Honeywell Technologies’ George Bou Mitri on the Middle East’s shift from automation to autonomy
Cloud computing, 5G and AI have laid the groundwork; now Middle East businesses are moving beyond connected operations toward genuine autonomy. The president of Honeywell Technologies for the Middle East, Africa, Türkiye and Central Asia, tells us what that shift means, where it is already happening, and what companies must get right to scale it
22 September, 2026
Microsoft UAE’s Amr Kamel on how agentic AI is changing the cybersecurity equation
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
17 September, 2026
GISEC Global 2026: AI on both sides of the firewall
As GISEC Global 2026 opens in Dubai today under the theme ‘Cyber First: The New Digital Order’, 10 industry leaders tell Gulf Business what is really shaping the region’s security agenda. Their answers converge on a single force moving faster than any control can keep up with: artificial intelligence
16 September, 2026
Insights
HE Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh
















