AGENDA
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Registration & Strategic Networking
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Opening Address: Welcome Note – Global Board Member
Venkatesh Mahadevan, Global Board Member, Global CIO Forum
Venkatesh Mahadevan
6:10 pm - 6:20 pm
Opening Address: Welcome Note – Country President
Mohammed Bel Rhitri, President, Global CIO Forum
Mohammed Belrhitri
6:20 pm - 6:35 pm
Keynote: The Collaborative CIO – Powering Cross-Industry Tech Alliances
Dr. Ahmed Tahiri Jouti, Co-Founder, NeuronAIze
Dr. Ahmed Tahiri Jouti
6:35 pm - 6:50 pm
Vendor Keynote 1
Panagiotis Kouris, CEO, OFFICE LINE SA
Panagiotis Kouris
6:50 pm - 7:20 pm
Power Panel: From Competition to Co-Creation: Why CIO Communities Win Faster 3–4 CIOs discussing partnerships, shared innovation labs, vendor alignment.
Moderator:
Abderrahim Assafar, IT Manager | Jardin Majorelle
Panelist:
Youssef Sagou, Senior Cybersecurity & Audit Executive, BMCI Groupe BNP Paribas
Salma Balafrej, CIO, Tessera Capital
Younes Bennani, CTO, GPC CARTON
Achraf Karmoui, Directeur des systèmes d’information, Aveiro maroc
Abderrahim Assafar
Youssef Sagou
Salma Balafre
Younes Bennani
Achraf Karmoui
7:20 pm - 7:35 pm
Keynote: AI, Data Sovereignty & The Next Knowledge Economy Enterprise AI, analytics maturity, responsible intelligence.
Mourad EL BAZ, International Trainer & Advisor
Mourad El Baz
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
Vendor Keynote 2
Saad Edgard, Director of Business Development, Edgecore Networks Corporation
Saad Edgard
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Vendor Keynote 3
M. Abdelali Laabi, CEO, AXELI
M. Abdelali Laabi
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Coffee Break & Networking
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Leadership Talk: The Burnout-Proof CIO Mental resilience, decision fatigue, leading under constant disruption.
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Keynote: Human-Centric Digital Transformation Ethical AI, talent transformation, diversity in tech leadership.
Mounir Benhima, Principal Consultant and Organizational Transformation Leader
Mounire Benhima
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
CIO 200 Recognition & Felicitation Ceremony
Honoring Top CIOs of the Country.
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Group Photograph & Media Bytes
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm