Leaders from the IT and technology industry from across the Middle East region were honoured last night at the Future Enterprise Awards, which were hosted by the fabled publishing house CPI Media Group, at the lavish H Hotel in Dubai.
The Future Enterprise Awards is one of the longest-running IT and technology awards in the industry, and is designed to celebrate both IT leaders and enterprises that have demonstrated excellence over the last 12 months in their respective fields.
Kausar Syed, Group Publishing Director at CPI Media Group, said that the sheer scale of transformation across the region was unprecedented, and highlighted the announcement made by Microsoft that she believes will accelerate AI adoption across the UAE.
She praised the IT and technology leaders for the role they are playing in helping the UAE achieve its goal of becoming a global leader for AI.
“At GITEX 2024, the theme is all about AI. Their tagline is Global collaboration to forge a Future AI Economy. It’s such an exciting time to be involved in the tech industry here in the Middle East. Our awards are designed to celebrate those from the industry who are pioneering new technologies that are transforming the way we live and work. The announcement made by Microsoft in relation to their National AI Skilling program, which aims to train 100,000 employees from local government institutions in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, only serves to further illustrate the commitment from Microsoft and the entire technology community as a whole to help the UAE become a global hub for AI. I’d like to sincerely congratulate all our winners for their achievements over the last 12 months,” said Syed.
The full list of winners from the Future Enterprise Awards for 2024 are as follows:
- Best AI Strategy of the Year- Dubai Police
- Innovative IT Leader of the Year- Kashif Khan from Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company PJSC (ADNIC)
- Metaverse of the Year- Everdome
- Best Audio Technology of the Year- Sennheiser TC Bar
- Best AI Infrastructure Value Added Distributor of the Year- VAD Technologies
- Most Trusted Cybersecurity Advisor of the Year- StarLink
- CIO of the Year- Her Excellency Mubaraka Ibrahim from Emirates Health Services
- AI Leader of the Year- Mohammed Amin from Dell Technologies
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Government- The Ministry of Interior – UAE
- Best Customer Experience of the Year- The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), Government of Dubai
- Best Networking Vendor of the Year- D-Link
- Innovative Industrial AI Software Vendor of the Year- IFS
- Best Value Added Distributor of the Year- Ingram Micro
- Chief Information Security Officer of the Year- Ibrahim Hamad from Dolphin Energy
- Digital Transformation Leader of the Year- Sarfaraz Muneer from Mubadala
- Woman Executive of the Year- Maya Zakhour from NetApp
- Best Use of AI (Europe)- Transcom
- End to End Digital Solutions of the Year- Omnix International
- Best Device Intelligence & Network Control Platform of the Year- Forescout Technologies Inc.
- Specialized IT Solutions Provider of the Year- Cloud Box Technologies
- Best AV Integrator of the Year- Alpha Data
- Technology Personality of the Year- S.M. Hussaini from Almoayyed Computers Middle East (ACME)
- Technology Business Leader of the Year- Taj El-Khayat from Vectra AI
- Marketeer of the Year- Mallika Sharma from Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Technology Strategist of the Year- Bilal Lodhia from Dubai Taxi Company PJSC
- Best AI Vendor of the Year- Dell Technologies
- Best SASE Vendor of the Year- Fortinet
- Best AI Solution of the Year for Enterprise Software Security- Trend Micro
- Best Emerging IT Workforce Enabler of the Year- Network Binary
- Global Technology Visionary of the Year- Loubna Imenchal from Logitech
- Visionary AI Leader of the Year- Sheeba Hasnain from SENTIENTE
- Best Customer Experience Solutions Vendor of the Year- Avaya
- Best Cloud ERP Vendor of the Year- Infor
- Best AI NDR Vendor of the Year- LinkShadow
- Best Cybersecurity Innovation Vendor of the Year- Kaspersky
- Visionary Sales Leader of the Year- Sakkeer Hussain from D-Link Middle East and Africa
- Best Multi-Cloud Vendor of the Year- Almoayyed Computers Middle East (ACME)
- Best Enterprise Storage Solution Vendor of the Year- Pure Storage
- Best Enterprise Security Vendor of the Year- Hikvision FZE
- Best Result-Driven Cybersecurity Vendor of the Year- Positive Technologies
- Best AI Observability Vendor of the Year- Riverbed
- Cyber Defence Strategic Partner of the Year- AHAD
- Best Mission Critical Solutions Provider of the Year- Kyndryl
- Best AI Solution of the Year for Digital Transformation- NX Digital Technology
- Best Smart Retail Technology of the Year- HiStone
- Best Video Conferencing Innovative Solutions of the Year- Logitech
- Best Blockchain Company of the Year- Bybit
- Leading Distributor of the Year- Tech First Gulf
- Best Customized Hardware Solution Provider of the Year- HOT SYSTEMS
- Top Distributor of the Year in AI & Automation- StorIT Distribution
- Best Education Solution Provider of the Year- Oxford Integration
- Best Post-Quantum Security Provider of the Year- emt Distribution
- Best Web3 Project of the Year- Quintes
- Best Modern Workspace Solution Provider of the Year- Avientek
- Best Technology implementation of the Year in Education – GCC- General Sports Authority (GSA), Kingdom of Bahrain
- Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year- Parthasarathy Muthukrishnan from Deem Finance
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Property- Property Finder
- Organizational Transformation Leader of the Year in Tax and Auditing- Corporate Group
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Manufacturing- Red Sea International (RSI)
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Retail- M.H. Enterprises LLC
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Hospitality- Millennium Place Marina
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Education- Emirates National Schools (ENS)
