The inaugural edition of the CXO50 KSA Awards and Conclave celebrated visionary leaders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who demonstrated exceptional leadership, creativity, and resilience in leveraging digital technologies to transform their organizations and industries.
The conference began with a keynote address from Ali Abdulla Hassan, Chief Information Officer of the Ministry of Oil and Environment in Bahrain, focusing on ‘navigating digital transformation.’
Mohammed Khasawneh, Systems Engineer Manager for Giga Projects at Fortinet, delivered the subsequent keynote presentation, shedding light on emerging threats in the digital age and elucidating the challenges within the cybersecurity domain.
The panel discussion centred on ‘Strategies for thriving in the era of digital disruption,’ showcased insights from industry experts including Eliane Gerges, Regional Director of Dynatrace; Dr. Bandar Naghi, Global VP – GenAI & MENA CTO at Mphasis; Michael Andersen, CEO of EuroTech ME; and Walid Gomaa, CEO of Omnix International.
The event concluded with the awards ceremony, honouring the pioneers who have transformed their organizations into beacons of innovation. These leaders have not only embraced digital transformation – they have championed it, driving change from the top down and inspiring their teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
See below for the complete list of CXO 50 Award winners:
| Name | Company |
| Waheed Y. Khayyat | United Cooperative Assurance |
| Hazem Jarrar | King Faisal Foundation |
| Mohanad Z Alderaan | Bank Aljazira |
| Ahmed Al Meqhem | Saudi Standards Metrology & Quality Organization |
| Eslam Taha | Riyadh Airports Company |
| Lawrence Eta | Royal Commission for AlUlla |
| Mahmoud Farhan | Arab National Bank |
| Eng. Khalid AlFaifi | Kafalah |
| Bandar Naghi | Mphasis |
| Amr Bahi | Al Kohli Group |
| Ahmed Taher | Al Daajan Holding |
| Aijaz Regoo | MIS Forward |
| Muneer Abdurahman | Al Sadhan Group and SPAR KSA |
| Asim Syed Badhuralam | Sanabel Al Salam Food manufacturing company |
| Samer Marouf | Rakaa Holding |
| Qasim Nadeem | ABANA Enterprises Group |
| Hilal Uddin | Alodood Contracting Company |
| Irafan Ul Haque | LSI Logistics |
| Hany Elmaghrabi | MyNaghi Group |
| Mirza R Baig | Finzey Finance Company |
| Mubarak Al Shahrani | King Saud University Medical City |
| Hussein ELHusseini | Algihaz Holding |
| Hani Saif | Extra |
| Abdulrahman Bin Saidan | Saudi Electricity Company |
| Ali Abdulla Hassan | Ministry of Oil and Environment |
| Gaurav Kole | Leylalty Group |
| Fares N. Almari | Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority |
| Devender Manral | Kun Sports |
| Abdelsattar Hashish | ECCA Group |
| Hussein Buhaliqah | Gulf International Bank |
| Muhammaed Junaid | United Motors Group |
| Syed Fakruddin Albeez | King Abdulla Economic City |
