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A March to #Evolvetechnology – AI and Cloud

Carrying forward its legacy of last eight years, The Future IT Summit 2022 MEA edition is all set to host a mega platform to celebrate The Titans who have been the Catalysts of change as the IT decision-makers of their respective organisations on 17th March 2022 at The Ballroom, Level 4, Conrad Hotel, Dubai.

As our Vision states, ‘Not everybody makes it to The Titans…. But the Best’. The Titans ‘Badge of Honor’ is not an award that determines the capability, it is an HONOR that echoes the supremacy of the CIOs.

This 8th edition of the Future IT summit themed ‘#evolvetechnology – AI and CLOUD’ and it will feature enterprise use-cases, inspirational keynotes, panel discussions, tech-talks, artificial intelligence fireside chats, and awards with agenda enlisted key industry leaders to bring you stories of their successes, failures and to reveal the insights you need to embrace impactful technological change right now. The face to face event will start with the registration of all attendees and proceed with lunch and networking.

Brought by Global CIO Forum, FITS 2022 is also embellished with various segments and awards such as The Catalyst Marketing, Catalyst CIO, and Top Ten Best IT Companies to Work With.

The title sponsors of the Future IT Summit 2022 event are Zero & One, AWS, Securent, Scality, Nakivo, Infoblox, Virsec, and Raqmiwat.

The event will be joined by the top industry leaders including:

  • Shinoj Sebastian, Group Head IT, Royal Group
  • Ehab Eid Head of IT Operations and Infrastructure, Emirates Schools Establishment
  • Sheridan Moodley, Group CIO, MASAFI
  • Awais Bin Imran, Information Security Officer, Noor Takaful
  • Damir Jaksic, CIO Digital transformation, KEO International Consultants
  • Mohammad Qattash, Cluster Director, Information Technology, Fairmont The Palm
  • Kashif Rana, Group Head of IT, HSA Group
  • Ahmad AlAbbadi, Regional Sales Manager UAE, Levant, Pakistan and Bahrain, Infoblox
  • Vibin Vijayakumar, Head of Department, Senior IT, Hail and Ghasha Project National Marine Dredging Company Pjsc;
  • Bejesh Pereira, Group Head of IT, Barakat Group of Companies
  • Debbie Botha, Global Chief Partnership Officer, Women in Artificial Intelligence
  • Veronica Ustinova, CTO and Co-Founder at Theeye, Property Technology + Artificial Intelligence
  • Khulood Saeed Alhebsi, Chief Executive Officer, HEXA 7 for IT Consulting and Services
  • Manal Allam, Senior IT Leader, Merck Group.
  • Gigi Mathew Thomas, Group Head-IT & Digital Transformation, Ittihad International Investment LLC
  •  Arul Jose Vigin, Head of Information Technology, DIFC Courts.

As we look forward, there are even greater challenges for our world to overcome. The ongoing social, economic, environmental, and ethical issues we face are rather challenging to say the least. The issues are undeniably complex, yet if we confront them with tech-driven ambition, we can not only improve our lives but protect our interests and futureproof our business models against the disruption. There are many valuable lessons to be learned, and FITS is thrilled to be collaborating with leading tech innovators and pioneers from across industry, as well as government bodies, and common interest groups.

The summit features enterprise use-cases, inspirational keynotes, panel discussions, tech talks, artificial intelligence fireside chats, and awards with agenda enlisted key industry leaders to bring you stories of their successes, failures and to reveal the insights you need to embrace impactful technological change right now.

FITS 2022 is all set to take the event a notch higher with:

  • Welcoming the IT Geniuses by organising a dynamic platform to present the flawless cloud infrastructure for a better future with access to Big Data.
  • Unique independent business and Technology focused on the state of the practice of artificial intelligence and Cloud in the enterprise, Cloud and artificial intelligence achieve the best of potential to create a better and secure future for all.
  • Data Scientists are also invited to enlighten the best practices of artificial intelligence and Cloud to improve the ability of organisations to become pioneers of revolution since the competition of good vs better continues.
  • The full-day event will provide the opportunity for the IT Officials to understand the effective methods of monetising and quantifying the data losing and to learn the importance of investing in cloud infrastructure.

Catalysts Awards

The much-awaited Catalyst Awards 2022 includes Catalyst CIOand Catalyst Marketing are all geared up to recognise and honour the trailblazers of the industry who have been uplifting the brand and reputation of their respective organisations in current difficult times with various cutting-edge initiatives, platforms and market-penetration and truly acting as Catalyst in the ever-changing market landscape.

The Top Ten Best IT Companies to Work for in 2022 is a one of its kind recognition in the region for the IT Fraternity that would celebrate the Exuberance of the people working in an organisation. This special recognition felicitates and recognises both fast-growing and established companies in UAE that offer tremendous career advancement opportunities together with leading-edge employee perks and benefits and most importantly valuable employee engagement.