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100 Technology leaders to watch in 2023
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The Digital Transformation Summit has put together the list of tech leaders to watch in 2023 based on nominations, direct applications, information from our database, interviews, company websites, and other public sources.
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100 TECH LEADERS TO WATCH IN 2023
Srinivasan Sampath
Acting Chief Technology OfficerFirst Abu Dhabi Bank
Abdalla Al Ali
Director IT and InnovationDMCC Authority
Aiman Othman
IT DirectorUnion Coop
Sebastian T. Samuel
Chief Information OfficerAW Rostamani Group
Tamer Hamed
Chief Information OfficerDUCAB
Eng. Isha Aljasmi
IT DirectorMinistry of Energy & Infrastructure
Gigi Mathew Thomas
Group Head - IT & Digital TransformationIttihad International Investment LLC
Abdul Rahmaan Ismail
HEAD of IT UAESAAB Group
Rajesh Kumar Bhaskaran
Executive Director - Head of Platforms - Core systemsEMIRATESNBD
Veneeth Purushotaman
Group Chief Information OfficerAster DM healthcare
Munir Majdalawieh
Head of Information systems and Technology Management Department(Department Chair)Zayed University Dubai
Santosh Shetty
CIO/Head of ITLiwa Trading Enterprises LLC
Alexei Ivanov
Head Of Information TechnologyMAPYR FZCO
Rahul Otawat
VP,Strategy,Analytics & Data Science - Wealth , Digital and Business bankingMashreq Bank
Amna Saleh AlHammadi
Head of Health Systems and Integration Section, Acting Director of Health Information Systems DepartmentEmirates Health Services
Sumit Srivastava
Digital and Commercial officerA leading Digital Services provider
Moe Abeidat
Group VP of Technology (Executive Committee)Aramex International
Krishnan Gopi
Group Chief Disruption OfficerGEMS Education
Imran Kannuti
Head, Banking Operations Digitization & TransformationBanque Misr UAE
Sivakumar Venkatraman
Chief Technology OfficerLockton (MENA) Limited
Jayaraj Perumalsamy
Group Head of IT & Digital TransformationBarakat Group of Companies
Naushad Mohammed
Director - ITReem Hospital, Vamed Healthcare
Meshal Abdulla Binhussain
CIOMinistry of Finance
Eyad Kashkash
EVP, Group Head of ITAl Ramz Corporation PJSC
Mamoun Alhomssey
Executive Vice President TechnologyAbu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)
Linoy Kidd
MSs CIO MENATHSBC
Murali Mohan Thupakula
Group Director of IT - Digital Transformationgeidea
Billel Ammour
Head of IT & DigitalTaqeef
Younis Othman
Senior Manager- Director of IT DepartmentDubai Customs
Salahuddin Almohammadi
Group IT DirectorHSA Group
Bisrat Degefa
Director - Head of Digital DevelopmentsGleeds
Ravindran Ramiah
CTOaafaq Islamic Finance PSC
Mohammed Ahteshamuddin
Head of Information & Technologyflydubai
Umesh Moolchandani
Chief Information OfficerBin Dasmal Group
Arun Kumar Mohta
Group IT HeadFJ Group
Swapnil Kelaiya
Sr IT DirectorSmith+Nephew
SatyaShankar Chirravuri
Head of Technology Platforms - Cloud & SecurityAl-Futtaim
Jayant Sharma
Digital Experience Platform DirectorMiral Experiences
Somy Varghese
Head of Digital Transformation & TechnologyEtoile Group
Himanshu Puri
Head Of Information Technology (CIO)King's College Hospital London – UAE
Gyan Prakash Srivastava
Head - Data Management , Analytics & Data GovernanceMashreq Bank
Carl Siddons
SVP Digital DesignALDAR - Real Estate
Akash Lall
General Manager IT DigitalSobha Realty
Dr. Hamad Khalifa Al Nuaimi
Telecommunications SpecialistAbu Dhabi Police
Vineesha Satwani
Regional Thought Leader - Digital & CXMENA Women Leader of the year
Dr. Sid Ahmed Benraouane
Dubai Government Advisor | MENA Government AdvisorDubai Government
Dr. Ebrahim Al Alkeem
Digital Transformation, Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence ExpertGovernment of Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Ebrahim Hasan Al Khajeh
Division Director of Human Capital Member of the Strategic Transformation CommitteeAbu Dhabi Customs United Arab Emirates
Suleiman Mohammed Aldabbas
Digital Transformation Expert - Public SectorUAE Government Entity
Awad Ahmed Ali El-Sidiq
Head of Artificial Intelligence & AnalyticsADNOC
Manal Allam
IT Head & Business PartnerMerck Group
Jad Hindy
Senior Vice President MarketingExpo City Dubai
Kelly Machado
Digital Strategy & TransformationUAE Government
Taghrid Alsaeed
Executive Director – Group Communications and Destination MarketingMiral
Raed Kuhail
Executive Director , Digital and TechnologyMiral
Sarfaraz Muneer
Vice President , Cyber Security and Technology PlatformMubadala
Vishal Anand
Senior Director ITJumeirah Group
Aus Alzubaidi
Director of IT, Cybersecurity & Media ManagementMBC Group (Middle East Broadcasting Corp)
Bart Pietruszka
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Wholesale Data, Analytics and CRMHSBC Bank Middle East
Nitin Bhandari
SVP & Head of Payit Digital WalletFirst Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Giovanni Gavino Everduin
Head of Strategy & InnovationCommercial Bank International
Tarek Soubra
Chief Technology OfficerAl Maryah Community Bank
Dr. Thierry Lestable
Executive Director , Artificial Intelligence & Digital Science Research Center (AIDRC)Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Kareem Refaay
Managing Director GCC & MENAThe London Institute of Banking & Finance
Ronit Ghose
Global Head - Future of FinanceCiti
ElFadl Ibrahim
Digital AdvisorADNOC
Stephen Kruger
CTOCareem
Debbie Botha
Chief Partnership OfficerWomen In Ai
Vippon Kumar
Associate Director - ITPlaza Premium Group
Ezzeddine Jradi
Chief Transformation and Business Excellence OfficerEMICOOL LLC
Hiren Desai
Head Of Information TechnologyBurjeel Medical City
Vignesh Bala Pillai
Vice President, TechnologyMashreq
Manish Agarwal
Chief Information OfficerM H Enterprises LLC
Khaldun S Al Khaldi
VP Head of Enterprise Infrastructure ServicesDubai Islamic Bank
Somnath Sarkar
CISO - Group Head of Information SecurityMashreq Bank
Ibrahim Al Najjar
Vice President Information TechnologyDP World
Ali H Ghunaim
Director Of Information TecnologyCanadian Specialist Hospital
Jacob Mathew
Head of Information TechnologyGovernment of Abu Dhabi Entity
Gokul Gopalakrishnan
Head of Information TechnologyAcino Pharmaceuticals FZ
Peter Gesper
Director of Information TechnologyMajid Al Futtaim
Neeraj Tiwari
Head of Digital TechnologyKuwait Food Company (Americana) , Dubai
Dr. Joseph George
Chief Technology OfficerSmart Salem
Sasidhar Merugu
Head of Information TechnologyShalina Healthcare
Sourabh Shukla
Head IT PMOAWR
Mustansir Aziz
Head Of Information TechnologyAutomech Group
Jitesh Goradia
IT DirectorDarGlobal
Mohammed Tarik Koubaa
Head of IT - Quality - Service and Technology Business ManagementEmirates NBD
Mohammed Ameen
CIO/CTO/TECH DIRECTORMasafi LLC
Ehtisham Syed
Executive Director ITFalconpack
Chirenj Chandran
CEOMySyara
Suraj Nair
Director - Digital Services (Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan)Mondelēz International
Lenish Kannan
CIOWESTERN INTERNATIONAL GROUP - NESTO/GEEPAS
Syed Ali Naqvi
Head of Cyber SecurityHBL - Habib Bank Limited , Dubai
Miguel Rio-Tinto
Group Chief Digital and Information OfficerEmirates NBD
Aslam Labeeb
Head of Supply Chain & ITGulf Brands International
Sanil Abdulla Manoly
Head Of ITUniversity Of Wollongong
Dylan Fernandes
Head Of Information TechnologyLavoya Restaurants Group
Shumon A Zaman
Chief Information and Digital OfficerAli & Sons Holding LLC
Dr. Tariq Al Hawi
Program DirectorUAE Smart Government
Diaa Moustafa
Head - Technolgy PlatformAbu Dhabi Commercial Bank
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