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Recognising Leading Companies In Technological Innovation in the Middle East Region
The Middle East Technology Excellence Awards
Following the success of its counterparts in several countries in Asia and its inauguration in the region last year, the Middle East Technology Excellence Awards is now back in search of outstanding companies that made exceptional contributions in pursuit of technological innovation.
If your company has successful groundbreaking projects, digital services, reimagined strategies, and technological initiatives, nominate now and join the growing list of notable names who are well on their way to becoming regional and global tech champions!
Our previous awardees were lauded for their hard work and dedication that brought tangible contributions to their businesses. Some of them came from the biggest companies and organisations, including Amazon Middle East and North Africa, Bank Muscat, Cloud4C, Department of Culture and Tourism, The Department of Health Abu Dhabi, UASG Group of Companies and many others.
You may view full list of winners here.
TESTIMONIALS
What do our winners have to say about winning the award?
Ricky Lim Head of IT, APAC Philips Global IT, Philips Electronics Singapore
To be recognised this way really validates our solution and its relevance to the market.
Ricky Lim Head of IT, APAC Philips Global IT, Philips Electronics Singapore
Keith Chan Financial & Technology Officer, McDonald's Hong Kong
We’re always eager to innovate for growth. We believe that enhancing our customer experience is key to stay ahead in the competition.
Keith Chan Financial & Technology Officer, McDonald's Hong Kong
Heather Goh Head of Digital, Wealth and Personal Banking, HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
This is an extremely huge boost for the team in our journey of delivering and also digitizing the banking experience.
Heather Goh Head of Digital, Wealth and Personal Banking, HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
Watch videos from past winners
Why should you enter?


SHARE YOUR STORY
Talk about your winning technology projects and initiatives in an interview that you can share with clients, peers, and colleagues to let them know that you are an award-winning company.


AMPLIFY
Reach potential clients as you let your innovations be known and honoured by the region's most prestigious awards for the Technology sector!


EXPOSURE
The Asian Business Review special print awards edition will be produced this year after the individual-exclusive awards presentations that will be held in August. The print magazine will be distributed in newsstands, 5-star hotels and office buildings around Dubai.
NEWS
Meet the Judges


Fadi Komati
Partner Middle East
Technology Consulting Leader
PwC Middle East
Fadi is an experienced and accomplished digital and cyber consulting leader, with over 20+ years of consulting experience in leading Digital strategies development and implementation, Cyber Security strategies development and implementation, technical consulting, system integration and security implementation , in the Middle East covering Government, Telecom and NGO sectors
He previously led the development of multiple Digital, Technology, eGovernment and Cyber Security Strategies in the government, telecom and financial sectors. Such projects include
- National Digital Government strategies for a number of countries in the middle east
- Digital and eGovernment strategies for a number of Government organizations
- Digital Laws and Regulations for central governments and government entities in the ME
- Digital Identity Strategies
- Data Governance and Architectures for a number of Government entities in the region
- Cyber Security Strategies for a number of Government organizations
- Large transformation PMOs such as a BSS transformation PMOs in Government and Telecom sectors.


Amit Tenglikar
Associate Director - Technology Advisory Services
BDO UAE
Amit Tenglikar is an Associate Director in BDO UAE’s Technology Advisory Services practice, having more than 13+ years of experience in providing information technology (IT), cybersecurity, data security internal audit services to varied clients across India, Middle east and south-east Asia.
He consults clients on IT risk management, cybersecurity, information governance, data security and provides advice to resolve complex technology and cybersecurity challenges. He advises clients on best practices for handling information throughout its life cycle, from creation or collection through disposition. He has extensive experience in working with organizations’ internal audit teams and audit risk committees, to deliver highly complex cybersecurity audit and assurance engagements to clients across UAE.
He has served clients in various sectors including UAE Government Agencies & wealth funds, Indian State Government Agencies, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Real Estate, Power Utilities, Aerospace, Education and Manufacturing sectors. He also has a strong technical base in cyber and data security domains backed with various certifications including CISSP, CDPSE, CISA, CISM, ISO 27001 LI, CEH and ITIL certification, which helps him to analyze complex problems holistically and suggest simple / cost effective solutions to clients. Amit has a unique combination of experiences from multiple companies including experience in KPMG, Dell Services and Accenture.


Dr. Swamy Pentyala
Partner - CEO - Infotech Solutions & Technology Practice Leader
Baker Tilly Middle East

Partner - CEO - Infotech Solutions & Technology Practice Leader
Baker Tilly Middle East
Professional Experience
- Dr. Swamy is passionate about consistent customer value delivery and a strong advocate of Business Transformation through purpose built Industry specific Digital Platforms that cleverly blends the Domain Knowledge, Industry best practices, Technology best practices, collaboration suite, Real-time analytics and Real-time governance for comprehensive value driven and tangible business transformation with built in performance management.
- Dr. Swamy has been the driving force behind Digital Platforms and assets of Baker Tilly Infotech for TravelTech, TaxTech, HealthTech and AgriTech to drive mass scale adaption across Industries and Governments.
- A thought leader, and a strong advocate of Systems of engagement and innovation to develop sustainable technology adaption through pre-built digital platforms.
- He possesses uncanny knack of winning Customer confidence to create common conviction across the board in and value delivery while effectively marshalling in order to ensure thorough participation for effective collaboration of limited resources.
- Dr. Swamy has unique blend of commendable persistence, perseverance, persuasive capabilities which were successfully demonstrated in winning high-levels of customer confidence and loyalty..
- Dr. Swamy is on a mission to mend the boundaries of the social enterprise and Digital Technologies through digital collaborative platforms to elicit synergy, equitable, inclusive, efficient and optimal distribution and utilization of all resources – Man, Material, movable and immovable assets and natural resources.


Binit Shah
Partner, Taxation & Technology
Crowe UAE
Leading a Team which involves services like Tax, Transfer Pricing, ESR, Outsourcing Services, Accounting, IT Consulting and Software Developments.
His wide experience helps clients to identify the pain areas for IT setup at micro level. He is designing the integration between multiple software in one organisation. He is into Business Intelligence and management reports for decision making and various analysis of the product. Assisting clients in Measuring the productivity of the department and over all organisation. Assisting the client from beginning to evaluate ERP requirement, Choosing appropriate ERP, Selecting vendor for ERP, Monitor ERP implementation.
Since last 30 years Mr. Binit is catering industries with system design of ERP, IT Project management, Business advisory and measure organisational growth by evaluating IT investment. Providing his service as functional consultant, managing the outsourcing for IT activity, Accounts and Payroll. His expertise in building the system for the client how are IT savvy and setup environments in the organisation to drive through information technology. IT risk management


Fady Kassatly
Partner
Head of Digital & Innovation Solution Group
KPMG Lower Gulf
Fady Kassatly leads the Digital, Technology, and Innovation business within the advisory practice of KPMG Lower Gulf. Fady specializes in driving digital transformation programs and has advised clients across diverse sectors: civil, government, telecom, and NGOs across the MENA/GCC, the Americas, and Europe. He has supported C-suite executives with large-scale transformation programs spanning shared services design and implementation, enterprise systems implementations, cloud, customer strategy engagements and CRM system implementations, organization design, and restructuring. Other areas of focus include mobile government, smart government, service modernization, digital literacy, innovation strategy, and PMO institutionalization. He is a frequent speaker on technology innovation in the Middle East.
Guidelines and Criteria
GUIDELINES
Nominations will be deliberated by a panel of technology industry experts from the top accounting and audit firms in the Middle East region based on the judging criteria.
Companies may submit up to three (3) entries.
Nomination is free of charge. To receive exclusive entitlements, winners must book any of the winner's package options. Email [email protected] for more information on pricing and inclusions.
Deadline for submission of entries: 17 July 2022
ELIGIBILITY
The awards programme is open to:
Technology companies who has pioneered ground-breaking IT products and solutions.
Companies across different industries with the most innovative technology initiatives that made an impact to their business and industry.
The technology project, solution, product, service or initiative must either be:
Launched, in part or full, over the last 24 calendar months.
Launched prior to 24 calendar months and had recent innovations or upgrades.
CATEGORIES
One winning company will be honoured in each technology category in their respective industry.
TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES
AgroTech
AI
Analytics
API
AudioTech
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Automation
Battery Technology
Big Data
Biotechnology
Blockchain
Clothing Technology
Cloud
Computing
Connectivity
Cryptocurrency
CSRtech
Cybersecurity
Data Centre
Design Technology
Digital
E-Commerce
E-Wallet
Enterprise Software
Fintech
Gaming
Hardware
ICT
Information Management
Infrastructure Technology
InsurTech
Internet
IoT
IT Storage
Machine
Manufacturing Technology
Marine Technology
Mobile
Nanotechnology
Network and Broadband
Online Services
Property Technology
Quality Management Technology
Robotics
Software
Startup
Storage
Travel Technology
Virtualisation
Web Services
INDUSTRY CATEGORIES
Advertising
Aerospace
Aerospace & Defense
Agriculture
Airline
Apparel
Architecture
Automotive Services
Automotive & Transport Equipment
Aviation
Banking
Beauty & Cosmetics
Broadcasting
Brokerage
Building Services & Facilities
Business Insurance
Business Services
Cargo Handling
Chemicals
Commercial Building Construction
Commercial Real Estate Trust
Computer Hardware
Computer Services
Computer Software
Conglomerates
Consulting
Consumer Products - Durables
Consumer Products - Non-Durables
Corporate Advisory
Data Center
Department Stores
Dining & Entertainment
Diversified Services
Education
Electronic Manufacturing
Electronics
Energy
Engineering
Environmental Services
Executive Search
Financial Services
Financial Technology
Food & Beverage
Food Manufacturing Solutions
Food Safety
Fundraising
Furniture and Fixture
General Insurance
Government
Health Insurance
Health Products & Services
Healthcare
Healthcare Technology
Heavy Civil Construction
Hospitality & Leisure
Human Resource Technology
Human Resources Consulting
Industrial Construction
Insurance Broker
Interior Design
Internet/New Media
Investment Banking
IT Services
Life Insurance
Legal
Logistics
Luxury Retail
Manufacturing
Marine and Offshore Engineering
Marine Services
Materials & Construction
Media & Entertainment
Metals & Mining
Motion Picture & Video
Music
Non-Profit Organisations
Oil & Gas
Outsourcing
Payments
Personal Insurance
Pharmaceuticals
Printing and Signages
Real Estate
Remittance
Residential Building Construction
Residential Product Manufacturing
Retail
Satellite
Security & Safety
Shipping
Sports
Technology
Telecommunications
Television
Training and Development
Transportation
Travel Services
Utilities
Venture Capital
Wholesale
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
The entries will be reviewed by the judges based on the following:
Uniqueness & Innovation - Did the project introduce new or cutting-edge innovation?
Effectiveness & Impact - Did the project/solution/product/service achieve its objectives and its targets? How was its success assessed? What was the impact it made to your company and industry? If the project is a solution provided for a client, what was the overall feedback of the client?
Dynamism - Is the strategy, project, service or product flexible to changes and progressive opportunities?
HOW TO ENTER?
1. Go to the online nomination form.
- Read the award entry guidelines and eligibility for your reference.
- Fill out the company information and entrant details fields.
- Choose the technology category and industry you'd like to enter under.
- Provide entry information:
- Entry title
- 500-word summary of the entry
- Key achievements
- Client testimonial/s (if any).
- Upload your supporting documents and project photos to further strengthen your entry.
- Choose the winners package that you will take up, should you win an award.
2. You will then receive an email confirmation from the Middle East Technology Excellence Awards organisers after your nomination has been received.
3. Should your supporting documents not be ready yet and were not submitted through the nomination form, you may send them to [email protected] on or before 17 July 2022.
- Three (3) entry photos are required.
- Supporting documents are optional, but will highly increase your chances of winning the award.
- Supporting documents must be in PDF, PowerPoint and/or JPG format. For supporting videos, Youtube.com or Vimeo.com links must be provided.
PRICING
The nomination is free of charge. If your company wins, in order to maximise the benefit of winning and be entitled to promotional coverage and other benefits, winners will have to take up one of the winner's package options.
To know more about the winners package entitlements and pricing, please email [email protected].
Please Note:
We are constantly monitoring the region's current COVID-19 condition. Rest assured that our top priority will always be our guests' safety. We will confirm whether there will be a physical event or a virtual equivalent before the end of the nominations period.
KEY DATES
Deadline for submission: 17 July 2022, Sunday
Awards dinner: 5 October 2022, Wednesday
Past Winners
- Abu Dhabi Health Services Company - SEHA
Cloud - Health Products & Services
- Acacia LLC
AgroTech - Agriculture
- ADGM Academy
Digital - Education
- Ajman Bank
Digital - Banking
- Amazon Middle East and North Africa
E-Commerce - Security & Safety
- Bank Muscat
E-Wallet - Banking
Mobile - Banking
- BLOOVO
AI - Human Resource Technology
- Cloud4C
Cloud - IT Services
- Connect Mentors
Startup - Human Resource Technology
- Department of Culture and Tourism
Cloud - Non-Profit or Government Organizations
- DOTS TECH SYSTEMS
IoT - Building Services & Facilities
- du
Blockchain - Telecommunications
Cloud - Telecommunications
- flyadeal
E-Commerce - Airline
- KAMSD
Mobile - Transportation
- Khatoon Sanaat Sarzamin Parsian
Machine - Energy
- LazyWait
Cloud - Food & Beverage
- Mariapps Marine Solutions
Enterprise Software - Marine Services
- Ministry of Education
AI - Education
- National Gas & Industrialization Co. (GASCO)
AI - Oil & Gas
- Omnicell
Robotics - Healthcare Technology
- OmniClouds
Cloud - Education
- Palmira Software House LLC
Digital - IT Services
- Phoenix Power Company SAOG
Hardware - Utilities
- PRIME Healthcare Group
Big Data - Healthcare
- SANS - Saudi Air Navigation Services
ICT - Aviation
- Ta3meed Platform
Fintech - Financial Technology
- Tawreed HORECA General Trading
E-Commerce - Food & Beverage
- Technology Innovation Institute
Hardware - Electronics
- The Department of Health Abu Dhabi
Automation - Non-Profit or Government Organizations
Information Management - Non-Profit or Government Organizations
- The ENTERTAINER business
E-Wallet - Retail
- UASG Group of Companies
Enterprise Software - Conglomerates
- Union Insurance
Analytics - Health Insurance
- United Arab Bank
Automation - Banking
- United Cooperative Assurance (UCA)
Information Management - General Insurance
- Walturn LLC
Software - Consulting
- WINSOFT SOLUTIONS LLC
Enterprise Software - Healthcare Technology
- Xebia
Digital - Banking Technology Provider
- Yalla Group Limited
Gaming - Media & Entertainment
Contact Us
For more details, contact:
Danica Avila
+(65) 3158 1386
Meet the Judges


Fadi Komati
Partner Middle East
Technology Consulting Leader
PwC Middle East
Fadi is an experienced and accomplished digital and cyber consulting leader, with over 20+ years of consulting experience in leading Digital strategies development and implementation, Cyber Security strategies development and implementation, technical consulting, system integration and security implementation , in the Middle East covering Government, Telecom and NGO sectors
He previously led the development of multiple Digital, Technology, eGovernment and Cyber Security Strategies in the government, telecom and financial sectors. Such projects include
- National Digital Government strategies for a number of countries in the middle east
- Digital and eGovernment strategies for a number of Government organizations
- Digital Laws and Regulations for central governments and government entities in the ME
- Digital Identity Strategies
- Data Governance and Architectures for a number of Government entities in the region
- Cyber Security Strategies for a number of Government organizations
- Large transformation PMOs such as a BSS transformation PMOs in Government and Telecom sectors.


Amit Tenglikar
Associate Director - Technology Advisory Services
BDO UAE
Amit Tenglikar is an Associate Director in BDO UAE’s Technology Advisory Services practice, having more than 13+ years of experience in providing information technology (IT), cybersecurity, data security internal audit services to varied clients across India, Middle east and south-east Asia.
He consults clients on IT risk management, cybersecurity, information governance, data security and provides advice to resolve complex technology and cybersecurity challenges. He advises clients on best practices for handling information throughout its life cycle, from creation or collection through disposition. He has extensive experience in working with organizations’ internal audit teams and audit risk committees, to deliver highly complex cybersecurity audit and assurance engagements to clients across UAE.
He has served clients in various sectors including UAE Government Agencies & wealth funds, Indian State Government Agencies, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Real Estate, Power Utilities, Aerospace, Education and Manufacturing sectors. He also has a strong technical base in cyber and data security domains backed with various certifications including CISSP, CDPSE, CISA, CISM, ISO 27001 LI, CEH and ITIL certification, which helps him to analyze complex problems holistically and suggest simple / cost effective solutions to clients. Amit has a unique combination of experiences from multiple companies including experience in KPMG, Dell Services and Accenture.


Dr. Swamy Pentyala
Partner - CEO - Infotech Solutions & Technology Practice Leader
Baker Tilly Middle East

Partner - CEO - Infotech Solutions & Technology Practice Leader
Baker Tilly Middle East
Professional Experience
- Dr. Swamy is passionate about consistent customer value delivery and a strong advocate of Business Transformation through purpose built Industry specific Digital Platforms that cleverly blends the Domain Knowledge, Industry best practices, Technology best practices, collaboration suite, Real-time analytics and Real-time governance for comprehensive value driven and tangible business transformation with built in performance management.
- Dr. Swamy has been the driving force behind Digital Platforms and assets of Baker Tilly Infotech for TravelTech, TaxTech, HealthTech and AgriTech to drive mass scale adaption across Industries and Governments.
- A thought leader, and a strong advocate of Systems of engagement and innovation to develop sustainable technology adaption through pre-built digital platforms.
- He possesses uncanny knack of winning Customer confidence to create common conviction across the board in and value delivery while effectively marshalling in order to ensure thorough participation for effective collaboration of limited resources.
- Dr. Swamy has unique blend of commendable persistence, perseverance, persuasive capabilities which were successfully demonstrated in winning high-levels of customer confidence and loyalty..
- Dr. Swamy is on a mission to mend the boundaries of the social enterprise and Digital Technologies through digital collaborative platforms to elicit synergy, equitable, inclusive, efficient and optimal distribution and utilization of all resources – Man, Material, movable and immovable assets and natural resources.


Binit Shah
Partner, Taxation & Technology
Crowe UAE
Leading a Team which involves services like Tax, Transfer Pricing, ESR, Outsourcing Services, Accounting, IT Consulting and Software Developments.
His wide experience helps clients to identify the pain areas for IT setup at micro level. He is designing the integration between multiple software in one organisation. He is into Business Intelligence and management reports for decision making and various analysis of the product. Assisting clients in Measuring the productivity of the department and over all organisation. Assisting the client from beginning to evaluate ERP requirement, Choosing appropriate ERP, Selecting vendor for ERP, Monitor ERP implementation.
Since last 30 years Mr. Binit is catering industries with system design of ERP, IT Project management, Business advisory and measure organisational growth by evaluating IT investment. Providing his service as functional consultant, managing the outsourcing for IT activity, Accounts and Payroll. His expertise in building the system for the client how are IT savvy and setup environments in the organisation to drive through information technology. IT risk management


Fady Kassatly
Partner
Head of Digital & Innovation Solution Group
KPMG Lower Gulf
Fady Kassatly leads the Digital, Technology, and Innovation business within the advisory practice of KPMG Lower Gulf. Fady specializes in driving digital transformation programs and has advised clients across diverse sectors: civil, government, telecom, and NGOs across the MENA/GCC, the Americas, and Europe. He has supported C-suite executives with large-scale transformation programs spanning shared services design and implementation, enterprise systems implementations, cloud, customer strategy engagements and CRM system implementations, organization design, and restructuring. Other areas of focus include mobile government, smart government, service modernization, digital literacy, innovation strategy, and PMO institutionalization. He is a frequent speaker on technology innovation in the Middle East.
TESTIMONIALS
Check out what past winners have said upon receiving their award.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I nominate?
You can send an entry via the online nomination form, where you have to fill in details about your company and the technology project or solution that you wish to enter for the awards programme. You will also be required to submit a 500-word write up summarising your entry, and highlighting why it should win an award.
How many winners per category?
There will only be one winner per technology category in their respective industries.
Can I send two or more entries for our company?
You may send a maximum of three (3) entries only. One online nomination form is equivalent to one entry, so if you are submitting multiple entries, please enter each separately.
What can I nominate?
You can nominate any outstanding and innovative technology-related project, solution, product, or service, that has improved your company’s business.
Note that your entry should have been launched, in part or full, over the last 24 calendar months; if it was launched prior to 2 years, there should have been recent innovations and upgrades for improvement to be eligible for the awards.
What is the Asian Business Review?
The Asian Business Review is a regional magazine serving Asia's dynamic business community. Essential coverage includes the economy, investment, manufacturing, technology, travel and trade. It offers fresh perspectives and ideas to guide its readers through the challenges and complexities of their businesses, providing opinion and analysis on all areas of business to improve performance.
Each year, we host a number of awards to recognise the best businesses in Asia.
Will there be an awards dinner this year?
Yes, the awards dinner is tentatively scheduled on 5 October 2022.