19 May 2026 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

IDC, Wipro & Google Cloud Roundtable

The Resilient Enterprise

19 May 2026 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Agentic AI, Cloud, and Continuity at Scale

The Middle East is navigating an inflection point. Geopolitical uncertainty is no longer a background risk. It is actively reshaping how UAE enterprises think about technology investment, operational continuity, and long-term growth. At the same time, enterprises must continue to embrace AI with speed, confidence, and resilience. Agentic AI is already moving rapidly from concept to execution. According to IDC, 45% of organizations already deploy it, and a further 32% are actively exploring its potential. Yet most deployments remain isolated and workflow-specific, reflecting a broader tension between the urgency to innovate and the imperative to stay in control.

Cloud is emerging as the connective tissue enabling organizations to pursue AI ambitions while maintaining the operational continuity their businesses demand. But unlocking that potential requires navigating the constantly evolving landscape.

This exclusive CIO roundtable, hosted by Wipro, Google Cloud, and IDC, convenes a select group of UAE technology leaders for a candid, peer-level dialogue on what it truly takes to build a resilient, AI-native enterprise. Not in theory, but in practice, and at scale.

Discussion Areas

Geopolitics as a technology catalyst and how regional disruption is reshaping investment priorities

From AI experimentation to scale and the path to enterprise-wide agentic AI

Cloud as continuity infrastructure to deliver on AI initiatives without compromising resilience

Navigating the barriers to AI at scale including data, security, skills, or legacy systems

Agenda

One Day Event

9:30 am

Registration & Networking

10:00 am

Welcome Note

Mohamed Mousa

Country Head and Regional Head, Middle East, Wipro

Ahmed Afrose

Head of Customer Engineering UAE, Levant and North Africa Dubai, UAE, Google Cloud

10:05 am

IDC Keynote

Join us for a critical discussion on navigating today’s geopolitical disruptions impacting Emirati businesses. Join this session to learn about how companies are adapting to an ever changing geopolitical situation to manage their risk, maintain business continuity, and continue to innovate in delivering their services to their customers throughout the region.

Shahin Hashim

Associate Research Director (META), IDC

10:25 am

Wipro Keynote

Sidharth Mishra

VP, Managing Partner (APMEA), Wipro

10:55 am

Ensuring Scalable, Secure Agentic AI In An Era of Disruption

Google Cloud’s approach to resilience is founded on its global, architecturally robust network, focusing on minimizing failure impact and duration. That resiliancy provides the foundation for secure, scalable artificial intelligence that customers across the world are using to agentify their businesses. Join this session to hear from Google Cloud experts on how we can help businesses achieve their strategic priorities in an ever more complex world.

Ahmed Afrose

Head of Customer Engineering UAE, Levant and North Africa Dubai, UAE, Google Cloud

11:25 am

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

11:40 am

Panel Discussion

12:10 pm

Closing Remarks

Ayush Mittal

Head of Sales for Data, Analytics and AI services, Middle East, Wipro

Sidharth Mishra

VP, Managing Partner (APMEA), Wipro

12:20 pm

Lunch & Networking

Speakers

Shahin Hashim

Associate Research Director (META)

IDC

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Sidharth Mishra

VP, Managing Partner (APMEA)

Wipro

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Mohamed Mousa

Country Head and Regional Head, Middle East

Wipro

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Ayush Mittal

Head of Sales for Data, Analytics and AI services, Middle East

Wipro

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Ahmed Afrose

Head of Customer Engineering UAE, Levant and North Africa Dubai, UAE

Google Cloud

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Ahmed Afrose

Google Cloud

Head of Customer Engineering UAE, Levant and North Africa Dubai, UAE

A highly accomplished individual with 24 years of impactful technology, integration, leadership and professional services delivery in the UAE. Ahmed brings a wealth of experience from leading organizations such as Siemens, Fujitsu-Siemens and Cisco Systems. At Google Cloud, he is focused on leading a team of experienced customer engineers delivering tangible business outcomes through cloud transformations for customers across UAE, Levant and North Africa.
During his tenure at Cisco, he held roles including Enterprise Architect and Solutions Architect, leading end-to-end transformations. Notably, he co-authored two editions of a Data Centre Design certification guide and received the Cisco-Press Author Badge. Ahmed has a strong track record of leading cross-functional teams, providing technology architectural guidance, and delivering pre-sales and professional services.
His leadership also extends to training and mentoring high-performing teams. With a Bachelors from Manchester Metropolitan University, MBA from Imperial College Business School and a PG Diploma in Digital Business from MIT Sloan and Columbia Business School, Ahmed combines strong technical acumen with strategic business insight. He is a strategic and influential technology leader capable of driving significant organizational advancement.