Speaking at GITEX Global 2025, Mario M. Veljovic, General Manager of VAD Technologies, explains how co-creation, domain expertise, and human-centric cybersecurity are driving the region’s AI transformation and enabling businesses to build stronger digital resilience.
Sayantan Dev, President & Global Business Unit Head at Redington, discusses the company’s global software solutions momentum, unveiling CodeHive—an AI community platform—and CQ 2.0, a next-gen cloud commerce marketplace built to drive agility, scale, and partner success across the region.
Ante Mihovilovic, Vice President & Head of Networks – Europe, Middle East & Africa at Ericsson, spoke to CNME Editor Mark Forker during GITEX Global 2025. He outlined how the Swedish ICT vendor is pursuing its connectivity goals in a sustainable way, whilst he also highlighted the demand for ‘differentiated connectivity’ across the Middle East region.
John Hathaway, VP Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Asia Pacific, at BeyondTrust, spoke to CNME Editor Mark Forker to learn more about identity being the new ‘perimeter’ – and how BeyondTrust is mapping paths to privilege.
CNME Editor Mark Forker sat down with Maya Zakhour, Director of Partner Ecosystem – MEA, at BeyondTrust, to learn more about her new role at the cybersecurity leader, why the vision of the company inspires her every day, and the importance of harnessing the channel community to help BeyondTrust grow across the Middle East region.
Pierpaolo Taliento, General Manager at Cloud Software Group, told CNME Editor Mark Forker that one of the core principles of the company is to build technology that puts human dignity first, and serves business goals second, whilst he also stressed the importance of using AI ethically.
Justin Endres, Chief Revenue Officer at Seclore, shares his insights at GITEX Global 2025 on how the UAE’s bold digital vision is shaping the future of cybersecurity, the growing importance of intelligent data discovery, and why smart, scalable investments are key to achieving compliance and resilience in the AI era.
Ossama El Samadoni, General Manager, GBM Dubai discusses the company’s latest innovation, Cloud X, launched at GITEX Global 2025. Built on IBM and Cisco technologies with GBM’s proprietary IP, Cloud X delivers automation, visibility, and intelligent infrastructure management. He also shares insights on the UAE’s national AI strategy, evolving data laws, and how Dubai’s leadership is shaping a more digital and efficient future.
Sakkeer Hussain, Director – Sales and Marketing at D-Link Middle East & Africa, tells CNME Editor Mark Forker, that its ability to be agile, adaptable and to innovate in new areas has been central to their 35-year career in the market.
Phil Lewis, Senior Vice President, Solution Consulting International, EMEA & APJ, sat down for a candid conversation with CNME Editor Mark Forker during GITEX Global 2025. Lewis highlighted the impact its Velocity Suite is having in terms of making process innovation easy.
Vinay, Polurouthu, Product Management Director at Zscaler, told CNME Editor Mark Forker that enterprises have to adopt a policy of Zero Trust Everywhere to ensure secure scalability and remove the complexity of IT operations.
CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Den Sullivan, SVP of International Markets at Citrix, who outlined how the company is more than just a leader in VDI solutions, and outlined how they are leveraging AI to ensure they deliver secure collaboration for their customers.
Laurent Delattre, VP Sales EMEA, at SolarWinds, highlighted the significance of the launch of its new product and the importance of finding the right channel partners in the Middle East
Thomas Rizkallah, Regional Director MENA, at Cloud Software Group, explains to CNME Editor Mark Forker how Citrix is repositioning itself in the market and said that investors need to lower expectations when it comes to AI.
