Dubai · Independent Advisory
Ahmed Alderai
AI & Compliance Consultancy — DORA, EU AI Act, and AI governance for financial institutions.
Independent, technical compliance advisory for banks, fintechs, and regulated firms navigating the seam between DORA and the EU AI Act (high-risk obligations apply 2 August 2026). Ten years in information security across financial services and telecom; Arab Security Conference speaker; licensed Dubai consultancy.
Services
DORA × AI-Act Readiness SprintA fixed-scope diagnostic of your Register-of-Information seam, AI-vendor mapping, and remediation roadmap. From €7,500.
Crisis DORA — 72-Hour SprintEmergency, senior-led triage for institutions 30–60 days from a supervisory review. €25,000 fixed.
The Convergence IndexAn independent benchmark of how 24 EU & GCC institutions evidence the DORA × AI-Act seam. Anonymised report + per-institution briefs.
AI-Governance & Red-TeamGovernance frameworks and adversarial testing for enterprises deploying AI and multi-agent systems.
Gulf / MENA AI ComplianceArabic-first advisory for GCC banks and Islamic-finance institutions — technical governance, working alongside your counsel and Shariah board.
Fractional CISO / RetainerOngoing DORA-programme leadership: monthly register review, quarterly board reporting, incident readiness.
Background
~10 years information security (finance & telecom), penetration-testing focus · Arab Security Conference speaker (2021) · ITI Cyber Security · DORA / EU-AI-Act & AI-safety research · Arabic & English.
DORAEU AI ActNIS2AI GovernanceRed-TeamGCC / MENA
Work with Ahmed: for a readiness sprint, the Convergence Index, or an advisory conversation — [email protected]