Gamechangers: AI | 30 Business Leaders Driving The MENA’s AI Revolution In 2026

Since launching in 2025, Inc. Arabia’s annual showcase of 30 business leaders powering MENA’s artificial intelligence (AI) economy, Gamechangers: AI, made its return in its March–April 2026 issue.

Featured on its cover are three trailblazers in this domain: Nour Al Hassan, founder and CEO, Arabic.AI and Tarjama&, Vladimir Razuvaev, Chief Executive of Yango Tech, and HE Mubaraka Ibrahim, Chief AI Officer and Chief Information Officer, Emirates Health Services. 

This year’s Gamechangers: AI list—featuring founders, executives, and technologists driving real-world AI applications across industries—is presented in full below:

1. Vladimir Razuvaev, Chief Executive, Yango Tech
2. HE Mubaraka Ibrahim, Chief AI Officer and Chief Information Officer, Emirates Health Services
3. Nour Al Hassan, founder and CEO, Arabic.AI and Tarjama&
4. Amr Kamel, General Manager – UAE, Microsoft
5. Hassan Alnaqbi, CEO, Khazna Data Centers
6. Dr. Hakim Hacid, Chief Researcher of the AI and Digital Science Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute
7. Talal M. Al Kaissi, Interim CEO,  Core42
8. Mazen Nahawi, founder and CEO, CARMA
9. Dr. Dario Albani, Chief Technology Officer, SIRBAI
10. Daniel Jurado, Director of AI Center of Excellence, EDGE Group
11. Thomas Pramotedham, CEO, Presight
12. Stephane Timpano, CEO, ASPIRE
13. Dr. Moataz Bin Ali, CEO, Magna AI
14. Saad Hussain AlQahtani, CEO, Perception Forge AI
15. Sultan Abughazal, Researcher, TACTICAAI
16. Sary Ismail, founder, AskSary
17. Aya Nehme, founder, Playdate
18. Reda Nidhakou, CEO, VentureOne
19. Tarek Kabrit, co-founder and CEO, Seez
20. Dr. Reema Diab, founder and CEO, Galaxy for Technology
21. Mohammad AbuSheikh, co-founder and CEO, CNTXT AI
22. Amit Vyas, founder, NEXA AI Lab
23. Liudmila Prozorova, founder, Quantum Leap Consultancy and Gulfstream DAPO
24. Raakin Iqbal, co-founder and CEO, Nucleus AI
25. Himanshu Geed, co-founder and CEO, Origa
26. Nancy El Khatib, founder and CEO, Scarlt.AI
27. Qais Amori, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Almosafer
28. Alfred Manasseh, co-founder and COO, Shaffra
29. Ali Mohsen, co-founder and CEO, DOO
30. Divya Unnikrishnan, co-founder and Chief AI Officer, Noor Connect

EDITOR’S NOTE: Inc. Arabia created the Gamechangers: AI list after a month-long open call for submissions from individuals working across the MENA region’s AI ecosystem. The entries were reviewed by our editorial team, and a final group of innovators was selected and interviewed for this special feature. For more information about any of the individuals or companies featured, please contact us at [email protected].