An AI consultancy that implements and trains
Stennir is an AI consultancy that implements and trains, for operations-heavy mid-market companies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Three services, one team
AI consulting
Find where AI pays. A ranked list of the jobs where AI helps most, with what each costs you today.
Learn moreCustom AI solutions
Put it to work and keep it running. We build with your team, in your language, and stay to run it.
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Make the team use it. Each role is trained on the workflows we built.
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How we run projects
Terms in writing.
Scope, governance plan and exit clause are written down before work starts. We agree how we work together on a 30-min call, and it goes in writing before you commit to anything.
Shipped, not strategized.
Every engagement ends with AI running in operations. Slide decks aren't delivery.
Transparent and governed.
The artifacts are real. A governance plan ships with every build, and evaluations keep running once it is live.
Who you're actually working with.
Three co-founders, named. Every credential below is one you can check.
Paul Barakat Diab
Co-founder & CEO
A Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, entrepreneur and technology executive with a track record of building and scaling ventures across AI, digital innovation and edtech. As co-founder & CEO of Stennir, he works with organizations to transform ambitious ideas into scalable products, businesses and practical AI solutions. He is also the co-founder of Augmental Learning, an internationally recognized edtech company serving educators and learners across multiple countries. A regular speaker, mentor and guest lecturer across Lebanon and the UAE, passionate about leadership, entrepreneurship and empowering the next generation of innovators.
Elie Nahas
Co-founder & CTO
A Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, technology entrepreneur, startup mentor, and product executive with extensive experience in AI, SaaS, fintech, and digital innovation. As co-founder & CTPO of Augmental, technology advisor to NoorAI, and co-founder & CTO of Stennir, he drives product strategy, technology leadership, and the development of scalable solutions across education, financial services, and enterprise sectors. He also mentors founders across the UAE and the wider region, helping the next generation of technology startups transform ideas into impactful and scalable businesses.
Johnny Nassar
Co-founder & CFO
A CFA charterholder and Fulbright scholar (Carnegie Mellon) with over a decade in capital markets, now building at the intersection of finance and artificial intelligence. As co-founder & CFO of Stennir, he runs finance, operations and the commercial model across the business, designing AI-powered automation that turns repeat work into scalable, repeatable systems. He teaches investment management at usek (holy spirit university of kaslik), pairing CFA-level rigor with hands-on agentic AI engineering, and advises founders and institutions across the region on embedding AI into real financial workflows.
Shipped, in their words.
Scoped in writing, code is ours. That is exactly what every founder asks for and never gets. They delivered and left.
No slide decks, no proof-of-concepts. They shipped the thing on a Friday and it was in production by Monday.
They said no to half of what we asked for. We shipped twice as fast because of it.
Tell us which job takes the most time
30 minutes. No preparation needed. We will tell you honestly whether AI can help, and where to start.