525. Marching Toward Agentic AI in the Middle East

In this episode, Brad Hairston talks with Paul Marshall, Go-to-Market Leader for SS&C Blue Prism in the Middle East and Africa, who explains how this region of the world is rapidly advancing from AI consumer to AI creator, driven by sovereign wealth, government mandate, and data-sovereign architecture.

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What we discussed with Paul:

* Middle East AI infrastructure investment (hyperscalers, sovereign wealth funds)

* Government-mandated national AI strategy (Vision 2030, UAE AI Strategy)

* Data sovereignty and regulatory compliance

* Agentic architecture — separating reasoning from execution

* Local language models and cultural/business localization

* Labor market perspective — augmentation vs. displacement

* Trust, governance, and human-in-the-loop for autonomous agents

* Middle East vs. Africa market contrasts

* UAE and Saudi Arabia as breakout AI markets

* Orchestration strategy and WorkHQ's role

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