Umar Tariq Pirzada Business Planning Strategy and Transformation Director, Almajdouie Motors Umar T. Pirzada (UTP) is a futurist and eternal optimist who believes the world can become any practical reality which the human mind can imagine. If we can think it, we can do it. From a professional standpoint, he is a technologist at the core and has further developed business acumen over his career and has found his niche as a strategic adviser and enabler for technology driven business transformation, with expertise in the finance, treasury and taxation domains. A proven performer throughout his career, he has earned the reputation of being able to generate ideas, develop them into strategy and deliver impactful organisational change through the successful execution of global, large-scale projects and programmes. He aspires to continue enabling positive change in the world while utilising his unique combination of business and technology expertise to help organisations get super-efficient and embrace the future with confidence. During a career of 20+ years, he has spent 16 years in aviation with the Emirates Group based in Dubai, UAE, and recently moved to KSA in December 2022 as the Business Planning, Strategy and Transformation Director for Almajdouie Motors Co. LLC (part of Almajdouie Holding Company LLC) based out of Dammam.