_National_Oil_Company\">ADNOC<\/a> Distribution welcomed attendees. Distinguished representatives, sponsors, and partners were also present. Gilles Loridon, President of ISA UAE Section, and Nasser A. Al-Arjani, Engineering Manager at Aramco, delivered keynote addresses. They emphasized cybersecurity, automation, and instrumentation as key drivers of secure and efficient operations in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major highlight was the National OT Cyber Drill Exercise, organized by the UAE Cybersecurity Council with Reach Digital and Shieldworkz. The exercise simulated real-world cyberattacks on operational technology. It tested the preparedness of technical teams, executives, and crisis managers. The drill reinforced the UAE\u2019s leading role in industrial cybersecurity readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding to the event\u2019s momentum, an MoU was signed between Reach Digital and Xona Systems. Organizers announced the agreement will boost collaboration in cybersecurity innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the exhibition floor, MEICA EXPO 2025 showcased advanced solutions in instrumentation, control, automation, and cybersecurity. Delegates engaged with top technology providers, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Acronis \u2013 Silver Sponsor<br>\u2022 Xage Security and Inspira Enterprise \u2013 Associate Sponsors<br>\u2022 Xona Systems and Senkron Digital \u2013 Networking Sponsors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As MEICA EXPO 2025 concluded, it reaffirmed its role as a leading platform for secure industrial operations. The event featured panel discussions, technical presentations, immersive drills, and networking opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers confirmed that the 7th edition of MEICA EXPO will return in 2026. They revealed it will offer a larger platform to drive collaboration, innovation, and resilience in cybersecurity, instrumentation, and process automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 6th edition of the Middle East Instrumentation, Cybersecurity &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":101872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[73],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-101870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-tech-events","tag-uae","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MEICA-EXPO-2025-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Lubna","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/lubna\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101871,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101870\/revisions\/101871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101870"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=101870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}