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ABOUT EMPOWERING BEYOND

Avasant’s Empowering Beyond brings together industry leaders to ideate, connect, and collaborate on issues that matter most to enterprises. This annual flagship event offers the incredible opportunity to gain insight into emergent business solutions and hear industry experts sharing first-hand accounts of the challenges and successes that are progressing enterprises forward.

Empowering Beyond Dubai 2025

Avasant Empowering Beyond, Middle East

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Address Dubai Mall, Downtown Dubai

Empowering Beyond (EB)-Middle East 2025, the regional segment of Avasant’s flagship event brings together senior executives from innovative companies, leading local and regional conglomerates and public sector institutions for an evening of meaningful discussion on harnessing digital technologies.

EB25-Middle East is an incredible platform providing visionary insights from influential leaders across industries.This event will be an exclusive and immersive opportunity to connect with executive peers and incredible thought leaders on leveraging the power of tech enabled services to drive sustained success.

Agenda-At-A-Glance

Time Session
15:30 - 16:30 Reception & Networking
16:30 - 16:35 Welcome and Introduction
16:35 - 17:10 Panel Discussion:
17:10 - 17:40 Keynote:
17:40 - 18:05 Break
18:05 - 18:40 Panel Discussion:
18:40 - 19:00 Avasant Research Panel:
19:00 - 19:15 Award Ceremony
19:15 - 20:15 Dinner
20:15 - 22:00 Networking

Empowering Beyond Dubai 2025 Hosts

Speakers will be announced leading up to the big day.

Kevin S. Parikh

CEO & Chairman
Avasant

Anupam Govil

Managing Partner
Avasant

Akshay Khanna

Managing Partner
Avasant

Suzan Ezzeddine

Sr. Manager, Business Development EMEA
Avasant

Saugata Sengupta

Partner
Avasant

Swapnil Bhatnagar

Partner
Avasant

EMPOWERING BEYOND TESTIMONIALS

Ganesh Kumar

Senior Executive Vice President, OFG Bancorp

Miku Jha

Director, AI/ML and Generative AI, Google Cloud

Tony Menezes

Global Managing Partner, Business Process Operations, IBM Consulting

Vipul Nagrath

Senior Vice President, ADP

Tom Soderstrom

Enterprise Strategist, Amazon Web Services

Past Attendees

Al Buharia National Insurance Co.

Al Zahra Hospital

AW Rostamani Group

Borjomi

DU Telecom

Dubai Silicon Oasis

EIS School

Emirates NBD

Federal Tax Authority

GFRONA

Hoya

Kore.AI

Mashreq Bank

Schneider Electric

Shokworks

Network International

Al Futtaim Group

Aster Healthcare

Dubai Internet City

Fine Hygienic Holding

Microsoft

TAQA

Al Tayer Group

Alibaba - ME

Board Consultant

DAMAC

Dubai Police

e&

Emirates Macaroni Factory

FAB Bank

FGS Global

Gulf News

IDC Tech

Logitech

Mastercard

Sharaf Group

The Private Office of H.E. Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Duaij bin Khalifa al Khalifa

Abu Dhabi Distrbution Company

Al Ghurair Group

Consulate General of the USA

TECOM

Oracle

RAK Bank

Thunderbird School of Business, Dubai

IN THE MEDIA

Gulf News Interview With Kevin S. Parikh

"The Middle East is a place where innovation gets a chance to spread its wings and grow." - Kevin S. Parikh

Read Interview

Sustainabilty Report

Report: Creating a Sustainable Technology

Free Sample Report on Creating a sustainable technology-enabled Economy.

Empowering Beyond Middle East 2024 Recap

The Empowering Beyond Middle East was a highly anticipated annual event that brought together senior executives from leading local and regional conglomerates, public sector institutions, and innovative companies. The event focused on digital technologies and innovation, with an emphasis on turning ideas into tangible outcomes. Attendees gained valuable insights into emergent business solutions and heard from industry experts on the challenges and successes that are driving enterprises forward. The event showcased how technology could power the future through creative solutions and unlock new levels of the human experience. It was a successful platform for meaningful discussion and collaboration on digital technologies in the Middle East region

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