Meet the judges

The judging panel for the GB Tech Awards will include two industry experts from esteemed GCC organisations

Dr Lt Hamad Khalifa Al Nuaimi, head of Telecommunications division, ICT centre, Abu Dhabi Police HQ

Al Nuaimi started with Abu Dhabi Police as a network technician in 2002. Simultaneously, he earned his higher diploma degree at CNET from the Higher College of Technology (HCT), Al Ain City, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Computer Networking. He later served as a Network Section manager at Abu Dhabi Police from 2005-2009 and between 2012 to 2016. In 2009, he moved to New York state where he completed his master’s degree in Telecommunications Network management. A prominent advocate of telecoms and technology, he is also the co-founder of Digital Barza, a community of over 100 CIO and CISO members that seeks to accelerate the process of sharing and exchanging knowledge.

Dr Jassim Haji, president, Artificial Intelligence Society, Bahrain

With management and executive experience in aviation, hospitality, technology and telecommunications for over 30 years, Dr Jassim Haji is an international expert, strategist and researcher in AI and digital transformation. He started his career with Sprint Telecommunications in London before joining Gulf Air in 1985 as a network engineer and moved to American airline travel IT solutions company Sabre. In 2008, he moved to Gulf Air as the director of its IT division. He has served on the board of directors of a hospitality and tourism technology provider in the Middle East and on a SITA Council representing the Middle East and North Africa.