Judging

CNME’s ICT Achievement Awards 2012 will be judged by a panel comprising industry experts from across the region.


Mohammed Shah,                                                                            
VP Technology Infrastructure & Services,
Knowledge Economic City


A recognised IT executive with over 15 years experience in leading edge IT and change implementation in the Middle East in areas of IT Strategy, Smart City IT, ERP, DSS, IT Outsourcing & transforming IT into a Profit Centre. Acclaimed as an agent of change with a track-record of successfully implementing complex IT and change projects to a reference site standard meeting challenging deadlines on time and in budget. Twice Awarded as one of the Top 10 IT Managers of the Middle East and featured in numerous published articles in IT and Project Management in the region's IT publications. Currently architecting a Smart City IT infrastructure for the regions new Knowledge Based Industries hub. 
   
Indranil Guha
Head, IT Infrastructure
Commercial Bank of Dubai

Indranil Guha has more than twenty years of experience in managing IT infrastructure in large enterprises and is one of the CIO Top 20 awardees from CNME. He has held IT management positions in a number of organizations including HSBC Bank, Dubai Municipality and Roads & Transports Authority of Dubai.
   
Ivan Kraemer
Senior Consultant, Potential


With over 25 years of business experience, Ivan has been professionally supporting businesses and entrepreneurs to enhance their performance during the past 4 years in which he has been a consultant with Potential.

Prior to Potential, Ivan started his career in the military and then had a long career with Hewlett–Packard starting off in South Africa and then being one of the first to start up HP Middle East operations over 14 years ago. He was awarded access to the Hewlett-Packard Achievers Club in 2002.

   
Ian Cochrane
Sales and marketing consultant


Graduating in Electronic Engineering, he started his IT career in computer systems engineering, then moved into sales, partnering, services and market development roles.  During his extensive 30+ years in this industry, he has worked for a number of leading organisations, covering; Hardware, Software, Services, Networking and Security. He has been working in the Middle East for 12 years. He is passionate about IT and the MENA region and has regularly spoken at related events throughout the region. As in Independent Consultant he helps IT organisations develop their business in the Middle East.