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Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
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Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes
- Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights
- Orchestrating Change - Influencing Culture and Creating Value
Middle East CIO Governing Body
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.
Co-Chairs

Sabri Albreiki
Etisalat
Group CIO & CTO
Members
Hazim Al Ahmadi
Savola Group
IT Executive Director
Anas Al-Reemi
Digital Government Authority KSA
Vice Governor of Technologies & Solutions
Khalid Alghligah
Ministry of Sports KSA
Deputy Minister, Digital Transformation
Frederik Bisbjerg
AXA – Global Healthcare
Chief Transformation Officer
Alan Brouard
Etihad Rail
CIO
Piyush Chowhan
Panda Retail
Group CIO
Mario Foster
Al Ghurair
Group CIO
Joseph George
Doha Bank Q.P.S.C
Group Chief Digital and Information Officer
Shrenik Jain
Siemens
CIO & SVP, IT for Middle East
Sean Langton
ADCB
CIO
El Bachir Nejjari
Olayan Group
Group CIO
Damian O'Gara
Kent PLC
Chief Digital and Information Officer
Sreedhar Reddy
Aldar
Executive Director - Group Digital Services
Jason Roos
KAUST
CIO
Sebastian Samuel
AW Rostamani
CIO
Mohammed Sater
NOGA Holding
VP of Information Technology
Fady Sleiman
Mantrac Group
Group CIO
Taha Tkito
Americana Foods
Chief Information Officer
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Evanta facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
November 2023 | 1 day
Middle East CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | MAY 29, 2023



BLOG | MAY 29, 2023
Navigating the Digital Future to Accelerate Transformation
Across our CIO and CISO communities, executives report that digital business and data and analytics are within their top 10 objectives, with digital talent closely behind. CIOs and CISOs in the Vancouver, BC community gathered recently at an Inner Circle Dinner to discuss the vital role data plays in the digital age – these are their takeaways.
VIEW POSTLEADERSHIP PROFILE | MAY 22, 2023



LEADERSHIP PROFILE | MAY 22, 2023
Leading Digital Strategy & Transformation at Perdue Farms
Perdue Farms SVP and CIO Mark Booth was hired at Perdue three years ago to bring a strategic focus to IT, which included driving their digital transformation. Read about his approach to digital business and how his team is evolving the 103-year old company in a strategic way.
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BLOG | MAY 15, 2023
Top 5 Priorities for C-Suite Executives in 2023
Each year, we survey C-level executives across our communities to ask their top priorities for the year. The Leadership Perspective Survey gives us the opportunity to compare enterprise-wide priorities across different roles in the C-suite. Read what more than 3,000 executives told us they are focusing on in 2023.
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