Break-out sessions at World CIO 200 Summit

 Break-out sessions at World CIO 200 Summit

Cloud, Elevate to Innovate

The break-out session titled Cloud, Elevate to Innovate was supported by AWS partner, Zero&One. The speakers included Ali El Kontar, Founder and CEO, Zero&One, who talked about how the hybrid cloud ecosystem is evolving to a point where private cloud and public cloud co-exist with on-premises IT infrastructure.

The partial list of attendees includes Sunil Nair, Al Falah University; Pradeep Nair, Diyafah International Education; Manish Bindra, Galadari Brothers; Pragnesh Menon, Middlesex University Dubai, Sheridan Moodley, Masafi; Awais Bin Imran, Noor Takaful; and Mohammed Shahzad, Dubai Development Group.


05 December

Improve employee productivity with a Cloud delivered digital assistant for everyone

The break-out session titled, Improve employee productivity with a Cloud delivered digital assistant for everyone, was supported by Automation Anywhere. The speaker included Dinesh Chandra, Regional Vice-President of Middle East, Automation Anywhere.

The partial list of attendees includes Faisil Syed, SEHA Abu Dhabi Health Service; Faizal Babu, Kavungal Thodika, Gulf Drilling International; Praful Thummar, Jazeera Airways; Dr Anis Mattur, Al-Hasawi Group; Micheal Selva Kumar, KD, Golden Tulip Nizwa Hotel; Anto Pius, Aster DM Healthcare.


06 December

What’s new at the Edge

The break-out session titled What’s new at the Edge was supported by Akamai. The speakers included Lynel Dsouza, Senior Major Account Executive, Akamai and Elie Abouatme, Senior Engagement Manager and Managing Director, Dubai. They talked about how Covid-19 has scaled adoption of digital transformation initiatives.

The partial list of attendees includes Lt. Col Dr Hamad Khalifa Al Nuaimi, Abu Dhabi Police GHQ; Hafeez Sheikh Muhammad, Del Monte Foods; Syed Naqvi, Al Hilal Bank; Manish Bindra, Galadari Brothers; Faisil Syed, SEHA Abu Dhabi Health Service; Aditya Kaushik, Adyard Abu Dhabi; Mohammed Shakeel Ahmed, Abu Dhabi Aviation; Hafeez Sheikh, Del Monte Foods.


06 December

Begin a WAN transformation journey

The break-out session titled Begin a WAN transformation journey was supported by Aruba HPE. The speakers included Yehim Elamsy, Country Manager, Aruba; Harriet De Morton, Business Development Manager for SD WAN for Middle East and South Africa, Aruba; and Shijeesh Sahadevan, SD-WAN Expert for Middle East and South Africa, Aruba. The session was moderated by Arun Shankar, Chief Editor, GEC Media Group.

The partial list of attendees includes Hossam Abbas Barakat, Egypt Gas; Abdelrahman Kamal, Banque du Caire; Mohammad Musharraf, Khabeer Group; Mohamed Hamed, Platino Group; Sanjeev Madavi, Khimji Ramdas; Praful Thummar, Jazeera Airways; Dr Anis Mattur, Al-Hasawi Group; Khalid Jalal, GARMCO; Mohammed Al Sharqawy, Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard; Mohamed Albenjasim, Bahrain Airport Services; Sohaib Alabdi, University of Bahrain; and Imen Hbiri, RoboCare.