Dr. Samer M. Abdallah

Dr. Samer M. Abdallah

Head of ICT Sector KPMG

Samer has over 25 years of professional and consulting experience, with his focus mainly on digital transformation, emerging technologies and strategic development of transformational projects. He has been a trusted adviser to CEOs, senior government officials, and board of directors of leading organizations. He also served as a Professor and Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the American University of Beirut and the Australian National University and the University of Oxford. He is a renowned author of over 60 publications in international journals in the fields of innovation, high-tech, artificial intelligence and robotics, and is a frequent plenary speaker at major conferences. Samer holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics from the University of Sydney, Australia, an MBA from the University of Cambridge, and a Master’s in Computer Integrated Manufacturing from UNSW, Australia.