Launching OneBonsai Consulting in the United Arab Emirates is far more than a geographic move, it is a strategic commitment shaped by market realities, industry need, and our long-term vision for the future of technology consulting. After years of delivering solutions across global markets and building deep expertise in IT, AI, and high-performance talent ecosystems, the UAE emerged not just as an opportunity, but as the inevitable next step in our evolution.
Ivan M Gray – Founder and CEO at OneBonsai Consulting
A Nation Undergoing Rapid Digital Transformation
Few regions in the world are accelerating as quickly as the UAE. Fueled by ambitious national agendas, UAE Digital Government, the AI Roadmap, the National Innovation Strategy, and a relentless focus on future-readiness, the country is reshaping what modern governance, industry, and private-sector capability look like.
Government entities and enterprise organizations are moving decisively toward automation, AI adoption, cybersecurity enhancement, and large-scale digital transformation. Yet behind this momentum lies a critical challenge: finding IT subject-matter experts (SMEs) who can execute at the level required.
This gap between ambition and capability is widening, and it is precisely where OneBonsai Consulting brings unique value.
Why Masdar City Is the Right Home for Us
Our decision to anchor our operations in Masdar City reinforces our mission. Masdar is more than an innovation hub, it is a blueprint for how technology, sustainability, and forward-thinking policy can coexist.
As a center for DeepTech, advanced R&D, and next-generation infrastructure, Masdar City aligns naturally with OneBonsai’s roots. It represents the environment in which we thrive: where complex challenges demand sophisticated solutions, and where pioneering organizations seek partners who understand both the technology and the strategy behind it.
Addressing the Real Talent Challenge in the UAE
One point must be made unequivocally clear: the UAE does not need more recruiters.
What it needs are partners, experts who understand technology deeply, who can evaluate capability, and who know what high-stakes execution looks like inside real IT and engineering environments.
That is the gap we are here to close.
Instead of traditional recruitment models, OneBonsai Consulting delivers expert-vetted IT SMEs, assessed by practitioners who have built, deployed, and scaled complex systems themselves. Our approach prioritizes precision, integrity, and long-term value creation—not volume.
A Commitment to the Region’s Digital Future
This expansion is more than an operational milestone; it is a commitment to the region’s digital evolution.
We are here to support government institutions, enterprises, and technology innovators as they build the digital capabilities of the next decade. Our mission is to bring world-class IT expertise to a region that is shaping the global future of technology.
OneBonsai Consulting in the UAE is not just a new office.
It is a strategic partnership with a nation rewriting what digital excellence looks like. And we are honored to be part of that journey.
