GEC Media Group on Thursday concluded the 9th edition of Future IT Summit 2023 which was embellished by the attendance of over 200 IT decision-makers and some amazing panelists and keynote speakers.

The Future IT Summit is one of the most prestigious events in the technology industry, bringing together experts, thought leaders, and decision-makers from around the world to share their insights and experiences. This year’s edition was bigger and better than ever before, with a lineup of distinguished speakers, engaging panel discussions, and exciting networking opportunities. The Future IT Summit’s theme this year was Cloud and Automation Towards a Sustainable Business and Economy, and everyone gathered to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the field of cloud computing and automation.

In modern business, Cloud and Automation both digital and business stand as one of the strongest contenders in helping business to reach the ESG goals. As organizations adopt more and more of automation tools and cloud-based platforms, we are moving inches closer to further reducing the carbon footprint.

The 9th edition of the Future IT Summit was an eye-opener as to how the technology pioneers are realizing this vision and bringing on board some practical use cases to spearhead the charts and make further inroads for other solutions to fortify an organization’s infrastructure.

The award winners were felicitated with The Titans Badge of Honor, Catalyst Awards and TOP 10 Happy IT Companies to work for Awards. The badge of honor felicitates the honorable CIOs who have made it to the Titans magazine in the year 2022-2023. The Badge of honor being presented to these CIOs is a recognition for their contributions to The Titans. The Catalyst Awards are presented to companies who have excelled in marketing. Industry’s most coveted title and favorite awards ceremony is all set to recognize and honor the trailblazers in the industry who have been uplifting the brand and reputation of their respective organizations in these difficult times with various cutting-edge initiatives, platforms and market-penetration and truly acting as ‘CATALYSTS’ in the ever-changing market landscape. Also, Top 10 IT Companies which are happy places to work in are awarded and appreciated for their culture and ethos. The Top Ten Best IT Companies to Work for in 2023” 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 organization. This special recognition felicitates and recognizes both fast-growing & established companies in UAE that offer tremendous career advancement opportunities together with leading-edge employee perks and benefits and most importantly valuable employee engagement.

The ceremony was kickstarted with a welcome note by Ronak Samantaray, Co-Founder & CEO, GEC Media Group followed by an editor’s note by Sonal Chhibber, Editor-in-Chief, GEC Media Group.

The speakers for the event were:

Commenting on the event, Ronak Samantaray, Co-Founder and CEO of GEC Media Group, said, “It was an absolutely overwhelming moment for us as we celebrated the 9th edition of the Future IT Summit in Dubai. We are thankful for the unwavering support extended by our CIO community and sponsor partners in helping and empowering the IT ecosystem to become stronger. With technology and services changing at warp speed, we are at an inflection point and the leading players in the industry are indeed putting their right foot forward.”

The event included three power-packed panel discussions. The first panel discussion titled “CIO Power Panel: Who leads the enterprises’ ESG strategy and how can CIOs enable this?” was moderated by Sonal Chhibber, Editor, GEC Media Group. The panellists included: Mohammed Al Nabtiti-PMO & Governance Manager, Bee’ah; Dr. Aruna Rabel-Corporate Governance & Compliance; and Krishnan Anand- Director Head of IT, Emirates Investment Bank.

The second panel discussion titled, “CIO Power panel: Are vendor solutions mature enough for enterprises large scale automation rollout?” was moderated by Gigi Mathew Thomas-Group Head IT, Ittihad International Investment. The panellists included: Vishal Anand-Senior Director Of Information Technology, Jumeirah Group / Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts; Abdulrahman Khaiwi-Head of Information Technology, Emirates National Schools; Ms. Linoy Kidd- GBM MENAT CIO, HSBC; and Pradeep Kedia, Vice President/Industry Leader, OPX Technology-MENA & APAC.

The third panel discussion titled “Rapid Fire – Leadership in 2023” was moderated by Ajay Rathi-CTO, Druce International. The panellists included Alan Brouard-Head of Information Technology, Etihad Rail; Anindo Banerjee-CIO, Eltizam Asset Management Group; Peter Gesper-SVP of IT, noon; Tamal Chakravorty, Group Head of IT; Dr. Esam Alfalasi-Chief Contact Center Business Officer, Moro Hub; and Viven Bhowani-Transformational Leader, Experienced CIO and COO.

Awardees:-

CATALYST MARKETING

TOP 10 Happy IT Companies to work for

The partners for the event were as follows:

The 9th edition of Future IT Summit 2023 was a huge success, with more than 300 attendees.

Event Photos : https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvgks
Badge of Honors : https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvsZ6
Catalyst CIO Awards : https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvtgJ
Catalyst Marketeer Awards: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvxSg
Top 10 Companies : https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvsB3