The recent CIO Roundtable & Industry–Academia Forum: AI in Action – From Innovation to Impact, highlighted Abu Dhabi's ambition to harness AI and emerging technologies to drive innovation, strengthen economic competitiveness and create long-term value.
The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) has concluded its participation at LEAP 2026, during which the State of Palestine signed the DCO Charter, becoming a Signatory Member.
Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a leading end-to-end digital solutions provider, has appointed Pieter Willem Bil as its Chief Executive Officer.
Saviynt, a leading provider of identity security solutions, has appointed Kamel Heus as Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
BARQ Systems, a regional technology and digital services company, leveraged its participation at the recently-concluded LEAP 2026 in Riyadh to showcase a broader vision for enterprise technology—one in which AI & Automation, Enterprise Applications & Cloud, Cybersecurity, Managed Services and IT Infrastructure increasingly operate as one connected technology environment.
ManageEngine, a division of Zoho, will focus on unified security platforms, endpoint security, and identity and access management (IAM), alongside its AI-driven security capabilities at GISEC Global 2026.
Shaffra, the GCC-born AI workforce platform building autonomous AI teams for enterprises and governments, has launched the GCC’s first enterprise-grade AI Project Manager, an AI employee designed to coordinate workflows, monitor project progress, automate follow-ups, identify delivery risks, and improve operational alignment in real time.
OPSWAT will illustrate why critical infrastructure protection requires content inspection and neutralising of threats at every file entry point at GISEC Global 2026.
Magna AI, the global integrated-value-chain sovereign AI transformation leader powered by NVIDIA, has announced a strategic partnership with MBUZZ, a Saudi-headquartered ICT infrastructure company, that will see the duo deliver AI infrastructure and transformation services to enterprises across MEA region.
stc Bahrain, a digital enabler, has announced the launch of Bayan, the kingdom’s most advanced digital contact centre, at LEAP 2026. Set up in partnership with Nabeh, a subsidiary of Master Works, Bayan is purpose-built to understand Bahraini and Arabic nuances across voice, chat and back-office operations.
