Sabine Holl is a seasoned IBM executive with over 25 years of experience in technical sales, solutioning, and innovation across multiple regions and markets. She is currently the Vice President Technical Sales and CTO for Middle East and Africa, leading large and diverse teams of specialists, architects, and advocates who help IBM’s clients accelerate and transform their business leveraging Hybrid Cloud and AI. Sabine has a proven track record of building organizations, developing talent, and delivering results in complex and dynamic environments. She started her career as a mainframe services consultant in IBM Austria, where she became a subject matter expert and a certified IT specialist, publishing several books and teaching workshops worldwide. She then expanded her scope and impact by introducing first of a kind technologies and digital solutions to new and emerging markets in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa. She is also a co-founder of a social enterprise that provides education and food security in Kenya. Sabine is passionate about innovation, inclusion, and growth, and strives to empower her teams and clients to achieve their full potential.

Harish Dunakhe leads IDC’s research & advisory practice for the software program in the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey (META) region.
He is responsible for a team of research analysts and manages the delivery of insights in IDC’s software program and syndicated research. Harish and his team have expertise in studying technology trends to provide our clients with thought leadership and actionable insights. He is based in Dubai.

Harish has a strong understanding of leveraging technologies to solve business problems in the public sector, travel & transportation, hospitality, IT, and retail. He has significant knowledge of emerging technologies such as blockchain, RPA, artificial intelligence, and cloud. He works with clients to understand the intricacies, opportunities, and challenges involved in their technology transformation journeys.

Harish brings more than 17 years of experience working with leading system integrators and other technology companies across the Middle East, South Asia, and India. Prior to joining IDC, he held senior roles spanning technology sales strategy, program governance, and large account business planning at Global MNCs such as Wipro, DXC Technology, and Sonata Software.

Ahmed serves as Chief Technology Officer at IBM Middle East, where he advises enterprise clients on leveraging hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence solutions to enable large-scale digital transformation projects. With over that 20 years at IBM, he has held diverse leadership roles spanning complex solution architecture, managing technical sales, and project delivery. He has led cloud-first and AI-driven initiatives, designed complex architectures, and supported high-performing technical teams. In his current role, Ahmed drives sovereign cloud and AI architecture through a co-creation approach with clients, delivering outcome-focused solutions. He also represents IBM at regional forums on digital sovereignty, hybrid cloud, and responsible AI.