The Saudi CIO Summit 2022 features a tailored agenda filled with handpicked topics, discussions, panel sessions, and keynote presentations from regional and global technology experts that will explore all of today's hottest ICT issues.
The 2022 edition will be hosted on September 19 & 20, 2022. Here's what you can expect:
Associate Vice President (Saudi Arabia & Bahrain), IDC
9:109:30
Reimagining Tech Strategies for a Digital-First World
Steven Frantzen
Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director (EMEA), IDC
As organizations strive to recover from the uncertainty wrought by the pandemic, they are taking a digital-first approach to build resilience into their operations. The journey to the future digital enterprise has accelerated, driven by significant investments in new customer experiences, new digital ecosystem business models, digital supply chains, and Future of Work initiatives. All of this must be supported by resilient cloud-enabled digital infrastructure and applications, rapid app development, digital platforms, data-driven and AI-enabled intelligence, and security and trust. Strong leadership, an appetite for innovation, and a sound strategy for addressing regulations will all be key to driving the digital agenda.
9:309:45
Data Fabric: Challenges, Capabilities, and Use-Cases
Mashael Almuhanna
Senior Data&AI Technical Specialist, IBM
Over the last decade, developments within hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, the internet of things (IoT), and edge computing have led to the exponential growth of big data, creating even more complexity for enterprises to manage. This has made the unification and governance of data environments an increasing priority as this growth has created significant challenges. Data fabric allow for more holistic, data-centric decision-making. By closing these gaps in understanding of customers, products and processes, data fabrics are accelerating digital transformation and automation initiatives across businesses.
9:4510:05
Digital Transformation: The Elephant in the Room
Dr. Abdulaziz Almanea
Engineering Consultant, Data Science and Analytics, Enterprise Services, SITE
Summit Session Track A - Cloud: Paving the Way to the Future
11:00 - 11:15
Accelerate your Digital Transformation with a Culture of Innovation
Faisal Iqbal
Head of Innovation (MEA), AWS
11:15 - 11:20
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:20 - 11:35
Building a Framework for Future-ready Mission Critical Cloud Transformations
Ravi Tank
Senior Vice President, Cloud4C
Building a Framework for Future-ready Mission Critical Cloud Transformations
How do you combat the risk vs experience conundrum while modernizing mission-critical applications on cloud? Modern enterprises stress on end consumer-focused outcomes; architecting high-performance technology landscapes to deliver frictionless experience to their customers. However, in this endeavor, if they are not careful, there is a risk of disrupting operations as well as compromising on security. The good news is, it can be completely avoided. All organizations need is a risk mitigated cloud transformation framework. Join this exclusive talk to discover the Assess-Migrate-Manage-Modernize process that Cloud4C built and executed for numerous organizations worldwide which not only risk-proofed their transformation but also paved the way for accelerated innovation.
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:55
Leveraging Multicloud for a Holistic Edge-to-Core Transformation
Zahra Al-kaf
Customer Engineer, Infrastructure Modernization (Saudi Arabia), Google Cloud
11:55 - 12:00
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
12:00 - 12:20
Incorporating Resilience into the Digital Transformation Strategy
Dr. Raed Al Hazme
Executive Director of the IT Department, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA)
Incorporating Resilience into the Digital Transformation Strategy
Summit Session Track B - Rise of Tech-driven Software Engineering for Digital Transformation
11:00 - 11:15
Illuminate Experience with Unified Observability
Shaun Bierweiler
Chief Revenue Officer, Riverbed Technology
Illuminate Experience with Unified Observability
Transformation initiatives make it extremely difficult for IT teams to keep digital services accessible and high performing for all end users. Users are everywhere. Applications and their components are everywhere. Data is everywhere and increasingly growing in terms of volume, variety, and velocity. In this highly distributed, dynamic, and hybrid environment, everything is interconnected. However, IT still relies on siloed tools to manage performance. This session will thus take a look at a superior vision for observability that unifies data, insights, and actions and empowers all IT teams to deliver seamless digital experiences. It will reveal how unified observability can help organizations gain control over complex digital ecosystems, increase visibility into employee productivity and infrastructure, improve customer and employee experiences, and streamline and reduce the cost of IT.
11:15 - 11:20
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:20 - 11:35
Driving Transformation at the Speed of Thought
Abdulrahman Almohimeed
Technical Solutions Manager (Saudi Arabia), Software AG
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:55
Intelligent Automation Accelerating Digital Transformation and Unleash Human Innovation
Ashraf El Zarka
Vice President, Regional Managing Director MEA & Pakistan, UiPath
Intelligent Automation Accelerating Digital Transformation and Unleash Human Innovation
Intelligent Automation (IA) is a combination of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies both together empower rapid end-to-end business process automation and accelerate digital transformation. Intelligent Automation harnesses new generation technologies like RPA , machine learning (ML), to automate critical business processes, thereby bringing transformation across the entire organization rapidly and enhance your digital workforce productivity and satisfaction.
11:55 - 12:00
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
12:00 - 12:15
Security Simplified: The Balance Between User Experience and User Authentication
Abdulaziz Alkahtani
Head of Enterprise Sales, CEQUENS
Security Simplified: The Balance Between User Experience and User Authentication
Simplicity is key to delivering authentic online security while enhancing the user experience and ensuring seamless security. However, a gap exists between security and customer experience (CX). A brief examination of the history of online authentication shows us that CX is not prioritized when it comes to online security. Moreover, even the simplest forms of security – such as two-factor authentication – have not been recognized as important. Some of the most devastating cyberattacks could have been avoided with the proper measures — which begs the question: how can we ensure a convenient CX when it comes to authentication without compromising data? How can we make protection invisible? The answer lies in cyber-resilience, which refers to the enhanced, multichannel security experience companies can use to protect themselves, and their users, at all times.
12:15 - 12:20
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
Summit Session Track A - Cloud: Paving the Way to the Future
11:00 - 11:15
Accelerate your Digital Transformation with a Culture of Innovation
11:00 - 11:15
Accelerate your Digital Transformation with a Culture of Innovation
Faisal Iqbal
Head of Innovation (MEA), AWS
11:15 - 11:20
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:20 - 11:35
Building a Framework for Future-ready Mission Critical Cloud Transformations
11:20 - 11:35
Building a Framework for Future-ready Mission Critical Cloud Transformations
How do you combat the risk vs experience conundrum while modernizing mission-critical applications on cloud? Modern enterprises stress on end consumer-focused outcomes; architecting high-performance technology landscapes to deliver frictionless experience to their customers. However, in this endeavor, if they are not careful, there is a risk of disrupting operations as well as compromising on security. The good news is, it can be completely avoided. All organizations need is a risk mitigated cloud transformation framework. Join this exclusive talk to discover the Assess-Migrate-Manage-Modernize process that Cloud4C built and executed for numerous organizations worldwide which not only risk-proofed their transformation but also paved the way for accelerated innovation.
Ravi Tank
Senior Vice President, Cloud4C
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:55
Leveraging Multicloud for a Holistic Edge-to-Core Transformation
11:40 - 11:55
Leveraging Multicloud for a Holistic Edge-to-Core Transformation
Zahra Al-kaf
Customer Engineer, Infrastructure Modernization (Saudi Arabia), Google Cloud
11:55 - 12:00
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
12:00 - 12:20
Incorporating Resilience into the Digital Transformation Strategy
12:00 - 12:20
Incorporating Resilience into the Digital Transformation Strategy
Dr. Raed Al Hazme
Executive Director of the IT Department, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA)
Summit Session Track B - Rise of Tech-driven Software Engineering for Digital Transformation
11:00 - 11:15
Illuminate Experience with Unified Observability
11:00 - 11:15
Illuminate Experience with Unified Observability
Transformation initiatives make it extremely difficult for IT teams to keep digital services accessible and high performing for all end users. Users are everywhere. Applications and their components are everywhere. Data is everywhere and increasingly growing in terms of volume, variety, and velocity. In this highly distributed, dynamic, and hybrid environment, everything is interconnected. However, IT still relies on siloed tools to manage performance. This session will thus take a look at a superior vision for observability that unifies data, insights, and actions and empowers all IT teams to deliver seamless digital experiences. It will reveal how unified observability can help organizations gain control over complex digital ecosystems, increase visibility into employee productivity and infrastructure, improve customer and employee experiences, and streamline and reduce the cost of IT.
Shaun Bierweiler
Chief Revenue Officer, Riverbed Technology
11:15 - 11:20
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:20 - 11:35
Driving Transformation at the Speed of Thought
11:20 - 11:35
Driving Transformation at the Speed of Thought
Abdulrahman Almohimeed
Technical Solutions Manager (Saudi Arabia), Software AG
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:55
Intelligent Automation Accelerating Digital Transformation and Unleash Human Innovation
11:40 - 11:55
Intelligent Automation Accelerating Digital Transformation and Unleash Human Innovation
Intelligent Automation (IA) is a combination of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies both together empower rapid end-to-end business process automation and accelerate digital transformation. Intelligent Automation harnesses new generation technologies like RPA , machine learning (ML), to automate critical business processes, thereby bringing transformation across the entire organization rapidly and enhance your digital workforce productivity and satisfaction.
Ashraf El Zarka
Vice President, Regional Managing Director MEA & Pakistan, UiPath
11:55 - 12:00
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
12:00 - 12:15
Security Simplified: The Balance Between User Experience and User Authentication
12:00 - 12:15
Security Simplified: The Balance Between User Experience and User Authentication
Simplicity is key to delivering authentic online security while enhancing the user experience and ensuring seamless security. However, a gap exists between security and customer experience (CX). A brief examination of the history of online authentication shows us that CX is not prioritized when it comes to online security. Moreover, even the simplest forms of security – such as two-factor authentication – have not been recognized as important. Some of the most devastating cyberattacks could have been avoided with the proper measures — which begs the question: how can we ensure a convenient CX when it comes to authentication without compromising data? How can we make protection invisible? The answer lies in cyber-resilience, which refers to the enhanced, multichannel security experience companies can use to protect themselves, and their users, at all times.
Abdulaziz Alkahtani
Head of Enterprise Sales, CEQUENS
12:15 - 12:20
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
Best Practice Session A Building Digital Trust for a Cyber-Resilient Future
Opening Raffle - AirPods
12:55 - 13:00
IDC Overview
Uzair Mujtaba
Program Manager — IDC Saudi Arabia
IDC Overview
13:00 - 13:15
You Can’t Secure What You Can’t See: How About Putting Yourself "in the Head" of the Adversary?
Stephane Monboisset
Business Development Manager, Fortinet
You Can’t Secure What You Can’t See: How About Putting Yourself "in the Head" of the Adversary?
Over the years, organizations and administrations have spent a lot of energy on securing their networks against intrusions, with security operations teams deploying equipment and tools to detect, correlate, and respond to security events. While these activities have strengthened their security postures, one problem remains — "you can’t secure what you can’t see." This session looks at how organizations can get visibility into what adversaries are seeing, doing, and planning.
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:15 - 13:30
A Human-First and Purpose-Driven Future-of-Work Strategy
Paul Marshall
Senior Industry Consultant, SS&C Blue Prism
A Human-First and Purpose-Driven Future-of-Work Strategy
Business leaders are reaping the rewards of the new operational models enabled by digital transformation. However, there is a fine line between success and failure when net new technologies need to be adopted at an organizational level, and inflection points have more to do with adoption planning rather than technology. While automation and artificial intelligence are key for those bold enough to embark on institutional change, the support and inclusion of existing workers is needed to maximize long-term value capture. This session will cover the best practices involved in planning and executing automation-led digital transformation and highlight some of the pitfalls to avoid along the way.
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:30 - 13:50
Panel Discussion: Vendor Selection and Management: Best Practices and What to Look Out For
Ayad (Ed) Sleiman
Head of Information Security, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KSA)
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Khnaifer
CIO, King Saud University (KSA)
Eng. Abdullah Faisal Biary
Chief Information Security Officer, United Cooperative Assurance
Turki Aldahmash
Executive Director of Business Technology, National Center for Performance Measurement
Abdullah Alahmade
Chief Information Security Officer & BCM Director, Tamweel Aloula
Panel Discussion: Vendor Selection and Management: Best Practices and What to Look Out For
Selecting a technology vendor is one of the most important tasks that an IT leader undertakes. Such selection requires the right procurement team with the knowledge and expertise to undertake an in-depth review of technology markets and vendors, source best practices, and identify specific IT investment opportunities and partnerships. In a world of increasing IT specialization and new megatrends, it is very important to choose reliable partners for a product and/or service. This session addresses key sourcing challenges related to digital transformation and highlights the evolving role of vendor management in Saudi Arabian enterprises. It also provides actionable intelligence on best practice to drive better deals and reduce costs without risking vendor relationships.
Best Practice Session B Cloud: Paving the Way Toward Revolutionizing the Future Enterprise
Opening Raffle - AirPods
12:55 - 13:00
IDC Overview
Azaz Ahmad
Associate Consulting Director
IDC Overview
13:00 - 13:15
Critical Hybrid Analytics for Your Business
Fouad Teban
Vertica International Field Leader, Micro Focus
Critical Hybrid Analytics for Your Business
Data analytics is becoming as critical to an
enterprise’s business practices as accounting, payroll, and strategic planning.
This session explores how business leaders can embrace all their data to gain
deep insights into where their organizations are heading. It will examine how
organizations planning to shift all their data to different environments can
leverage an analytical database for on-premises, cloud, or hybrid deployments.
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:15 - 13:30
Step Up Your Cloud Competitive Advantage
Zaid F. Ghattas
Senior Commercial Lead, META, AMD
Step Up Your Cloud Competitive Advantage
Join this session to learn more about how you can optimize
costs and better manage apps, resources, and security with EPYC-powered cloud
performance.
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:30 - 13:45
The Sovereign Cloud
Abdulaziz Fayz D. Alrasheed
Sr. Territory Manager, VMware
The Sovereign Cloud
This presentation will
explore the growing need for the "sovereign" cloud. It will describe
what a sovereign cloud is and highlight why is it needed. It will also examine
the latest data resiliency and data sovereignty challenges, complete with
guidance on how to overcome them.
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:45 - 14:10
Panel Discussion: Alignment, Collaboration, and Co-innovation with Digital Ecosystem
Mohamed Abdel-Aal
Director, Digital Experience and Innovation (KAUST Smart), King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) (KSA)
Ahmed AlZahrani
Director of Healthcare Technology Development, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Hany Almansour
GM Information Technology, General Authority of ForeignTrade
Mohannad Alsalmi
Chief Information Officer, Flyadeal
Muhammad Khurram Khan
Professor of Cybersecurity, Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CoEIA) (KSU)
Panel Discussion: Alignment, Collaboration, and Co-innovation with Digital Ecosystem
The digital economy in Saudi Arabia is advancing through the adoption new technologies. To capitalize on this evolution, organizations must undertake their own digital transformation journeys. CIOs need to understand the potential benefits of digital transformation and develop a clear strategy to seize the opportunities it provides. CIOs must acknowledge that technology initiatives will increasingly happen outside of the traditional IT organizations, particularly as cloud-based apps and services become more powerful and appealing. CIOs are thus required to oversee technological research and development and establish an open, innovative ecosystems. IT organizations must strive to implement a corporate strategy that includes collaborative innovation as well as ecosystem-based collaboration and innovation. By doing so, they can harness an optimal model of collaboration to create a digital ecosystem powered by technological and business model innovation.
Best Practice Session C Integrating with Emerging Tech to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Opening Raffle - AirPods
12:55 - 13:00
IDC Overview
Jawad Khalil
Program Manager, Telecoms KSA, IDC
IDC Overview
13:00 - 13:15
Infuse AI in Your IT Operations
Mohammed Alreedi
Technical Manager (Automation, Data & AI), IBM
Infuse AI in Your IT Operations
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:15 - 13:30
Accelerating Digital Transformation with Low-Code
Wilco Leenders
Lead Solution Architect, Mendix
Accelerating Digital Transformation with Low-Code
Some 76% of CIOs report increased demand for new digital products and services. However, almost one third of software projects are delayed by six months. This session will consequently take a look at a unique low-code platform that customers around the world use to digitize customer experiences, automate business processes, and modernize core systems. This platform supports the collaborative development of enterprise applications at unprecedented speed and scalability by bringing business experts and IT professionals together. This low-code platform is specifically designed around the BizDevOps approach for the entire application life cycle.
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:30 - 13:45
Your Journey to the True Hybrid Cloud Implementation
Mohammed Alreedi
Technical Manager (Automation, Data & AI), IBM
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:45 - 14:10
Panel Discussion: Talent Development and the Demand for New Skills: How Do You Structure Your Team Optimally?
Ahmad Alahmad
General Manager of Shared Services Solutions Development, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD)
Mohammed Alsuhaim
CEO of Saudi Digital Academy & Asst. Deputy Minister for Future Skills & Digital Knowledge, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
Hani Saif
CIO, United Electronics Company (EXTRA) (KSA)
Abdulrhman Alodhayb
CIO, Saudi Military Hospitals
Wael Ahmed Fattouh
CISO, Bank Al Jazira
Mohammed Shah
IT & Smart City Director, Knowledge Economic City
Mohammed SibgathUllah Khan
Director, Information Technology, National Petrochemical Industrial Company
Panel Discussion: Talent Development and the Demand for New Skills: How Do You Structure Your Team Optimally?
As the world of work continues to evolve and Saudi organizations shift to hybrid work models, new challenges and opportunities will present themselves. How can Saudi technology leaders leverage these shifts to enhance online and virtual experiences and strengthen competitiveness by developing people, talent, and skills? This panel session will examine how the pandemic has changed the technology talent market and compelled organizations to leverage innovative work models. It will highlight the latest trends in hiring and managing talent amid the move toward hybrid work policies. In addition, panelists will discuss how organizations can change themselves and their team structures to leverage the current situation and enhance productivity. The session will conclude by highlighting how organizations can address the shortage of skilled technology professionals, given that the shift to distributed workforces has enabled them to retain global talent.
Best Practice Session A Building Digital Trust for a Cyber-Resilient Future
12:50 - 12:55
Opening Raffle - AirPods
12:55 - 13:00
IDC Overview
12:55 - 13:00
IDC Overview
Uzair Mujtaba
Program Manager — IDC Saudi Arabia
13:00 - 13:15
You Can’t Secure What You Can’t See: How About Putting Yourself "in the Head" of the Adversary?
13:00 - 13:15
You Can’t Secure What You Can’t See: How About Putting Yourself "in the Head" of the Adversary?
Over the years, organizations and administrations have spent a lot of energy on securing their networks against intrusions, with security operations teams deploying equipment and tools to detect, correlate, and respond to security events. While these activities have strengthened their security postures, one problem remains — "you can’t secure what you can’t see." This session looks at how organizations can get visibility into what adversaries are seeing, doing, and planning.
Stephane Monboisset
Business Development Manager, Fortinet
13:10 - 13:15
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:15 - 13:30
A Human-First and Purpose-Driven Future-of-Work Strategy
13:15 - 13:30
A Human-First and Purpose-Driven Future-of-Work Strategy
Business leaders are reaping the rewards of the new operational models enabled by digital transformation. However, there is a fine line between success and failure when net new technologies need to be adopted at an organizational level, and inflection points have more to do with adoption planning rather than technology. While automation and artificial intelligence are key for those bold enough to embark on institutional change, the support and inclusion of existing workers is needed to maximize long-term value capture. This session will cover the best practices involved in planning and executing automation-led digital transformation and highlight some of the pitfalls to avoid along the way.
Paul Marshall
Senior Industry Consultant, SS&C Blue Prism
13:25 - 13:30
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:30 - 13:50
Panel Discussion: Vendor Selection and Management: Best Practices and What to Look Out For
13:30 - 13:50
Panel Discussion: Vendor Selection and Management: Best Practices and What to Look Out For
Selecting a technology vendor is one of the most important tasks that an IT leader undertakes. Such selection requires the right procurement team with the knowledge and expertise to undertake an in-depth review of technology markets and vendors, source best practices, and identify specific IT investment opportunities and partnerships. In a world of increasing IT specialization and new megatrends, it is very important to choose reliable partners for a product and/or service. This session addresses key sourcing challenges related to digital transformation and highlights the evolving role of vendor management in Saudi Arabian enterprises. It also provides actionable intelligence on best practice to drive better deals and reduce costs without risking vendor relationships.
Ayad (Ed) Sleiman
Head of Information Security, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KSA)
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Khnaifer
CIO, King Saud University (KSA)
Eng. Abdullah Faisal Biary
Chief Information Security Officer, United Cooperative Assurance
Turki Aldahmash
Executive Director of Business Technology, National Center for Performance Measurement
Abdullah Alahmade
Chief Information Security Officer & BCM Director, Tamweel Aloula
Best Practice Session B Cloud: Paving the Way Toward Revolutionizing the Future Enterprise
12:50 - 12:55
Opening Raffle - AirPods
12:55 - 13:00
IDC Overview
12:55 - 13:00
IDC Overview
Azaz Ahmad
Associate Consulting Director
13:00 - 13:15
Critical Hybrid Analytics for Your Business
13:00 - 13:15
Critical Hybrid Analytics for Your Business
Data analytics is becoming as critical to an
enterprise’s business practices as accounting, payroll, and strategic planning.
This session explores how business leaders can embrace all their data to gain
deep insights into where their organizations are heading. It will examine how
organizations planning to shift all their data to different environments can
leverage an analytical database for on-premises, cloud, or hybrid deployments.
Fouad Teban
Vertica International Field Leader, Micro Focus
13:10 - 13:15
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:15 - 13:30
Step Up Your Cloud Competitive Advantage
13:15 - 13:30
Step Up Your Cloud Competitive Advantage
Join this session to learn more about how you can optimize
costs and better manage apps, resources, and security with EPYC-powered cloud
performance.
Zaid F. Ghattas
Senior Commercial Lead, META, AMD
13:25 - 13:30
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:30 - 13:45
The Sovereign Cloud
13:30 - 13:45
The Sovereign Cloud
This presentation will
explore the growing need for the "sovereign" cloud. It will describe
what a sovereign cloud is and highlight why is it needed. It will also examine
the latest data resiliency and data sovereignty challenges, complete with
guidance on how to overcome them.
Abdulaziz Fayz D. Alrasheed
Sr. Territory Manager, VMware
13:40 - 13:45
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:45 - 14:10
Panel Discussion: Alignment, Collaboration, and Co-innovation with Digital Ecosystem
13:45 - 14:10
Panel Discussion: Alignment, Collaboration, and Co-innovation with Digital Ecosystem
The digital economy in Saudi Arabia is advancing through the adoption new technologies. To capitalize on this evolution, organizations must undertake their own digital transformation journeys. CIOs need to understand the potential benefits of digital transformation and develop a clear strategy to seize the opportunities it provides. CIOs must acknowledge that technology initiatives will increasingly happen outside of the traditional IT organizations, particularly as cloud-based apps and services become more powerful and appealing. CIOs are thus required to oversee technological research and development and establish an open, innovative ecosystems. IT organizations must strive to implement a corporate strategy that includes collaborative innovation as well as ecosystem-based collaboration and innovation. By doing so, they can harness an optimal model of collaboration to create a digital ecosystem powered by technological and business model innovation.
Mohamed Abdel-Aal
Director, Digital Experience and Innovation (KAUST Smart), King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) (KSA)
Ahmed AlZahrani
Director of Healthcare Technology Development, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Hany Almansour
GM Information Technology, General Authority of ForeignTrade
Mohannad Alsalmi
Chief Information Officer, Flyadeal
Muhammad Khurram Khan
Professor of Cybersecurity, Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CoEIA) (KSU)
Best Practice Session C Integrating with Emerging Tech to Accelerate Digital Transformation
12:50 - 12:55
Opening Raffle - AirPods
12:55 - 13:00
IDC Overview
12:55 - 13:00
IDC Overview
Jawad Khalil
Program Manager, Telecoms KSA, IDC
13:00 - 13:15
Infuse AI in Your IT Operations
13:00 - 13:15
Infuse AI in Your IT Operations
Mohammed Alreedi
Technical Manager (Automation, Data & AI), IBM
13:10 - 13:15
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:15 - 13:30
Accelerating Digital Transformation with Low-Code
13:15 - 13:30
Accelerating Digital Transformation with Low-Code
Some 76% of CIOs report increased demand for new digital products and services. However, almost one third of software projects are delayed by six months. This session will consequently take a look at a unique low-code platform that customers around the world use to digitize customer experiences, automate business processes, and modernize core systems. This platform supports the collaborative development of enterprise applications at unprecedented speed and scalability by bringing business experts and IT professionals together. This low-code platform is specifically designed around the BizDevOps approach for the entire application life cycle.
Wilco Leenders
Lead Solution Architect, Mendix
13:25 - 13:30
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:30 - 13:45
Your Journey to the True Hybrid Cloud Implementation
13:30 - 13:45
Your Journey to the True Hybrid Cloud Implementation
Mohammed Alreedi
Technical Manager (Automation, Data & AI), IBM
13:40 - 13:45
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
13:45 - 14:10
Panel Discussion: Talent Development and the Demand for New Skills: How Do You Structure Your Team Optimally?
13:45 - 14:10
Panel Discussion: Talent Development and the Demand for New Skills: How Do You Structure Your Team Optimally?
As the world of work continues to evolve and Saudi organizations shift to hybrid work models, new challenges and opportunities will present themselves. How can Saudi technology leaders leverage these shifts to enhance online and virtual experiences and strengthen competitiveness by developing people, talent, and skills? This panel session will examine how the pandemic has changed the technology talent market and compelled organizations to leverage innovative work models. It will highlight the latest trends in hiring and managing talent amid the move toward hybrid work policies. In addition, panelists will discuss how organizations can change themselves and their team structures to leverage the current situation and enhance productivity. The session will conclude by highlighting how organizations can address the shortage of skilled technology professionals, given that the shift to distributed workforces has enabled them to retain global talent.
Ahmad Alahmad
General Manager of Shared Services Solutions Development, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD)
Mohammed Alsuhaim
CEO of Saudi Digital Academy & Asst. Deputy Minister for Future Skills & Digital Knowledge, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
Hani Saif
CIO, United Electronics Company (EXTRA) (KSA)
Abdulrhman Alodhayb
CIO, Saudi Military Hospitals
Wael Ahmed Fattouh
CISO, Bank Al Jazira
Mohammed Shah
IT & Smart City Director, Knowledge Economic City
Mohammed SibgathUllah Khan
Director, Information Technology, National Petrochemical Industrial Company
14:1015:10
Lunch & Networking Break
15:1015:15
Close of Summit Day 1
Time
Event & Speakers
8:159:00
Registration & Networking: Welcome Tea/Coffee
9:059:15
Welcome Address
Hamza Naqshbandi
Associate Vice President (Saudi Arabia & Bahrain), IDC
9:159:30
Accelerating the Digital Transition: Driving Enterprise Transformation
Phil Andrews
Vice President and General Manager CEMEA Region, Red Hat
9:309:45
Powering an Inclusive, Digital & Sustainable Future for All
Osama Al-Zoubi
Chief Technology & Engineering Officer (Middle East & Africa), Cisco
9:459:55
Unlock Your Digital Transformation Across On-Premises and Multi-Cloud Environments
Ahmad Altwaijiry
Saudi Azure Business Group Lead, Microsoft
9:5510:00
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
10:0010:10
Simplifying the Challenges of Securing Multi-Cloud Environments
Moatasem Ayyash
Solution Specialist Sales for Cybersecurity and Modern Workplace, Microsoft
10:1010:15
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
10:1510:40
The Renaissance of our Species
Neil Harbisson
The World’s First Officially Recognized Human “Cyborg”
10:4011:10
Tea/Coffee & Networking Break
11:1011:55
Technology Focus Group Tracks (Parallel Sessions) (Parallel Sessions)
Technology Focus Group A: Innovative Approaches for a Resilient, Secure, and Employee-Centric Enterprise
11:10 - 11:20
ZeroTrust - Threat Detection and Response
Ashraf Abdelgawad
Threat Management Portfolio Security Manager, (MEA), IBM
ZeroTrust - Threat Detection and Response
Zero Trust security strategy can help organizations increase their cyber resiliency and manage the risks of a disconnected business environment, while still allowing users access to the appropriate resources. It’s a model and plan that uses context to securely connect the right users to the right data at the right time under the right conditions, while also protecting your organization from cyber threats.
During this session, IBM Security will walk you through how to enable your business to move faster and more securely by applying a zero trust security strategy to selected, outcome-focused initiatives such as: Threat Detection and Response, Identity and Privileged Access Management, Endpoint and Data Security, Knowing your Attack Surface and Having AI-Driven Security.
11:10 - 11:10
Welcome Back Raffle (Smart TV)
Uzair Mujtaba
Program Manager — IDC Saudi Arabia
11:20 - 11:25
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:25 - 11:35
Reimagine the Employee-First Digital Experience
Satyen Vyas
Chief Executive Officer, Symphony SummitAI
Reimagine the Employee-First Digital Experience
There are myriad examples of digital transformation designed for end customers or end users that are critical to the success of organizations. However, there are limited examples of digital transformation designed to deliver an employee-first experience. Modern employees expect enterprise applications to be as easy and intuitive as consumer applications such as online banking, consumer apps, or social media. According to a recent State of the Global Workplace report, 85% of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work, resulting in a $7 trillion loss of productivity every year. It is time organizations started creating and delivering the employee-first digital experience. This session will focus on how organizations can design and deliver exceptional employee experiences using digital workflow, AI, and automation.
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:50
Staying in Control of the Growing Attack Surface
Staying in Control of the Growing Attack Surface
While the attack surface keeps growing and complexity continues to rise on the defensive side, it seems to be getting easier for bad actors to launch cyberattacks with the new tools they have at their disposal. Where should organizations focus their energy as they look to simplify security without actually sacrificing visibility, productivity, or flexibility?
11:50 - 11:55
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
Technology Focus Group B: Cloud Computing: The Springboard for Digital Transformation
11:10 - 11:20
AI Demystified: Implications for Strategic Execution
Dr. Dani Abu Ghaida
Chief Digital Officer, Crayon
AI Demystified: Implications for Strategic Execution
This session will take a brief look at the initial days of computing and shed a light on some of the pioneers that envisioned what we now know as cloud computing and AI. This discussion will then fast forward more than five decades to see the how the value of cloud will transcend that of IT. A sample road map of a cloud journey to 2025 will also be highlighted to elaborate on the big picture of cloud computing. The session will then explore the various AI services that are now available, thanks to the cloud computing evolution that has made it possible to process hundreds of use cases that were not previously possible. To demonstrate how would a typical data platform architecture look like on the cloud, a sample cloud blueprint will be presented. The session will conclude with an elaboration on the market trends, playbooks, and lessons learnt in this space.
11:10 - 11:10
Welcome Back Raffle (Smart TV)
Azaz Ahmad
Associate Consulting Director
11:20 - 11:25
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:25 - 11:35
Hybrid as the Foundational Platform for Transformation
Ahmed Murad
Senior Solutions Engineer, Cloudera
Hybrid as the Foundational Platform for Transformation
Trends and applications for Modern Data Platforms adoption
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:50
Data factory the AI Edge to Cloud journey
Saleh Al-Nemer
CTO, HPE Saudi Arabia
Data factory the AI Edge to Cloud journey
11:50 - 11:55
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
Technology Focus Group C: Digital Enterprise of the Future
11:10 - 11:09
Welcome Back Raffle (Smart TV)
Jawad Khalil
Program Manager, Telecoms KSA, IDC
11:10 - 11:20
Realizing Greater Agility & Resiliency in Your Digital Transformation
Ayman Bakir
Digital Transformation Expert, Kofax
Realizing Greater Agility & Resiliency in Your Digital Transformation
11:20 - 11:25
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:25 - 11:35
How can you address the digital skills gap to unlock innovation and enable the Digital Enterprise of the Future?
Fadi Mantash
Saudi Arabia Country Leader, Udacity
How can you address the digital skills gap to unlock innovation and enable the Digital Enterprise of the Future?
Breakthrough Digital Innovation Demands Radical Talent Transformation. Shortages in job-ready digital talent are stalling enterprise innovation & digital transformation. Compounding this emergency is low employee satisfaction and high employee turnover. The key to breaking this cycle is through closing talent gaps by delivering effective business driven and outcome based workforce development opportunities.
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:50
Improving Digital Employee Experience in the Ministry of Justice of Saudi Arabia
Hady Medhat
Country Manager (KSA, Bahrain & Kuwait), Nexthink
Improving Digital Employee Experience in the Ministry of Justice of Saudi Arabia
11:50 - 11:55
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
Technology Focus Group A: Innovative Approaches for a Resilient, Secure, and Employee-Centric Enterprise
11:10 - 11:20
ZeroTrust - Threat Detection and Response
11:10 - 11:20
ZeroTrust - Threat Detection and Response
Zero Trust security strategy can help organizations increase their cyber resiliency and manage the risks of a disconnected business environment, while still allowing users access to the appropriate resources. It’s a model and plan that uses context to securely connect the right users to the right data at the right time under the right conditions, while also protecting your organization from cyber threats.
During this session, IBM Security will walk you through how to enable your business to move faster and more securely by applying a zero trust security strategy to selected, outcome-focused initiatives such as: Threat Detection and Response, Identity and Privileged Access Management, Endpoint and Data Security, Knowing your Attack Surface and Having AI-Driven Security.
Ashraf Abdelgawad
Threat Management Portfolio Security Manager, (MEA), IBM
11:10 - 11:10
Welcome Back Raffle (Smart TV)
11:10 - 11:10
Welcome Back Raffle (Smart TV)
Uzair Mujtaba
Program Manager — IDC Saudi Arabia
11:20 - 11:25
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:25 - 11:35
Reimagine the Employee-First Digital Experience
11:25 - 11:35
Reimagine the Employee-First Digital Experience
There are myriad examples of digital transformation designed for end customers or end users that are critical to the success of organizations. However, there are limited examples of digital transformation designed to deliver an employee-first experience. Modern employees expect enterprise applications to be as easy and intuitive as consumer applications such as online banking, consumer apps, or social media. According to a recent State of the Global Workplace report, 85% of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work, resulting in a $7 trillion loss of productivity every year. It is time organizations started creating and delivering the employee-first digital experience. This session will focus on how organizations can design and deliver exceptional employee experiences using digital workflow, AI, and automation.
Satyen Vyas
Chief Executive Officer, Symphony SummitAI
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:50
Staying in Control of the Growing Attack Surface
11:40 - 11:50
Staying in Control of the Growing Attack Surface
While the attack surface keeps growing and complexity continues to rise on the defensive side, it seems to be getting easier for bad actors to launch cyberattacks with the new tools they have at their disposal. Where should organizations focus their energy as they look to simplify security without actually sacrificing visibility, productivity, or flexibility?
11:50 - 11:55
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
Technology Focus Group B: Cloud Computing: The Springboard for Digital Transformation
11:10 - 11:20
AI Demystified: Implications for Strategic Execution
11:10 - 11:20
AI Demystified: Implications for Strategic Execution
This session will take a brief look at the initial days of computing and shed a light on some of the pioneers that envisioned what we now know as cloud computing and AI. This discussion will then fast forward more than five decades to see the how the value of cloud will transcend that of IT. A sample road map of a cloud journey to 2025 will also be highlighted to elaborate on the big picture of cloud computing. The session will then explore the various AI services that are now available, thanks to the cloud computing evolution that has made it possible to process hundreds of use cases that were not previously possible. To demonstrate how would a typical data platform architecture look like on the cloud, a sample cloud blueprint will be presented. The session will conclude with an elaboration on the market trends, playbooks, and lessons learnt in this space.
Dr. Dani Abu Ghaida
Chief Digital Officer, Crayon
11:10 - 11:10
Welcome Back Raffle (Smart TV)
11:10 - 11:10
Welcome Back Raffle (Smart TV)
Azaz Ahmad
Associate Consulting Director
11:20 - 11:25
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:25 - 11:35
Hybrid as the Foundational Platform for Transformation
11:25 - 11:35
Hybrid as the Foundational Platform for Transformation
Trends and applications for Modern Data Platforms adoption
Ahmed Murad
Senior Solutions Engineer, Cloudera
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:50
Data factory the AI Edge to Cloud journey
11:40 - 11:50
Data factory the AI Edge to Cloud journey
Saleh Al-Nemer
CTO, HPE Saudi Arabia
11:50 - 11:55
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
Technology Focus Group C: Digital Enterprise of the Future
11:10 - 11:09
Welcome Back Raffle (Smart TV)
11:10 - 11:09
Welcome Back Raffle (Smart TV)
Jawad Khalil
Program Manager, Telecoms KSA, IDC
11:10 - 11:20
Realizing Greater Agility & Resiliency in Your Digital Transformation
11:10 - 11:20
Realizing Greater Agility & Resiliency in Your Digital Transformation
Ayman Bakir
Digital Transformation Expert, Kofax
11:20 - 11:25
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:25 - 11:35
How can you address the digital skills gap to unlock innovation and enable the Digital Enterprise of the Future?
11:25 - 11:35
How can you address the digital skills gap to unlock innovation and enable the Digital Enterprise of the Future?
Breakthrough Digital Innovation Demands Radical Talent Transformation. Shortages in job-ready digital talent are stalling enterprise innovation & digital transformation. Compounding this emergency is low employee satisfaction and high employee turnover. The key to breaking this cycle is through closing talent gaps by delivering effective business driven and outcome based workforce development opportunities.
Fadi Mantash
Saudi Arabia Country Leader, Udacity
11:35 - 11:40
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:40 - 11:50
Improving Digital Employee Experience in the Ministry of Justice of Saudi Arabia
11:40 - 11:50
Improving Digital Employee Experience in the Ministry of Justice of Saudi Arabia
Hady Medhat
Country Manager (KSA, Bahrain & Kuwait), Nexthink
11:50 - 11:55
Ask Questions for a Chance to be One of Our Three Lucky Winners!
11:5512:05
Partners Felicitation
12:0512:30
Tea/Coffee & Networking Break
12:3013:05
Panel Discussion: The Current State of Saudi Arabia’s Digital Future
Jyoti Lalchandani
Group Vice President & Regional Managing Director (META)
Eng. Naif Sheshah
Assistant Deputy Governor for Planning and Development and Chief Digital Officer, Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) (KSA)
Yousef A. Alsuhaibani
Chief Information Officer, Mobily
Jason Roos
CIO, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Ayman Alharbi
Sr. Director of IT, The Red Sea Development Company & Amaala
13:0513:15
Advisory Council Felicitation
13:1513:40
IDC CIO Excellence Awards & Partner Felicitation
13:4014:30
Lunch & Networking
14:3015:00
Close of Summit Day 2
Time
Event & Speakers
DIGITAL EVENT AGENDA
8:309:00
Networking & Platform Familiarization
9:009:25
IDC Keynote: Innovating in a Digital-First World
As organizations strive to recover from the
uncertainty wrought by the pandemic, they are taking a digital-first approach
to build resilience into their operations. The journey to the future digital
enterprise has accelerated, driven by significant investments in new customer
experiences, new digital ecosystem business models, digital supply chains, and
Future of Work initiatives. All of this must be supported by resilient
cloud-enabled digital infrastructure and applications, rapid app development,
digital platforms, data-driven and AI-enabled intelligence, and security and
trust. Strong leadership, an appetite for innovation, and a sound strategy for
addressing regulations will all be key to driving the digital agenda.
9:2510:00
Presentation by Celebrity Speaker
10:0011:00
Summit Track Sessions (Parallel Sessions)
Summit Track Sessions A
10:00 - 10:20
Delivering Digital Resiliency in a Changing World
Delivering Digital Resiliency in a Changing World
As we navigate the challenges of a changing world, digital resiliency will be critical for organizations transitioning to the 'Next Normal'. Those that accelerate their transformation and enable digital resiliency will more easily thrive amid changing market conditions, while those fixated on the past will struggle to compete. The region has seen a significant realignment of IT strategies and technology investments across all industries, with organizations developing a better understanding of the opportunities and obstacles that are shaping the move toward digital resiliency.
10:20 - 10:40
Building Future-Ready Enterprises with Next-Generation Intelligent Infrastructure Platforms
Building Future-Ready Enterprises with Next-Generation Intelligent Infrastructure Platforms
Enterprises are undergoing an accelerated transformational journey in the post-pandemic world, with technology playing an increasingly pivotal role in their bid to emerge as future-ready resilient organizations. Digital infrastructure platforms, though invisible to users, are the bedrock for enabling this transformation. To drive business outcomes, organizations need to deploy new-age intelligent infrastructure platforms.
10:40 - 11:00
Securing Brand and Reputation: The Key Tenets for a Resilient Enterprise
Securing Brand and Reputation: The Key Tenets for a Resilient Enterprise
The need to retain customer trust and loyalty has been a driving force for enterprises to not just re-evaluate their investments in security, risk, and compliance, but also move one step up the ladder and take proactive initiatives to maintain privacy and be socially responsible in a dynamically changing world. Progressive, future-ready enterprises understand the perks of building and maintaining trust in order to be digitally resilient.
Summit Track Sessions B
10:00 - 10:20
The Future of Industry Ecosystems
The Future of Industry Ecosystems
The movement to new industry ecosystem models is happening now. The platform-sharing economy was the first step toward this open way of working with partners across multiple industries. Industry ecosystems are critical for success in the digitally transformed, disrupted world we live in today because the complexity of products, supply chains, digital experiences, and changing market and consumer needs are too great for any one organization to address on its own.
10:20 - 10:40
Intelligent Lessons for Digital Resiliency: Temporary Is the New Permanent
Intelligent Lessons for Digital Resiliency: Temporary Is the New Permanent
Enough has been said about the impact of the pandemic on organizations. With temporary becoming the new permanent, it is important to understand the lessons of the past to thrive in the 'Next Normal'. Crucially, this will mandate organizations to swiftly adapt to both incremental and extreme change, ultimately requiring digital resiliency.
10:40 - 11:00
Leveraging Digital to Anticipate Customer Demand in the New Economy
Leveraging Digital to Anticipate Customer Demand in the New Economy
Advances in technology are reshaping competition and value creation in every industry. Customer demand is shifting faster than many organizations can react, and as companies consider their operating paradigms for the future, formulas for past success often matter less than they ever have. How should digital leaders approach this challenge in 2021?
Summit Track Sessions A
10:00 - 10:20
Delivering Digital Resiliency in a Changing World
10:00 - 10:20
Delivering Digital Resiliency in a Changing World
As we navigate the challenges of a changing world, digital resiliency will be critical for organizations transitioning to the 'Next Normal'. Those that accelerate their transformation and enable digital resiliency will more easily thrive amid changing market conditions, while those fixated on the past will struggle to compete. The region has seen a significant realignment of IT strategies and technology investments across all industries, with organizations developing a better understanding of the opportunities and obstacles that are shaping the move toward digital resiliency.
10:20 - 10:40
Building Future-Ready Enterprises with Next-Generation Intelligent Infrastructure Platforms
10:20 - 10:40
Building Future-Ready Enterprises with Next-Generation Intelligent Infrastructure Platforms
Enterprises are undergoing an accelerated transformational journey in the post-pandemic world, with technology playing an increasingly pivotal role in their bid to emerge as future-ready resilient organizations. Digital infrastructure platforms, though invisible to users, are the bedrock for enabling this transformation. To drive business outcomes, organizations need to deploy new-age intelligent infrastructure platforms.
10:40 - 11:00
Securing Brand and Reputation: The Key Tenets for a Resilient Enterprise
10:40 - 11:00
Securing Brand and Reputation: The Key Tenets for a Resilient Enterprise
The need to retain customer trust and loyalty has been a driving force for enterprises to not just re-evaluate their investments in security, risk, and compliance, but also move one step up the ladder and take proactive initiatives to maintain privacy and be socially responsible in a dynamically changing world. Progressive, future-ready enterprises understand the perks of building and maintaining trust in order to be digitally resilient.
Summit Track Sessions B
10:00 - 10:20
The Future of Industry Ecosystems
10:00 - 10:20
The Future of Industry Ecosystems
The movement to new industry ecosystem models is happening now. The platform-sharing economy was the first step toward this open way of working with partners across multiple industries. Industry ecosystems are critical for success in the digitally transformed, disrupted world we live in today because the complexity of products, supply chains, digital experiences, and changing market and consumer needs are too great for any one organization to address on its own.
10:20 - 10:40
Intelligent Lessons for Digital Resiliency: Temporary Is the New Permanent
10:20 - 10:40
Intelligent Lessons for Digital Resiliency: Temporary Is the New Permanent
Enough has been said about the impact of the pandemic on organizations. With temporary becoming the new permanent, it is important to understand the lessons of the past to thrive in the 'Next Normal'. Crucially, this will mandate organizations to swiftly adapt to both incremental and extreme change, ultimately requiring digital resiliency.
10:40 - 11:00
Leveraging Digital to Anticipate Customer Demand in the New Economy
10:40 - 11:00
Leveraging Digital to Anticipate Customer Demand in the New Economy
Advances in technology are reshaping competition and value creation in every industry. Customer demand is shifting faster than many organizations can react, and as companies consider their operating paradigms for the future, formulas for past success often matter less than they ever have. How should digital leaders approach this challenge in 2021?
11:0011:15
Networking & Gamification
11:1512:45
Best Practice Sessions (Parallel Sessions)
From Secure to Trusted:A Journey to Digital Leadership
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
Next role for the CISO: Chief Trust Officer?
11:35 - 11:50
Secure remote access — the new operational imperative
11:50 - 12:05
Risk management — aligning security with business & trust goals
12:05 - 12:45
Panel Discussion
Cloud Computing: The Springboard for Digital Transformation
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
How Cloud Is Enabling High-Velocity IT?
11:35 - 11:50
Cloud Transformation: Best-Practice Strategies for Success
11:50 - 12:05
Implementing a strategic, digitally driven road map for the successful deployment of hybrid cloud
12:00 - 12:05
Panel Discussion
The Future of Work and the Long-Term Implications of a Distributed Work Environment
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
Navigating the New Era with a Future of Work Strategy
11:35 - 11:50
Human-first and purpose-driven FoW strategy
11:50 - 12:05
Augmented employees and creating new business value
12:05 - 12:45
Panel Discussion
Digitalizing Supply Chains and Operations to Improve Efficiency, Enhance Agility, and Reduce Risk
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
Filling the gaps in supply chain planning: Digitize, Monitor, Diagnose, Control and Automate.
11:35 - 11:50
Bolstering supply chain capabilities with cloud-based business networks.
11:50 - 12:05
Transitioning the supply chain to new business models:
12:05 - 12:45
Panel Discussion
Reengineering Business Processes and Developing Long-Term Strategies for Automation and Increased Efficiency
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
Facilitating improved work flexibility, safety, and productivity by implementing Intelligent Automation
11:35 - 11:50
Building Intelligent and Agile Digital Workspaces
11:50 - 12:05
Adopting automated IT operations for digitally driven enterprises
12:05 - 12:45
Panel Discussion
From Secure to Trusted:A Journey to Digital Leadership
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
Next role for the CISO: Chief Trust Officer?
11:35 - 11:50
Secure remote access — the new operational imperative
11:50 - 12:05
Risk management — aligning security with business & trust goals
12:05 - 12:45
Panel Discussion
Cloud Computing: The Springboard for Digital Transformation
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
How Cloud Is Enabling High-Velocity IT?
11:35 - 11:50
Cloud Transformation: Best-Practice Strategies for Success
11:50 - 12:05
Implementing a strategic, digitally driven road map for the successful deployment of hybrid cloud
12:00 - 12:05
Panel Discussion
The Future of Work and the Long-Term Implications of a Distributed Work Environment
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
Navigating the New Era with a Future of Work Strategy
11:35 - 11:50
Human-first and purpose-driven FoW strategy
11:50 - 12:05
Augmented employees and creating new business value
12:05 - 12:45
Panel Discussion
Digitalizing Supply Chains and Operations to Improve Efficiency, Enhance Agility, and Reduce Risk
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
Filling the gaps in supply chain planning: Digitize, Monitor, Diagnose, Control and Automate.
11:35 - 11:50
Bolstering supply chain capabilities with cloud-based business networks.
11:50 - 12:05
Transitioning the supply chain to new business models:
12:05 - 12:45
Panel Discussion
Reengineering Business Processes and Developing Long-Term Strategies for Automation and Increased Efficiency
11:15 - 11:20
IDC Overview
11:20 - 11:35
Facilitating improved work flexibility, safety, and productivity by implementing Intelligent Automation
11:35 - 11:50
Building Intelligent and Agile Digital Workspaces
11:50 - 12:05
Adopting automated IT operations for digitally driven enterprises
12:05 - 12:45
Panel Discussion
12:4513:00
Networking & Gamification
13:0014:00
Technology Focus Group Sessions (Parallel Sessions)
The Transformation of Applications: Cloud-Native App Modernization
13:00 - 13:15
The Speed, Efficiency, and Practicality of Containers in Running Cloud-Native Applications
13:15 - 13:30
Utilizing Containers to Address the Larger Need to Transform Existing Workloads
13:30 - 13:45
The Benefits of Core Application Modernization via Containers
13:45 - 14:00
Why Kubernetes is a Popular Soft Target of Ransomware Attacks
The Expanding Scope of Digital Trust: Securing the Workforce, Customers, Supply Chains, and Applications
13:00 - 13:15
Reducing Security Complexity: Unifying Ecosystem and Platform Frameworks
13:15 - 13:30
Security and Digital Trust: Models for the Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Era
13:30 - 13:45
Remote Worker Security: Perception Versus Reality
13:45 - 14:00
Supply Chain Security: Fixing the Holes in the Chain
Building Hybrid Clouds for the Digital Era
13:00 - 13:15
Outsmarting the Competition by Using Hybrid Cloud Agility
13:15 - 13:30
Pathway to Possible: Hybrid Cloud at the Speed of Business
13:30 - 13:45
Hybrid Data Management Across Multiple Clouds
13:45 - 14:00
Mastering Hybrid Cloud Performance, De-Risking Cloud Migration and Adoption
The Convergence of 5G, IoT, and Edge: Preparing for a Digital Quantum Leap
13:00 - 13:15
Edge Computing: Not All Edges are Created Equal
13:15 - 13:30
Technology value chain in a 5G era
13:30 - 13:45
Next -Generation IoT for a Sustainable Future
13:45 - 14:00
Taking the Quantum Leap in Computing
Sustaining Business Continuity
13:00 - 13:15
Preparing for the Future: Why Digital Resiliency is Imperative?
13:15 - 13:30
The Sustainable Enterprise: How Technology Can Help Achieve Sustainability in Today’s Reality?
13:30 - 13:45
The Relationship Between IT Resilience and Business Continuity
13:45 - 14:00
The Disaster Recovery Maturity: From Keeping the Lights On to Business Enablement
Building the Skills, Processes, and Tools to Achieve Cloud Excellence
13:00 - 13:15
Right talent and skills for digital transformation
13:15 - 13:30
Developing a phased modernization roadmap to rollout Cloud strategies
13:30 - 13:45
Bridging the Gaps in Cloud Adoption
13:45 - 14:00
Maximizing Agility & Minimizing Risk in Cloud Deployment and Migrations
The Transformation of Applications: Cloud-Native App Modernization
13:00 - 13:15
The Speed, Efficiency, and Practicality of Containers in Running Cloud-Native Applications
13:15 - 13:30
Utilizing Containers to Address the Larger Need to Transform Existing Workloads
13:30 - 13:45
The Benefits of Core Application Modernization via Containers
13:45 - 14:00
Why Kubernetes is a Popular Soft Target of Ransomware Attacks
The Expanding Scope of Digital Trust: Securing the Workforce, Customers, Supply Chains, and Applications
13:00 - 13:15
Reducing Security Complexity: Unifying Ecosystem and Platform Frameworks
13:15 - 13:30
Security and Digital Trust: Models for the Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Era
13:30 - 13:45
Remote Worker Security: Perception Versus Reality
13:45 - 14:00
Supply Chain Security: Fixing the Holes in the Chain
Building Hybrid Clouds for the Digital Era
13:00 - 13:15
Outsmarting the Competition by Using Hybrid Cloud Agility
13:15 - 13:30
Pathway to Possible: Hybrid Cloud at the Speed of Business
13:30 - 13:45
Hybrid Data Management Across Multiple Clouds
13:45 - 14:00
Mastering Hybrid Cloud Performance, De-Risking Cloud Migration and Adoption
The Convergence of 5G, IoT, and Edge: Preparing for a Digital Quantum Leap
13:00 - 13:15
Edge Computing: Not All Edges are Created Equal
13:15 - 13:30
Technology value chain in a 5G era
13:30 - 13:45
Next -Generation IoT for a Sustainable Future
13:45 - 14:00
Taking the Quantum Leap in Computing
Sustaining Business Continuity
13:00 - 13:15
Preparing for the Future: Why Digital Resiliency is Imperative?
13:15 - 13:30
The Sustainable Enterprise: How Technology Can Help Achieve Sustainability in Today’s Reality?
13:30 - 13:45
The Relationship Between IT Resilience and Business Continuity
13:45 - 14:00
The Disaster Recovery Maturity: From Keeping the Lights On to Business Enablement
Building the Skills, Processes, and Tools to Achieve Cloud Excellence
13:00 - 13:15
Right talent and skills for digital transformation
13:15 - 13:30
Developing a phased modernization roadmap to rollout Cloud strategies
13:30 - 13:45
Bridging the Gaps in Cloud Adoption
13:45 - 14:00
Maximizing Agility & Minimizing Risk in Cloud Deployment and Migrations
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