AGENDA.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Virtual Open

The virtual welcome lounge opens for all attendees to join online via Zoom

4:00 pm - 4:10 pm

Opening Keynote at Global CIO Forum

Jeevan Thankappan | Managing Editor| GEC Media Group

Jeevan Thankappan Jeevan Thankappan
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm

Panel discussion 1 : The next decade of IT leadership

Discussion points:
What will define bold and unstoppable CIOs in the future?
The balance between innovation, risk management, and business outcomes
Moderator:
Yousef Hesham El Kourdi | Group Head Of Information Technology | City Group Co. KSCP
Panelist:
Rushdhi Mohamed | Head of Information Security | THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF KUWAIT K.S..C
Waqas Butt | Group Head of ICT & AI |Alpha Dhabi Holding
Mohammad Alharoun | Founder | Digital Transformation Leader | Oqoud Global
Abdullah Adhami | Senior IT Manager - PMO | American Technology Consultant
Company L.L.C

Yousef Hesham El Kourdi Yousef Hesham El Kourdi
Mohamed Rushdhi Mohamed Rushdhi
Waqas Butt Waqas Butt
Mohammad Alharoun Mohammad Alharoun
Abdullah Adhami Abdullah Adhami
4:40 pm - 4:55 pm

Vendor Keynote 1 - SOPHOS

Niyaz Mohamed | System Engineer | Sophos

Niyaz Mohamed Niyaz Mohamed
4:55 pm - 5:25 pm

Panel Discussion 2: Key technologies driving CIO priorities

Discussion points:
AI, cloud, and automation: What’s next?
The role of CIOs in shaping sustainable and ethical technology use
Moderator:
Abdullah Alnajjar | Deputy General Manager for Information Technology / CTO | DirectAid
Panelist:
Omer Yildirim | CTO | Upayments
Walid Laamarti | Chief Technology Innovation | Hadi Hospital
Mehboob Alam | Head of IT | WB Technologies
Fakhruddin Seth | CISO | XDefense Co.

Abdullah Alnajjar Abdullah Alnajjar
Omer Yildirim Omer Yildirim
Walid Laamarti Walid Laamarti
Mehboob Alam Mehboob Alam
Fakhruddin Seth  Fakhruddin Seth 
5:25 pm - 5:40 pm

Vendor Keynote 2 - Pure Storage/ VAD

Samer Semaan | Director Distribution and Alliances -MIddle East, Turkey and Africa | Pure Storage

Samer Semaan Samer Semaan
5:40 pm - 6:00 pm

CIO 200 Awards

Recognizing and celebrating outstanding CIOs for their contributions to the Organization
Awards presented in 4 categories (Next-Gen | Leader | Master | Legend)
Photo for award winners

6:00 pm -

Closing By Ambassadors

Concluding remarks from the Country Ambassadors
Key takeaways and reflections from the event