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IBM Consulting
Mohamad leads IBM Consulting, IBM’s global professional consulting services unit, an organization in 150 countries with deep industry expertise and market-leading capabilities in business transformation and technology implementation. In this role, he leads an organization solving complex problems for clients using technology-based assets and AI from IBM, as well as our expanding ecosystem of strategic partners. Mohamad was most recently CEO of IDG, a leading market intelligence and demand generation company serving the technology ecosystem. Before this, Mohamad was CEO of Carbonite, a publicly traded data-protection and cybersecurity company where he grew revenues four-fold in four years. Mohamad also previously served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Hewlett Packard, where he played a pivotal role in the company's turnaround by directly managing over ten billion dollars of organic cost reductions and leading the process to split HP into two companies. At IBM, Mohamad acquired and integrated various companies to help create the organization’s multi-billion dollar analytics software business. At Avaya, he oversaw the two-billion-dollar services group, and served as the head of the company’s research labs. He currently serves on the boards of Henry Schein (NASDAQ: HSIC), and previously on the boards of iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), Carbonite (NASDAQ: CARB) and City National Bank (NYSE: CYN). Mohamad is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mohamad holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering, a B.A. in History, and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, each from Stanford University. He was named 2022 EY Entrepreneur of the Year for New England; 2018 CEO of the Year by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council; member of 2018 Public Board of the Year by National Association of Corporate Directors New England; 2021, 2020 & 2018 100 Most Influential People in Boston by Boston Magazine; and was a finalist in America’s prestigious 1988 National Science Talent Search.
The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and refining is reshaping both operational efficiency and strategic direction across the downstream sector. AI is now embedded in a range of core industry functions, from process optimisation and energy use to emissions tracking and asset reliability, enabling producers to improve margins and performance under mounting pressure. At the same time, the rise of AI infrastructure, including data centres and semiconductor manufacturing, is generating new demand for high-purity chemicals, thermal management fluids and reliable energy - areas in which refiners and chemical producers play a vital role. This two-way relationship is placing downstream operators at the centre of a broader industrial shift: as adopters of AI technology and enablers of its physical ecosystem. Navigating this dual transformation will require new investment strategies, material innovation and closer alignment between digital priorities and supply chain capabilities. Questions remain around not only how AI can optimise refining, but also how it can position itself as an indispensable partner in a data-driven, AI-powered energy landscape.
Attendee insights:
Understand how refining is evolving as both a user of AI and a supplier to its infrastructure and explore the future impacts of this dual role on investment, innovation and competitiveness.
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