World's 10 Most Influential Engineering and Technology Leaders in 2023
World's 10 Most Influential Engineering and Technology Leaders in 2023
World's 10 Most Influential Engineering and Technology Leaders in 2023
World’s
1
Most Influential
ENGINEERING &
TECHNOLOGY
Leaders in 2023
As healthcare changes
rapidly and becomes
increasingly complex
under technological,
economic, social, and
regulatory impacts, it is
anticipated that
healthcare engineering
will play a role of growing
importance in almost
every aspect of
healthcare and will also
be a major factor that
advances healthcare.
Ming-Chien
Chyu A Pioneer in Healthcare
Engineering
World's 10 Most Inuential Engineering
and Technology Leaders in 2023
OCTOBER 2023
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Ming-Chien
Chyu A Pioneer in
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18 Alex Circei
22 Bhavani Thuraisingham
26 Haden A. Land
32 Hala Tfayli
40 Layne Lewis
46 Maqbool Al Wahaibi
54 Samer A. Samad
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Alex
Circei Helping engineering
leaders improve
engineering efficiency
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A lex Circei, CEO & Co-Founder at Waydev,
is determined to identify problems, is
passionate about discovering solutions, is a
risk taker and aims to provide something people need.
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Redefining the industry by its own Waydev is a pioneer in the software believes that one must be sincerely
approach development analytics market, being passionate about what one does. Every
one of the first tools in this category. day Alex looks forward to going to
Waydev is a software development work, and his enthusiasm for
analytics platform for engineering Power of Data expanding Waydev and getting
leaders. Waydev connects to Git everyone to pursue their passions can
Repositories (like GitHub, GitLab, Alex has a strong conviction in the be seen in the final product. He sees
BitBucket), Issue Tracking Systems transformative power of data. Waydev himself as a dedicated individual who
(Jira, Azure Boards), CI/CD tools leverages data-driven insights to help constantly seeks solutions to issues,
(CircleCI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions etc) businesses ship products more quickly which is one of the reasons Waydev
and generates metrics, KPIs, and and align engineering efforts with was created. As the CEO and co-
dashboards that give engineering business goals. Alex believes that founder of Waydev, Alex manages the
leaders insight into the software Silicon Valley is not just a physical company's overall operations. "My
development processes. Waydev offers location but also a mindset, and he has greatest achievement as a leader is
leaders visibility into the DORA infused this mindset into Waydev's happily coming to work each day
Metrics, the Cycle Time, Sprint company culture. alongside an amazing team. That's the
Progess, and Progress Costs and the happiest part of everyday as a leader
ability for leaders to customize their Waydev is backed by Y Combinator, at Waydev," Alex says.
own custom dashboards. one of the most prominent startup
accelerators globally, known for Outside of the office, Alex is a huge
Most of the software development supporting successful companies such sports fan. He competes in long-
reports are related to manual input as Stripe, Airbnb, Dropbox, and others. distance triathlons frequently. He
from engineers, Waydev generates competed in his first triathlon back in
useful reports for engineering leaders Optimize team processes 2013, and recently completed Ironman
and high level executives, without any 70.3 in Bahrain.
manual input. Waydev provides value Alex highlights that Waydev is a
with real-time reports and dashboards valuable tool for engineering leaders, “Running triathlons teaches you a lot
for DORA Metrics, Lead Time for enabling them to assist their teams in of lessons that you can utilize in
Changes, Deployment Frequency, identifying bottlenecks, recognizing business because the mental challenges
Change Failure Rate, Issue Cycle Time achievements, and reducing time spent you confront in an endurance event are
and more. With the help of Waydev, on meetings and reporting. By similar to those you face every day in
Fortune 500 companies accomplished - leveraging data-driven insights, leaders the workplace.”
a 28% faster Cycle Time, 21% less can optimize team efficiency and
Unplanned Work and a decrease of enhance team operations. The Recommendations for newbies
28% in Code Churn. platform's thorough measurements
enable leaders to integrate business Alex is passionate about achieving his
By understanding work patterns and objectives with technical work, dreams and advises everyone to have
spotting blockages or irregularities streamlining team operations and the patience to reach their destination.
using factual data, engineering leaders maximizing team efficiency. In today's He recommends trying YC Startup
can isolate what's not working and competitive landscape, it is more School - an online free program similar
replicate successful models. The only crucial than ever for leaders to to the Y Combinator program, to every
way to improve something is by integrate business objectives with aspiring business leader. "Finally, love
measuring it. In this day and age, when technical work, and Waydev can assist what you do because when you love
data is everywhere and can be easily them in achieving this. your work, you're not really working,"
accessed, a platform that aggregates says Alex.
only the most valuable pieces of data is Passionate Individual
a must-have for any organization that
aims for greater efficiency. Alex is a highly motivated and
passionate individual who firmly
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Haden A.
Land A Tech Proficient with
Diverse Exper se in
Na onal Security and
Related Industries
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With a professional experience
spanning over four decades, Haden
Land possesses a diverse range of
expertise that caters to the
requirements of businesses and
government agencies working in
national security and related
industries, as well as beyond. As both
the CEO and CTO of S2P, Haden's
responsibilities are comprehensive,
covering all aspects of the business,
from start to finish. These
responsibilities are similar to those
held by the CEO and CTO of a startup
software company.
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Dr. John Norris | Founder & Executive Chairman | S2P
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Hala Founder & CEO
The Channel MENA
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tep into the world of Hala Tfayli, the
remarkable Founder and CEO of The
Channel MENA, whose career trajectory
defies convention. Breaking away from the
traditional path of advertising agency
founders, Hala brings a unique perspective
as a former client-side professional.
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Eng. Maqbool Al Wahaibi
CEO
Oman Data Park
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Maqbool
Eng.
Al Wahaibi
Leading by diversified Experience in ICT Engineering, So ware
Development, Business Startups and Leadership
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Life prior to Starting
Professional Work
Maqbool attended the
Royal Guard School of Maqbool Al Wahaibi is the Chief
Technology, an Oman- Executive Officer of Oman Data Park
based military (ODP), the first managed and cloud
technology boarding service provider in Oman. He was a
school, for his key contributor to the creation of
secondary and primary
solutions specifically suited to the
education. Later, he
needs of banks, financial institutions,
received a government
scholarship to pursue his further education, including a the oil and gas industry, the
bachelor's degree in engineering in information healthcare industry, the government,
technology from Staffordshire University in the UK, a the educational system, and the
master's degree in software engineering from York professional services sector. He is a
University in the UK, and an MBA from Strathclyde member of the executive
University in Scotland.
management team and a founding
He began working for the government as a software team member of ODP. His diverse
developer and advanced through the ranks to general experience spans more than 20 years
manager of an IT division. in ICT engineering, software
development, business startup, and
Oman Data Park leadership.
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discussing the financial benefits and A Leader with Values and Ideals
the total cost of ownership that the Oman Data Park has managed to
bank would have by getting their IT accumulate a tremendous amount of Maqbool takes care of his team and
core banking infrastructure into experience in offering cloud gives them the most respect and self-
ODP—something that hadn't been managed services over the past ten confidence possible in his role as a
done in the region before—the years while serving more than 600 leader. When it comes to his
company had to make the case to the organizations. consumers, he makes sure they
legislative bodies and challenge the receive the greatest possible service.
risk and security departments of the The next group of people are his
bank. partners; ODP could not succeed
without them. His board of directors,
who must be supportive and in
agreement, comes last.
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Professor
University of Birmingham
POLA
GOLDBERG
OPPENHEIMER
Advancing Micro-Engineering and Bio-
Nanotechnology to Bring About a Revolution
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Samer A. Samad
Leading Nesma & Partners with Commitment to Safety,
Excellence, and Environmental Responsibility
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amer A. Samad holds the For Samer, the happiest part of his
esteemed position of President daily routine lies in collaborative
& CEO at Nesma & Partners, a meetings with various members of his
leading contracting company in the team. These interactions serve as
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In this opportunities to exchange ideas and
capacity, he assumes the crucial role of devise comprehensive plans to propel
ensuring the safety and well-being of the growth of the business. It is during
the company's employees while these moments of shared vision and
surpassing the expectations of its innovation that Samer derives the
stakeholders. Samer diligently greatest satisfaction.
oversees that all projects undertaken
by the company are completed within Below are highlights of the interview
the designated timeline while conducted between World's Leaders
upholding the highest standards of and Samer A. Samad:
quality.
Describe who you are as a person,
By leading and supporting Nesma & inside and outside of the workplace.
Partners employees, Samer strives to
align the company with its corporate I would describe myself as a friendly,
strategy. Valuing the contributions of passionate, empathetic, humble, and
every team member, he creates an transparent person, who loves to
atmosphere where they feel esteemed extend support and aid others.
and recognized as vital assets to the
organization. Describe your background and what
did you do before you started/joined
Samer also recognizes his the company.
responsibility towards the
environment. He actively endeavors to I graduated with a Bachelor of Science
integrate environmental, social, and in Civil Engineering from New York
governance (ESG) considerations into University Tandon School of
the company's business strategy. This Engineering (formerly Polytechnic
commitment entails delivering projects University) Brooklyn. Followed by
in a manner that prioritizes safety, earning my Master's degree in Master
excellence, and efficiency while of Science in Civil Engineering from
adhering to the highest ethical business New York University, Tandon School
practices. of Engineering.
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