Dubai · Middle East · Season 1 — Cybersecurity
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CONVERSATIONS
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The Boardroom Drive reimagines the executive interview. No conference tables. No prepared statements. Just a moving car, a candid host, and the leaders shaping the Middle East's most critical industries — talking the way they actually talk.


Inspired by Carpool Karaoke — built for enterprise. Season 1 launches in Dubai with a deep dive into Cybersecurity, featuring CISOs, CTOs, and government leaders navigating the region's evolving digital threat landscape.

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Unscripted Access
No green rooms, no PR filters. Real leaders, real talk — the kind that only happens in transit.
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Sector-Deep Seasons
Each season goes deep into one industry — from Cybersecurity to Finance, Energy to AI.
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Middle East–First
Built for and by the region. Amplifying voices driving the Gulf's digital transformation.
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The Drive Format
Motion unlocks candour. There's a reason the best conversations happen in cars.
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SEASON 1 — CYBERSECURITY

All Episodes
EP. 01
Cybersecurity
The CISO's Dilemma
Chief Information Security Officer · UAE Government
Defending a nation's infrastructure when the threat surface is everywhere — and the budget is never enough.
EP. 02
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust, Zero Excuses
CTO · Regional Fintech Leader · Dubai
How modern banks are rebuilding trust from the inside out — and why legacy architecture is the real enemy.
EP. 03
Cybersecurity
AI on Both Sides of the Wall
VP Security · Enterprise Tech · Dubai
When attackers use AI and defenders use AI, who wins? A frank conversation about the arms race no one advertises.
EP. 04
Coming Soon
The Human Firewall
CISO · Telecom Giant · GCC
Social engineering is still the #1 attack vector. Building a culture where people are the best line of defence.
EP. 05
Coming Soon
Sovereignty & the Cloud
Director General · National Cybersecurity Authority
Who owns your data when it lives in someone else's data center? The politics of digital sovereignty in the Gulf.
EP. 06
Coming Soon
The Breach They Never Mention
Incident Response Lead · Private Sector
The incidents that never make the news — and what leaders really do at 3am when the alarms start sounding.
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Mohammed Sami
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MOHAMMED
SAMI

Creator & Host · The Boardroom Drive

Mohammed Sami is a seasoned enterprise leader and connector with deep roots in the Middle East's technology and business community. Known for his ability to put high-profile leaders at ease and draw out conversations they rarely share publicly, he brings the rare combination of insider credibility and natural curiosity that makes The Boardroom Drive work.

With a career spanning enterprise sales, strategy, and C-suite advisory across the GCC, Mohammed knows how boardrooms actually operate — which is exactly why he decided to move the conversation to the car.

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