8:20 AM

9:10 AM

Registration Opens

9:15 AM

9:25 AM

Welcoming Notes and Orientation

Kenan Bouzo

General Manager EMEA, Hyperight AB

Plenum

9:30 AM

9:40 AM

Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Armin Kech

Director, Lead Data & Records Governance CoE, Swiss RE

Plenum

9:40 AM

10:00 AM

Future Outlook Session

Dr Sara Al Shaya

Director of the Data and Statistics Department, Emirates Health Service

Goran Cvetanovski

Founder and Editorial Director , Data Innovation Summit

Plenum

10:05 AM

10:25 AM

KEYNOTE | No AI Strategy Without a Data Strategy: Unlocking Innovation in the Middle East

Mohamed Zouari

General Manager META, Snowflake

Plenum

10:30 AM

10:50 AM

KEYNOTE | From Pilot to Profit: Realizing Business Value Through Production-Scale AI

Gautam Verma

Head of Data Enablement, Department of Government Enablement

Plenum

10:50 AM

11:20 AM

Networking Coffee & Peer-to-Peer Meetings

11:20 AM

11:30 AM

Moderator's Opening Remarks

Martin Mazur

Head of Government Corporate Reporting, Department of Government Enablement

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

11:20 AM

11:30 AM

Moderator's Opening Remarks

Michael Malek

Director – Data Management

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

11:20 AM

11:30 AM

Moderator's Opening Remarks

Gautam Verma

Head of Data Enablement, Department of Government Enablement

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

11:20 AM

11:30 AM

Moderator's Opening Remarks

Faris Almasri

Data Strategist & Advisor, Federal Tax Authority

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

11:30 AM

11:50 AM

Transforming Banking with AI/ML: Unlocking Value, Overcoming Challenges, and Driving Innovation

Dr. Amira Abdelaziz Abdelaziz

Senior Advisor-Data Science & Advanced Analytics, Central Bank of Egypt

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

11:30 AM

11:50 AM

Monetising Data: Strategy to Transform Data Teams from Cost Centres to Revenue & Value Generators

Tim Falla

Partner & Founder , Affinity Reply

Savvi Vijayakumaraguru

Head of Data Architecture, Affinity Reply

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

11:30 AM

11:50 AM

Unlocking AI Value Through Integrated Data: APGAR’s Vision Meets the Boomi Platform

Joseph Aoun

Director of AI & Data Solutions - UAE General Manager – APGAR Middle East , APGAR

Larbi Belbecir

Senior Solutions Consultant for BOOMI., BOOMI

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

11:30 AM

11:50 AM

Managing a Leading ML/AI Ecosystem: B.com’s Investment Strategy and Vision for the Future of GenAI

Sanchit Juneja

Director-Product (Big Data & ML/AI), Booking.com

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

12:00 PM

12:20 PM

Unlocking Business Potential: Overcoming Analytics Adoption Barriers with Generative AI

Rishi Mathur

Manager, Sales Engineering, Strategy

Ranjith Somasundaram

Senior Sales Engineer, Strategy

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

12:00 PM

12:20 PM

Move from DIY to ready for AI

John Mulis

Lead Sales Engineer, Fivetran

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

12:00 PM

12:20 PM

Kyvos Dialogs – The Future of Gen-AI Driven Analytics is Here: Accurate. Instant. Conversational

Shalin Trivedi

Director of Sales And Business Development EMEA, Kyvos Insights

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

12:00 PM

12:20 PM

AI:Human Teaming - Catalyzing Contact Centers using GenAI

Imran Moinuddin

Senior Vice President Data & AI , VentureDive

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

12:30 PM

12:50 PM

Gen-AI Will Transform Your Business - or "Risk It" Without Active Data Governance

Kevin Downey

Chief Technology Officer, Data Sentinel

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

12:30 PM

12:50 PM

Unlocking the Power of AI with dbt Cloud: Transforming Data Strategy for the AI Era

Mike Burke

Manager, Solutions Architecture, dbtLabs

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

12:30 PM

12:50 PM

AI-Ready Data with Data Products

Ravi Gupta

Principal Presales Solutions, Dremio

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

12:30 PM

12:50 PM

AI & Generative AI for Tangible Business Value: A Data-Centric Perspective

Basma Rady

Chief Data Scientist, Beltone

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

1:00 PM

1:20 PM

Healthcare and Data – The Key to The World Within

Rizwan Tufail

Group Chief AI and Data Officer, PureHealth

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

1:00 PM

1:20 PM

Speak to your Data with Universal Semantic Model

Alexey Sidorov

Chief Data Evangelist, Denodo

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

1:00 PM

1:20 PM

Agentic AI Starts with the Right Data Foundation

Maged Taher

EMEA General Manager, Incorta

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

1:00 PM

1:20 PM

From Words to Insights: GenAI-Powered Survey Analysis

Buket Begum Kutsal

Senior Data Scientist, Turkish Airlines

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

1:20 PM

2:20 PM

Networking Lunch

1:20 PM

2:20 PM

Technology in practice Sessions

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Building AI-Ready Data Pipelines with dbt Cloud: A Practitioner’s Guide - dbt labs - A01

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Building a Data Foundation for Analytics and AI with Boomi - Apgar&Boomi- A02

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Consulting Experts. Bringing performance through data! - SBI - C08

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Customer 360 Intelligence with Incorta Copilot: From Data to Decisions in Seconds - Incorta B4

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Data Confidence: Building, governing and curating high quality data for Analytics & AI - Collibra - C11

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - End-to-end Analytics - Function Group Analytics - C05

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Lightning-Fast Analytics at Maximum Scale & Savings - Kyvos - C09

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Solution Summary - Dataphi - C01

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - The death of DIY data pipelines - Fivetran - B03

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Title: Empower Your Data Intelligence with Strategy AI - Strategy - A04-

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Transforming Data into Value with FanRuan’s BI Solutions - Fan Ruan - C12

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Understanding Dremio’s Unified Lakehouse Platform for Self-Service Analytics and AI - Dremio - A03

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Universal Semantic Model in Action - Denodo - B02

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Unlocking the Potential of Data: From Strategy to Execution - Reply - B01

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - Visiology 2025: A Decade of Scalable, Secure, and Self-Service BI - Visiology - C02

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

[TIP] - [TIP] - Revolutionize Your Enterprise with Airia AI Platform - Airia - A06

2:20 PM

2:40 PM

The Backbone of AI Success: Data Management and Governance in the Age of GenAI

Ali Hasan Abdulla Alhammadi

Head of Analytics & Data Science , Department of Government Enablement

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

2:20 PM

2:40 PM

Transforming Analytics: Building a Unified Data Lakehouse on Snowflake for AI-Driven Insights

Vedran Karamani

CDO, Alghanim Industries

Grega Jerkic

CEO, In516ht

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

2:20 PM

2:40 PM

From Data to Decisions: Driving Customer Value and Business Impact through AI-Driven Platforms & Insights

Dina Sallam

Head of Data, AI & CVM Analytics , Orange Egypt

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

2:20 PM

2:40 PM

The Executive Playbook for GenAI in Data & Analytics

Alexis Jean Baptiste

Chief Data & Analytics Officer , L'Oreal

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

2:50 PM

3:10 PM

AI for Competitive Advantage: Turning Data into Decision Power

Arockiaraj Arockiam

Strategic leader in Data, AI and Analytics, Thndr

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

2:50 PM

3:10 PM

From Compliance to Competitive Edge: Innovation via Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Mert Sendag

Director of Data and AI Strategy EEMEA, Mastercard

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

2:50 PM

3:10 PM

Transforming Large Organizations to Self-Service Analytics Models

Rana Kamal Aly ElSharqawy

Head of Data Science and Analytics , EFG Holding

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

2:50 PM

3:10 PM

Harnessing the Power of AI Through Foundation Models for Enterprise Applications

Gorkem Unel

Head of Apps & Digital Services, Tiktok

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

3:20 PM

3:40 PM

What Are the Common Pitfalls in AI Implementation and How Can They Be Avoided?

Manish Vaidya

Head of AI , Department of Culture & Tourism, Abu Dhabi

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

3:20 PM

3:40 PM

Building a Data-Driven Culture: Operational Model, Architecture, and Literacy

Pavel Shorokhov

Chief Data Officer, ex-MAGNIT

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

3:20 PM

3:40 PM

The Data Gold Rush: Who’s Really Profiting, and Is Monetization a Myth?

Amr Mohamed Elsayed Metwally

AED Director of Innovation , Hamad Medical Corporation

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

3:20 PM

3:40 PM

Leveraging Generative AI and Machine Learning to Analyze Workforce Engagement Clusters: Impact on Employee Productivity and Mental Health

Hossam ElSemellawy

Data Science Expert, STC

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

3:40 PM

4:10 PM

Networking Coffee & Peer-to-Peer Meetings

4:10 PM

4:30 PM

AI-Driven Success: The Roadmap to Sustainable Transformation

Marwa El-Askary

Data Visualization & Analytics Manager, FABMISR

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

4:10 PM

4:30 PM

Empowering Government Decision-Making with Scalable Data Architectures and Federated Data Management

Abdelrahman Mohammad Moawad

Data Engineering Track Lead, Digital Dubai

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

4:10 PM

4:30 PM

Data Lab: Treating data as a corporate asset

Dmitry Menshenin

Head of Insights and Analytics, Sanofi

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

4:10 PM

4:30 PM

Customization of AI Agents for Advanced Exploratory Data Analysis and Deep Insights

Shashank Sahoo

Manager of Artificial Intelligence Solutions / Applications, Damac Properties

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

4:40 PM

5:00 PM

Bridging Vision and Reality: Crafting a Scalable Generative AI Strategy Aligned with Business Outcomes

Sasthi Sarma

Group Head - Data, Apparel Group

[M1] - AI Value & Strategy Stage

4:40 PM

5:00 PM

Metadata Mastery: Unlocking the Power of Data Governance and Quality

Gopi Maren

AVP Data Governance & Privacy, RAKBANK

[M2] - Modern Data Strategy Stage

4:40 PM

5:00 PM

Unlocking Data-Driven Success: Is your organization ready for analytics?

Wassim Ibrahim

Senior Manager – Data Advisory Middle East, WSP

[M3] - Business & Data Analytics Stage

4:40 PM

5:00 PM

Customizing Generative AI with Proprietary Data for Enhanced Performance

Nagui Ben Lemrid

Data Science Manager, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

[M4] - Machine Learning & Generative AI Stage

5:10 PM

5:30 PM

Chairman's Closing Remarks in the Plenum Area

Armin Kech

Director, Lead Data & Records Governance CoE, Swiss RE

Plenum