Lula Mohanty

Celebrating IWD 2026: Excellence at the top

Welcome to this special feature coinciding with International Women’s Day 2026. Our collection of 40+ women executive profiles this year shows that over the years, the skills of women executives in business

8 months ago

by Arun Shankar

(L-R) Ibrahim AlJallaf, COO, Inception42 | Lula Mohanty, Managing Partner, IBM MEA | Moza Al Futtaim - Chief AI Officer, Al-Futtaim | Rima Semaan, Data AI lead, Microsoft UAE.

Al-Futtaim releases largest study of AI adoption by GCC Workforce

A study by Al-Futtaim reveals that over 80% of GCC professionals use AI at least weekly, with 73% reporting improved productivity. However, only 39% feel highly confident using the technology, creating an

3 weeks ago

Artificial Intelligence

(L-R) Sergio Maccotta, Senior Vice President and General Manager SAP MEA South, SAP | Basel Ziyadeh, Julphar Chief Executive Officer | Lula Mohanty, Managing Partner, IBM.

Julphar partners with IBM and SAP for enterprise transformation

Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) has partnered with IBM Consulting and SAP to modernise its enterprise operations. The initiative involves migrating to SAP S/4HANA to establish a unified digital core across finance, manufacturing,

4 months ago

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Lula Mohanty, Managing Partner, Middle East and Africa, IBM Consulting.

Middle East CEOs redesign leadership for AI era, IBM study finds

A study by the IBM Institute for Business Value reveals that 100 CEOs in the Middle East are restructuring C-suite roles to integrate AI. Findings show 89% are embedding AI into workflows,

5 months ago

Artificial Intelligence

Lula Mohanty, Managing Partner – MEA, IBM Consulting

IBM launches enterprise advantage service to help businesses scale agentic AI

IBM has announced IBM Enterprise Advantage, a first-of-its-kind asset-based consulting service that combines proven AI-tools and expertise to help clients quickly build, govern, and operate their own tailored internal AI platform at

10 months ago