About
Inspiring minds, one story at a time.
Captain Said Saidi is a Dubai-based storyteller, licensed content creator and technology voice. For nineteen years he has worked beside the Gulf’s most senior technology leaders on the shift to AI-powered, sovereign-ready ways of working — and for the last few, he has told the human side of that story to an audience of 1.6M+.
The story
From Tunisia to the UAE.
In 2008, Said left Tunisia with a passport and a heart full of ambition, and landed in the UAE. It was not a relocation. It was the beginning of a transformation.
- 2008A new country, a sales floorEvery rejection felt personal and credibility had to be earned. The lesson that shaped everything since: sales is not pushing products, it is building trust. Lead with empathy, listen with intent, serve with authenticity.
- The tech yearsBeside the region’s digital leadersA career in enterprise technology alongside CTOs, CISOs and government digital chiefs — learning the market, the procurement culture, and what it actually takes to build trust in the Gulf.
- Turning pain into powerWalking away better, not bitterA toxic environment that drained energy and tested self-worth became the fire to seek alignment — with people, purpose and passion. A cancer diagnosis, and recovery, taught the family what rebuilding truly costs.
- The creatorA community built on truthSharing experiences — from boardrooms to scuba dives — turned into a community of 1.6M+ who saw themselves in the struggles and found strength in the lessons. A platform used not to impress, but to impact.
- TodaySuccess Majlis, brands and the AcademyHost of Success Majlis, trusted partner to brands as a Key Opinion Leader, and a coach and keynote speaker helping the region lead through the AI shift.
What success means now
Purpose, authenticity and added value.
Success isn’t a title or a paycheck. It’s waking up with purpose, showing up with authenticity, and knowing you’re adding value to someone’s day. It’s about balance — between growth and gratitude, ambition and peace.
Take the risk
Say no to anything that dims your light. Every setback has a lesson, and every lesson is a stepping stone.
Speak your truth
Honest, not hyped. The audience listens because the story is real — and so are the results.
The future favors the bold
If you are standing at your own crossroads, know this: your story is only just beginning.
At a glance
Facts & credentials.
- Licensed UAE content creator — UAE Media Council advertiser permit No. 3480177
- UAE Golden Visa holder
- Trilingual — Arabic, English and French
- Host — Success Majlis™, recorded in Dubai Expo City
- Father of four, cancer survivor
- Beyond the studio — advanced scuba diver and light-sport aircraft pilot
Press & bookings
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Track record
Major achievements.
Recognition from the UAE government, the region’s business media and global technology partners — each one linked to the original announcement.
New Media Academy graduate — in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Graduated from the New Media Academy, the Government of Dubai’s academy for content creators, at a ceremony held during the 4th 1 Billion Followers Summit (Dubai, 9 January 2026) and attended by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai — one of 522 graduates across seven UAE Government Media Office and New Media Academy programmes.
View the post ↗UAE Golden Visa — “Creative” category
Granted by the UAE government in recognition of contributions to the community and to international events. The Emirates ID officially lists the occupation as Creative.
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Film producer — “Donya” wins the European Union Award
Producer, with Majdi El Hosseini, of the Egyptian–Tunisian feature film “Donya” — directed by Mohamed Khalil Bahri, starring Najla Ben Abdallah and Mohamed Mahran, and inspired by a true story of narcissistic abuse. World premiere and the European Union Award (best Euro-Mediterranean film) at the 10th Aswan International Women Film Festival, Egypt, April 2026; Best Actress for Najla Ben Abdallah at Ciné-Plage Harhoura, Morocco, July 2026. In Tunisian cinemas since 21 January 2026.
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Certificate of Appreciation — Forbes Middle East
Presented at the Building the Future Summit 2025 in Abu Dhabi for contributing to the region’s leadership conversation.
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Outreach of the Year — Dynatrace MEA
MEA Sales Outreach Award FY25, received at Dynatrace Innovate Partner Day in Dubai for building trusted partnerships across the Middle East and Africa.
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Trusted by Dubai’s digital leadership
Invited exchanges with Lt. Gen. Mohammed Al Marri (GDRFA Dubai), H.E. Matar Al Hemeiri (Digital Dubai), Maj. Gen. Khalid Al Razooqi (Dubai Police AI) and the leaders of DEWA and Moro Hub on AI and secure government transformation.
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Leading the AI-era software conversation in the UAE
Hosted the Autonomous Product Development Lifecycle day in Abu Dhabi with 31 enterprise leaders, on top of 19 years at the front line of GCC technology.
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Speaker — “Cloud Data Streaming: Better Together with AWS & Confluent”, Dubai
Invited speaker at the AWS × Confluent event at Atlantis The Royal, Dubai (5 March 2024), alongside AWS Solutions Architect Dr. Mustapha Tawbi and Confluent’s Brice Leporini — on real-time data streaming and what it changes for Gulf enterprises.
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The G.O.A.T. Reward — Confluent Sales Bootcamp, San Francisco
Selected for Confluent’s one-week Sales Bootcamp at the company’s San Francisco headquarters (March 2023) and came home to Dubai with the cohort’s G.O.A.T. (“Greatest of All Time”) reward.
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“PG Machine” — Cisco AppDynamics Alpha Awards, Middle East & Africa
Officially recognised by Cisco AppDynamics as the Middle East & Africa region’s “PG Machine” (pipeline generation) at the AppDynamics Alpha Awards, among the MEA Champion of the Year nominees, with partner Perform IT (2022).
View on LinkedIn ↗Premium member of Creators HQ, Dubai
Approved Premium member of Creators HQ — the UAE Government Media Office’s hub for content creators at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, launched in 2025 with a AED 150 million Content Creators Support Fund. Membership is by application; Premium gives access to the studios and podcast rooms, mentorship sessions, consultations with the social platforms’ representatives and the 1 Billion Followers Summit.
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TikTok × Creators HQ Bootcamp — certified graduate
Completed the region’s first intensive TikTok creator bootcamp at Creators HQ, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai — the UAE Government Media Office’s hub for content creators. A hands-on, full-attendance programme with TikTok on content fundamentals, storytelling, shooting and editing, studio production with Sukoon Studio, digital safety and monetisation, ending with a certificate presented by TikTok and Creators HQ leadership.
About the programme ↗Certified NLP Practitioner — American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming to the standards of the American Board of NLP (ABNLP): the Diploma NLP, Associate Level, awarded on 17 November 2020, and the Practitioner level after it. NLP is the study of how language, attention and belief shape behaviour — the craft behind a story that changes how someone sees their own situation, and the reason a coaching session gets to the real block instead of circling it.
About the ABNLP ↗Awards & recognition
- 2026Graduate — New Media Academy (Government of Dubai)Graduation attended by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum · 1 Billion Followers Summit, Dubai
- 2026UAE Golden Visa — Creative categoryFederal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security
- 2026European Union Award — feature film “Donya” (producer)10th Aswan International Women Film Festival, Egypt
- 2025Certificate of AppreciationForbes Middle East — Building the Future Summit, Abu Dhabi
- 2025MEA Sales Outreach Award FY25 — Outreach of the YearDynatrace, with Perform IT
- 2023The G.O.A.T. Reward — Sales BootcampConfluent Academy
- 2022The PG Machine Reward — Pipeline Generation FY22Cisco AppDynamics Partner Award, with Perform IT
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Where all of this has been covered — Emarat TV, Abu Dhabi TV, Dubai TV, Forbes Middle East, BRIDGE Summit and Express FM — is collected with dates and links on the press page.