The Dubai AI Festival 2025 is proud to welcome Shukri Eid, General Manager for IBM in the Gulf, Levant, and Pakistan, as one of its featured speakers. With over 25 years of experience in the technology and consulting sector, Shukri is a renowned leader in business transformation, client innovation, and regional tech strategy across the Middle East and Africa.
His keynote promises to offer deep insights into how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, enhancing enterprise resilience, and enabling smarter digital infrastructure in some of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
Leading IBM’s Growth Across Key Regional Markets
At the helm of IBM’s operations in the Gulf, Levant, and Pakistan, Shukri Eid is responsible for driving the company’s business performance, strategic partnerships, and client engagement in a highly diverse and dynamic region. His leadership focuses on delivering cutting-edge technologies, including AI, hybrid cloud, data platforms, and cybersecurity, to public and private sector clients alike.
By aligning IBM’s global expertise with regional priorities, Shukri plays a critical role in:
- Accelerating digital transformation agendas
- Helping governments and enterprises build agile, secure, and data-driven organizations
- Cultivating a new generation of tech talent and innovation ecosystems
25 Years of Impact in Tech and Consulting
Over a distinguished career spanning a quarter of a century, Shukri has held numerous senior roles across enterprise technology, cloud strategy, and business consulting, earning a reputation as a results-driven leader with a passion for empowering clients to thrive through disruption.
His work has shaped strategic transformation programs in banking, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, and government, equipping organizations to unlock new value through automation, intelligent workflows, and predictive insights.
Keynote at Dubai AI Festival 2025: “Enterprise AI: From Pilots to Scalable Transformation”
At the Dubai AI Festival 2025, Shukri Eid will deliver a keynote titled:
“Enterprise AI: From Pilots to Scalable Transformation Across Industries.”
In this session, he will explore:
- The challenges and enablers of enterprise-wide AI adoption
- Lessons learned from real-world deployments in the Gulf and Levant region
- How hybrid cloud and AI platforms are revolutionizing operations, service delivery, and innovation
- The path forward for trusted, explainable, and secure AI in mission-critical environments
His talk will resonate with CIOs, digital leaders, policy architects, and enterprise strategists looking to bridge the gap between AI experimentation and large-scale value realization.
Shukri Eid’s keynote at the Dubai AI Festival 2025 will spotlight how leading enterprises in the region are unlocking the full promise of AI—not just as a tool, but as a strategic advantage in a data-first, digital economy.
