Mourad Elmaalaoui · Technology · Operations · GCC

Technology.
Strategy.
Impact.

Helping technology businesses enter markets, localize advanced technologies and scale capabilities across the GCC and beyond.

20+ YEARS25 COUNTRIESEUROPE · MEA & ASIA · GCC
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIVITY
Global technology connectivity network An abstract technology network connecting Europe, Africa and Asia through a strategic GCC hub. EUROPEBUILD TECHNOLOGY AFRICA / MEAMARKET REACH ASIATECH → BUSINESS GCCCONNECTIVITY HUB EUROPE → MEA & ASIA → GCC STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY NETWORK
TECHNOLOGY MARKETS CAPABILITY
20+YEARS

R&D, technology & executive leadership

25COUNTRIES

Middle East, Africa & Asia

$150M+TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

Technology & R&D led end to end

10+MAJOR PROGRAMS

Mission-critical technology domains

The journey

From innovation
to market impact.

Three stages. One progression.

01EUROPE

BUILD TECHNOLOGY

R&DSOFTWARENETWORKS

Almost a decade developing technologies and leading R&D teams.

02MEA & ASIA

TURN TECHNOLOGY INTO BUSINESS

PRODUCTP&L25 COUNTRIES

At Nokia, connecting technology, customer requirements and regional markets.

03GCC

BUILD & SCALE CAPABILITIES

LOCALIZATIONAISCALE

More than a decade building, localizing and scaling advanced technology.

ASSOC. DIRECTOR CTO COO CEO

Transformation

Turning ambition
into capability.

From ideas and trading to locally developed, certified and operational technology.

FROM → TOTechnology tradingIndigenous technology development
FROM → TOConcepts & white papersField-proven operational capabilities
FROM → TOSpreadsheet resource planningHigh-performing multidisciplinary technology organization
FROM → TOSoftware mock-upsCertified engineering processes & products

What I can help you achieve

Focused support where
strategy meets execution.

Five practical areas of executive support.

01

GCC MARKET ENTRY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Positioning · Partnerships · Stakeholders · Go-to-market

02

TECHNOLOGY LOCALIZATION & CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT

Technology transfer · Local engineering · Capability building

03

R&D & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Product strategy · Engineering · Delivery · Deployment

04

SCALE & OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE

Industrialization · Operating models · Governance · Execution

05

CERTIFICATION & MARKET READINESS

Cybersecurity · Testing · Quality · Compliance · Certification

Specialist ecosystem

The right expertise around the challenge.

Trusted specialists can be mobilized when deeper technical or organizational expertise is required.

AI & DATA SCIENCE
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
CYBERSECURITY
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
TESTING & CERTIFICATION
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION & TRANSFORMATION

Approach

Understand.
Define.
Deliver.

01

Understand

Objective · Market · Constraints · Decisions

02

Define

Strategy · Operating model · Roadmap

03

Deliver

Implementation · Governance · Capability transfer

Next connection

Have a technology, market-entry or scaling challenge in the GCC?

Let’s discuss the objective, the constraints and whether the experience and specialist expertise around me can support the next step.

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