Middle East CIO Community
Executive Summit
May 2026 | Location Coming Soon
May 2026
Location Coming Soon
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Middle East's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Unlock AI’s Tangible Business Value
Advance Cybersecurity Maturity for Lasting Resilience
Lead Digital Transformation with Strategic IT Investment
Middle East CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
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
Director, Digital & Technology
What to Expect
Interactive Sessions
Hear from CIO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.
Community Networking
Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Middle East CIO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
Agenda
Coming Soon
The CIO & CISO Executive Summit agendas are driven by the mission-critical priorities identified among the community. Each agenda is uniquely crafted By CIOs & CISOs, For CIOs & CISOs, and will be available closer to the gathering. All topics and sessions will be inspired by the following themes.
Unlock AI’s Tangible Business Value
CIOs & CISOs know they must move beyond AI experimentation to achieve cost savings, revenue growth & improved user experience. By exploring actionable strategies to demonstrate ROI, CIOs & CISOs can have greater influence on technological change.
Advance Cybersecurity Maturity for Lasting Resilience
CISOs know they must elevate cybersecurity programmes to keep up with fast-moving global headwinds & regulatory requirements. By maturing cybersecurity frameworks to include tighter data security & greater security awareness, IT Security leaders can enhance resilience to protect critical assets.
Lead Digital Transformation with Strategic IT Investment
CIOs must optimise technology portfolios & budgets to deliver operational excellence whilst encouraging innovation. By prioritising impactful IT initiatives & modernising core infrastructure, CIOs can strike a balance between transformation & delivering lasting value.
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Middle East CIO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner 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.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Coming Soon
Venue information will be available shortly.
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