CXO Insight Middle East hosted its fifth edition of CXO 50 Awards and Conclave at Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai, to honour IT leaders who have demonstrated excellence in digital transformation and innovation.
Sponsored by Gold Partners: Cloudflare, Fortinet, Infor, Proven Solution, and silver partners: Nutanix, D-Link, Checkmarx, SolarWinds, Finesse, Teksalah, Redington, EMT, Cloudbox Technologies, Visiontech, Syscom Distribution, Real Secure, and MDS – the CXO 50 Awards rallied together some of the top CXOs in the region.
Sebastian Samuel, CIO of AW Rostamani, kicked off the conclave with a keynote address on the top strategic technology trends for the future. “Since the future is unclear, organisations must create secure foundations, maximize value from data, protect and grow your brand, attract and retain talent, grow revenue, and accelerate digital,” he said.
Following this, Arti Gupta, Bharat Raigangar, and Arun Tewary, shared insights into how to secure digital transformation. Supported by various real-life scenarios, the speakers enlightened the audience on working cohesively and holistically to deliver customer experiences on their secure digital transformation journey.
Next up was the insightful panel discussion, where panel members delved into the key technologies that are set to shape digital transformation in 2023. Moderated by Jeevan Thankappan, Managing Editor at Insight Media and Publishing and CXO Insight Middle East, the panel featured Bashar Bashaireh, managing director of Cloudflare; Fadi Yehia, regional director of Fortinet; Khaled Alshami, VP of solution consulting at Infor; and Pavel Makarevich, emerging technologies expert at Proven Solution.
See below for the complete list of CXO 50 Awards 2023 winners:
Sebastian Samuel, AW Rostamani
Khalid Jalal, GARMCO
Alan Brouard, Etihad Rail
Abdalla Al Ali, DMCC
Aiman Othman, Union Coop
Mustansir Aziz, Automech Group
Ahmad Al Madani, Horizon Terminal
Ahmed Al Ketbi, DEWA
Abdulla Bader Al Sayari, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi
Mubarik Hussain, Bloom Holding
Anindo Banerjee, Eltizam Asset Management
Santosh Shetty, Liwa Trading Enterprises
Manal Allam, Merck
Mohamed Al Damassy, Al Masraf
Santosh Thomas, African + Eastern
Baha Sayiner, Medcare
Manish Bhindra, Galadari Group
Aus Alzubaidi, MBC
Ronald D’sa, OSN
Rustom Pereira, Eminsco
Kiran D’Souza, Boehringer Ingelheim
Abdulrahman Khaiwi, Emirates National Schools
Shrikant Kaboor, ARADA
Jaleel Rahman, Prime Health Group
Taher Jhanjharya, EFS Facilities Services
Riasat Ali, RAK Ports
Mostafa Zahran, Imdad
James John, Emirates National Investment
Fayaz Badubhai, Al Yousef Group
Aditya Kaushik, Zakher Marine
Aiman Aljabr, Havelock One Interiors
Ali Ghunaim, Canadian Specialist Hospital
Qusai Farouq Almeqdadi, EY
Arul Jose Vigin, DIFC courts
Bader Zyoud, Sharjah Central Finance Dept
Swapnil Kadam, Laticrete Middle East
Bandar Naghi, Zahid Group
Arnab Debroy, Metito Overseas
Irshad Mohammed, Burjeel Holdings
Shailesh Mani, DBMC Steel
Aliasgar Bohari, Zulekha Hospitals
Gaurav Manaktala, RAK Hospital
Muhammad Tariq Siddiqui, AWNIC
Shijin Prasad, Cure Medical Centers
Kashif Fateh Dad, Al Faisal Holding
Lenish Kannan, Western International Group
Muhamed Noufel, Royal Continental Hotels and Suites
Anoop Kumar, Al Nisr Publishing
Tony Isac, Petrochem Middle East
Abdul Azeem Baqar Mohammed, Emirates Float Glass
