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<\/span><span class=\"custom-spk-value-new\">Lama: Senior Vice President\u2014 Business Applications, ECEMEA<br \/>\nRedshaw: Senior Vice President\u2014 Technology, Middle East &amp; Africa, and U.A.E. 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