Leaders from the IT and technology industry from across the Middle East region were honoured last night at the Future Enterprise Awards 2025, which were hosted by the venerable publishing house CPI Media Group, at the extravagant Palace Downtown 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.
Mark Forker, Editor at Computer News Middle East, said: “The Future Enterprise Awards continue to set the benchmark for excellence and innovation in the regional technology landscape. As we gather at GITEX — the epicenter of digital transformation — it’s inspiring to celebrate the visionaries and organisations driving the future of enterprise technology. A huge thank you again to all of you for being here, and congratulations once again to all our deserving winners.”
The full list of winners from the Future Enterprise Awards for 2025 are as follows:
- Customer Happiness Entity of the Year – Aster Hospitals UAE
- Best Digital Transformation Project of the Year – Dubai Harbour Marinas
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Healthcare – Emirates Health Services (EHS)
- Data Center Networking Vendor of the Year – HPE Aruba Networking
- Multi-Cloud Excellence Award – Bespin Global MEA an e& enterprise company
- Best Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Vendor of the Year – LinkShadow
- Visionary Leader in Digital Transformation – Abdulrahman Saif Al Nuaimi from the Transport Authority, Government of Ajman
- CISO of the Year – Talal Albalas from the Ministry of Culture, Government of the United Arab Emirates
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Manufacturing – Eurotech Metal
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Government – Smart Umm Al Quwain
- AI Project of the Year – AI Master powered by BingX
- AI Infrastructure Visionary Distributor of the Year – VAD Technologies
- Excellence in Retail Automation & Self-Checkout – HiStone
- CIO of the Year – Abdalla Al Ali from Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority (DMCC)
- CIO of the Year – Mohamed Al-Damassy from Al Masraf
- CISO of the Year – Vats Varun
- Best Technology Implementation of the Year in Oil and Gas – ADNOC
- CX Innovation Deployment of the Year – Al Hamra Group LLC
- Smart Construction Technology Innovation of the Year – TimeLapse ME
- Enterprise Digital Workspace Solution of the Year – Citrix
- Excellence in Strategic Portfolio Management – Planview
- Trusted Data for AI Excellence – Quest
- Ransomware Recovery Vendor of the Year – ExaGrid
- Excellence in Digital Employee Experience Transformation – Nexthink
- Best Video Collaboration Solution Vendor of the Year – Logitech
- AI-Powered Enterprise Transformation Vendor – Hitachi Vantara
- AI Vendor of the Year – Almoayyed Computers Middle East (ACME)
- Enterprise Growth Champion of the Year, Distributor – Mitsumi Distribution
- Systems Integrator of the Year – MMA Infosec
- CISO of the Year – Eng. Abdulwahab Al Gamhi from Miral Experiences
- CIO of the Year – Feroz Patel from IMG Worlds of Adventure
- Cloud Innovative Vendor of the Year – iNTEL-CS
- Best Blockchain Company of the Year – Bybit
- Cyber Resilience Transformation Leader of the Year – StarLink
- Data Security Vendor of the Year – Seclore
- Best Digital Transformation Solutions Provider of the Year – NX Digital Technology
- Enterprise Storage Vendor of the Year – Seagate Technology
- Cloud Platform of the Year – Redington Limited
- Best Enterprise Security Partner of the Year – Teksalah
- EPM Solutions Provider of the Year – Raqmiyat
- CISO of the Year – Abdulrahman Shalabi from Emirates National Oil Company Group (ENOC)
- CISO of the Year – Saeed Ali Yousef from Dubai Civil Defense
- Visionary Leader in Smart Networking – Sakkeer Hussain from D-Link Middle East and Africa
- Ethical AI for Humanity: Visionary Leadership – Sheeba Sultan Hasnain from SENTIENTE
- Cloud-Ready Data Management Solution Vendor of the Year – Pure Storage
- Emerging Voice AI Solution Vendor of the Year – Agentyne
- Outstanding Risk & Compliance Enabler, Banking Sector – AHAD
- Best Components Distributor of the Year – ASBIS Middle East
- AI Security Solutions Provider of the Year – Finesse
- CISO of the Year – Faisal Khan from Dubai World Trade Centre
- CISO of the Year – Arif Irfani from Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB)
