On February 21, AGSIW, in partnership with Raytheon and Khalifa University, hosted “UAE Security Forum 2016: Bridging the Cybersecurity Talent Gap” at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Emmanuel Samoglou discussed the growing necessity for Emirati cybersecurity experts  in an article for The National, citing conference speaker Noura Al Suwaidi, “We don’t have enough experts in all of the areas we need them.” Silva Radan also discussed the need for cybersecurity education in the UAE in an article for Khaleej Times. Conference speaker Eman Al Awadhi noted the increased steps taken by the government to address this issue, “In 2013, the Ministry of Education introduced cyber security curricula for grades one to 12.”