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of the Future IT Summit 2023
Towards a Sustainable Business & Economy
Venue - The H Dubai
Venue - TBA
Venue - TBA
Over the last few years, we have come across the term ‘Sustainability’ time and again. Businesses and economies are in the race to mark their position as global competitors by making the future more sustainable and resourceful, thereby contributing to the motto of ‘leaving enough for the future generation’.
In modern business, Cloud and Automation (both digital and business) stand as one of the strongest contenders in helping business to reach the ESG goals. As organizations adopt more and more of automation tools and cloud-based platforms, we are moving inches closer to further reducing the carbon footprint. The 9th edition of the Future IT Summit will probe into how the technology pioneers are realizing this vision and bringing on board some practical use cases. Hear from our expert thought leaders on how these 2 disciplines of technology have been spearheading the charts and making further inroads for other solutions to fortify an organization’s infrastructure.
Hear from over 40+ Stellar speaker line up
A 5 min ground-breaking solution showcase
Customized pods and kiosks for solution showcase
Exclusive networking and one-on-one meeting lounge
A dedicated gathering of 8-10 CIOs brainstorming and ice-breaking on a solution/business challenge
Industry’s most coveted title and favourite awards ceremony is all set to recognize and honour the trailblazers in the industry who have been uplifting the brand and reputation of their respective organizations in these difficult times with various cutting-edge initiatives, platforms and market-penetration and truly acting as ‘CATALYSTS’ in the ever-changing market landscape.
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The Top Ten Best IT Companies to Work for in 2023” is a one of its kind recognition in the region for the IT Fraternity that would celebrate the ‘Exuberance’ of the people working in an organization. This special recognition felicitates and recognizes both fast-growing & established companies in UAE that offer tremendous career advancement opportunities together with leading-edge employee perks and benefits and most importantly valuable employee engagement.
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Digital Strategy & Transformation, UAE Government
Head of Information Technology, Etihad Rail
CIO, Eltizam Asset Management Group
Head of Information Technology, Emirates National Schools
Corporate Governance and Compliance, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company- SEHA
Transformational Leader, Experienced CIO and COO Speaker
Director Head of IT, Emirates Investment Bank
Senior Director Of Information Technology, Jumeirah Group / Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts
Senior Manager, IT Governance and Ag. Head, IT GRC
Executive Director, Business Technology, Dubai Holding Asset Management
Head of Information Technology, DIFC Courts
Channel PreSales Director MERAT, Dell Technologies
Channel and Alliance Manager, ME, Pure Storage
Regional Vice President, Automation Anywhere
CTO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa
Mohammad Al-Jallad is the CTO for Hewlett Packard Enterprise UK, Ireland, Middle East & Africa
In his role, he drives business, develops and manages long term strategic relationships with executives and business managers and works on shaping corporate strategies to accelerate digital transformation leveraging a technology portfolio spanning edge, cloud, data and services. Mohammad has an extensive geo and global experience in various sectors
He is ambitious passionate for customers and has a rich experience and a track record of success in geo and global roles encompassing consultancy, business development, sales and management
Mohammad holds a first honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer
Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals and is a member
of Jordan Engineers Association (IEA) and Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE)
Information Security Officer, Noor Takaful
CIO Digital transformation, KEO International Consultants
Regional Sales Manager Gulf, Pakistan & Levant, Infoblox
VP & Head of Logitech for Enterprise business AMECA Logitech Africa Middle East Turkey Central Asia
Group Head-IT & Digital Transformation, Ittihad International Investment
General Manager, VAD Technologies LLC
Global Chief Partnership Officer, Women in AI
Artificial Intelligence Researcher and Trainer, Ajman university I wire connect
CTO and Co-Founder at Theeye, Property Technology + AI
Co-Founder & CEO Edutech, Middle East & India
Founder and CEO, Sawwad
Sawwad is a character driven fashion brand, built on the latest hi-tech and sustainability methods.
It introduces a new breed of fashion companies born out of the changes in the current socio-economic needs. The brand’s mission is to create a digitally influential fashion universe which transforms the way of promoting Middle Eastern design via AI/AR technology built around an Arabian Sci-Fi comic storyline journey through powerful illustrations, sustainability messages, cutting - edge tech and music – all interacting simultaneously with the end user to create a cohesive universe.
The founder, Salma Awwad is the first Arab Editor In Chief of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, with 20 years of experience working with some of the biggest names in the luxury and design industries.
She was responsible for the ground-breaking covers featuring three generations of the Kardashians, Nadine Labaki’s reflections of an Artist, & Will.I.am standing alongside 2 Arab Woman who lead the AI industry globally - titled “Robotics Revolution” - where she led her team towards pioneering the discussion in the luxury media industry around the dialogue between man vs. technology and sustainability in the Middle East.
A graduate of New York’s Parsons School of Design, she went on to work as a fashion designer for some of the world’s leading design houses in New York, including Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Alexander Wang and Narciso Rodriguez.
Her wealth of fashion expertise inspired her to create and locally manufacture Sawwad, an experimental 3D capsule collection focusing on the future of fashion and redirecting the language of fashion start-ups in the region.
Shifting from the corporate lifestyle to the reality of being a passion entrepreneur, her versatile background strongly places her as a thought leader in the Arab Fashion Industry, with immediate access to a global celebrity network and collaborations with industry leaders.
Commercial Lead, META AMD
Zaid Ghattas is the Commercial Lead at AMD. In this role, Zaid is responsible to drive AMD revenues from the Middle East, Turkey & Africa commercial, enterprise, and public sector end users & Solution Providers.
Zaid has had the rare privilege of working across many of the top global Information technology portfolio vendors including VMware, Intel Corporation, Hewlett Packard (HP), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), EPSON and OKI Printing solutions, and executed many technologies infrastructure projects in over 20 different markets, from opportunity creation through to execution.
Additionally, Zaid had completed a job rotation at Intel Head Quarters in the Silicon Valley, where he worked as a Global Sales Manager as part of the global Oracle account team. Zaid is a highly qualified, passionate entrepreneur & driven professional with a strong experience across almost all aspects of business including building successful sales & marketing strategy, Leadership & People management as well as product management and development.
Prior to starting his career, Zaid spent 7 years of his journey in Sydney, Australia where he worked & received his higher Education in Information Technology, Network Engineering from TAFE New South Wales in addition to completing a diploma in Machine Learning ML from Data to Decision at Massachusetts Institute of Technology- MIT.
Zaid is passionate about Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, HPC and has extensive knowledge in this area which uniquely positions Zaid as a thought leader within the information & communication technology domain.
CIO, Senior Vice President IT, Siemens
Digital Transformation & Strategy, Cloud Adaptation & Analytics initiatives for Siemens Middle East
Trusted advisor and partner for CxOs for Technology Strategy and Business Transformation with over 13 years experience of Project Management, Consulting, Digital Strategy & Data Analytics.
Hands-on practical experience in designing IT Road-map, build and delivery of transformation projects, working with experienced professionals across different geographies.
Experience in Integrated technology Projects for operational efficiency & cost reduction.
Advisory for IT, Compliance and Operational topics like Project Management, Process review, Technology strategy.
Specialties: Cloud Adaptation, Enterprise Systems, Outsourcing Advisory, ERP/ SAP Audits, Post and Pre implementation reviews. IT Governance and Sourcing.
Senior Solutions Engineer, Epicor
Head of IT, Sany Heavy Industry India Pvt Ltd.
Group Chief Information Officer, Al Naboodah
Name: Richa S
Phone: + 971 4564 8684
Email: richa@gecmediagroup.com
UAE – 09th March 2023
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INDIA – 16th April 2023
