Telecoms World Middle East 2023 | Terrapinn | 29 May 2023 | Madinat Jumeirah Conference & Events Centre, Madinat Jumeirah - King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud St - Al Sufouh 1 - Dubai - UAE

This event is the meeting place for the brightest and most innovative minds across the region's telco industry. From virtualization to programmable networks; 5G to the Internet-of-Everything; edge computing to cloud native networks; network security to giga-speed infrastructure, you can expect the top trends to be covered.

2023 Speakers

Hatem Dowidar
Group Chief Executive Officer, e&

Masood Mohamed Sharif
Chief Executive Officer, etisalat by e& UAE

Zahra Rabih El Zayat
Chief Commercial Officer: E-vision, e& life

Saleem Alblooshi
Chief Technology Officer, du

Andrew Hanna
Chief Executive Officer - ZainTech, Zain Group

Hanadi Ayoub
Vice President and Head of IT Solution Delivery and Development, du

Isabelle Hajri
Chief Marketing Officer, Ooredoo Algeria

Nabil Baccouche
Group Chief Carrier and Wholesale Officer, e&

Sohail Qadir
Chief Executive Officer, Zain Omantel International

Ahmed Alsharif
Chief Technology and Digital Officer, stc Bahrain

Laura Buckwell
Anchor, Journalist, Independent Moderator

Hani ELKukhun
Chief Executive Officer - MEA, Beyond One and Virgin Mobile MEA

Sakher Murad Al Adaileh
Head of Growth & Monetization, Botim/ Astratech

Tair Ismailov
Strategic Engagement Director, GSMA

Jeffrey Lyndon
President & Co-Founder iDreamsky & Group Shareholder, Sawa Group

Umit Akgoz
Head of Solution Architecture MEA, Amdocs

Ahmed Elshazly
Wholesale Apps Management Section Manager, stc

Ramez Aziz
Senior Manager ME & Central Asia, S.E.S. Satellites

Sylvain Seignour
President, Netcracker Technology

Jing Wang
Founder & CEO, SAWA Group

Adnan Mohamed Kashwani
Sr. Director / Cloud Center of Excellence, etisalat by e& UAE

Dan Thygesen
Sr. Vice President & General Manager, Wholesale & Platform Operations, T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Wilson Xavier Chackalaparambil
Senior Research Director - ICT Services, MENA, IDC

Ryan Fletcher
Performance Director, Initiative Media

Shafika Houcine
Digital Channels Director, e& International

Simone Trimarchi
Esport Manager, Cookies Digital

Samitha Sagara
Deputy General Manager - IT Solution Development, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC

Ahad Bhai
Chief Executive Officer Founder, Bongo

Tolga Yalcin
Senior Research Manager, IDC

Mathieu Yarak
Group Senior Director - Data & Research, Choueiri Group

Sunil Varkey
Cyber Security, Independent Telecoms Expert

John Lacey
Country Manager, Level Infinite MENA, Tencent Games Global

Zaher Chami
Sales Director, orange

Khalifa Hassan AlShamsi
Chief Executive Officer, e& life

Jasim Al Awadi
Chief ICT Officer (Acting), du

Piyush Mishra
Solution Consulting Director, Tecnotree

Omar Hasan Alzaabi
Snr. VP - Products and Business Development: Carriers & Wholesale Services, e&

Adaugo Ogbunude
TMT Lead MEPA, International Finance Corporation

Eugen Comendant
Chief Commercial Officer, AWASR

Manish Chandra
Ex. Director & CSO, 6D Technologies

Niall Norton
Division President & General Manager - Networks, AMdocs

Beki Muinde
Director of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs, Helios Towers plc

Pascal Dufour
Vice President - MENA & Turkey, DIGITAL VIRGO

William Weibin He
Snr. Service Solutions Architect, Huawei Technology Southern Africa

Faezah Idrus
Customer Success Director, Evina

Akshay Lamba
Chief Digital Officer, Kalaam telecom

Luis Cardenas
Head of Partnerships Middle East and Africa, La Liga

Amr Khalifa
Sr. Vice President - Customer Interaction & Product Development, Etisalat by e&

Anthony Shiner
Group Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Africa

Bachir Boumediene
Carrier Partnerships MENA & India, Snap Inc

Mathias Hanel
Chief Commercial Officer, Ooredoo Algeria

Cédric Hubert
CSO, Evina

Ngozi Megwa
Senior Vice President - Digital Partners & Enablers EEMEA, Mastercard

Scott Weeman
Head of B2B & Partnerships, Shahid (MBC)

Hamid Bafghi
GM Cyber Security MEA (Telco Sector), BT Global Security

Dr Sami Mahroum
Advisor to the FARI Institute: AI for the Common Good, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM) - ULB

Richard Meeus
Director of Security Technology and Strategy EMEA, Akamai Technologies

Sergei Vychuzhanin
Chief Information Officer, Aipix

Mazen Sirwan
Director of Communications, Korek Telecom

Markus Persson
Global Industry Director – Telecom, IFS

Walid Macary
Head of Telecom Business development, Anghami

Ari Banerjee
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Netcracker Technology

Alain Mayni
Head of Tech, Media, Telecoms & Professional Services - MENA, Meta

Elie Antoun
Head of Telecom & Media MENA, Meta

Will Gibson
VP of Sales & Marketing, Maplewave

Hesham Mustafa
Chief Business Officer, stc Bahrain

Yasser Alkhuwaiter
Chief Business Development Officer, Lebara KSA

Jassim Al Awadi
Teleco & Digital Transformation, Independent Expert

Richard Windsor
Founder, Radio Free Mobile

Thomas Hanappi
IoT & AI, Independent Expert

Daniel Kjellander
VP & Head of Middle East, CSG

Alexandre Xu
Director of Carrier BD, China Mobile International

Frederico Rosato
Group Sales Director, Digital Virgo

Benjamin Cai
Head of Business Advisory, Whale Cloud

Tanya Field
CPO and Co-founder, Novatiq Solutions Limited

Roland Montagne
Principal Analyst FTTx & Broadband, IDATE DigiWorld

Elie Abouatme
Director, Telco Media and Tech (TMT) Go-to-market, EMEA South, Servicenow

Omar Muftah Abutlag
Chief Executive Officer, Almadar Aljadid

Patricia Peiró
Chief Strategy Officer, Telecoming

Jacek Lonc
Vice President, Head of Telco Sales & Business Strategy Division, Comarch

Lt. Colonel. Dr. Hamad Khalifa Al Nuaimi
Head Of Telecom Division, Abu Dhabi police

Yasser Alobaidan
Chief Executive Officer, jawraa

Adnan Khan
Department Head: Corporate, Government & ICT Solutions, Ooredoo

Shabir Ali Murtaza
Technology Project Program Manager, Ooredoo

Pasan Nishantha
General Manager - SI & OP, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC

Bill Marra
Chief Commercial Officer, Cinturion Group

Naser Refaat
Chief Technology Officer, Rotana Media Group

Fayaz Taher
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Bongo

Ziad Zorkot
Director - Network Management, Touch, Lebanon

Kevin Mutuma
Carrier Business Director - Africa, China Mobile International

Rachelle Peterson
SVP - Global Commercial Distribution, DAZN

Mukund Cairae
President - Media Networks Division, Toonz Media Group

Alaa Dalghan
Managing Director, CognitDX

David Lotfi
Chief Executive Officer, Evina

Hamad Malik
Managing Director - Ad Sales, STARZPLAY

Ahmad Samir
Customer Experience Planning & Design Director, WE Telecom Egypt

David Abt
Principal, Delta Partners

Markus Golder
Chief Executive Officer, Intigral

Miles McWilliams
Head - Global Business Internet, Content & Security Solutions (ASN3320), Deutsche Telekom

Peter Mrkic
Vice President - Commercial, Intigral

Norbert Prihoda
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Tunisia Telecom

Adrian Shatku
Chief Executive Officer, WIS Telecom SA

Paolo Storti
Chief Executive Officer, Zextras

2023 Sponsors

TITLE SPONSOR:
• Evina

DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• Amdocs
• Netcracker
• Sawa Group

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Digital Virgo
• Mastercard
• Telecoming

HOST CARRIER SPONSOR:
• E&

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Akamai
• Comarch
• Play and Play
• CSG
• IFS
• Maplewave
• Novatiq
• SES
• Tecnotree
• Whale Cloud
• 6D Technologies

SILVER SPONSORS:
• China Mobile International
• Helios Towers
• Quintica
• Trej Hara
• Zextras

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR:
• Aipix