27-28 May 2025, Conrad Hotel, Dubai | #FutureNetMENA
Bringing telco execs together to shape future networks with AI & automation
Telco Speakers
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Marwan Bin Shakar
CTOe& UAE
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Saleem Alblooshi
CTOdu
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Amith Maharaj
CTOMTN Group
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Mohamed Al Fowey
CTOTelecom Egypt
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Essa Haider
CTOOoredoo Kuwait
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Medhat Elhusseiny
CTIOOoredoo Algeria
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Imran Shaikh
CTOVirgin Mobile UAE
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Ahmed Ali Alzaabi
Vice President, Access Operationse& UAE
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Chadi S ElHajj
Vice President, Network Automation & Orchestratione& UAE
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Mohamed AlShehhi
Vice President, Network Analytics & Supporte& UAE
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Mohammed Aljohani
Vice President of Technology Operations Mobily
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Mohammed AlZaidan
Senior Director Active & CoreOoredoo Qatar
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Zeyad Abuhelal
Strategy & Performance Directorstc
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Dina Subuh
Director, Technology Capability ManagementOoredoo Kuwait
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Amir Abdelazim
Founding PartnerQualiteq
What you can expect in 2025: We redesigned our conference format to focus on senior-level CSP thought leadership & networking
- 400+ senior executive decision makers comprising 50%+ CSPs
- 7+ hours of networking over two jam packed event days
- 40+ inspirational Speakers including the region’s leading CTOs
- Executive-level networking with CSP Roundtables & VIP Dinner
- Middle East & North Africa Awards rewarding innovation in network automation & AI
- Expo featuring tech demos, customer meetings & artisan barista coffee
FutureNet MENA Awards
- The Operator Deployment Award
- The AIOps Award
- The Automation Solution Award
- The Autonomous Network Operations Award
- The Customer Experience Award
- The Network AI Award
- The Orchestration Award
- The Technology Leader Award
2024 Highlights
With 5G we are building bridges towards different industries, to enable digitalisation of those industries Khalid Murshed CTIO, e& UAE
It has been a really fruitful event. I have met a lot of good folks across the telco domain, with lots of good conversations about real-world problems Fatih E. Nar Technologist and Chief Architect, Red Hat
I’ve met many interesting people, there were a lot of interesting topics & a lot has been discussed about how we can drive value out of AI Mohammed Zaidan Senior Director Active & Core, Ooredoo Qatar
Future Net MENA is important for Nokia on many camps, It enables us to showcase innovation that we are driving within this space. It also helps us to hear from various CSPs Samar Mital VP – MEA Cloud & Network Services, Nokia
"The capabilities of 5G as it continues to evolve, paired with other emerging technologies that stc has already adopted such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and IoT, will unlock and help us to transform our customers’ experiences..." Haithem M. Alfaraj CTO, stc
FutureNet MENA is very exciting, I’ve been coming for the last two years. This year we've discussed how the telco will benefit from GenAI in multifaceted ways, one of the most important is enhancing the customer experience Imran Shaikh CTO, Virgin Mobile UAE























