Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV), launched in 2003, places the Middle East on the map as a destination for learning excellence. Its 1 KM long picturesque campus provides a ready environment for a variety of knowledge-based entities including training centres and learning support entities.

This thriving knowledge community was founded as part of a long-term economic strategy to develop the region’s talent pool and accelerate its move into a knowledge-based economy.

Benefits for Dubai Knowledge Village partners include 100% foreign ownership, 100% freedom from taxes, 100% repatriation of assets and profits and effortless visa issuance procedures.

DKV also offers first-rate facilities for the use of its knowledge partners and their students including serene landscapes, a food court, sports grounds and a gym. Its partners include diverse nationalities such as Australians, Indians, Pakistanis, Iranians, Russians, Belgians, English and Irish.

DKV has over 350 partners which include training centres, professional centres and HR companies. DKV also enjoys the distinction of being the world’s only Free Zone totally focused on professional training and learning support services.

PCI Dubai explored how organisations in the Middle East can best protect their transaction environment, isolate sensitive data (such as credit card data) and minimise the risks associated with data loss. PCI Dubai brought together key executives from across the Middle Eastern payment card industry

VISA Organisations registered included: Al Hilal Bank, Al Khaliji Commercial Bank, Alshaya, Bank Sohar, Dubai Bank, Dubai Police, Gemalto, Habib Bank Limited, Jumeirah International, K-Net, Lloyds TSB, National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels, Qatar Airways, RBS UAE, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Samba Financial Group, SGBJ, The National Bank of Ras-Al-Khimah, Union National Bank, Visa CEMEA...and many more...

Speakers included:

Abdalla Mahmoud, Senior Security Consultant, IBM Internet Security Systems
Abdullah Jaragh, Senior IT Manager - Support & Networking, Bank of Kuwait & Middle East
Bashir Fancy, Senior Executive Advisor, Deloitte & Touche
David Mundhenk, Senior Security Consultant, IBM Internet Security Systems
Deven Bhatt, Deven Bhatt, President, PCI Security Alliance
Fayyaz Makhani, Regional Manager, Trustwave
Guno Pocorni, Associate Director, International Assurance Providers
Kamran Siddiqi, General Manager, Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Visa Inc.
Kishor Vaswani, Head of Middle East Operations, ControlCase
Mani Tulasi, Risk Manager - PCI DSS/PA DSS, Visa CEMEA
Martin Petrov, Business Development Director, Onformonics
Nidal Tebawi, Senior Manager - Enterprise Risk Services Practice, Deloitte and Touche M.E.
René Bastien, Payment Product Manager, SafeNet
Tony Saunders, Regional Marketing Director UK & MEA - VeriFone
Mark Hammond, Practice Manager - Advisory Services, Symantec
and many more!

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About DKV

Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV), launched in 2003, places the Middle East on the map as a destination for learning excellence. Its 1 KM long picturesque campus provides a ready environment for a variety of knowledge-based entities including training centres and learning support entities.

This thriving knowledge community was founded as part of a long-term economic strategy to develop the region’s talent pool and accelerate its move into a knowledge-based economy.

Benefits for Dubai Knowledge Village partners include 100% foreign ownership, 100% freedom from taxes, 100% repatriation of assets and profits and effortless visa issuance procedures.

DKV also offers first-rate facilities for the use of its knowledge partners and their students including serene landscapes, a food court, sports grounds and a gym. Its partners include diverse nationalities such as Australians, Indians, Pakistanis, Iranians, Russians, Belgians, English and Irish.

DKV has over 350 partners which include training centres, professional centres and HR companies. DKV also enjoys the distinction of being the world’s only Free Zone totally focused on professional training and learning support services.