LOCATIONS: STOCKHOLM | SINGAPORE | SYDNEY

The Chairman

The Chairman

Armin Kech

Director, Lead Data & Records Governance CoE at Swiss Re | Switzerland

Armin is a result driven executive with 18+ years ‘corporate experience in leading and operationalizing Data Management and Data Governance programs in Financial Services (Insurance), Information Technology and Media industries across Europe and the Middle East. He has a strong interest in value creation, operational excellence, and innovation. Armin holds a master’s degree in business informatics from Reutlingen University in Germany. Currently serving as the Lead of the Data & Records Governance unit at Swiss Re in Zurich, he is responsible for the Data- and Records Governance framework for the company. Before assuming his present position, Armin worked as the Head of Data Governance at MBC Group in Dubai. Preceding this role, he held Data Management and Data Governance positions at both Zurich Insurance Group and Microsoft in Switzerland.

Future Outlook with

Dr. Sara AlShaya

Director of the Data and Statistics Department
Emirates Health Services

&

Goran Cvetanovski

Founder and Editorial Director
Data Innovation Summit

Future Outlook with

Dr. Sara AlShaya

Director of the Data and Statistics Department
Emirates Health Services

&

Goran Cvetanovski

Founder and Editorial Director
Data Innovation Summit

Our 2025 Keynote Speaker

Our 2025 Keynote Speaker

Our 2025 Stage Moderators

Our 2025 Stage Moderators

Martin Mazur

Head of Government Corporate Reporting
Department of Government Enablement | United Arab Emirates

Michael Malek

Director – Data Management
United Arab Emirates

Gautam Verma

Head of Data Enablement
Department of Government Enablement | United Arab Emirates

Faris Al Masri

Data Strategist & Advisor
Federal Tax Authority | United Arab Emirates

Our 2025 Speakers

Our 2025 Speakers

Goran Cvetanovski

Founder and Editorial Director
Data Innovation Summit

Bishoy Sawiris

Chief Data Officer
GB Corp | United Arab Emirates

Pavel Shorokhov

Chief Data Officer
MAGNIT | United Arab Emirates

Gorkem Unel

Head of Apps & Digital Services
Tiktok | United Arab Emirates

Rana Kamal Aly ElSharqawy

Head of Data Science and Analytics
EFG Holding | Egypt

Johny Patel

Data Governance Lead
ENBD – Tanfeeth | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Amira Abdelaziz

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

Manish Vaidya

Head of AI
DCT, Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates

Ahmed Menshawy

Vice President of AI Engineering
Mastercard | United Kingdom

Mert Sendag

Director of Regional Data Strategy for EEMEA Region
Mastercard | Turkey

Ali Hasan Abdulla Alhammadi

Head of Analytics & Data Science
Department of Government Enablement | United Arab Emirates

Abdelrahman Mohammad Moawad

Data Engineering Track Lead
Dubai Dat and Statistics Establishment – Digital Dubai | United Arab Emirates

Gopi Maren

AVP – Data Governance & Privacy
RAKBANK | United Arab Emirates

Dina Sallam

Head of Data, AI & CVM Analytics
Orange Egypt | Egypt

Shashank Shekhar Sahoo

Manager of Artificial Intelligence Solutions / Applications
DAMAC Properties, Dubai | United Arab Emirates

Sasthi Sarma

Head-Data
Apparel Group | United Arab Emirates

Wassim Ibrahim

Data Advisory Lead
WSP | United Arab Emirates

Deepak Yadav

Engineering Leader, Data, Analytics & AIML
Amazon | United States

Amr Mohamed Elsayed Metwally

AED Director of Innovation
Hamad Medical Corporation | Qatar

Nagui BEN LEMRID

Data Science Manager
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank | United Arab Emirates

Tim Falla

Partner & Founder
Affinity Reply | United Kingdom

Savvi Vijayakumaraguru

Head of Data Architecture
Affinity Reply | United Kingdom

Hossam Fathy Elsemellawy

Data Science Expert
Stc | Saudi Arabia

Buket Begüm Kutsal

Senior Data Scientist
Turkish Airlines | Turkey

Basma Rady

Chief Data Scientist
Beltone Holding | Egypt

Dr. Haidar Almohri

Acting Chief Data and Innovation Officer
Gulf Bank – Kuwait | Kuwait

Sanchit Juneja

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

Alexey Sidorov

Chief Data Evangelist
DENODO SL | Slovenia

Rishi Mathur

Sales Engineering Leader
Strategy

Ranjith Somasundaram

Senior Sales Engineering
Strategy

Join us at the MEA Edition of the Data Innovation Summit

Join us at the
MEA Edition of the
Data Innovation
Summit

where you’ll not only expand your knowledge but also connect with like-minded professionals from diverse organizations, industries, and sectors.

Don’t miss this unparalleled opportunity to network, learn, and be inspired. Hurry, as all tickets got sold out last year! Secure your spot now!

20th may, 2025

‎Conrad, Dubai‎‎‎

‎Conrad, Dubai

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