Awards - World AI Show | World’s Longest Running AI Show Series

THE TRUE

FLAGBEARERS

OF AI IN
MENA Region

WAIA is a unique celebration of innovators, entrepreneurs and solution providers who will be honoured for their constant endeavours in the field of Artificial Intelligence and related technologies.

We aim to recognize the Breakthroughs achieved by individuals, teams and entities that have embarked on a journey of adopting & implementing AI and are the true flagbearers of AI in MENA Region.

PREVIOUS Jury - World AI Awards

Hans Henrik Christensen

Senior Director of DIEZ,

Dubai Integrated Economic Zones (DIEZ)

For 10 years, Hans has been contributing to building the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Dubai, creating the largest tech hub in MENA, with 1000+ start-ups from 75 nations, attracting 1$billion+ in FDI, specializing in incubation, acceleration, venture capital investment, corporate innovation, and knowledge. Previously, Hans founded 3 start-ups, raising US$ 10m+ from renowned VCs, and pioneered corporate incubation in Europe.

Amina Abdulrahim

Head - Information Technology,

Engineering Office of H.H of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Ms. Amina Abdulrahim is leading the IT department since 2015 at Engineering Office of H.H of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. She leads, directs, and manages all IT functions including Digital Services & Solutions, IT infrastructure, IT governance and IT security & compliance.
She works closely with all the key stakeholders in EO to align business needs with the latest technologies to deliver innovative solutions in the construction and engineering industry. She has extensive experience in business applications (SAP), project management, innovation, change management, digital transformation and leadership. She is also an executive board member of CIOMajlis a networking platform for Technology Executives.

Hoda Alkhzaimi

Director of Cyber Security Center,

New York University

Hoda has 17 years of experience in industrialization and economic development projects. She has led and motivated several tech-based industrial investments in the UAE and internationally. She worked on several turnaround projects that were aimed to achieve strategic, financial and operational synergies of industrial and business prospects.

Roula Moussa

CEO,

AI Venture Labs

Roula Moussa is one of the Middle East’s most prominent figures in the fields of digital technology and innovation, recognized by Forbes Middle-East as one of the 200 most powerful Arab women in 2014, and chosen among the top 15 most powerful Lebanese women in business and technology for 2018.
She co-founded Netways in 1996, rapidly developing its operations across 13 branches to become a regional powerhouse in the fields of digital transformation, innovation, e-government and intelligent business solutions.

Ellis Wang

Technology & AI Expert,

Ellis has a track record of creating strategies and deploying technology roadmaps that deliver exceptional products and services that enable more efficient organizational operations and boost business growth in both existing and new markets, positioning enterprises as game changers in their market.

Wees Abraham

Managing Partner,

Elēkrŏn Ventures

Wees currently serves as the VP of Operations for Shade Corporation ltd with over 15 years of Operational & Investment experience in Construction, Tech and Financial sectors. He has worked on restructuring and expanding the business by executing projects and investments globally. His deep operational experience allows him to effectively analyze and invest equity into private companies, including startups and turnarounds.

THE AWARDS

30+ Awards across 5 categories

BEST AI USE-CASE award

PUBLIC SECTOR

Awarding the best use-case in AI technology implementation in public sector organisations that have resulted in measurable business/social impact

Number of winners: One from each category

Infrastructure