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8:30
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Registration, Tea/Coffee & Networking
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9:30
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Welcome Address
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Ranjit Rajan
Vice President, Research (META), IDC
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9:35
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IDC Keynote: Strategies for the CIO and Enterprise Innovation in the AI Everywhere Era
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The tech industry is at a seminal moment. The combination of executive and board level interest, clearly defined outcomes, and the sheer speed of adoption makes AI unlike anything we have seen before. Additionally, over the last two years, Generative AI has captured the attention, imagination, and concern of most tech and business leaders across the world. Today, with the demonstrably increased power of AI, whether it is interpretive, predictive, or Generative AI, organizations can use this technology to identify and capture meaningful insights from their data, leading to better productivity and operational efficiencies, and to deliver superior customer experience while increasing revenue and reducing cost. In this session, IDC will provide its perspective on the organizational strategies and initiatives that enable successful infusion of AI into business and how AI helps organizations deliver incremental business value.
Ranjit Rajan
Vice President, Research (META), IDC
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9:50
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Generative AI: Reinventing the way we work with watsonx
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Shukri Eid
General Manager (Gulf Levant & Pakistan), IBM
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10:10
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Deploying AI-Based Zero Trust Security Policies
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Prevention against continuous malware attacks is critical, as is the augmentation of security operations with tools that ensure visibility across the entire estate while deploying prevention-first strategies to safeguard business continuity. Teams are increasingly deploying AI and ML applications both in and out of the cloud to ensure organizational cyber-resilience via zero trust initiatives that facilitate a sustainable cyberfuture of continuous and integrated protection.
Dr. Abdullah AlShimmari
Senior Director-Program Management, Core42
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10:20
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Ask Questions, Rate Sessions & Stand a Chance to Win Raffle Prizes
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10:25
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Utilizing the Power of Data Science, Cloud, and AI to Drive Innovation
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Data science and analytics are being used at a rapidly growing scale to improve data quality, enhance team processes, make better decisions, unlock new opportunities, create new business models, and contribute to larger data monetization initiatives. At the same time, cloud computing and AI are being used widely in key areas such as inventory management, purchasing, finance, and production.
Dr. Sara Al Shaya
Director of Data and Statistics, Emirates Health Services (EHS)
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10:40
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Tea/ Coffee & Networking Break
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11:00
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Making Generative AI a Game Changer for Your Enterprise
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11:10
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AI Meets Content Automation: Revolutionize How Your Business Harnesses Information
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Is your business wasting thousands of hours every year on finding information and manually processing documents and tasks – only to discover major gaps in your information basis? Join my session to understand how you can digitize, connect, harness AI, and automate your business’ most precious resource – its information – to streamline operations and empower decision-making.
AbdulRahman Mahgoub
Territory Manager, SER
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11:20
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Ask Questions, Rate Sessions & Stand a Chance to Win Raffle Prizes
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11:25
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AI-Powered Strategies for Securing Digital Transformation
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In an era of rapid digital transformation, organizations are embracing new technologies to drive innovation and efficiency. However, this digital evolution also brings increased cybersecurity challenges. This presentation will explore how AI-driven solutions are revolutionizing cybersecurity by providing predictive and adaptive defenses against a dynamic threat landscape. It will highlight the power of harnessing AI algorithms to proactively identify and neutralize threats across the expanded digital landscape of IT, OT, and IoT environments. Join us for an engaging discussion that will uncover the synergy between AI, digital transformation, and cybersecurity. Discover how AI-powered strategies not only safeguard your digital journey but also drive your organization's success in the ever-evolving digital landscape.
Ezzeldin Hussein
Regional Senior Director, Solutions Engineering, SentinelOne
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11:35
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Ask Questions, Rate Sessions & Stand a Chance to Win Raffle Prizes
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11:40
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Envisioning AI-First Strategies for the Future Enterprise
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Today, with the demonstrably increased power of AI, organizations can use the technology to identify and capture meaningful insights from their data, leading to improved productivity and operational efficiencies, increased revenues, and reduced costs. But this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the limitless possibilities that AI presents organizations with across all LOBs.
Jonathan Griffiths
Field CTO (EMEA), Dynatrace
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11:50
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Ask Questions, Rate Sessions & Stand a Chance to Win Raffle Prizes
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11:55
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Panel Discussion: Strategies for Capitalizing on the AI Opportunity
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Over the past few years, rapid advances in AI technologies have begun to accelerate and reshape the digital journey of organizations in the Middle East. The emergence of generative AI (GenAI) has accelerated AI adoption, and many leading organizations are already exploring GenAI use cases to deliver measurable business outcomes. This session will provide perspectives on how organizations should approach AI and the role of the vendor/partner ecosystem in helping customers on their AI-led digital business journeys.
Bruno Ascencio
Head of Data Transformation & Innovation, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Shaily Verma
Head of Digital & Data, Leading Conglomerate
Imran Sheikh
Head of AI, Abu Dhabi Media Network
Dr. Ebrahim Al Alkeem Al Zaabi
Director of Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity and AI, Abu Dhabi Government
Rizwan Tufail
Group Chief Data Officer, Pure Health
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12:30
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Panel Discussion: Building an Industry Ecosystem to Succeed in AI-Led Business Transformation
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With the demonstrably increased power of AI, organizations can use the technology to identify and capture meaningful insights from their data, leading to better productivity and operational efficiencies and delivering superior customer experiences while increasing revenue and reducing costs. In order to realize the full value of AI, organizations should focus on building industry ecosystem partnerships. This ecosystem comprises a diverse set of stakeholders, including channel partners, governments, regulators, start-ups, and the investor community. In this session, industry thought leaders will come together to discuss the role of industry ecosystem partnerships in driving complex, value-driven AI initiatives. The session will also shed light on the importance of building a strong governance framework for ensuring success in ecosystem-driven initiatives.
Uday Nedunuri
Head of Data Science & Analytics, Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism
Shailesh Jain
Global Head of Analytics, Landmark Group
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13:05
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Fireside Chat
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13:25
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IDC Enterprise Awards
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13:45
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Networking Lunch
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14:40
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Close of Event
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