
NielsenIQ Digital Advisory Council Dubai, UAE
Elevate your E-Commerce success
Venue: Grand Plaza Mövenpick Media City
Date: 6 May 2025
Time: Starting at 9:00 am
Ready to take your Omni & E-Commerce business to the next level?
Look no further! Join us for a day of exclusive insights, cutting-edge strategies, and unmatched networking opportunities. Together, let’s unlock the path to real growth!
Agenda
09:00 – 09:30 – Registration, Coffee and Networking
09:30 – 09:40 – Welcome address by Andrey Dvoychenkov
09:40 – 10:05 – Session 1: Delivering the full view of Omni from NIQ by Andrew Criezis
10:05 – 10:30 – Session 2: State of E-Commerce in the GCC by Roman Klein and Mallak Abdelqader
10:30 – 11:00 – Session 3: The future of Digital Shelf by Salim Bachatene
11:00 – 11:20 – Coffee Break
11:20 – 11:40 – Session 4: Introducing NIQ Digital Purchases by Ismail El Ouardirhi
11:40 – 12:30 – Session 5: Panel Discussion: Shopper 360°: The New ERA in Digital Commerce by Didem Şekerel Erdoğan
Panelists: To be announced
12:30 – 12:40 – Closing address
12:40 – Onwards: Networking and lunch
NielsenIQ speakers

Andrew Criezis
President: E-Commerce & Omni
NielsenIQ
Andrew brings over 17 years of experience with a deep passion to help clients in the FMCG space to understand the value of data, insights, and consumer behaviour. Andrew is passionate about brands understanding how consumer behaviour is the pathway to growth.

Andrey Dvoychenkov
General Manager, Arabian Peninsula & Pakistan
NielsenIQ
Andrey leads NIQ’s Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan sub-region, which includes Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan. He is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is responsible for developing and implementing NIQ’s business strategy in continuously building on the organization’s outstanding reputation for service and delivery to clients while maintaining its financial health and operational efficiency, to ensure sustainable and profitable growth. He brings with him 20 years of leadership experience and knowledge of the market research industry.

Salim Bachatene
Tech Visionary
NielsenIQ
Salim is your go-to expert for everything tech and E-Commerce. Leading business development for Data Impact — a NIQ company, Salim is an authority on sharing the latest advancements, emerging trends, and innovative tools that can give you the edge you need to thrive in the digital world.

Didem Şekerel Erdoğan
EEMEA E-Commerce Lead, Türkiye General Manager
NielsenIQ
Didem is an expert in leading big data advanced analytics with predictive intelligence using artificial intelligence to help clients drive profitable growth with insights and foresights. She is an expert in RGM (Revenue Growth Management), E-Commerce insights and foresights with superior consultancy is a clear focus of hers, Didem together with her teams launched 7 years ago the NIQ E-Commerce FMCG panel in Türkiye to provide forward-looking light to the industry. Didem is passionate to provide her clients in FMCG, E-Commerce and Retail companies with forward-looking insights and helping them to drive growth. She focuses also on helping clients across EEMEA with the next generation of digital shelf analytics to accelerate their growth journey in E-Commerce with a focus on sales excellence and ROAS.

Roman Klein
E-commerce Lead, Arabian Peninsula & Pakistan
NielsenIQ
Roman is an MBA Graduate with ten years of experience in NIQ. Starting in NIQ Russia, he leads several client groups and the Marketing Mix Modeling business. In the United Arab Emirates, Roman is responsible for Global Services and E-Commerce for the Arabian Peninsula & Pakistan region. Roman is a big believer in a client-centric model and is passionate about brands and marketing.

Mallak Abdelqader
Customer Success Manager, United Arab Emirates
NielsenIQ
A seasoned market research professional with 11 years of well-rounded experience. Passionate about uncovering insights and identifying opportunities. Mallak specializes in driving business growth and shaping data-driven strategies. With a strong focus on client engagement, she excels at translating data into actionable recommendations that create impact.

Ismail El Ouardirhi
Business Development, Arabian Peninsula & Pakistan
NielsenIQ
Ismail is a Sales Director with an extensive experience in project management consulting & B2B SaaS/Tech industry, currently leading a team of Senior AEs to drive the sales of NIQ Digital Purchases across Western Europe and the Middle East.
Industry expert guests – to be announced
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Event details
Event date: 6 May 2025
Event venue: Grand Plaza Mövenpick Media City
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(By invitation only)