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Looking back at 2025 conference speakers
Gartner experts and global IT thought leaders delivered the latest insights at Gartner CIO & IT Executive Conference 2025 in Dubai.
Keynote Speakers
Guest Speakers and Executive Stories
Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
Jasim Abdul Rahman
Group CIO PIH, CEO Power Minds
Power International Holding
Yasser Alghofaily
Head of Digital and Technology Department
Public Investment Fund
Mohamed Tolba
SVP Global Solutions
Majid Al Futtaim Group (MAF)
Leyla Delic
Chief Information Officer & Digital Officer
Abdul Latif Jameel
Martin Wallgren
Group CIO, GAC Group HQ
GAC
Dr. Maryam Alyammahi
CIO
UAE University
Sinanudin Omerhodzic
Group Chief Information Officer for Technology and Head of Transformation
DAMAC
Featured Gartner Experts
Meet a selection of Gartner experts dedicated to turning industry trends into actionable, objective guidance.
Gene Alvarez
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Eyad Tachwali
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Afraz Jaffri
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Christopher Mixter
VP Analyst
Gartner
Paul Furtado
VP Analyst
Gartner
Mary Mesaglio
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Dave Aron
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Erick Brethenoux
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Tomas Nielsen
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Marty Resnick
VP Analyst
Gartner
Laurie Shotton
VP Analyst
Gartner
Dennis Smith
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Robert Thanaraj
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Jason Wong
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Melanie Alexander
VP Analyst
Gartner
Gartner Experts
Get industry-leading insights straight from Gartner experts.
Melanie Alexander
VP Analyst
Gene Alvarez
Distinguished VP Analyst
Dave Aron
Distinguished VP Analyst
Wassim Azzi
Executive Partner
Leo Brenner
Sr Director, Advisory
Erick Brethenoux
Distinguished VP Analyst
Jennifer Carter
Sr Principal Analyst
Arun Chandrasekaran
Distinguished VP Analyst
Peter Clegg
Sr Director Analyst
PILAR DE MIGUEL
Executive Partner
David Furlonger
Distinguished VP Analyst
Paul Furtado
VP Analyst
Ed Gabrys
Managing Vice President
Camille Gebran
Sr Executive Partner
Arnold Gutmann
Sr Executive Partner
Mohamed Hadj Ismail
Executive Partner
Cameron Haight
VP Analyst
Bryan Hayes
Sr Director Analyst
Afraz Jaffri
Sr Director Analyst
Joe Malek
VP, Team Manager
Mary Mesaglio
Distinguished VP Analyst
Alessandro Misiti
Sr Executive Partner
Christopher Mixter
VP Analyst
Tomas Nielsen
Distinguished VP Analyst
Deven Pandey
MVP, Service Delivery
Marty Resnick
VP Analyst
Rami Sadi
VP, Executive Partner
Emad Shafik
Sr Executive Partner
Laurie Shotton
VP Analyst
Dennis Smith
Distinguished VP Analyst
Eyad Tachwali
VP, Advisory
Robert Thanaraj
Sr Director Analyst
Douglas Toombs
VP Analyst
Denis Torii
VP Analyst
Nitish Tyagi
Principal Analyst
Jason Wong
Distinguished VP Analyst
Alaa Zaher
VP, Executive Partner
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