Ghazi AtallahManaging Director, neXgen Advisory Group

Ghazi has over 20 years of experience in the IT and Telecommunications industry. He is the MD of neXgen Group, a management and technology consulting company focused on helping Telecom and Smart City customers realize business value out of technology investments. He takes an active role in projects with leading customers in the MENA region to develop next generation business Models, technology strategy and Go-To-Market strategies as well as within key regional government entities to develop Smart City and National ICT/Digital strategies.

Ghazi is also a Partner at Liveroute, the first true Cloud/SAAS Service Provider in the Middle East delivering Cloud based Collaboration, Infrastructure, CRM and ERP solutions to enterprises in the ME.

Ian WakefordMD, DW Consultants

Ian Wakeford is the MD of DW Consultants with over 20 years of business and IT experience in various senior management roles. His strengths lie in quickly analyzing, understanding and delivering viable and cost effect solutions. Ian has strong technical knowledge in IT and all related practices from mainframe to mobile, and has managed numerous projects in the IT, distribution and commercial environments.

Dr Jassim HajiDirector –IT, Gulf Air

Dr Haji has been instrumental in implementing some key innovations at Gulf Air’s IT systems and processes. He has participated as a key speaker and chairman in over 35 technology conferences in the Middle-East and Europe to cover latest technologies such as cloud computing, Big Data, information security and business intelligence. He has also published articles on these topics.

Dr Haji received his Doctorate in Business Administration (PhD) from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK in2010. He has completed his Master degree in Management of Information Technology from the University of Sunderland, UK and graduation in telecommunications from the famed Cable and Wireless College, Cornwall, UK.

MN ChaturvediDirector of IT, Oasis Investment Co.

MN Chaturvedi is the director of IT for Oasis Investment Co. (holding company of Al Shirawi Group), which employs over 6000 people. He set up the IT division of the group with a clear mandate from the board to provide IT services to 30 companies under the group, and help CEOs of these companies to leverage IT to create support excellence. He has also set up a software development support centre company, Oasis TechnoSoft in India, which is a technical excellence centre and technical wing to develop and implement ERP applications.