IWD 2025: Maryann Maina, Co-Founder & Director, Whizmo
Maryann Maina, Co-Founder & Director, Whizmo shares, ‘Accelerate Action’ serves as a compelling call to move beyond rhetoric and drive measurable, systemic change in realizing...
Category : Women in Tech
The Women in Tech category at Techitup Middle East celebrates the innovators, leaders, and pioneers driving the digital economy across the MEA region. This section features our exclusive IWD 2026 Leadership Series, a comprehensive editorial collection of 30+ interviews with influential women in fields ranging from AI and Cloud to Cybersecurity and Fintech. Explore their journeys, insights on the future of technology, and their impact on the regional tech ecosystem.
IWD 2025: Astha Batra, Field Marketing Manager, Vertiv
Astha Batra, Field Marketing Manager, Middle East & Levant at Vertiv shares, we should prioritize creating an environment where women are supported, recognized for their...
IWD 2025: Janna Tenenbaum-Katan, Product Leader at SteerAI
Janna Tenenbaum-Katan, Strategic Product Leader at SteerAI shares her views on IWD 2025, her journey in tech, role model and advice for inspiring women What...
IWD 2025: Lara Varjabedian, Co-founder, UBQT
Lara Varjabedian, Co-founder at UBQT shares, we need to give opportunities to everyone, by allowing them to learn from their new roles and responsibilities What...
IWD 2025: Morgan Demboski, Threat intelligence Analyst, Sophos
Morgan Demboski, Threat intelligence Analyst, Sophos says, the industry is now becoming more inclusive through initiatives such as women-in-cybersecurity programs and technical workshops What are...
IWD 2025: Meriam ElOuazzani, Sr. Regional Director, SentinelOne
Meriam ElOuazzani, Senior Regional Director, META, SentinelOne speaks to Techitup ME about her journey in tech, her role model and shares advice for aspiring women...
IWD 2025: Vibha Thusu, IA eCommerce Program Leader, Schneider Electric
Vibha Thusu, Industrial Automation (IA) eCommerce Program Leader – Marketing & Communications at Schneider Electric shares, IWD 2025 is a powerful call to move beyond...
IWD 2025: Heather Mahalik Barnhart, SANS Fellow and DFIR Curriculum Lead
Heather Mahalik Barnhart, SANS Fellow and DFIR Curriculum Lead shares the importance of creating opportunities, mentoring women in tech, and actively challenging the biases that...
IWD 2025: Leandra Meintjes, CEO of PROVEN 360
Leandra Meintjes, CEO of PROVEN 360 expresses, we need fair and equal hiring opportunities, pay equity, and a workplace culture that actively supports and promotes...
IWD 2025: Shaista Ahmed, Director Channel Sales & Ecosystem, Nutanix
Shaista Ahmed, Director – Channel Sales & Ecosystem, Emerging Markets at Nutanix shares her journey in tech, steps to achieve diversity & inclusion and advice for...