FutureNet 2024 - Dubai | FutureNet World | 13 May 2024 | Conrad Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Trade Centre - Trade Centre 1 - Dubai - UAE

This event focuses on the strategic & commercial priorities in today’s digital world and the considerations for the future of the network, it is dedicated to driving the agenda around ‘Network Automation and AI’, a key foundational pillar for the next wave of growth in telecoms.
We redesigned our conference format to focus on senior level CSP thought leadership & networking
• 200+ Attendees incorporating 50%+ CSPs
• 7+ hours of networking over two jam packed event days Dozens of new connections to be made
• Senior Decision makers & C-Level comprising 60%+ of the CSP audience
• 30+ thought leader speakers including the region’s leading CTOs debating key topics
• CSP Case Studies Sharing their Automation & AI journeys
• FutureNet MENA Awards rewarding innovation in network automation & AI
• A high-energy exhibition featuring Tech Demos, Customer Meetings & Artisan Barista Coffee

2024 Speakers

Khalid Murshed
CTIO, e& UAE

Stelios Savvides
CTO, Vodafone Oman

Marwan Bin Shakar
Senior Vice President/Access Network Development, e& UAE

Imran Shaikh
CTO, Virgin Mobile UAE

Ahmed Alsharif
CTDO, stc Bahrain

Dr. Ayman Elnashar
VP Technology Strategy, e& UAE

Mohammed Al-Badrani
Vice President – Operations, stc

Dr. Jassim Al Awadhi
Senior Director Transformation, du

Houda Chihi
Chief Engineer, Tunisia Telecom

Adnan M Kashwani
Vice President/E2E Cloud & Infrastructure Management, e& UAE

Abdallah Nassar
VP Technology Operations, Afghan Wireless

Zeyad Abuhelal
Strategy & Performance Director, stc

Dima Mousa
Director of Product Management, Planning and Capacity, du

Chadi S ElHajj
Vice President/Network Automation & Orchestration, e& UAE

Yaser Albehzad
Vice President/Internet Operations, e& UAE

Emmanuel Lartey
General Manager Network Strategy & Architecture, MTN Group

Yousuf Al Azizi
GM Technology Strategy and Innovation (acting), Omantel

Puru Dwarakanathan
General Manager IT Strategy & Architecture, MTN Group

Mohammed Zaidan
Senior Director Active & Core, Ooredoo Qatar

Hacene Sali
Senior Director Network Enterprise Architecture Roadmaps & Planning, e& UAE

Islam Azab
Director/Analytics & Automation Solutions, e& UAE

Ayman Magdi
Senior Director Mobile Data Core & Service, e& UAE

Mohamed Hanafy
Senior Manager - Network Strategy and Digital Services, Telecom Egypt

Shabir Ali Murtaza
Technology Projects Program Manager, Ooredoo Oman

Pramod Chinchansure
Head of Technology Operations, Vodafone Oman

Atul Purohit
Head of Technology, Cloud & Network Services, EMEA, Nokia

Jawad J. Abbassi
Head of MENA, GSMA

Muhammad Yaseen
Director Delivery Principal, du

Saad Alqahtani
Core Infrastructure Design Director, stc

Matthew Reed
Chief Analyst, Service Provider Strategies, Omdia

Wilson Xavier
Senior Research Director Telecom & IT Services Research – META Region, IDC

Emma Buckland
Principal Analyst, STL Partners

Francis Haysom
Partner and Principal Analyst, Appledore Research

Amir Abdelazim
Partner, Detecon International, Former CTIO Asiacell

Joe Hurman
Senior Consultant, STL Partners

Fayez Abu Awad
Policy Director MENA, GSMA

Christian Maitre
Founder (Former Deputy CIO, Orange Group), Caspera-Lab

Fatih E. Nar
Technologist and Chief Architect, Red Hat

Augusto Barcia
Director of Telco Sales EMEA, VMware, by Broadcom

Puneet Sethi
CTO, TCTS (Tata Communications Transformation Services)

Sam Keys-Toyer
Head of Business and Portfolio Development, Managed Services Networks, Ericsson

Michal Patryk Debicki
VP of Solution Development, Realize, a B-Yond Company

Tibor Fabry-Asztalos
Senior Vice President, Telecom Systems & Product Engineering, Dell Technologies

João Miguel Antunes
Head of Autonomous Networks Offer, Celfocus

Franco Messori
Chief Product Strategy and Transformation Officer, Infovista

2024 Sponsors and Partners

GOLD:
• VM Ware

SILVER:
• Cel Focus
• Dell Technologies
• Ericsson
• Nokia
• Rakuten
• Realize

BRONZE:
• Infovista

VIP DINNER:
• Rakuten Symphony

VIP LUNCHEON:
• Tata Coomunications

BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE:
• Red Hat

HOST OPERATOR:
• Esitsalat

INDUSTRY PARTNERS:
• Etsi
• NGNM
• Telecom Infra