Honouring powerful leaders driving technology forward
Presenting the DT50
50 Technology leaders to watch in 2024
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The Digital Transformation Summit has put together the list of tech leaders to watch in 2024 based on nominations, direct applications, information from our database, interviews, company websites, and other public sources.
They are united in their passion and unwavering commitment in making a difference.
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50 TECH LEADERS TO WATCH IN 2024
Terence Cook
Director of ITAl-Futtaim
Salman Saeed
Head of Information TechnologyStellantis
Nisha Rani
CISOEmirates Leisure Retail
Munir Majdalawieh
ISTM Department HeadZayed University
ALI Katkhada
Group CIODepa United Group
Kandarp Pandya
Director of ITJumeirah International LLC
Alaa Elayyan
AVP of Information TechnologyDeyaar
Isha Aljasmi
Director of ITMinistry of Energy & Infrastructure
Abdulrahman Khaiwi
Head Of Information TechnologyEmirates National School
Manoj Bhojwani
Chief Information OfficerAbu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Rahul Otawat
Vice President , Strategy , Analytics and DataMashreq Bank Dubai
Chenthil Kumar
Head of Information SecurityRed Sea International - RSI , Dubai
Arun Kumar Mohta
Group Head -ITFJ Group
Mamoun Alhomssey
Chief Information OfficerAjman Bank
Sreedhar Suragouni
Chief Information OfficerSukoon Insurance
Peter Tipapa
Chief Technology OfficerJCG Management DMC (Janus Continental Group (JCG))
Prakash Logaiya
Group Head of Data & AIAl-Futtaim, Dubai
Rakesh Narang
Vice President Information TechnologyALDAR , Abu Dhabi
Manish Agarwal
Chief Information OfficerM H Enterprises LLC
Vanderlei Santos
Group Chief Digital OfficerAgthia Group PJSC
Hiren Desai
Head - ITBurjeel Holdings
Amila Udana Karunaratne
Director of ITThe First Group
JP Bhamu
Group Chief Data and Analytics OfficerGems Education
Vijay Pandey
Head of ITDIVES Holding
Naushad Mohammed
Director - ITVAMED
Irshad Mohammed
Chief Information Security OfficerBurjeel Holdings
Diego Ayala
AVP & Head ITFirst Abu Dhabi Bank
Mo Chaara
Corporate Chief Digital and Information OfficerAbdul Latif Jameel Co
Linoy Kidd
CIOHSBC
Adeel Anwar
Director of Information TechnologyJumeirah Hotels & Resorts
Santosh Shetty
CIO/Head of ITLiwa Trading Enterprises LLC
Sahil Desai
Head of Digital TransformationRakbank , Dubai
Glen D'Souza
Head of ITCentena Group
Roger Wahl
Chief Technology OfficerInnovo Holding Limited
Shaik J. Ahmed
Vice President, Head of Information Security - Risk and GovernanceMashreq Bank Dubai
Sivakumar V.
CTOLockton Middle East North Africa
Jayakumar Mohanachandran
Group Chief Information OfficerBuzeki Enterprises Ltd.
Abdul Rahmaan Ismail
Regional IT Director MEASAAB Group
Mohamed Arief
Group Information Technology DirectorMawarid Holding Investment
Maneesh Mahajan
Senior Director ITJumeirah Group
Jacob Mathew
Head Of Information TechnologyGovernment entity in UAE
Riasat Ali
Group Head of ITRAK Ports
Padam Sundar, Kafle
Head IT and AutomationAster hospitals UAE
Abdel Ghani Yamout
Head of Information Technology and SystemsNazih Group
Walid Elsahar
Director Of Information TechnologyRas Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ)
Yousef Alsaadi
VP - Information TechnologyOilfields Supply Center
Damir Jaksic
CIOKEO International Consultants
Awad El-Sidiq
Head of Artificial Intelligence and AnalyticsADNOC Distribution
Santhosh Thomas
Group Information Systems ManagerAfrican + Eastern
Mohammad Fayez Masadeh
Head of Technology GRCAbu Dhabi Islamic Bank - ADIB
Abdalla Al Ali
Director of Information Technology & InnovationDMCC
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