SPEAKERS

Mr. Schindler specializes in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Quality, and Manufacturing having also won the Pioneer Award of Auto Bild and Computer Bild (2020) for AI at Production.

Mr Hamad is well versed in network security and telecommunication as well as cybersecurity. His responsibilities currently lie as telecom section manager as well as a telecom committee manager.

Ahmed Buhazza has led the IT and Internet revolution in Bahrain and has over 20 years of experience leading IT Operations and Innovations in sectors like government, banking, and insurance within GCC

He has led high performing teams to deliver strategic & Digital transformation initiatives for some of the Fortune 500 companies in the US for 8 years and most recently in the UAE.

Her primary roles of expertise include Digital transformation of the Statistical business, using emerging data sources to create insights, and utilizing various tools and technologies to create new data products.

Laila specializes in digital & social media and currently leads national projects in Oman like the government innovation in emerging technologies and the Smart Ambassador initiative in Oman and other projects related to digital transformation.

Eng. Safi’s career highlights include developing the first AI field engineer, developing the federal plan to retrofit all road network lights to LED and creating the performance-based contract for the federal road assets management system.

The Manager of Research and Computing Infrastructure, he is responsible for making KAUST a living lab for digital experiences and innovative concepts.

The Chairman of ‘Ideas Arabia’ and ‘Ideas Emirates’ and an accomplished business transformation expert with a proven track record in developing innovation culture methodologies for government departments across the UAE.

Andrew is a technical expert on cybersecurity has a background in threat analysis and research and holds a first-class degree in physics from Oxford University and a first-class degree in philosophy from King’s College London.

Hesham is a Digital Innovations Director that leads and driving collaboration and alignment across various Business units to cultivate and speed the pace of Digitalization and AI

With over 25 years of experience in managing large scale technology development and leading large commercial operations, Raed has amassed deep technology know how coupled with practical and operational business sense.

An Experienced professional working in areas of Retail Strategy / Business Analytics / Customer Loyalty and CRM, Retail Business Consulting and Supply Chain Management.

With 10+ years of experience in product management, Mr. Charafeddine possesses Technical & product expertise in applied AI at scale using deep learning and reinforcement learning.

His main areas of expertise cover Customer Experience framework design and implementation, Enterprise BPM, Lean Management, Organizational Design, Innovation and Performance Man­agemen

A Strategy Executive and Data Scientist with experience of Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence, covering Machine Learning and Deep Learning.

He has proven and numerous successes with worldwide business transformations stemming from his belief in enabling and empowering people to execute on the change strategies.

Dr. Ozkaya is a leading Cybersecurity Professional with business development, management, and Academic skills who focuses on securing the Cyber Space & sharing his real-life skills as a Security Advisor.

With 15 years of expertise in strategic content and advisory she has acquired an expertise in AI and innovation towards the sustainable development goals, with a focus on social and gender bias and ethical concerns.

He is the Group CTO at Evercare Group management with over 25 years IT Leadership experience in enterprise digital transformation and consulting across geographies.

Group Head of IT, a qualified and tenacious digital professional with 20 years of extensive experience in Transformational Technology around the Financial and Retail sector.

Mr. Khaled possesses over 11 years of experience in technology fields and has graduated from positions such as an application specialist, system analyst, Head of IT Infrastructure and IT Budgeting before moving to Head of Automation.

Mr Chaudhry is a thought leader with over 20 years of experience in Cyber Security, IT Infrastructure Mgmt, Enterprise Risk Mgmt, Business Resilience, Data Privacy, Audit & Compliance.

Mr Alshodari provides companies with IT insight, enabling businesses, guidance securely and leadership that will foster a successful business decision-making platform using the right set of IT portfolios.

The director of the Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence based in GEMS Dubai American Academy, Sreejit worked as an external consultant supporting schools in implementing Robotics and STEM-based solutions.

He is a Senior management professional with 24 years of experience in accelerating Business Transformation through Innovation, Operational Excellence, Process Re-engineering & Consulting.

He is a Cyber Security Specialist & Programmer in the Deanship of Information Technology. While at King Abdulaziz University, part of his specialized roles included Digital Forensics, Penetration Testing and BIG IP F5.

Uday has more than 20+ years of experience in the software industry with roles encompassing product strategy, product management, engineering, sales, marketing, and business development

Prior to becoming the co-founder of Koopid Inc. Dr. Ram was a Director at Avaya Labs in Web Communications Research where he contributed to Avaya’s research in web real-time communications.

With 13 years in the HIT, the latest challenges he took over were implementing ERP and HIS System for hospitals in various stages of operations.

Mohammad has a proven management track record and over 13 years of experience driving sales growth in the technology industry, including contact centers, Artificial Intelligence customer interaction, and digital transformation.