STRATEGY, INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE TELECOMS ECOSYSTEM

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Ahmed Abdel-Latif, Former Group Chief Wholesale Officer, Batelco

Ahmed Abdel-Latif joined Batelco Group in October 2016 as Group Chief Wholesale Officer to focus on achieving the group's vision of being the leading integrator of digital solutions and services in its chosen markets through consolidating, optimizing and strategic planning of the Group's...

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Tareq Abu-Lughod, Co-Founder, Istikana

Tareq Abu-Lughod graduated from Boston University in 1996 with a degree in Broadcasting & Film.He is the founder and CEO of the Arab Media Network - a diverse media and entertainment company based in Amman, Jordan (established in 2000).Arab Media Network owns and operates multiple media...

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Nawaf Al Gharabally, Chief Technology Officer, Zain

Graduate of Kuwait University class of 1998- Electrical engineering. started working at Zain as a radio engineer in 1998in 2007 held the position of regional manager of Zain KSA eastern province during the rollout of its network as the 3rd mobile operator.held the position of Network Access...

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Omar Al Zaabi, Vice President Of Product And Capacity Management, Etisalat

Omar Alzaabi is Vice President of Products and Capacity Management for Carriers and Whole Sale of Etisalat group.Omar have 17 years of Telecom experience in multi fields including technical, business and management, with international exposure, which allow him to expose to variance areas and great...

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Saleem Alblooshi, Chief Technology Officer, du

Saleem AlBlooshi heads the Infrastructure division within EITC, his responsibilities includes developing company strategy for using technological resources, ensuring technologies are used efficiently, profitably & securely.Evaluating and implementing new system and infrastructures, monitor...

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Ali Amiri, Group Chief Carrier And Wholesale Officer, Etisalat Group

Ali Amiri is Etisalat’s Group Chief Carrier & Wholesale Officer. Ali continues to lead the evolution and development of Etisalat’s  global service portfolio and network. Etisalat C&WS offers the most comprehensive portfolio of Mobile, Data, IP, Voice and Roaming services.  Etisalat  has...

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Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, Zee5 Global

Ms. Archana Anand is currently the Chief Business Officer of ZEE5 Global. With a strong background of over 22 years in driving P&L and Strategy across businesses, a keen consumer understanding and an innate instinct for Digital, she has, in her three-year tenure, been at the forefront of the...

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Raffaele Annecchino, President Swemea And Digital Mobile Strategy, Viacom International Media Networks

Raffaele Annecchino is President and Managing Director for Viacom International Media Networks’ (VIMN) Southern & Western Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as President of Digital Mobile Strategy for VIMN. In his role as cluster president, Raffaele works to expand VIMN’s business and...

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Nezar Banabeela, Chief Executive Officer, VIVA Bahrain

A seasoned veteran with over 15 years of experience and 10 years of telecommunications experience with the STC Group and VIVA Bahrain, Eng. Nezar Banabeela brings a wealth of large-scale telecommunications solutions knowledge and expertise to the role of Chief Executive officer of VIVA...

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Richard Benjamins, Data And Ai Ambassador, Telefonica

Dr. Richard Benjamins is Data & AI Ambassador at Telefonica, LUCA where he is responsible for making Data & AI sustainable from a business, societal and ethical perspective. He is among the 100 most influential people in data-driven business (DataIQ 100, 2018). He was Group Chief Data...

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Ahad Bhai, Chief Executive Officer, Bongo

Ahad is the founder and CEO of Bangladesh’s largest streaming platform, Bongo. He is also involved with other businesses, including being founder partner of VC Razor Capital.

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Adam Godwin, Head Of Wholesale Emea, Telstra

Adam is Head of Wholesale EMEA for Telstra, a leading telecommunications and technology company. Based in London, he oversees Telstra’s wholesale business in EMEA, with responsibility for developing and driving the business strategy, as well as wholesale and OTT customer relationships.

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Markus Golder, Vice President Marketing, STC

Markus Golder is VP Marketing in the Consumer Business Unit (CBU) of Saudi Telecom Company, in charge of Consumer Insights, Product and Segment Management, Product Development, Marketing Communications, Loyalty, Retention, Customer Value Management and Terminals. In this role, he spearheaded the...

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Safae Hamdani, Chief Digital Officer, Inwi

Safae Hamdani is Chief Digital Officer at inwi . She led the launch of the first 100% digital operator in Africa, “win”, and now oversees its operations. She also drives the digital transformation. Prior to that, she acted as Strategic Partnerships Director. She is a former Bain & Company and...

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Andrew Hanna, Chief Commercial Officer, Omantel

Andrew Hanna – Chief Commercial Officer – Omantel Mr. Andrew Hanna was appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Omantel in May 2019.  His career spans over 24 years in the global ICT industry with expertise gained in a wide variety of international & regional markets.  Prior Joining...

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Nanang Hendarno, Chief Technology Officer, Telin

Indonesia Citizen, Born in Surabaya on February 21, 1968.He grauduated Electrical Engineering studies from Institut Technology Sepuluh November Surabaya (ITS) in 1991 and Master Degree of Space Engineering fro Delft University of Technology in Netherlands in 1997He appointed as CTO Telin since May...

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Erol Hepsaydir, Head Of Ran And Device Strategy And Architecture, Three UK

Dr. Erol Hepsaydir received BSc and MSc degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, in 1985 and 1987 respectively.   He completed his PhD in THE electrical engineering at University of Technology, Sydney in 2001. He is currently the Head...

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Mahinda Herath, Group Chief Planning And Digital Officer, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC

As the Group Chief Planning and Digital Officer, Mahinda is leading the Digital Transformation of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) Group. He is an ICT specialist with a 360-degree exposure in the industry; well versed in the entire value chain of a telco, from Strategy Formulation, Planning and...

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Mahesh Jaishankar, Vice President Of International Connectivity and Infrastructure, du

Mahesh Jaishankar is the Vice President - International Connectivity and Infrastructure at du, the integrated telecom service provider in the UAE, where he leads the development of du’s global Infrastructure which includes investments in Submarine Cables and datacenters worldwide.   He was also...

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Fadoua Laroussi, Director Of Planning And Performance, Inwi

Fadoua Laroussi is Program and Planning Director in inwi, a global Telecom operator in Morocco. Holding a Telecoms engineering degree, She has 17  years’ experience in Telecommunications industry. She held several management positions in inwi in project/program management, strategic planning and...

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Dimitris Lioulias, Vice President Of Corporate Strategy, Saudi Telecom Company

Dimitris is a seasoned executive in the telecoms industry, with almost 20 years of experience in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has worked as a Head of Strategy for Orange Netherlands, as a senior strategy consultant, as COO of an African telecoms group and for the last 3 years he has been with ...

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Miles Mcwilliams, Head - Global Business, Internet, Content And Security Solutions, Deutsche Telekom

Miles McWilliams represents the International Wholesale Sales Division of Internet, Content and Security Solutions (ASN3320) at Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier Miles operates at the highest level within the Internet, Content and Security space on a global scale for Deutsche Telekom.  Wholesale...

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Hany Moneim, Chief Executive Officer Advisor, Telecom Egypt

A highly-experienced senior executive with 20 years’ experience, of which 18 years in management and senior leadership roles in Vodafone and Telecom Egypt. Adding to this worked as a consultant for customer experience in the Arabian gulf for 6 months.His skills and experience encompass senior...

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Tarek Mounir, Chief Executive Officer Of Mena, Deezer

Tarek Mounir is Deezer’s CEO for the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Turkey. He is responsible for growing Deezer’s B2B and advertising business in this region and works closely with the company’s global product, marketing, and content teams to bring the company’s local strategy to life. Tarek ...

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Mohamed Nasr, Assistant Vice President Of Cable Development, PCCW Global

Mohamed Nasr is Vice President, Cable Innovation, Planning and Management at PCCW Global, with more than 17 years of experience in Telecom field, including O&M, Project Management, Business Development, Sales and Marketing. Mohamed has been involved in Submarine Cable Business since 2008, and...

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Nick Reed, Digital Transformation Expert And Co-Founder, Shareability

Nick is a former British Naval Pilot, an Addidas Leg Model, Robin Williams father in the movie Hook, one of the most successful agents creating franchise films in Hollywood, an Oscar winning documentary filmmaker and the co founder in the most successful Digital Transformation company leading big...

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Naser Refaat, Chief Technology Officer, Rotana Media Group

Speaker/ Technologist & Business Strategies Executive. Author of two renowned books in Telecommunication and Mass communications, a publisher of five international scientific research papers and an owner of two registered Patency’s.

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Nadine Samra, Chief Business Officer, Zee Entertainment

Nadine “VP digital business” for Zee Entertainment MENA. Awarded "Digital Transformation Maestro” in December 2018. Have launched the top two OTT Arabic platforms, currently runs “Weyyak.com” and have managed “Shahid.net” earlier in her career. Known speaker and digital media subject matter...

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Kamal Sameer Shehadi, Chief Legal And Regulatory Officer, Etisalat

Dr. Kamal Shehadi is Etisalat International’s Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer and the Chairman of Atlantique Telecom Group. Kamal chaired the GSMA’s Chief Policy and Regulatory Officers’ Group from 2014 to 2016. Prior to joining Etisalat Group, from 2007 to 2010, Kamal was the Chairman and Chief ...

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Maaz Sheikh, Chief Executive Officer, STARZ PLAY

Maaz Sheikh brings more than 20 years’ experience in media and telecom sectors, spanning technical, operational, sales & marketing functions at Fortune 100, as well as early stage technology companies operating in the US, Europe, and the Middle East.Maaz started his professional career with...

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Edi Siswanto, Vice President, Infrastructure And Planning Development, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International - Telin

Mr. Edi Siswanto graduated from the Telkom University in Telecommunication Engineering and holds a Master Degree of Telecommunication Engineering from RMIT Melbourne, Australia.He also worked at Qtel (now is Ooredoo Qatar) for 4 years. He currently serves as VP Infrastructure Planning &...

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Mehmet Toros, CEO, Türk Telekom International

Mehmet C. Toros, graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 1988 and completed his MBA degree at Bilkent University. He is a seasoned professional with 30 years of experience in the telecommunication industry. His main accomplishments was the...

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Steven Turner, Chief Executive Officer, SimulTV

Steven Turner keeps IMN Systems focused on giving clients the best in the IPTV, OTT and the Social TV experience with SimulTV. He is the primary engineering architect of the online cable TV Internet platform that combines the social lifestyle with interactive networking capabilities to provide the...

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Johannes Larcher, Managing Director, Digital, MBC

Johannes Larcher is an accomplished and versatile Internet and Digital Media Executive whose track-record spans a wide range of industry sectors, functional roles, and company types. Johannes has successfully managed P&Ls from first revenue to over $300m in both B2B and B2C environments:    •...

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Roland Montagne, Principal Analyst And Director Broadband Practice, IDATE DigiWorld

Roland MONTAGNE, Principal Analyst Broadband & FTTx, Director Business Development, IDATE DigiWorld25 years of work experienceRoland Montagne joined IDATE in 1998 and he is now Principle Analyst Broadband & FTTx. In his position, he is responsible of IDATE Consulting and Research activities ...

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Christian Von Der Ropp, Director And Co-Founder, ACCESS.SPACE Alliance

Christian is a managing director and co-founder of the ACCESS.SPACE Alliance, an industry body for the small satellite sector. In his voluntary role at A Human Right he advises on closing the digital divide and has been instrumental to land a transatlantic submarine cable on the remote South...

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  Ahmed Abdel-Latif

  Former Group Chief Wholesale Officer

  Batelco

  Bahrain
  

  Tareq Abu-Lughod

  Co-Founder

  Istikana

  Jordan
  

  Nawaf Al Gharabally

  Chief Technology Officer

  Zain

  Kuwait
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  Omar Al Zaabi

  Vice President Of Product And Capacity Management

  Etisalat

  United Arab Emirates
  

  Saleem Alblooshi

  Chief Technology Officer

  du

  United Arab Emirates
  

  Ali Amiri

  Group Chief Carrier And Wholesale Officer

  Etisalat Group

  United Arab Emirates
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  Archana Anand

  Chief Business Officer

  Zee5 Global

  India
  

  Raffaele Annecchino

  President Swemea And Digital Mobile Strategy

  Viacom International Media Networks

  Spain
  

  Nezar Banabeela

  Chief Executive Officer

  VIVA Bahrain

  Bahrain
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  Richard Benjamins

  Data And Ai Ambassador

  Telefonica

  Spain
  

  Ahad Bhai

  Chief Executive Officer

  Bongo

  Bangladesh
  

  Adam Godwin

  Head Of Wholesale Emea

  Telstra

  United Kingdom
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  Markus Golder

  Vice President Marketing

  STC

  Saudi Arabia
  

  Elie Habib

  Co-Founder

  Anghami

  Lebanon
  

  Safae Hamdani

  Chief Digital Officer

  Inwi

  Morocco
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  Andrew Hanna

  Chief Commercial Officer

  Omantel

  Oman
  

  Nanang Hendarno

  Chief Technology Officer

  Telin

  Indonesia
  

  Erol Hepsaydir

  Head Of Ran And Device Strategy And Architecture

  Three UK

  United Kingdom
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  Mahinda Herath

  Group Chief Planning And Digital Officer

  Sri Lanka Telecom PLC

  Sri Lanka
  

  Mahesh Jaishankar

  Vice President Of International Connectivity and Infrastructure

  du

  United Arab Emirates
  

  Fadoua Laroussi

  Director Of Planning And Performance

  Inwi

  Morocco
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  Dimitris Lioulias

  Vice President Of Corporate Strategy

  Saudi Telecom Company

  Saudi Arabia
  

  Miles Mcwilliams

  Head - Global Business, Internet, Content And Security Solutions

  Deutsche Telekom

  United Kingdom
  

  Hany Moneim

  Chief Executive Officer Advisor

  Telecom Egypt

  Egypt
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  Tarek Mounir

  Chief Executive Officer Of Mena

  Deezer

  United Arab Emirates
  

  Bernard Muteti

  Director Of Enterprise And Wholesale Business

  Airtel

  Kenya
  

  Mohamed Nasr

  Assistant Vice President Of Cable Development

  PCCW Global

  Hong Kong
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  Nicholai Pfeiffer

  Former Group Privacy Officer

  Telenor

  Norway
  

  Nick Reed

  Digital Transformation Expert And Co-Founder

  Shareability

  United States
  

  Naser Refaat

  Chief Technology Officer

  Rotana Media Group

  Saudi Arabia
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  Nadine Samra

  Chief Business Officer

  Zee Entertainment

  United Arab Emirates
  

  Kamal Sameer Shehadi

  Chief Legal And Regulatory Officer

  Etisalat

  United Arab Emirates
  

  Maaz Sheikh

  Chief Executive Officer

  STARZ PLAY

  United Arab Emirates
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  Edi Siswanto

  Vice President, Infrastructure And Planning Development

  PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International - Telin

  Indonesia
  

  Mehmet Toros

  CEO

  Türk Telekom International

  Turkey
  

  Steven Turner

  Chief Executive Officer

  SimulTV

  United States
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  Johannes Larcher

  Managing Director, Digital

  MBC

  United Arab Emirates
  

  Roland Montagne

  Principal Analyst And Director Broadband Practice

  IDATE DigiWorld

  France
  

  Christian Von Der Ropp

  Director And Co-Founder

  ACCESS.SPACE Alliance

  United States

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