Meet the Leaders & Experts
Discover the government leaders, technology executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts sharing insights and perspectives across the ITEX IRAQ 2026 conference programme.
Voices Driving the Conversation
Explore the speakers joining ITEX IRAQ 2026 across conferences, forums, keynote sessions, and panel discussions. The programme brings together government leaders, technology executives, entrepreneurs, investors, academics, and industry experts from Iraq and around the world to share expertise, discuss emerging opportunities, and shape the future of technology and the digital economy
Speakers
Industry leaders and innovators sharing their insights.
Mr. Ali Falih Al-Zaidi
Prime Minister of Iraq — Office of the Prime Minister
Eng. Mustafa Sanad
Minister of Communications of the Republic of Iraq — Ministry of Communications – Republic of Iraq
Dr. Abdul Hussein Aziz Al-Moussawi
Minister of Health — Ministry of Health – Republic of Iraq
Dr. Khalid Shwani
Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Republic of Iraq — Ministry of Justice & Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs – Republic of Iraq
Abdul Karim Abtan Al-Jubouri
Minister of Education, Republic of Iraq — Ministry of Education – Republic of Iraq
Baligh Mithqal Abu Kalal
Chief Executive Officer of the Communications and Media Commission of Iraq — Communications and Media Commission of Iraq
Dr. Blasim Salim
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Communications and Media Commission of Iraq — Communications and Media Commission of Iraq
Eng.Thulfiqar Hoshi Al-Maqsoosi
President of the Iraqi Engineers Union — Iraqi Engineers Union
Prof. Dr. Haider Abd Dhahd
Deputy Minister for Scientific Research — MOHESR – Republic of Iraq
Brig. Gen. Dr. Hassan Hadi Latheeth
Cybersecurity Expert & Regional Cybercrime Leader — Cybersecurity & Digital Security
Eng. Ali Yaseen Dawood
Director General of the Informatics and Telecommunications Public Company — Informatics and Telecommunications Public Company – Ministry of Communications, Republic of Iraq
Eng. Bassam Salem Al-Zaidi
Advisor to the Minister of Communications — MOC - Republic of Iraq
Mohamed Aboulnaga “Nagaty”
Executive Chairman, Exits MENA — Exits MENA
Muhammad Gawish
Co-Founder & CEO of iSchool — iSchool
Dr. Imed Zitouni
Senior Director of Engineering at Meta — Meta
Dr. Maged Ghoneima
Founder & General Partner, M-Empire Angels — M-Empire Angels
Dr. Ammar Mohammed Nouri Hadi
Director General of the Planning Department — Ministry of Communications – Republic of Iraq
Dr. Ibtihal Al-Zaidi
Advisor to the Prime Minister for Education Affairs — Office of the Prime Minister – Republic of Iraq
Mr. Adel Akab Hussein
President of the Iraqi Federation of Industries — Iraqi Federation of Industries
Zuleikha Bakkar
Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Education Committee — Council of Representatives of Iraq
Ms. Nagham Hussein Ismail
Vice Chairperson of the Iraqi Securities Commission — Iraqi Securities Commission
Dr. Huda Sajjad Mahmoud
Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs — Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs – Republic of Iraq
Dr. Ali Nasser Alkhwaildi
President of the Iraqi Association for Information and Communications Technology — Iraqi Association for Information and Communications Technology (IAICT)
Dr. Jameela Al-Raabi
WHO Representative in Iraq — World Health Organization (WHO) – Iraq
Prof. Dr. Salah Al-Shammari
Chairman of the Board of Trustees — Al-Mamoun University
Mr. Abbas Abdul Kadhim
Director General of Information Technology – Ministry of Planning — Ministry of Planning – Republic of Iraq
Mr. Qusay Abdul Fattah
Director General of Technical Affairs – Ministry of Planning — Ministry of Planning – Republic of Iraq
Mr. Ali Aryan Saleh
Director General of the Census Executive Administration — Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority – Ministry of Planning, Republic of Iraq
Mr. Fouad Faleh Hassan
Director General of Geographic Information Systems — Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority – Ministry of Planning, Republic of Iraq
Ms. Nidaa Hussein Al-Abdullah
Director of the Media and Publishing Center — Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority – Ministry of Planning, Republic of Iraq
Mr. Ali Ahmed Obaid
Director General of the Health Insurance Fund — Health Insurance Authority – Ministry of Health, Republic of Iraq
Mr. Nizar Mohammed Saeed
Moderator — ITEX IRAQ 2026
Dr. Karim Hashim Kreidi
Director General of Information Technology – Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs — Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs – Republic of Iraq
Dr. Alaa Saleh Al-Saadi
Member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives — Iraqi Council of Representatives – Republic of Iraq
Dr. Eng. Yasser Amer Abdul Jabbar Al-Jawhar
Telecommunications & ICT Expert — MOC-Iraq
Dr. Diaa Awad Kadhim
President of the Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority — Statistics and Geographic Information Systems Authority – Ministry of Planning, Republic of Iraq
Dr. Wisam Saleh Al-Obaidi
Director of Ibn Al-Bitar Specialized Center for Cardiac Surgery — Ibn Al-Bitar Specialized Center for Cardiac Surgery – Iraqi Ministry of Health
Zaid Al-Husseini
Managing Director — TAKADOM AL-IRAQ (T-Tech)
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