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A night of celebration: ITP.net recognises innovation and leadership

The event also reiterates ITP.net’s commitment to the ICT landscape

On 11th October 2022 at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai, ITP.net hosted the inaugural edition of its Technology Leadership Awards.

Set against the backdrop of GITEX Global, the world’s largest technology trade show, the ITP.net Technology Leadership Awards gathered more than 200 guests for an evening of recognition and celebration.

The Awards honoured those individuals and organisations that have demonstrated dedication, leadership and excellence in pioneering innovations that have reshaped and are reshaping industries.

The inaugural edition of the Awards, received a whopping 120-plus nominations, which truly demonstrates the rousing scale of technological innovation taking place in the region.

The event also reiterates ITP.net’s commitment to the ICT landscape – providing industry players and organisations with a platform to share their stories of success and transformation.

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During the course of the evening, ITP.net gave away a total of 18 awards from across the vendors, channel, end-user and personality categories.

The winners were chosen following a rigorous evaluation process by ITP.net Technology Leadership Awards’ esteemed panel of judges, which includes:

  • Dr Mai ElBarachi, Director, Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Wollongong in Dubai
  • Dr Jassim Haji, President, International Group of Artificial Intelligence
  • Fady Kassatly, Partner, Head of Digital and Innovation, KPMG Lower Gulf
  • Sam Blatteis, CEO, The MENA Catalysts
  • Fahem Al Nuaimi, CEO, Information Technology Department – Ankabut

Here’s a glimpse of the judging process:

To read the full lists of winners, check out:

In case you missed the evening, here is a glimpse:

The evening was also made possible with the support of ITP.net Technology Leadership Awards’ sponsors, which include: Diamond sponsor – H3C Technologies; Gold sponsor – Huawei Middle East; Silver sponsors – SolarWinds, Logitech and StarLink; Bronze sponsor – emwME; Category sponsor– Extreme Networks; and Prize sponsor – Intercontinental Ras Al Khaimah.