KUWAIT: Zain has been named “Digital Transformation Enabler of The Year” during a book launch event and awards ceremony head by The Energy Year, a prestigious magazine specializing in the oil, gas, and renewable energy industries. The recognition highlights Zain’s ongoing efforts to empower the local energy sector to embrace digitization. The event was held at the Grand Hyatt Kuwait, attended by executives, leaders, and experts from K-companies, which refers to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries, and organizations working in the oil and gas industry. In attendance were also representatives from local, regional, and global energy firms along with public and private sector officials.

The event’s program featured a special excellence awards ceremony to recognize companies that contributed to the development of the local energy sector. Zain’s award was received by Zain Kuwait Government Segment Department Manager Abdullatif Al-Kandari, with Chief Corporate Affairs and Relations Officer Waleed Al-Khashti delivering Zain’s opening speech. This recognition highlights the company’s ongoing strategic efforts to drive digital transformation within the local energy sector, positioning it at the forefront of leading digital service providers that have empowered national institutions to adopt digitization and enhance operational efficiency.

Zain’s support for this event for the second year in a row underscores the company’s belief in the role such insightful gatherings play in driving innovation within the energy sector in Kuwait. The event also presented an opportunity for Zain to reflect its belief in the pivotal role that technology plays in driving sustainable growth across oil, gas, and renewable energy sectors. Over the past years, Zain has further accelerated its efforts to support Kuwait’s oil and gas sector with cutting-edge digital solutions.

As one of the world’s leading oil producers, Kuwait’s economy relies heavily on this industry, and the company remains dedicated to supporting its continued growth. Zain continues to harness the power of advanced technology like 5G networks, cloud services, digital applications, AI, IoT, data analytics, drones, cybersecurity, and more to empower national institutions to embrace digitalization and optimize their operations. The company’s partnerships with industry leaders, both in the public and private sectors, have grown to include new projects that harness the potential of these technologies, which are transforming the energy landscape, and Zain is committed to ensuring Kuwait remains a global leader in this arena.

Zain seeks to empower Kuwait’s national vision for 2035 by driving digital transformation and innovation. The company aspires to be the trusted partner that helps shape the future of energy in Kuwait, ensuring that the industry thrives in a rapidly evolving global landscape. The new edition of The Energy Year features an interview with Zain Kuwait Chief Enterprise Business Officer Hamad Al Marzouq, where he discusses Zain’s commitment to enabling digital transformation in the energy sector and shares recent success stories with some of Kuwait’s biggest K-companies.

The Energy Year is a prestigious global magazine that specializes in the oil, gas, and renewable energy industries in over 30 countries. The magazine presents the views and opinions of more than 2,000 key energy decision-makers, alongside up-to-date licensing and infrastructure maps, project reports, articles, partnership and investment opportunities, forums and debates, resources and statistics, and more.