{"id":2752,"date":"2023-11-13T11:09:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T08:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:41:47","slug":"batelcos-hasan-zainal-is-a-touchdown-middle-east-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/en\/batelcos-hasan-zainal-is-a-touchdown-middle-east-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Batelco\u2019s Hasan Zainal is a Touchdown Middle East Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2731\" src=\"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hasan-Zainal-Photo-510x340-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"218\" \/>We are excited to announce that <strong><span style=\"color: #e30987;\">Hasan Zainal<\/span>, <\/strong><strong>Head International Capacity<\/strong><strong> at<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/batelco.com\/\"><strong>Batelco<\/strong><\/a><strong>, part of the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beyon.com\/\"><strong>Beyon<\/strong><\/a><strong> Group, <\/strong>is a Speaker for Touchdown Middle East 2023! Hasan will feature on the panel <em><strong>Bahrain&#8217;s new digital age <\/strong><\/em>which will take place on <strong>Day 2<\/strong>, <strong>22<sup>nd<\/sup> November, at 15:20.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With new subsea cable investment, a regulated, open telecoms market, and an abundance of new talent in the ecosystem, is Bahrain poised to take the lead for innovation and digital infrastructure growth in the GCC market?<\/p>\n<p>Hasan Zainal is the Head International Capacity at Batelco, Bahrain&#8217;s leading digital solutions provider, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining Batelco in 2007, Hasan has played a key role in product management and the development of various services and segments. He has led multiple projects to expand Batelco&#8217;s presence in Europe and the Middle East, including the launch of Batelco&#8217;s first proprietary cable system, the BGN.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Hasan leads the development and operations of Batelco&#8217;s Global service portfolio, which encompasses diverse connectivity solutions, colocation, internet services, and more. His dedication is fuelled by the goal of reshaping the region and establishing Batelco as a leading digital hub.<\/p>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1813259517\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(112, 200, 180);border-width:10px 10px 10px 10px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<section id=\"section_1029019722\" class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n<h4><strong>Need to know:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Speaker<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Hasan Zainal, Head International Capacity, Batelco<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Panel \u2013 <strong><em>New<\/em> <em>connectivity in Bahrain: a secret gem?<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 15:20-15:45 | Day 2 | 22nd November<\/p>\n<p><strong>Track<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #70c8b4;\"><strong>INVESTMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Take a look at the full\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/en\/agenda\/\"><em>Touchdown Middle East 2023 Agenda.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1813259517 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n  padding-bottom: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-676268309\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-676268309 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"social-icons follow-icons full-width text-center\" style=\"font-size:112%\"><span>Connect with this Speaker<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/zainal\/\" data-label=\"LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon primary button circle tooltip linkedin\" title=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Follow on LinkedIn\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to announce that Hasan Zainal, Head International Capacity at Batelco, part of the Beyon Group, is a Speaker for Touchdown Middle East 2023! 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