CIO Excellence Awards & Symposium
Overview
As new-age IT projects continue to proliferate, CIOs, CTOs, and their teams are embracing cutting-edge strategies to add intelligence to the ever-growing volume of data, foster a culture of innovation, and accelerate their digital infrastructure road maps. The innovation train is moving fast. To stay ahead, organizations must elevate their skill sets and tackle pressing challenges to fully leverage transformative technologies like AI and zero trust.
The IDC CIO Excellence Awards & Symposium in the UAE celebrates the country’s visionary IT leaders. The 2025 award-winners will share how they’re leveraging technologies like generative AI, automation, and quantum computing to drive innovation and transformation across their organizations.
This comes at a time when enterprise IT decision makers are navigating an increasingly complex tech buying landscape. According to IDC’s 2024 Role and Influence of the Technology Decision Maker study, major disruptions since 2023 have pushed organizations to monetize innovation and build distributed, cloud-native systems designed for scale and resilience, powered by AI and GenAI.
The IDC CIO Excellence Awards & Symposium is more than a recognition platform. It is a strategic gathering of the UAE’s top tech minds, offering inspiration, collaboration, and a glimpse into the future of enterprise technology.
Why Attend?
- Learn from Award-Winning IT Leaders
Gain exclusive insights from top-performing CIOs who have led transformative projects—discover practical strategies that you can apply within your own organization. - Experience Real-World Innovation
Explore award-winning case studies across industries showcasing cutting-edge technologies and impactful solutions that delivered tangible business outcomes. - Network with Peer CIOs and Tech Influencers
Connect with fellow IT leaders, exchange ideas, and build relationships with peers who are driving change and shaping the future of enterprise technology. - Be Inspired to Lead the Next Wave of Transformation
Walk away energized with fresh ideas, new contacts, and a clearer vision of how to accelerate digital innovation and lead with confidence in a rapidly evolving landscape.
CIO Excellence Awards
Through the IDC CIO Excellence Awards 2025, IDC intends to honor those organizations and IT leaders that have conceptualized and successfully delivered digital transformation initiatives that brought about tangible results.
The Power 100: Recognizing Excellence in IT Leadership in UAE
Important Dates:
The final deadline to submit nominations – November 10, 2025
CIO Excellence winners to be individually notified by email from November 10, 2025 onwards
Partners
BMC | FDS
AWS | SAP
COGNIZANT
Manage Engine
ManageEngine is a division of Zoho Corporation and a leading provider of IT management solutions for organizations across the world. With a powerful, flexible, and AI-powered digital enterprise management platform, we help businesses get their work done from anywhere and everywhere—better, safer, and faster. To learn more, visit www.manageengine.com
Zero&One
Zero&One is a cloud-native services provider and native AWS Premier Consulting Partner that leads complex technology projects across the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in 2017, Zero&One has since evolved into a full-lifecycle cloud adoption enabler with operations in the UAE, Lebanon, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. As a Premier Amazon Web Services (AWS) Consulting Partner, the company has unmatched AWS expertise that helps organizations through their digital transformation journeys. By leveraging the cloud’s innovative capabilities, the company enables clients to build new revenue streams, reduce costs, increase operational efficiency and agility, and deliver incredible customer experiences and engagement.
SUDO
SUDO, a leading AWS partner, empowers organizations with seamless operations, cost optimization, and superior performance. The company provides 24/7 managed services as well as DevOps, migration, modernization, and AI/machine learning solutions. A trusted partner in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the USA, SUDO drives digital transformation and innovation around the world.
Saal.ai
Saal.ai, a part of Abu Dhabi Capital Group, is a prominent leader in AI-cognitive solutions, helping businesses across various industries improve operational efficiency and drive innovation.
With a suite of UAE-developed products and platforms—including DigiXT, Academy X, Dataprism360, and Market Hub—SAAL offers tailored solutions designed to drive digital transformation in sectors like defense, healthcare, oil and gas, smart cities and education.
With a vision to unlock exponential growth and improve lives, Saal.ai is dedicated to harnessing the power of AI to help organizations streamline processes, enhance decision-making, and create more meaningful, compassionate futures for all.
Freshworks | Workdeft
VCloudMaster
Integra Technologies
Knowledge Hub
Partner Spotlight
Today’s CIO has two main goals: pushing innovation fast with tools like Generative AI and, at the same time, making sure the basic cloud setup is strong and reliable. These priorities work hand in hand, forming the foundation for innovation and lasting business growth.
Hameedullah Khan
SUDO Consultants
Chief Executive Officer
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JW Marriott Hotel Marina
JW Marriott Hotel Marina
66 Al Marsa St – Marsa Dubai – Dubai Marina – Dubai