Dr. Jihad Boueri

Jihad Boueri is the SITA Vice President Transformation for the Middle East & Africa Region.

Jihad has a wealth of experience in Project Management, Solution Architecture, Master Systems Integration, Bid Management, and Business Management across most airports in the Middle East, India, and Africa. He was instrumental in the design and implementation of airport systems at the majority of newly built or upgraded airports in his region, including AUH, MCT, BAH, DOH, IST, JNB, ADD, BOM, etc.

He holds an Engineering Degree in Telecommunications from St. Joseph University, Beirut, and an MBA from Strathclyde Graduate Business School, Scotland and a Doctorat of Business Administration (DBA) program at the University of Cote d'Azur in Nice, France. His research focuses on the implementation of complex Digitalization projects, with airports as the primary reference point.

Jihad has completed the AELP 'Airport Executive Leadership program' with ACI and Concordia University's Aviation Management Institute. He also holds an ACI Airport Operations Diploma, and ACI-ICAO AMPAP Associate Diploma. He is an instructor in the AMPAP program covering the topic of Technology & Innovation at Airports.