Breaking Down Barriers

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Breaking Down Barriers

Welcome to "Breaking Down Barriers," a podcast dedicated to uncovering the untold stories and invaluable insights from the visionary minds shaping the Middle East's vibrant technology landscape where we sit down with the region's most innovative Chief Technology Officers and Chief Product Officers, and executives from thriving startups, game-changing unicorns, high-growth scale-ups, and groundbreaking IPO companies.Each episode will take you on an immersive journey through the personal experiences and hard-won wisdom of these extraordinary leaders. Discover the secrets behind their success in building and scaling companies that not only disrupt industries but also redefine the boundaries of what's possible.Join us as we break down barriers and delve into the minds of the Middle East's most influential tech, product and executives on "Breaking Down Barriers."We've made Breaking Down Barriers with our Supporting Partner AWS, and our Investment Partner Shorooq. 

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    From Stanford to Silicon Valley: The AI Leader who scaled WhatsApp | Wael Salloum

    From WhatsApp's data org to Google Suggest, YouTube and Careem.Wael Salloum has built AI infrastructure used by billions. In this episode he unpacks how AI is really adopted inside companies, how to lead senior technical teams, and where MENA's AI moment is heading.In this episode:How Wael scaled WhatsApp's data organisation from 4 to 200+ people globallyWhat CEOs still get wrong about building data-driven organisationsWhere companies waste the most money in AI transformationsThe privacy vs personalisation debate and what WhatsApp actually didThe AI belief almost nobody in Silicon Valley agrees with him onGuest: Wael Salloum | former Head of Data at WhatsApp, data and AI leader at Google, YouTube and CareemConnect with Wael:LinkedIn:   / waelsalloum  Subscribe ‪@BreakingDownBarrierspodX‬ Powered by ‪@saltdigital‬  | welovesalt.comConnect with Ricci Putnam:LinkedIn:   / ricci-putnam  

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to "Breaking Down Barriers," a podcast dedicated to uncovering the untold stories and invaluable insights from the visionary minds shaping the Middle East's vibrant technology landscape where we sit down with the region's most innovative Chief Technology Officers and Chief Product Officers, and executives from thriving startups, game-changing unicorns, high-growth scale-ups, and groundbreaking IPO companies.Each episode will take you on an immersive journey through the personal experiences and hard-won wisdom of these extraordinary leaders. Discover the secrets behind their success in building and scaling companies that not only disrupt industries but also redefine the boundaries of what's possible.Join us as we break down barriers and delve into the minds of the Middle East's most influential tech, product and executives on "Breaking Down Barriers."We've made Breaking Down Barriers with our Supporting Partner AWS, and our Investment Partner Shorooq.

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