Cloud Powered Enterprises

The GEC Cloud Summit connects top cloud professionals and providers to discuss the future of cloud transformation.

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.

Event
Agenda

9:30 am - 1:00 pm

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

  • Panel – Cloud security and data sovereignty
  • Fireside Chat – FinOps: Cloud cost control in an AI-driven world

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Parallel tracks

  • Track 1 (Infra): Building sustainable, high-performance cloud foundations
  • Track 2 (Workloads): Running high-value business workloads with cloud-native controls

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

CXO roundtable: Scaling AI in the cloud

  • Awards and networking

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Speakers
2025

Abdullah Alasqah

Business Director

Abdulrhman Abdulaziz Alodhayb

Director of Project Portfolio Management

Adel Anwar

Director of IT

Ali Saif

Head of IT

Dr. Sameh Hablas

Chief Advisor

Eng. Mohammed Mahnashi

Founding Member

Harini Vijaya kumar

Solution Architect - EMEA

Hazem Jarrar

Chief Technology Officer

Ibrahim Hamed

Group CIO

Jayesh Maganlal

Group Chief Information and Digital Officer

Khalid Alafari

CIO & Head of research and technical innovation center

Ladle Patel

Senior Advisor

Mohammad Ali Shalan

VP Professional Development

Mohammed Al Shobani

Chief Information Officer

Rathna Kireeti Muthyala

Director of Business Consulting

Shehab El Najjar

Chief Operations Officer

Usman Abrar

Head of IT

Sponsors
2025

Venue
Floor Plan

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