Meet the Leaders & Experts
Discover the government leaders, technology executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts sharing insights and perspectives across the ITEX IRAQ conference programme.
Voices Driving the Conversation
Explore the speakers joining ITEX IRAQ 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
Dr. Mustafa Nizar Juma Al-Ani
Minister of Trade — Ministry of Trade – Republic of Iraq
Eng.Thulfiqar Hoshi Al-Maqsoosi
President of the Iraqi Engineers Union — Iraqi Engineers Union
Mohammed Nouri Ahmed Al-Karbouli
Minister of Industry and Minerals — Ministry of Industry and Minerals – Republic of Iraq
Atheer Hamed Al-Qaisi
President of the Iraqi Programmers Syndicate — Iraqi Programmers Syndicate
Eng. Ahmed Al-Hashimi
Deputy Executive Director — Iraqi Private Banks League (IPBL)
Karim Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelghani
Senior Advisor, Arab Regional Office — Acting Regional Director, ITU Arab Regional Office
Ahmed Rakwi
CEO IRAQ IXP — IRAQ IXP PROJECT
Dr. Rafid Al-Khafaji
Vice President & Board Member — Huawei
Ahmed Salim Hanoun
Director of the International Organizations and Regional Affairs Division — هيأة الاعلام والاتصالات
Dr. Ali Abbas Al-Sabbagh
ITPC
Dr. Muntadhar Qasim Abdulhassan
Lecturer — University of Al-Qadisiyah
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 Hadi
Director General of the Planning — 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
Mohammed Samir
Chief Commercial Officer — Zain 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. 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. Ayad Murad
Dean, College of Artificial Intelligence Engineering — University of AL-Nahrain
Hamza Kamil
Director of IT Solutions, Cloud Computing & Artificial Intelligence — Huawei
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)
Ahmed Mahir
Technical Director — Horizon Technology
حنان اسماعيل سلمان خلف
المدير المفوض — شركة اليمامة للتأمين
Ruaa Hussain
Commercial Director — Horizon Technology
Saif Saad
SOC Senior Manager — Horizon Technology
Prof. Dr. Dhiaa Jassim Kadhim
Dean, College of Artificial Intelligence — University of Baghdad
Dr. Raghad Al-Shabandar
Director, National Artificial Intelligence Center — Prime Minister’s Office – Republic of Iraq
Dr. Ammar H. Mohammed
Head of Strategy Department — National Artificial Intelligence Center – Prime Minister’s Office
Dr. Ali Abdul Tahma
Director of the Informatics Center — Joint Operations Command – Office of the Commander-in-Chief
Dr. Muhannad Tahrir Younis
Head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence — Mustansiriyah University
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