IDCKuwaitCIO SummitAccelerating Your Journey to a Digital-First World
In-Person Event | Courtyard by Marriott, Kuwait City | May 25, 2022
As the definition of the New Normal continues to evolve, so does the shape of tomorrow’s digital enterprise. Organizations are digitally adapting as they encounter unprecedented challenges and a long road to recovery, with acceleration and resiliency emerging as key differentiators in a changing world.
From building resilient digital infrastructures to meeting the unique demands of managing distributed workforces, CIOs are rethinking their leadership practices. With the pace of digital adoption significantly increasing, today’s most successful CIOs are building organizations that not only leverage digital capabilities to adapt to evolving disruptions, but also capitalize on change to become future enterprises.
The IDC CIO Summits 2022 will explore the Kuwait's changing technology landscape and present strategies that will help organizations evolve into digitally resilient enterprises and secure their rightful place in the 'Next Normal'.
Agenda
The Kuwait 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 as an in-person event on May 25, 2022. Here's what you can expect:
Registration Fee Free of Charge : For End Users (not IT + Consultant companies)
Contact For more information, please contact: Bazil Pereira, Mobile: +91 93244 62944, Email: bpereira@idc.com
Partners
Supported by
Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT)
Based on the belief of the political leadership of Kuwait in the role of information technology for the development programs of the Kuwaiti society, the Amiri Decree No. (266-2016) was issued to establish the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT).
CAIT represents the house of expertise and resources in the field of information technology in the governmental sector.
The Amiri Decree defined the roles and responsibilities of CAIT as follows:
• Developing information technology plans and policies at a national level and approving them by the Council of Ministers.
• Supervising the implementation of the E-Government plans and projects in coordination with the ministries and government sectors.
• Coordinating all information technology development plans among government sectors.
• Developing and managing the methodologies, standards and patterns required for information technology systems, devices and services.
• Establishing and managing the Kuwait’s official online portal.
• Training and developing the capabilities of human resources working in the field of technology in Kuwait and developing their skills in this specific field.
• To build public awareness regarding the use of information technology and its practices among all segments of society.
• Study and express opinions on the technical and financial needs required for information technology projects in governmental sectors in coordination with other related sectors.
Host Partner
VMware
VMware is a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. As a trusted foundation to accelerate innovation, VMware software gives businesses the flexibility and choice they need to build the future. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VMware is committed to building a better future through its 2030 agenda. https://www.vmware.com
Diyar is a leading regional Information and Communication Technology Company. Diyar has built their success and reputation through partnering with their esteemed customers. Over the years Diyar has inspired the employees and shaped the business values. Their culture and work ethics are built on Home values of openness, transparency and teamwork. They continue to invest in their Home (the Middle East), by Integrating latest Technologies, Innovating in Services and by Implementing Solutions that add value to their customers’ business. Everyone at Diyar is committed to customer’s success, and work hard to earn their trust and partnership. Additional information about Diyar can be found at https://www.diyarme.com
Summit Partner
Software AG
Software AG is the software pioneer of a truly connected world. Since 1969, it has helped 10,000+ organizations use software to connect people, departments, systems and devices. Software AG empowers truly connected enterprises using integration & APIs, IoT & analytics and business & IT transformation. Software AG’s products establish a fluid flow of data that allows everything and everyone to work together. The company has more than 4,800 employees across more than 70 countries and annual revenue of over €800m, with the aim of exceeding €1bn by 2023
Future Technology Systems Company - FutureTEC is a leading Information Technology Solutions Provider, delivering world-class Information Security, Information Management, and Business Solutions. Our experts’ decades of accumulated knowledge and experience coupled with our partnerships with major multinational technology providers have enabled us to provide an extensive range of IT services to small, medium and large enterprises. Providing unparalleled solutions, we help our clients design, manage and secure their information-driven world more efficiently. With a corporate philosophy focused on clients, we will continue to deliver extraordinary value and exceed our clients’ expectations.
Platinum Partner
SentinelOne
SentinelOne is the only cybersecurity solution encompassing AI-powered prevention, detection, response and hunting across endpoints, containers, cloud workloads, and IoT devices in a single autonomous XDR platform. With SentinelOne, organizations gain full transparency into everything happening across the network at machine speed – to defeat every attack, at every stage of the threat lifecycle. To learn more visit www.sentinelone.com or follow us at @SentinelOne, on LinkedIn or Facebook.
Platinum Partner
Trendmicro
As a global leader in cloud security, Trend Micro develops Internet content security and threat management solutions that make the world safe for businesses and consumers to exchange digital information.
With more than 20 years of experience, we’re recognized as the market leader in server security for delivering top-ranked client, server, and cloud-based security solutions that stop threats faster and protect data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments.
Platinum Partner
Qualys
Qualys is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions with over 10,000+ active customers in more than 130 countries, including a majority of each of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100.
Platinum Partner
OutSystems
OutSystems is a modern application platform enabling organizations to build applications that make a difference fast, right, and for the future. Every aspect of OutSystems is designed from the ground up to help organizations build compelling applications that drive differentiating and innovation at the pace that business requires. Leveraging advanced AI-powered tools and automation across the entire platform, OutSystems helps customers tackle strategic challenges such as application modernization, workplace innovation, business process automation, and customer experience transformation, as well as ensures solutions are secure, resilient, cloud-ready, and built to scale.
Platinum Partner
Veeam
Veeam® is the leader in backup, recovery and data management solutions that deliver Modern Data Protection. The company provides a single platform for Cloud, Virtual, Physical, SaaS and Kubernetes environments. Veeam customers are confident their apps and data are protected from ransomware, disaster and harmful actors and always available with the most simple, flexible, reliable and powerful platform in the industry. Veeam protects over 400,000 customers worldwide, including 81% of the Fortune 500 and 70% of the Global 2,000. Veeam’s global ecosystem includes 35,000+ technology partners, resellers and service providers, and alliance partners and has offices in more than 30 countries. To learn more, visit https://www.veeam.com or follow Veeam on LinkedIn @veeam-software and Twitter @veeam.
Exhibit Partner
Exhibit Partner
Freshworks
Freshworks makes it fast and easy for businesses to delight their customers and employees. We do this by taking a fresh approach to building and delivering software that is affordable, quick to implement, and designed for the end user. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Freshworks has a dedicated team operating from 13 global offices to serve 50,000+ customers including Bridgestone, Chargebee, DeliveryHero, ITV, Klarna, Multichoice, OfficeMax, TaylorMade and Vice Media. For more information visit www.freshworks.com
Exhibit Partner
ManageEngine
ManageEngine crafts comprehensive IT management software with a focus on making jobs easier. The company’s 120+ award-winning products and free tools cover everything the IT function needs. From network and device management to security and service desk software, ManageEngine brings resources together for an integrated approach that optimizes IT.
In view of the current COVID-19 situation, IDC has implemented the following health and safety measures:
Attendance at the IDC Kuwait CIO Summit 2022 will be limited to invited delegates only.
Sanitized badge jackets and lanyards will be strategically placed at the entrances to the venue.
Fully vaccinated IDC, partner, and venue staff will welcome and serve all attendees at the event.
The venue will be rigorously sanitized before and after the event.
Only six chairs per table will be allowed, and a two-meter distance between each table will be maintained at all times.
Hand sanitizers will be placed on each table, in addition to entry and exit points.
Tea/coffee stations will be cordoned off and only serviced by vaccinated staff.
Face masks will be mandatory, including inside the venue. However, gloves are optional. Masks can only be removed when seated at the table.
Knowledge Hub
CXO Spotlight
CAIT Looks Forward to Interacting with Entire ICT Ecosystem at IDC Kuwait CIO Summit 2022
Dr. Ammar H. Alhusaini
Deputy Director General, Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT)
We are so excited to be welcoming the IDC CIO Summit to Kuwait for the first time
Partner Spotlight
Leadership in 2022: CIOs Challenges and Opportunities
Rodrigo Castelo
Vice President (Middle East & Africa), OutSystems
"2021 proved that the changes made in 2020 were more than just an emergency response.
Analyst Spotlight
Enabling Digital Resiliency to Thrive Beyond the Crisis
Ranjit Rajan
Vice President, Research (META), IDC
"The pandemic has spurred a rapid acceleration of digital transformation, with over 70% of CIOs in the Middle East saying they have brought forward their digital roadmaps by at least one year
We are so excited to be welcoming the IDC CIO Summit to Kuwait for the first time, and everyone at the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) is proud to be supporting this groundbreaking event.
We are looking forward to the insightful contributions of technology leaders from across Kuwait's public and private sectors and to interacting with the entire ICT ecosystem face to face once again."
"2021 proved that the changes made in 2020 were more than just an emergency response. CIOs played a crucial role for the second year in a row in assisting enterprises in responding not just to the ongoing pandemic but also to global supply chain challenges and shifting employee needs, to the point that some economies and marketplaces lost a large portion of their workforce.
Whether this includes governmental, public, or private ventures, it has been made apparent that the Middle East can only rise to the top of the global economic food chain when its businesses embrace the benefits resulting from a complete digital transformation.
Some leaders boost collaborative ways of delivering change, employing technologies such as modern application platforms and low-code, as firms attempt to improve leadership styles, continue their digital transformation, and retain talent. These technologies have enabled CIOs to adapt and supply solutions quickly to support their companies' survival and growth.
CIOs will continue to be at the forefront when it comes to addressing the most significant challenges that businesses will face over the coming year, including coping with an ongoing pandemic, driving expansion and digitization, and facilitating recruitment and retention."
The pandemic has spurred a rapid acceleration of digital transformation, with over 70% of CIOs in the Middle East saying they have brought forward their digital road maps by at least one year, and one in seven bringing them forward by over two years.
As organizations battled to navigate the headwinds caused by the pandemic, there was an increased focus on business resiliency. This is the ability of an organization to rapidly respond to business disruptions and restore business operations in a timely fashion. However, this alone is not sufficient - organizations need to be digitally resilient as well.
This is different from being simply resilient. Digital resiliency is the ability of an organization to rapidly adapt to business disruptions by leveraging digital capabilities to not only restore business operations, but also capitalize on the changed conditions. While business resiliency tends to focus on anticipating the crisis and preparing for it, digital resiliency is focused on rapidly adapting to any business disruption.
Being digitally resilient requires resiliency across many parts of the organization, all working together. Organizations need to develop digital resiliency across all dimensions of the business – leadership and organization, financials, workforce, operations, brand and reputation, and customers and ecosystems – as they look to thrive in the post-pandemic, digital-first world.
Contact Us
Ronita Bhattacharjee
Vice President - Conferences, IDC Middle East, Africa, & Turkey
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