Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Most 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 & 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 stall not because of lack of vision or technology. They fail because the organisation never truly adopts them. My work is about 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 and 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 — designing, executing, scaling and embedding 𝗔𝗜 so it becomes part of how the business operates and delivers 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲. I am a 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 & 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 with 𝟮𝟬+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 leading 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, building 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, and scaling 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 that turn ambition into execution. I have led international organisations such as 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗩𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗳𝗼́𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮, 𝗘𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁 or 𝗕𝟮 through the full journey from 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to 𝗔𝗜-𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 — enhancing 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, driving 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀, automating work, and embedding technology into the core of how businesses operate. Among other achievements, I designed and scaled the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁, inspired by the operating models of the world’s leading AI organisations and built in partnership with 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁, or 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁 among others. This initiative received 𝟭𝟬+ 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, and I was recognised as the region’s 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 (2024) and 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 (2025) among other awards. Alongside my role as 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 & 𝗔𝗜 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿, I sit on 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 for 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, and 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 focused on advancing the practical impact of AI. I am also an 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿, 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, and have lectured for 𝟭𝟱+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 at leading universities and business schools. I am driven by one belief: 𝗔𝗜 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
Mandated by the 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 to lead a 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 & 𝗔𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆. I spearhead the development of 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 and services that define the future of the nation’s 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 sectors. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 Conceptualized and launched the 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, a flagship initiative advancing 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶’𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. Under my leadership, we deliver impact at scale across four strategic pillars: • 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Launched 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗩𝗥/𝗔𝗥 museum journeys, and conversational bots to enhance the end-to-end 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆. • 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵: Deployed AI-powered 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 to maximize 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗢𝗜 and intelligently simulate the global events calendar. • 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Automated workflows using 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 and 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜; integrated 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 for 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and site security. • 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Built 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 to drive 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 decisions and scenario planning for high-stakes cultural assets. 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲.
The Advisory Council of IDC Middle East plays a pivotal role in shaping the direction and agenda of the region’s most influential gatherings of CIOs and technology leaders. https://lnkd.in/d2QcZkAc
Adjunct Professor at the Master in Big Data & BI (2023-current). Supervised 5 master's theses (3x 23/24, 2x 24/25).
Advisory support to shape the event agenda, organise the panels, find top speakers and moderate a panel. https://digitransformationsummit.com/uae/