Beste Sanli is the Head of Legal for the Middle East and Africa region at Hitachi Energy, based in Dubai. She leads legal, integrity, privacy, and compliance matters across a diverse and complex region. With more than 20 years of legal experience across private practice and multinational organizations, Beste is known for combining legal expertise with practical, business-oriented solutions.

She is a strong supporter of responsible AI adoption and believes AI can be a powerful enabler for legal and compliance teams — helping improve efficiency, decision-making, collaboration, and innovation while preserving human judgment, ethics, and accountability. Beste is particularly passionate about empowering teams to embrace digital transformation, continuous learning, and future-ready ways of working.