Hussein Dajani

Group CMO & CCO Officer
Petromin Corporation - Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

Hussein is Group CMO & CCO at Petromin and a former Partner & CMO at Deloitte, Red Bull, and Nissan. With 24+ years across global brands, he fuses CX, marketing, and AI to drive transformation at scale—turning customer obsession into strategy and tech disruption into business growth.
 

Declan Burke

Head of Information Technology
AoFrio - New Zealand 🇳🇿

Declan is Head of IT at AoFrio, a hardware-enabled SaaS manufacturer, driving global infrastructure, cybersecurity, and cloud systems. He leads company-wide AI adoption, operationalizing intelligence through agentic, low-code workflows with strong governance to advance enterprise AI maturity.

Lynette Klue-Baker

Service Delivery Ops Lead Senior Manager
Accenture - United States 🇺🇲

Lynette is a Senior Manager at Accenture with 17+ years in IT Service Management, leading global transformation programs and client portfolios. Certified in ITIL and ServiceNow, she drives ITAM excellence, governance, and team development to deliver impactful, high-performing service outcomes.
 

Yvonne D’Souza

Senior Manager
Ontario Public Service Leadership - Canada 🇨🇦

Yvonne is a Senior Manager at the Ontario Public Service, championing psychological safety, inclusivity, and collaboration to build high-performing teams. She leads digital transformation initiatives that elevate service delivery, strengthen communities, and set new benchmarks for public sector innovation.
 

Peter Stephens

Chief Information Officer, Southeastern Virginia Health System (SEVHS) - United States 🇺🇲

Peter is CIO at Southeastern Virginia Health System, leading digital transformation to enhance operations and patient care. With deep expertise in healthcare technology, he focuses on integrating AI ethically and effectively to drive innovation, improve outcomes, and build a future-ready healthcare system.
 

Elie Kayrouz

Data center strategy & Business development lead
Dar - Dubai, UAE 🇦🇪

Elie is Data Center Strategy and Business Development Lead at Dar, with 25 years of experience in infrastructure sales, data center operations, and project delivery. He’s driving the evolution toward AI-powered infrastructure, digital twins, and autonomous operations—positioning himself as a future leader in AI-driven data center strategy and automation governance.

Anne Liebgott

Founder
AW+SWITZERLAND - Switzerland 🇨🇭

Anne is the Founder of AW+SWITZERLAND, connecting North and Latin American clients with SEC-registered wealth managers and private banking experts across Switzerland, the UK, and Asia. A Swiss-Canadian-Danish national, she builds global bridges in cross-border wealth management and international financial services.
 

Eric Santonastaso

Director of Cybersecurity Architecture
SouthState Bank - United States 🇺🇲

Eric is Director of Cybersecurity Architecture at SouthState Bank and a former CTO. He’s focused on shaping AI strategy, governance, and implementation to enhance security, accuracy, and efficiency—ensuring AI adoption aligns responsibly with real-time business objectives.

 

Bruce Makhubele

Information Security Manager
Mettus- South Africa 🇿🇦

Bruce is Information Security Manager at Mettus, leading initiatives in governance, risk, and threat intelligence. Passionate about cybersecurity innovation, he leverages AI-driven tools to strengthen defences, enhance compliance, and build resilient, future-ready security programs.

 

Eng. Ulises Martins 

Product Manager, DialPad
CAIO, Centro de e-Learning UTN FRBA - Argentina 🇦🇷

Ulises leads Product Management at Dialpad and serves as CAIO at UTN, where he built an AI Center of Excellence powering GenAI tools for 60K+ students. With 25+ years in product and a knack for turning ML into intuitive, high-impact solutions, he fuses tech fluency with an educator’s mindset to scale AI for learning and business.

 

Eng. Samuel Martinez 

Senior Product Developer 

Epicor - Mexico 🇲🇽

Samuel is a senior product engineer at Epicor with 10+ years in system design and DevOps. He builds scalable AI-driven automation using Azure, Python, Snowflake, and LLMs—translating business needs into deployable, impact-driven solutions.



 

Brian Thomas

Chief Information Officer
City of Lawrence, KS  - United States  🇺🇲

Brian is CIO for the City of Lawrence, Kansas, leading strategy across cloud architecture, app development, and machine learning. A people-first leader, he’s guided 1,000+ professionals through mentoring and brand-building while driving innovation, security, and digital transformation in the public sector.

 

Eng. Muteb Al Yosef

Director of AI

Saudi Civil Defense  - Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

Muteb is Director of AI at Saudi Civil Defense. With a background in computer science and cybersecurity, he brings 15+ years of tech leadership—spanning SharePoint systems, e-services integration, and now AI for national-scale public safety.
 

Subhi Ghazal 

VC - SME Relationship Management 

QNB Group - Qatar 🇶🇦

Subhi is a 15-year SME-banking strategist and VP at QNB, commanding a USD 220 M portfolio. He drives credit growth, restructures multimillion-dollar loans, and delivered Qatar’s QAR 400 M NRGP program—sustaining <3% NPLs and building stakeholder trust.
 

Dr. Fabrizio Degni

Chief of AI, webuild–
AI governance & Ethics Expert - Italy 🇲🇽

Fabrizio is Chief of AI at Webuilt Italy, championing responsible innovation. An evangelist for AI governance and ethics, he merges deep tech insight with a “should we?” mindset to drive frontier solutions that uplift society through transparent, freely shared knowledge.

Houmed Mohomed Ali 

Chief Operating Officer 

Djibouti Port Community Systems (DPCS) - Djibouti 🇩🇯

Houmed is a digital-logistics leader with 18 years turning ports into smart, revenue engines. As COO of Djibouti PCS he digitalized customs-to-bank flows, monetized platforms, and deployed AI for demand and route optimization. DBA candidate exploring AI-powered sustainable last-mile logistics.

Rogie Cruz

Chief Executive Officer 
Post Shadow Media - USA 🇺🇸

Rogie is a media visionary and CEO who blends production craftsmanship with creative technology expertise to pioneer generative AI and agentic workflows, redefining how stories are conceived, assembled, and distributed for Post Shadow Media’s clients across film, advertising and streaming.

Eng. Elier Cruz

Global Enterprise Security Architect

Check Point Software Technologies - Mexico 🇲🇽

Elier is a cybersecurity strategist with 25+ years of experience, trusted by governments and enterprises to design secure, future-ready solutions. He combines deep expertise in AI, cloud, and quantum tech with top frameworks and elite certifications to drive impactful innovation.

Eng. Anas Abu Ghoush

Head of Information Services, Dubai Campus

Heriot Watt University - UAE 🇦🇪

Anas is a recognized digital transformation leader in education. With decades of hands-on experience managing IT infrastructures, he drives innovative solutions that enhance academic and administrative efficiency.

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Dr. Karine Megerdoomian

Principal AI Engineer/Consultant

Zoorna Technology Solutions - USA 🇺🇲

Dr. Karine Megerdoomian is an AI/NLP expert advancing low-resource language tech at Zoorna. She’s a former MITRE engineer, founder of Women Who AI, and has taught at top universities.
 

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Eng. Anthony Hammad

Chief Technology Officer

Cayman Islands Government 🇰🇾

Eng. Anthony Hammad, CTO of the Cayman Islands Government, is a seasoned IT leader with 20+ years driving digital transformation. He excels in AI strategy, cybersecurity, and scalable tech solutions across public and private sectors.

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Eng. Karmil Asgarally

Deputy Director, IT

Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority 🇶🇦

Eng. Karmil Asgarally is a strategic tech leader driving enterprise transformation through cybersecurity, GRC, and cloud innovation. With global experience across MENA and CEWA, he blends sharp business acumen with deep technical and program management expertise.

Dr. Haider Al-Lawati

Senior Manager - Artificial Intelligence

Oman Data Park - Oman 🇴🇲

Telecom and AI executive with a track record of leading high-impact teams, aligning tech with business goals, and reducing costs through data-driven strategies. He bridges industry and academia, bringing AI to life through leadership and teaching.
 

H.E. George El Hashem

Chief AI Officer 

Global ACME - Kuwait 🇰🇼

Visionary leader and Innovation Master with global experience across industries, known for driving bold strategies, building inspired teams, and forging strategic alliances. He blends business insight with a passion for mentoring and ethical leadership.
 

Dr. Ramprabananth Sivanandan

Consultant Radiologist , Clinical AI lead

Vestre Viken HF - Norway 🇳🇴

AI Radiologist with 14+ years in body imaging, leading AI integration at Baerum Hospital and shaping healthcare policy in Norway. He blends clinical, regulatory, and academic expertise to advance AI in radiology and improve patient care.

Dr. Salim Al-Shuaili

Director, AI & Advanced Tech 

Ministry of Transport, Comm. & IT - Oman  🇴🇲

PhD in ICT with expertise in eGovernment transformation, he leads strategic planning and digital innovation. Skilled in IT systems, business development, and training, he bridges academia and real-world execution to drive impactful change.​​

Sam Yamak

Senior Director

Digital Transformation Consultant - USA 🇺🇲

With 25+ years in digital transformation and smart cities, he’s led major projects across Saudi Arabia and beyond. Formerly with Microsoft and PwC, he’s now developing a smart city benchmarking tool at Heriot-Watt University.