Dr. Alaa Elshimy CEO – AI GENESIS UAE A visionary and futuristic thought leader with more than two decades of energetic leadership in established and emerging markets spanning 76 countries across Middle East, Africa and the Mediterranean. An expert in creating value and managing complex multi-country P&L’s up to US$7B with 10,000 staff. Strongly networked worldwide, recognized at all levels of Government and in the corporate world as a credible, ethical and professional business leader. Alaa is an industry 4.0 and digital transformation expert, his core expertise spans different industries including, oil and Gas, utilities, education, aviation and public sector, as well as different ICT technologies including AI, blockchain, 5G and cloud. Alaa was the MD and SV for Huawei enterprise in the Middle east and central Africa for nine yaers. Prior to joining Huawei, Alaa was the Managing Director and Vice President of HP Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa. Alaa is an author in leadership and digital transformation. Alaa holds a doctorate of business administration, studied at Harvard, MIT and London business school and holds an MBA and Bachelor of Communications Engineering.