IDC Egypt CIO Summit 2023

Digital is now a permanent, yet dynamic fixture of our world. Individuals in schools, companies, and governments are always asking whether there is some digital-based capability or enhancement that could improve lives and desired outcomes. For the enterprise, digital-first takes digital transformation to a different level — and the definition of value has been redefined. It is not just about the bottom or top line. There are also sustainability targets to be met, and organizations need to think about how they can deliver ecosystem value at scale. This session will highlight the action items that CIOs and their C-suite teams need to take, as well as the technologies that will most likely have the biggest impact as we look to drive sustainable value creation in a digital-first world.

While the case for sustainability and its importance in solving the most daunting challenge of our time has been made, many CIOs rightfully ask themselves whether they can play much of an active role in this domain. Well, the answer is YES - the CIO has a lot of power in contributing to the right solutions. This session showcases how CIOs can start saving the planet in their positions based on evidence and confirmation from prominent researchers in the sustainability field.

The implementation of technology to improve efficiency, productivity, and innovation is part of the digital transformation process. However, digital transformation goes far beyond the simple implementation of new technologies. In fact, digital transformation is revolutionizing the processes organizations use to manage change. This session focuses on use cases that show how digital transformation has achieved value realization within enterprises.

Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency, sophistication, and impact as network and security perimeters expand with new devices and cloud workloads and applications. Security threats targeting enterprise data, assets, applications, and users are escalating due to numerous factors, including increased connectivity with outside vendors/providers, the growing numbers of network-enabled devices and human/device connections, and the enhanced coordination, sophistication, and professionalization of security attacks. This session looks at the easy and actionable steps organizations can take to safeguard network infrastructure against layer 3/4/7 distributed denial-of-service attacks. It examines how organizations can secure devices, networks, and internal applications and protect web applications from malicious bots, the OWASP top 10 critical vulnerabilities, and zero-day attacks.

Nowadays, everything has to start with security. Cyberattackers are relentless; therefore, you need to make sure your data is secured. This session will explain how Veeam is committed to keeping your businesses running and ensuring that your data is secure anywhere in the hybrid cloud.

In the distributed cloud world, organizations are evaluating hybrid data strategies. However, data strategies do not usually consider the solutions needed to build hybrid data platforms that utilize the power of modern data architectures. Such architectures, like data fabrics, data lakehouses, and data meshes, manage the data life cycle across distributed clouds. This presentation highlights how organizations can efficiently manage the data life cycle across multiple use cases.

Sustainability is now a key priority for governments and enterprises across industries as they strive to meet the national and industry-specific ESG goals and regulations. CIOs will not only need to offer “sustainable / green” technology solutions for their customer organizations but would also require advise and handholding through the journey. This discussion would address roadmaps and solutions that support the data collection and reporting, governance and compliance and benchmarking needs towards sustainable strategies and technologies.

As the world of work continues to evolve and organizations shift to hybrid work models, new challenges and opportunities present themselves. How can 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 technology talent market has changed 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.