Registration, Welcome & Light Breakfast

Executive welcome and keynote
Navigating the future: Pioneering Generative AI strategies for enterprise growth
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the UAE's AI national agenda with insights into its economic and technological growth forecasts. Discover the transformative potential of Generative AI for the future of business and work, and learn how OpenText's AI-driven solutions can help you stay competitive and thrive in the dynamic business landscape of the UAE.

Harald Adams, Vice President of Sales Emerging Markets, OpenText

The Human Condition in the Age of AI
For decades now, we have been facing many existential challenges that are redefining our lives, how we work and how we interact. AI has emerged as a technology that can flip the conversation and provide us with new capabilities to solve these critical challenges we all face. In this inspiring keynote, Suren Naidoo will talk about some of the pertinent AI trends and for the first time, introduce a Arabized live demonstration of the OpenText Aviator.

Suren Naidoo, Vice President International Presales, OpenText

Innovation showcase

Rob Renna, Senior Principal Solutions Consultant, OpenText

Karim Rizkallah, Regional Vice President, Solution Consulting Emerging Markets, OpenText

Fireside Chat: From Runway to Real-Time Intelligence

Todd Cione, President, Worldwide Sales, OpenText

Ahmed Khalifa Al Houqani​, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, General Civil Aviation Authority, UAE

Fireside Chat: Cyber Resilience in Action: Shaping the UAE’s Digital Future

As technology becomes boundless, it is pivotal that organizations understand the business impacts and applications of technologies such as AI, Automation and Robotics. Join this engaging fireside chat as they share their perspective on the road ahead for technology in the region.

Todd Cione, President, Worldwide Sales, OpenText

Rajeev Nair, Chief Delivery Officer, Core42

Lighting Talks & Tea / Coffee & Networking Break

Panel Discussion

Breaking barriers: Elevating human potential with AI

Rita Jackson, Senior Vice President, Product Marketing, OpenText

Mamoun Alhomssey, Chief Technology Officer, Ajman Bank

Aus AlZubaidi, Chief Information Security Officer, MBC Group

Saud Al Zakwani, Head of Digital Transformation, Petroleum Development Oman
 

Panel Discussion

Stories of excellence in business transformation

Get insights from a panel of strategic organizations about their vision into the future of Business Transformation and learn about the AI vision that OpenText is crafting in the region.

Ibrahim Azab, Regional Vice President, Cybersecurity, MEA, OpenText

Yasser Alshehhi, Chief Information Officer, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation

Padmanabhan Nurani, Director, Digital Technologies I Innovation I Support, Higher Colleges of Technology

Walid Radi, Head of Business Technology Service Management & Partnerships - Technology,  Dubai Airports

Amr Samir, Governance Head, EBank

The OpenText AI story + Business Value Consulting

Karim Rizkallah, Regional Vice President, Solution Consulting Emerging Markets, OpenText

Garen Yacoubian, Regional Vice President, Business Value Consulting, OpenText

Lightning Talks, coffee break and the opening of Central Show Floor

Knowledge reimagined: Transform information chaos into knowledge

Ayman Al Khatib, Principal Solutions Consultant, OpenText

Ayman Al Bimani, Acting Geomatics Manager, CC Energy Development Oman

Engineering Reimagined: Discover the true impact of AI on Application Development

Marc Merheb, Director, Solutions Consulting, OpenText

Central
Show Floor

Conversations Reimagined: Boost loyalty and drive growth with AI-powered customer and employee experience

Mohamed Elbadry, Principal Value Engineer, OpenText

Observability and Service Management reimagined: A cost-effective platform approach to simplify ITOps complexity

Mahmoud Ibrahim, Lead Value Engineer, OpenText

Alanoud AlDawood, Senior IT Services Enablement Analyst, WTCO

Central
Show Floor

Knowledge reimagined: Advanced information management & governance lifecycle

Karim Bounid, Director, Solutions Consulting, OpenText

Security reimagined: Redefining Cybersecurity - Key Innovations to stay ahead of evolving threats

Kutlay Telik, Senior Manager, Solutions Consulting, OpenText

Central
Show Floor

Analytics Reimagined: Leverage AI to discover and monetize insights from unstructured data at scale

Sandeep Kumar Thakur, Lead Solutions Consultant, OpenText

Decisions Reimagined: Harness the power of Data & AI for better business decisions.

Zeyad Zohair, MEA Analytics Sales Manager, OpenText

Central
Show Floor

Customer awards, sponsor recognition and mega raffle draw

Networking lunch