NEWS · 10 Nov 2026
Dubai Blockchain Center CEO Makes the Case for the Galaxy Z Fold8
Dr. Marwan Alzarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center and CEO of AI at Dubai’s Department of Economy & Tourism, features in a new Samsung Mobile story on how a single foldable device now carries his working day.
For Dr. Alzarouni, the case is a practical one. Where he once travelled with a laptop, a slate and a phone, he now carries one device, a shift he calls a game changer. Unfolded, the Galaxy Z Fold8 is his workspace between meetings; folded, it goes back in his pocket.
His day is organised around it. He keeps a spreadsheet of his meetings, runs split screen to follow stock and crypto prices alongside the weather and his daily briefing, and shares voice notes and insights moments after a meeting ends, so that no time or energy is lost.
Galaxy AI carries much of the supporting work. He relies on AI features in Samsung Notes, on Interpreter for live translation when working across nationalities and languages, on calls and in person, and on a voice clean-up tool that filters out background noise and brings forward the voices that matter. It is a feature, he admits, that he overuses.
Security that does not get in the way
Security is where his background shows. With a career rooted in cybersecurity, he credits Samsung with substantially strengthening its Knox ecosystem and says he cannot work without it. For people who cannot afford to put trust at risk, he argues, protection has to coexist with everyday use: a secure device is not one locked in a safe and never touched.
“This technology is not a gimmick. It’s a must-have right now,”
A city that executes on the future
Dr. Alzarouni draws a direct line between the device and the city. Dubai, he says, imagines the future, designs it and executes on it, and shares with Samsung a readiness to challenge the status quo rather than simply keep pace with technology. He described the Fold8 as “imagination designed, built, and executed amazingly well.”
He is clear that this is an early stage. “We are at the tip of the iceberg,” he said, anticipating technology that is more intuitive, predicts what users want and acts proactively rather than reactively. Collaboration of this kind, he added, reflects how Dubai works: through public-private partnership and close engagement with leaders in every field, towards a future that is forward-looking yet controlled, secure and trusted.
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