Sami Tayara with Sophia the robot at GITEX 2019

About

Sami Tayara

Founder & Principal, Aiconomica — AI Strategy, Agentic AI & Governance · the Economics of Enterprise AI

I help enterprises turn governed data into measurable AI value — scoping AI by its economics, building agentic solutions, and governing them responsibly. I bring 30+ years across enterprise data, telecom, and technology, now sharpened with hands-on agentic-AI engineering, so AI delivers business results, not science projects.

Recent Certifications
DAMA CDMP Data Management Fundamentals Master Level badge
  • CDMP · Master-level score (90%) · 2023
  • Devoteam AI Level 2 Architect · 2025
  • Agentic AI & MCP course · 2025
  • Claude Code & coding agents · 2026
Current focus
The economics of enterprise AI — AI strategy and ROI, agentic AI (MCP, coding agents), and AI governance, on a foundation of governed, AI-ready data
Languages
English, French, Arabic, Spanish
Education
BA Economics & Computer Science — American University of Beirut (AUB)
Regions
GCC · EMEA

Profile

Business & Technology

Dual majors in economics and computer science, backed by 30+ years across enterprise data, telecom, and technology. I work at the intersection of business and engineering — data architect, engineer, and analyst at once, and a team leader and coach — which is exactly where AI value is won or lost.

AI Strategy & Economics

I scope AI by its economics, not its hype — identifying and business-casing use-cases ranked by ROI, and turning governed, AI-ready data into measurable value. Recent agentic-AI engineering credentials (MCP integration, coding agents, Devoteam AI Architect) mean I build working agents and pilots, not just slide decks.

Delivery & Governance

I have driven business transformations around the world — assessing maturity across organisation, process, systems, and data, defining the roadmap, and putting it into action. For AI I add the governance that keeps it trustworthy: model risk, audit trails, and responsible-AI readiness aligned to national AI regulations.

Ahead of the curve — since 2017

Back in 2017 I founded Aiconomica on a simple conviction: AI had reached a turning point, and the decade would belong to data-driven, AI-infused business models. The real differentiator wouldn’t be the technology — it would be the economics: turning AI into measurable value on a foundation of governed, trustworthy data. Years on, that is exactly the bridge I help organisations cross.

Read my founder’s vision →

Get in touch

Let’s talk about AI value

I’m most responsive on LinkedIn. For formal or procurement enquiries, email works too.