{"id":5304,"date":"2025-10-26T11:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/?p=5304"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:33:14","slug":"batelcos-islam-salim-joins-as-a-speaker-at-touchdown-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/en\/batelcos-islam-salim-joins-as-a-speaker-at-touchdown-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Batelco by Beyon&#8217;s Islam Salim joins as a speaker at Touchdown Middle East!"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5306 \" src=\"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/islam-batelco.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/islam-batelco.png 1570w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/islam-batelco-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/islam-batelco-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/islam-batelco-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/islam-batelco-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/islam-batelco-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/islam-batelco-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/islam-batelco-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are excited to announce that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/islam-salim-7876638b\/\">Islam Salim<\/a><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">,<\/span> <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Director Enterprise Products<\/span> from Batelco by Beyon <\/strong>will be joining Touchdown Middle East 2025 as a speaker! Islam will join our <strong>\u2018<span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">PANEL: AI at Scale: Government &amp; Enterprise&#8217;.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Islam Salim is an accomplished ICT and telecom professional with over 18 years of experience driving innovation, digital transformation, and strategic growth across the region. He holds a B.Sc. in Electronics and Communications Engineering and a Leadership Certification from eCornell University, USA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><br \/>\nIn his current role as Director of Enterprise Products at Batelco Bahrain, Islam oversees all core and adjacent enterprise services, including the data center portfolio, guiding the evolution of next-generation solutions that empower businesses and support national digital objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><br \/>\nThroughout his career, Islam has successfully led the development, deployment, and commercialization of complex transformation programs and digital product portfolios spanning data centers, IoT, cloud and XaaS, smart cities, sustainability, and data analytics.<br \/>\nDriven by a passion for innovation and customer experience, Islam continues to push the boundaries of technology adoption, aiming to deliver sustainable value and shape the future of digital connectivity in Bahrain and the region.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1281502\">\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(227, 10, 135);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<h4><strong>Need to know:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Speaker<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/islam-salim-7876638b\/\">Islam Salim<\/a><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">,<\/span> <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Director Enterprise Products<\/span> from Batelco by Beyon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session<\/strong>: \u00a0<b> <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">PANEL: AI at Scale: Government &amp; Enterprise<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Time: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 DAY 2 | 20th NOVEMBER | 11:25 \u2013 11:50<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Take a look at the full\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/touchdownme.com\/en\/2025-agenda\/\"><em>Touchdown Middle East 2025 Agenda.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1281502 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n  padding-bottom: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-602308869\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-602308869 {\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\/islam-salim-7876638b\/\" 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 Islam Salim, Director Enterprise Products from Batelco by Beyon will be joining Touchdown Middle East 2025 as a speaker! 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