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Ziad Hourani

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Co-Founder & CEO at Neura
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ziad Hourani is the Co-Founder and CEO of Neura, an AI services firm. With 27 years of experience, he specializes in building organizations, strategic leadership, and large-scale cluster development, such as creating a media city for 10, 000 professionals. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and mentors startups at MIT designX.

Outside of his corporate roles, Ziad is a hands-on entrepreneur with a passion for social impact. While stranded in Lebanon during the pandemic, he co-founded an e-commerce platform, "From the Villages, " to connect local food producers and artisans with urban markets, demonstrating his commitment to fostering community and economic resilience.

Unique fact: Ziad has direct experience developing entire specialized zones, including the 25 square kilometer Yas Island, a major sports and entertainment destination.

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Experience
1 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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AI Enablement
Advocates for moving beyond just providing AI licenses to implementing tailored training and adoption programs to ensure enterprise-wide impact.
AI Governance
Vocal about the risks of "Shadow AI, " emphasizing the need for robust governance to prevent data breaches from uncontrolled AI use by employees.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Co-Founder & CEO
Neura
AI Business Fellow
Perplexity
Board Advisor, Mentor @ Technology Accelerator
MIT designX
Management Consultant
Freelance
CEO MENA & Executive Vice President at the Global CEO Office
REEF
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Education
2003 - 2003
MBA
INSEAD
1993 - 1996
Engineering
Université Laval
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