Artificial Intelligence

The COO EMEA and president of Multilingual Hubs at TP Group shares where AI is already delivering tangible returns, how the Gulf compares with more mature markets, the skills organisations will need next, and what the future of customer experience could look like

Vivek Arora, MD of SHRM MENA, says that AI’s biggest impact on the workforce will be the redesign of jobs, skills and responsibilities rather than outright replacement

On the sidelines of GISEC Global 2026, Microsoft UAE GM Amr Kamel discusses the risks created by autonomous AI, the need for stronger governance and how businesses must rethink security as AI agents move deeper into critical operations

As AI moves deeper into critical services, Core42’s Rajeev Nair says governance, sovereignty and cyber resilience will increasingly need to be engineered into the systems supporting it

NVIDIA’s VP for Enterprise across the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Southern Europe, talks about Saudi Arabia’s move from AI announcements to deployed compute, the energy question, and where GCC demand goes next

Maini explains why energy, not chips, will decide who wins the AI race

Saudi Arabia’s transformation is intensifying demand for specialised skills while companies work to meet Saudisation goals. Deloitte’s Gautam Motwani explains how AI is reshaping HR and workforce planning, and why human judgement remains critical

Amin shares what comes next for sovereign AI, the implications of agentic systems and how organisations can close the gap between AI ambition and operational delivery.

The company said Astra has already helped solve long-standing open problems in mathematics and represents a new frontier in computer and browser use

This vision is supported by sustained investment in empowering new generations with the knowledge, skills and opportunities needed to contribute to development