Hussam Kayyal, Senior Partner, neXgen Group
Hussam has Over 20 years of Regional ICT leadership roles, Initiating and leading national ICT initiatives addressing Telco, Education, Public Sector, Hospitality, Financial institutions, and social development projects.
As a Senior Partner at neXgen, Hussam drives engagement with clients, leading the development and the delivery of Business Strategy, Business Models and the ICT strategy that aligns with the client mission and objectives. Utilizing and a combination of global best practices, local culture understanding, specific verticals expertise, and the application of ICT services to deliver measurable business impact for the client.
Prior to neXgen, Hussam had an extensive 11 years at Cisco Systems in different leadership roles from managing the Service Provider Business for Saudi and the Levant, then managing the Levant Operation, to finally driving some key CSR programs for Cisco globally. Prior to Cisco Hussam spent 8 years at Al-Faisaliah Group managing the Test & Measurement department for Hewlett Packard in Saudi.
Hussam core expertise are : Next Generation Telecom Services, Business models, Operational Models, Smart Services definition, and Go to Market Strategy. Also Hussam posses anextensive experience in building Public Private Partnerships, Identifying Stake holders and building sustainable Echo Systems.