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A regional Governing Body leads the Middle East CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Wissam Al Adany
ADES Group
Group CIO
Saud Al Dhawyani
Emirates NBD
Chief Platforms Officer
Khalid AlMutairi
Maaden
CIO
Sabri Albreiki
Etisalat
Group CTO
Naif Alotaibi
Public Investment Fund
SVP, Digital & Technology
Carlo Nizam
Emirates Global Aluminum
Chief Digital Officer
Mashreq Bank
Group CIO and Transformation
SASO
Vice Governor for Digital Transformation and Data
Savola Group
IT Executive Director
AD Ports Group
Chief Digital Officer - Trade & Services
Digital Government Authority KSA
Vice Governor of Technologies & Solutions
Saudi Telecom Company
VP - Applications sector
Ministry of Sports KSA
Deputy Minister, Digital Transformation
Saudi General Authority of Foreign Trade
General Manager, IT
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
VP of Digital Transformation
Sohar International
Chief Digital Officer
ADQ Aviation and Aerospace Services
CIO
Alpha Dhabi Holding
Group Head Of ICT & AI
RAK Ceramics
Global CIDO
Azadea Group
Group Head of IT
Al Ghurair Group
Group CIO
Doha Bank Q.P.S.C
Group CDIO
Siemens
CIO & SVP, IT for Middle East
Landmark Group
CTO
Olayan Group
Group CIO
Kent
CDIO
AW Rostamani
CIO
Bapco Energies
VP, IT
Al Bawani
Group CIDO
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