Ali Akawi Email Address

Chief Executive Officer

ITP Media Group | Middle East Leading Magazine Publishing company offering Business,Consumer,Customer,Technology,Lifestyle Magazines in Dubai,UAE,Middle East. ITP Group also offers internet ventures and online publishing in the region Gulf,GCC & Middle East.

Ali Akawi is the CEO and owner of ITP Media Group. He manages over 550 employees in four offices around the globe; UAE being the headquarters with offices in Qatar, the United Kingdom and India. ITP Media Group offers a multi-platform solution to its readers and customers through 100-plus brands. Today, the company delivers quality up to date content to its readers, viewers, delegates and guests through digital, print, events, awards programmes, video content, social media platforms and social media influencers. ITP Media strives to offer its customers the largest audience in the GCC with the highest engagement levels. Ali started his career in the sales department at ITP in the year 2000 and quickly progressed through the ranks, working on consumer, trade and business brands to the position he holds today. He was appointed Group Sales Manager in 2004, Sales Director in 2006, Deputy Managing Director in 2008, Managing Director in 2010 – and became CEO on January 2017. He has successfully managed and launched many of ITP’s international and local brands, in their digital, print and events platforms. Ali spearheaded the launch of ITP Live, the new division that is designed to extend the company’s digital footprint. ITP Live has hugely increased ITP’s total reach on social media with the highest engagement levels. ITP Live has five key business areas – the region’s largest and most engaged social influencers’ agency, video content creation, digital sales representation, ecommerce, and live events. On April 12th 2017 ITP Live broke its first Guinness World Record, just 4 month since its opening, at a live event to celebrate its launch. Ali continues to grow and develop ITP Media Group's market share, brands (and their extensions), revenues and profits to ensure they remain a dominant player in today's changing world, while maintaining its position as the benchmark of international quality content reaching out to the highest engaged audiences in the GCC.