Software entrepreneur · Keynote speaker · Dubai, UAE

MJ Ferdous

Two decades building software, teams, and companies across three continents. From early engineering work in Italy to leading enterprise growth across the Middle East and Japan.

20+

Years in tech

Continents

950+

People led

36+

Countries served

Italy

Enterprise engineering
Rockwell Automation & OT Consulting

Microsoft

Technical Lead
Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan & Laos

Politecnico di Milano

M.Sc. in Computer Engineering
One of Europe’s leading engineering schools

Brain Station 23

Co-Founder and CEO, MENA and Japan

Built from the ground up. Literally.

Some people grow up near technology. MJ grew up watching people work with their hands, observing how things actually function before learning how to build them differently.

Observe before you act

The habit started early, watching people, systems, and how things actually work before reaching for a solution. It shaped how he approaches every market, every team, and every problem.

Complexity is just patience

Physics, mathematics, hard problems in CSE. What looked complex to others often turned out to be something that simply required more time sitting with it. He has never been in a hurry to look smart.

Ground gives perspective

Having seen both ends, from rural Bangladesh to enterprise boardrooms in three continents, he builds with a different sense of what actually matters. Technology should change lives, not just impress them.

What I speak about

Building tech companies across borders

Market entry, trust-building, and scaling across cultures and regulatory environments

AI and legacy modernization

Enterprise transformation without stopping the business, drawn from real delivery experience

South Asia as a global tech force

Moving the narrative from cost to capability, what the next chapter looks like

What I am part of

Brain Station 23

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Director & Group COO

Global software development and IT services company headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Delivery across banking, telecoms, manufacturing, healthcare, and the public sector.

Brain Station 23 MENA

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Co-Founder & CEO

The Middle East and North Africa arm, built as a standalone entity with its own leadership and commercial mandate from Business Bay, Dubai. Serving clients across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the wider Gulf in banking, fintech, government technology, and telecoms.

Brain Station Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Founder

The Tokyo-based bridge between Japan and South Asia. Built on the belief that this technology relationship is only beginning, with a focus on precision, reliability, and partnerships measured in decades, not quarters.