Galal & Karawi Management Consulting, DMCC · Est. 2008

Built by operators. Powered by intelligence. Architects of ecosystems that lead.

A Dubai-headquartered advisory and growth partner. We help organisations across the Middle East and Africa navigate the AI-driven transformation of their strategy, operations, and market presence — and we build the platforms that make their leadership visible.

Asem Galal and Samer Karawi, Managing Partners of G&K Est. 2008 · Dubai
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08 / 08 / 2008
Founded in Dubai’s DMCC, during the global crisis
Fortune 500
& government organisations we serve
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Dubai AI Seal holder — AI Services Verified
Leading
The Middle East’s technology go-to-market partner

Trusted by Fortune 500 companies & government organisations since 2008

MicrosoftHPMcAfeeIntelLenovoSamsungDellCiscoSAPSchneider ElectricCarrefourEtihad AirwaysDEWADubai MediaSharaf DG

The Five Pillars of Growth

An integrated system — not a menu of services.

Five interconnected pillars, with AI woven through each one. They are designed to work together: from positioning, through go-to-market, to the intelligence architecture that defines the next decade.

01

Strategic Positioning

Find and own your competitive position. We turn disruption into advantage — with analysis powered by market signals, competitive patterns, and trend modelling.

02

Thought Leadership & Ecosystem Design

We design and launch the platforms, communities, and programmes that make your leadership visible — Future Majlis, Cyber Majlis, Dubai Media Academy.

Signature
03

Human Capital & Operational Excellence

Executive coaching, organisational design, and AI-augmented workflows that pair human judgment with machine intelligence.

04

Go-to-Market Mastery

Where we began. Market segmentation, channel architecture, and partner ecosystems — with global reach through The York Group.

Founding strength
05

Intelligence Architecture

Our forward edge. AI strategy, readiness assessment, intelligent operations, and enterprise transformation roadmaps.

Forward edge

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Platforms we power

We help shape the platforms that lead our clients’ industries.

We partner with Dubai Media, the Investment Corporation of Dubai, and Dubai Media Academy to support their flagship thought leadership platforms — providing the strategy, advisory, consulting, and content that bring them to life. Few firms can do this.

Explore the ecosystems

Featured on the cover · Channel Middle East

Transformation Agents

G&K Consulting on celebrating its tenth anniversary, an evolving tech landscape, and how it pioneered change in a channel market besieged with rapid transformation.

Channel Middle East — Cover Story · August 2018

AI at G&K

Proven AI credentials — not just AI ambition.

Many firms now claim AI capability. We can prove it. The Dubai AI Seal. Over 2,000 professionals trained. Chief AI Officer training at DAFZ. Faculty development at the American University in the Emirates. The iع initiative with Dubai Media Academy.

How we approach AI

Dubai AI Seal — Tier E, Verified AI Supplier and Business User
Let’s talk growth

Ready to explore what AI-informed growth — or your next thought leadership ecosystem — looks like?

We don’t just advise on growth. We engineer it — with you, for you. Start a conversation with a Managing Partner.