As Vice President of Cisco Saudi Arabia, Bader Almadi leads the company’s strategy and commercial operations in the Kingdom, with a specific mandate to build critical AI infrastructure across priority industries including financial services, energy, and entertainment. Cisco’s commitment to Saudi Arabia’s AI future includes a landmark 1GW joint venture with AMD and HUMAIN, alongside national-scale digital infrastructure programmes under the Country Digital Acceleration initiative.
Almadi brings over 20 years of technology leadership experience, including his previous role as Managing Director of Google Cloud Saudi Arabia, where he launched Google Cloud in the Kingdom in 2023. He has advised the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on international partnerships and represented Saudi Arabia at the G20 Digital Economy Taskforce.
