Lead enterprise AI transformation from strategy to execution

Technology leaders are managing more than systems; they are orchestrating strategy, leadership, innovation, data, software, architecture, cybersecurity, and AI as one integration. Yet existing literature treats each as a separate discipline, leaving executives without an integrated playbook. Artificial Intelligence in Technology Leadership closes that gap, framing AI not as an isolated subject but as the defining context in which every technology decision is now made.

The book connects the full breadth of modern technology leadership, linking strategic intent to execution across the technology and business stack. It moves from strategy, leadership, and innovation to technology solution, enterprise architecture, data platforms, software engineering, cybersecurity, and AI operating models. Mergers, acquisitions, and business planning are also included, ensuring each domain is treated as part of one integrated system rather than in isolation.

Readers will also find:

• Strategy, leadership, and innovation frameworks that translate vision into competitive advantage and measurable outcomes
• Technology solution, Enterprise architecture, and multicloud foundations engineered for scale, resilience, and continuous evolution
• Technology-sector mergers, acquisitions, and business planning, from investment case to execution roadmap
• Cross-industry use cases spanning telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and the public sector

Written for CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, chief architects, CISOs, and the leaders who work alongside them, this book equips senior executives and those stepping into leadership with the integrated frameworks to architect, govern, and execute transformation across the full enterprise stack.

Ayman Elnashar, PhD, EMBA, is Vice President of Technology Strategy, Architecture & Innovation at e& UAE (etisalat) and Adjunct Professor at Khalifa University's Department of Computer and Information Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Communications Engineering and an Executive MBA.

With 30 years of combined academic and industry experience, Dr. Elnashar leads integrated strategy and innovation across mobile and fixed networks, IT applications, multicloud, and AI at e& UAE. He has spearheaded national and regional programs including the region's first 3G, 4G, and 5G launches, telco and IT cloud modernization, AI-first transformation, sovereign AI cloud initiatives, and large-scale automation.