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About
the Summit

The GEC Cloud Summit brings together the region’s most influential cloud leaders, architects, practitioners, and solution providers to explore the next wave of cloud transformation. With global investments shifting toward hybrid IT, sovereign cloud, AI-ready infrastructure, and secure workload operations, the summit delivers a practical, strategic and technical roadmap for enterprises modernising their digital core.
  • 200+ Attendees
  • February 05, 2026
  • To be announced

Event
Agenda

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Registration | Networking

9:30 am - 9:40 am

Welcome Note from GEC Media Group

  • Akash Deep Singh / Executive Director / Global Enterprise Connect

9:40 am - 9:55 am

Keynote Speaking:

  • The future of cloud in 2026: Hybrid, sovereign, AI-native

9:55 am - 10:15 am

Vendor Keynote

10:10 am - 10:40 am

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Cloud security and data sovereignty
Moderator:
Panelist:

10:40 am - 10:55 am

Vendor Keynote

10:55 am - 11:00 am

Coffee and Networking | Partner Booth Visit

11:00 am - 11:30 am

FIRESIDE CHAT:

  • FinOps: Cloud cost control in an AI-driven world

Moderator:
Panelist:

11:30 am - 11:45 am

Vendor Keynote

11:45 am - 12:15 pm

Panel Discussion (CLOUD Infrastructure)

Building sustainable, high-performance cloud foundations
Moderator:
Panelist:

12:15 pm - 12:30 pm

Vendor Keynote

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch and Networking /Partner Booth Visit

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Vendor Keynote

1:45 pm - 2:15 pm

Panel Discussion: (GEC SheLeads)

AE Women Champions in Cloud and Business Transformation
Moderator:
Panelist:

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Vendor Keynote

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Panel Discussion: (GEC Youth Acceleration)

UAE young nationals in Cloud and Business Transformation
Moderator:
Panelist:

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

CXO roundtable: Scaling AI in the cloud

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

CIO Catalyst Awards/ She Leads Awards/ Top Young Leader Awards/ Networking

Speakers
2025

Abdel Kader Es Slami Houssine

Director of Ai

Aditya Kaushik

Director Of Information Communication Technology (ICT Head)

Ahmed Mahmoud

Founder, CEO

Ahmed Nabil Mahmoud

Head of Information Security Engineering

Ali Katkhada

Group CIO

Ammara Aftab

Founder & CEO

Awad Ahmed Ali El-Sidiq

Head of Artificial Intelligent & Analytics

Awadh AlMur

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Dr. Abrar Abdulnabi

Director of Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Haroun Dharsey

Chief Information Officer– IT & Operations,

Dr. Munir Majdalawieh

Head of the Information Systems and Technology Management Department

Ezgi Selcuk

Business Development Manager

Harsh Daftary

Head of Cloud Security and Compliance

Hussain Alharthi

Data Platforms Director

Kevin Neogy

Group Head of Digital Transformation & AI

Linoy Kidd

CIO | Markets & Securities Services MENAT

Lt. Colonel Dr. Essa Almutawa

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Marwan Mohamed Al Marzooqi

IT Director

Muhammad Azam

Digital Transformation Manager

Munther Bin Amro

CIO

Nasser Matar Alneyadi

Head of Digital Security Department

P. Sathyamurthy

Sales Director

Saif Bamadhaf Al Katheeri

Director of IT and Smart Government Services

Salman Ikram

CEO

Srinivasa Narasimaiah

IT Director

Vishal Anand

Head of Digital Excellence

Sponsors
2025

Venue
Floor Plan

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