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Real stories from the GCC’s technology and innovation leaders cutting through the hype to uncover what actually works, what doesn’t, and everything in between.
In this episode of GCC Tech Talks, Tom Stroud and Sye Rahman chat with Leina Essakalli — a data scientist and AI transformation leader with a rare background spanning biomedical engineering , bioinformatics at Harvard, and scaling AI across healthcare in the UAE.
Leina shares what it really takes to make AI work in high-stakes environments: data quality, trust, regulation, and starting from business pain instead of vendor buzzwords.
We cover:
• Why data work is mostly cleaning + standardisation (especially in healthcare)
• What it takes to meet the bar for regulated environments (and why it matters)
• How the UAE is investing in genomics and preventative health at scale
• A practical framework for AI use cases: where you lose money, where you can gain, and how to build the business case
• When you don’t need AI (and it’s just automation)
Join us to listen to Leina Essakalli's journey and a practical approach to deploying AI responsibly at scale in the UAE.
