Ahmed Simary

Professional experience

Career record

1. Modernist Group

   Key Account Manager · Full-time

   Dubai, UAE — EMEA · March 2026–Present

   Lead strategic technology accounts and integrated programmes spanning partner marketing, digital activity, retail branding and corporate events. Act as the central client contact across scope, budgets, approvals, internal teams and regional delivery partners.

   • Manage accounts including HP with programme exposure involving Intel and Microsoft.
   • Lead client relationships, commercial planning and delivery governance.
   • Coordinate strategy, creative, production, media and supplier teams.
   • Maintain budget and timeline visibility across simultaneous activities.
   • Supported 25% portfolio expansion in the first quarter within an AED 5M+ budget context.

2. Avantgarde Group

   Senior Project Manager · Freelance

   Dubai, UAE · November 2025–March 2026

   Led assigned high-profile government, corporate and cultural-event workstreams across the UAE and GCC, covering planning, suppliers, operational readiness and execution.

   • Managed complex programmes within AED 20M+ delivery environments.
   • Negotiated and optimized supplier scope, contributing to approximately 10% cost efficiency.
   • Connected creative intent with buildable, schedulable operational plans.
   • Directed cross-functional suppliers through build, live and derig.

3. Entourage Marketing & Events

   Senior Account Manager · Contract

   Dammam, Saudi Arabia · August–October 2025

   Led major account and project work for Aramco and Ithra programmes in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.

   • Owned the route from brief and strategy through delivery and reporting.
   • Managed client expectations, budgets, concepts, suppliers and execution.
   • Worked across corporate and cultural audiences with different stakeholder needs.
   • Strengthened delivery consistency through clear account and project controls.

4. Balich Wonder Studio

   Project Manager · Freelance

   UAE and Saudi Arabia · 2025

   Led operations and production workstreams for government, cultural and national activations.

   • Managed overlays, AV, fabrication and supplier delivery.
   • Controlled work across build, live and derig.
   • Translated creative concepts into site-ready operational requirements.
   • Coordinated multiple specialist suppliers against fixed milestones.

5. Viola Communications

   Event Manager · Freelance

   Abu Dhabi, UAE · November 2024–January 2025

   Managed national and cultural programming including UAE National Day-related delivery and the Abrahamic Family House events calendar.

   • Worked to government protocol and culturally sensitive operating standards.
   • Managed recurring calendar requirements and festive activations.
   • Coordinated stakeholder, venue, production and guest-experience needs.
   • Maintained discreet logistics appropriate to a sensitive interfaith environment.

6. Birba

   Events & Exhibition Manager · Freelance

   Muscat, Oman · May–October 2024

   Directed logistics, branding and supplier strategy for exhibitions and GCC-facing programmes from Oman.

   • Managed exhibition planning and onsite delivery.
   • Built local supplier relationships in a new operating market.
   • Achieved approximately 15% cost reduction while protecting service quality.
   • Extended regional delivery experience into Oman.

7. Alsayegh

   Event Operations Manager · Freelance

   Dubai, UAE · December 2023–February 2024

   Led operations and production for government events and cultural activations.

   • Controlled overlays, AV, fabrication and logistics.
   • Managed DTCM permits, RTA coordination and protocol-related requirements.
   • Directed build, live and derig workstreams.
   • Maintained compliance and operational continuity.

8. Ethara

   Event Manager — VIP Operations · Contract

   Dubai, UAE · October–December 2023

   Supported VIP operations and event execution within the COP28 Blue Zone environment.

   • Coordinated VIP and stakeholder requirements for 300+ guests and stakeholders.
   • Managed logistics, supplier coordination and sustainability-related requirements.
   • Operated to international protocol expectations.
   • Worked in a complex, high-security, multi-stakeholder summit environment.

9. Caduceus Lane

   Senior Event Manager · Full-time

   Dubai, UAE — UAE & Saudi Arabia · February 2021–October 2023

   Delivered high-volume corporate and healthcare-event programmes across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

   • Delivered 40+ corporate and healthcare events annually.
   • Managed logistics, budgets and suppliers across two markets.
   • Built reliable client relationships contributing to an 80% repeat-business rate.
   • Maintained delivery consistency across recurring programmes.

10. Volaris LLC

    Senior Account Manager · Full-time

    Dubai, UAE · January 2019–January 2021

    Led high-end corporate and government events with full account, team and supplier responsibility.

    • Managed programmes with budgets up to AED 8M.
    • Grew the client portfolio by approximately 30%.
    • Managed cross-functional teams of 50+ staff and vendors.
    • Balanced account development with detailed delivery oversight.

11. Event Republic

    Senior Project Manager

    Egypt & GCC · June 2015–December 2018

    Directed regional activations and built operational systems across Egypt and GCC markets.

    • Managed large-scale programmes and multi-market activations.
    • Negotiated supplier agreements and improved cost efficiency.
    • Built regional vendor networks.
    • Mentored junior project managers and strengthened delivery practices.

12. Egypt Event

    PR & Event Manager

    Egypt · June 2013–June 2015

    Built the foundation of my career across PR, event delivery and media coordination.

    • Managed corporate and government-facing events.
    • Supported PR strategy and media relations.
    • Increased attendance and media reach through integrated campaigns.
    • Learned early that the strongest event teams solve problems before guests know they existed.