CIO Middle East Conversations

Emirates NBD spends more on resources dedicated to preventing cyberattacks than ever before, says Hisham Mohamed, CISO at Emirates NBD Egypt. He says that means extra IT personnel are required, extra training for all staff and more resources allocated to analysing their cybersecurity and performing risk assessments. It also means that more robust policies and processes must be introduced.

When National Bank of Egypt (NBE) embarked on its digital transformation journey several years ago, the challenge was not simply to introduce digital services to their customers, but also to transform a culture — a culture that has been very reliant on cash.

On International Women's Day, CIO Middle East hosted a conversation with Hoda A. Alkhzaimi, president of Emirates Digital Association for Women on breaking the bias for women in tech.

Known as the Middle East Sillicon Valley, KAUST is more than just a University; it is an entire city under a unified administrative team

Why a CISO can become a CIO: Before working for Petrofac, George Eapen spent 12 years with General Electric where he had multiple IT leadership roles. At Petrofac, Eapen was appointed CISO in 2018 and was promoted to CIO in 2020.

What are the challenges that financial technology companies continue to face in terms of digital and business transformation? Which Solutions has Edenred been providing for employee benefits? Sirin Aktas, CIO at Edenred in Turkey since 2021, explains to CIO Middle East Edenred future plans for this year.

Murat Ozkan, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Anadolu Efes, the Turkey-based international beverages company, talks about how a data management strategy comprising AI and analytics will sustain further growth.

Veneeth Purushotaman, Group CIO at Aster DM Healtchare explains how the hospital digital strategy helped them to become the first private hospital in Dubai to secure HIMSS Stage 6 certification.

Women in IT - How CIO Germin Abouel is bringing success at the British University in Egypt with the automation of some critical business operations processes and the creation of a pre-student application phase database.

Banque du Caire embarked on its transformation journey in 2018 guided by a clear business strategy and well supported by its senior management. The transformation strategy included a complete re-branding delivering fresh and modern look across the bank’s branch networks and market communications.

Awarded CIO of The Year at CIO50 Middle East Awards, Zaman is leading a digital transformation for the family-owned, 5,000-person conglomerate with holdings in industries including automotive, oil & gas, construction, marine engineering, retail, manufacturing and healthcare.