RISE OF THE POWER of IT leaders

The World CIO 200 Summit 2023 UAE edition was successfully held at Address Sky View Dubai on 18th July. UAE witnessed a momentous event with the participation of influential leaders and their remarkable knowledge sharing sessions. The World CIO 200 Summit UAE edition felicitated 125 top IT leaders with the World CIO 200 Awards.

Attendees and keynote speakers were welcomed by Ronak Samantaray, Co-Founder & CEO, Global CIO Forum. He shared the vision of The World CIO 200 Summit which identified the latest trends and innovations in the IT industry and recognizes the IT leaders and like-minded technology heads.

The event followed the theme of ‘Rise of the power’. The World CIO 200 2023 roadshow is designed to help IT leaders develop and enhance the qualities of leadership, power, vision and focus.

The event was embellished by some thought provoking and influential speakers and they shared their perspectives on the growing importance of technology and the emerging technologies that are predicted to be disruptive in the near future. Abrar Hussain, Regional Sales Leader, Oracle shared his vision on the topic ‘Oracle and the Modern Enterprise’.

Ali El Kontar, Founder & CEO, Zero&One spoke about ‘The Art of Possible’, Charbel Zreiby, Director, Channel Presales, Middle East, Turkey and Africa,

Dell Technologies spoke about ‘Accelerate intelligent outcomes everywhere with AI’, and Chaitanya Peddi, Co-founder & Product Head, Darwinbox shared his vision on the topic ‘Innovation Redefined: Leveraging AI to Shape the Future of Work. Keyur Joshi, Head of Advanced Computing, META, Eviden shared his vision on the topic ‘AI in Digital Transformation’ and Naveen Hemanna, Regional Head - Middle East, Turkey & Africa, Xoxoday spoke about ‘Transforming Businesses with Digital Rewards & Incentives’.

Following are the panelists who take part in the panel discussion on the following topics:

Rise Of The Power

Aditya Kaushik, CIO, ZMI Holdings , Aamir Khan, Head of Enterprise & Data Architecture, Al Tayer Group, Mohammed Ameen, IT Director, Masafi LLC, Ahmed Shawky, Regional Director of Information Technology, Millennium Hotels and Resorts.

Moderated by: Jayakumar Mohanachandran, Chief Research Officer, I am CAAS

Eliminating Data Debt And Replacing Legacies

Muhamed Noufel, Cluster IT Manager, Royal Continental Hotels & Suites, Sunil Paul, Co-Founder & MD, Finesse Global, Gigi Mathew Thomas, Group Director IT & Digital Transformation, Ittihad International Investment LLC and Riasat Ali, Group Head of IT, RAK PORTS