Full Name

Mahdi Yahya

Job Title

Founder and CEO

Company

Ori

Speaker Bio

Mahdi Yahya is the founder and CEO of Ori, a company building end-to-end AI infrastructure — combining powerful GPU compute with a flexible software layer that helps enterprises deploy and scale AI with greater control, performance, and cost-efficiency. Before Ori, Mahdi co-founded SAMA Telecom, one of the largest carrier networks in the Middle East, where he led large-scale infrastructure projects in highly regulated environments. After exiting in 2015, he began investing in frontier tech, including robotics, VR/AR, and 5G, which shaped his perspective on building resilient, long-term platforms in fast-moving industries.