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15 technology leaders explain why most AI projects stall before they pay, and what the ones that paid did first

In July, Sharjah Maritime Academy in Khor Fakkan switched on Majid, an admissions agent that answers prospective students and their parents by voice and chat at any hour. The academy decided against

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From Doha 2006 to Riyadh 2034: the 20-year events playbook Mannai brought to its first LEAP

Mannai Information Technology built the data platform behind Qatar’s 2022 World Cup while COVID-19 was at its peak. At its debut as a LEAP exhibitor, its Saudi general manager explained why the

19 hours ago

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Abdullah Khorami, Chief Business Officer, Etihad Salam Telecom Company.

Inside the Telco Betting That Saudi Arabia’s 4,000 Factories Need More Than Bandwidth

At LEAP’s fifth edition in Riyadh, Etihad Salam Telecom Company used its stand to announce a repositioning built on an uncomfortable industry statistic. Chief Business Officer Abdullah Khorami explains why the operator

3 days ago

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(L-R) Nagib Bahous, Chairman of ACE Gallagher Holding; Ibrahim Arqawi, Executive Director, ACE Gallagher Kuwait.

ACE Gallagher acquires UPI Brokers to expand Kuwait presence

ACE Gallagher Holding has acquired United Partners Insurance Brokers (UPI Brokers) to bolster its market share in Kuwait. The deal integrates UPI Brokers’ three decades of local expertise with ACE Gallagher’s regional

3 days ago

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Sri Lanka sets the global stage for World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026 at high-level press conference in Colombo

Government of Sri Lanka and Global Enterprise Connect outline a global technology, investment and innovation agenda as 200+ technology leaders from 50+ countries prepare to converge in Colombo Sri Lanka officially set

4 days ago

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(L-R) (L) Tamer Elhamy of Microsoft and Mena Migelly, Regional Vice President for Veeam EMEA.

The customer remains accountable for the data”: Microsoft and Veeam on the shared responsibility gap

Tamer Elhamy of Microsoft Middle East and Africa and Mena Migelly of Veeam EMEA East on the Kingdom’s incoming data centre, the shift to agentic deployments, and why so many enterprises misread

4 days ago

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Madhavi Reddy, Managing Director for AWS Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

Inside AWS’s Middle East build: 3 regions, 160 partners, 2 M people to train

At LEAP, AWS announced its largest regional investment yet. Madhavi Reddy, Managing Director Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, explains the infrastructure mesh behind it — and why 45% of enterprises say

4 days ago

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Nikesh Arora, Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks acquires Console to add agentic AI to Cortex

Palo Alto Networks earlier this week announced that it had acquired Console, an AI company whose software executes enterprise operations work on instruction. The transaction is described as complete. The terms, and

7 days ago

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World CIO 200 Summit to launch Global Technology Marketplace

World CIO 200 Summit Grand Finale to spotlight Global Technology Marketplace

The World CIO 200 Summit 2026 Grand Finale will introduce the Global Technology Marketplace, a dynamic platform designed to connect breakthrough technologies and emerging ideas with investment, expertise and global business opportunities.

1 week ago

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Murali S, Managing Director, Al-Futtaim Contracting

Leveraging an integrated operating model

By combining construction, MEP, specialist engineering systems, technology and long-term facilities management under one platform, Al-Futtaim Contracting can provide clients with complete lifecycle solutions rather than standalone services. Al-Futtaim Contracting is an

1 week ago

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