On June 21, Global CIO Forum in partnership with Bahrain’s Artificial Intelligence Society, hosted the region’s first BotTalk, titled AI in Navigating the Pandemic. The virtual event was held under the patronage of His Excellency Ali ben Saleh A-Saleh, Chairman of Shura Council.
The online gathering discussed the impact of AI on the Covid-19 pandemic, and what the future holds. It covered nine different sectors with keynote speakers and expertise from the health, finance, legislation, industrial, beverages and education sector, including Bahrain University. The event was conducted in both English and Arabic languages.
The partnership between GEC Media Group and the Artificial Intelligence Society has entered its 4th year, and it has contributed significantly towards awareness of AI and digital transformation, in Bahrain and amongst its CIOs.
The speakers
The AI in Navigating the Pandemic BotTalk was inaugurated by HE Ali ben Saleh A-Saleh, while the Conference Chairman was Dr Jassim Haji, the President of Artificial Intelligence Society, Bahrain. He is a veteran in the field Information and Communications Technology with over three decades of robust experience in implementing IT strategies across sectors.
Dr Haji was joined by Shaikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Project Director, Supreme Council of Health; Dr Sh Fay Abdulla Al Khalifa, Director of eLearning University of Bahrain; and Dr Ahmed Nasser, Assistant Secretary General, HR, Finance & IT, Shura Council.
The WebSummit was moderated by Khalid Rashid Jalal, Senior Group ICT Manager, Garmco.
About GCF Unite WebSummit
Global CIO Forum’s GCF Unite WebSummit is an online webinar that is aimed towards creating a global technology leaders’ community whose ultimate goal is to Integrate, Influence, Impact CIOs and tech leaders. The GCF Unite WebSummit will host a series of events in multiple chapters and 30+ countries featuring successful local Tech leaders, CIOs, IT Directors, innovators, educators and investors who share business leadership best practices, and lessons learned on the road to building great future with help of technocrat & technology.
About Global CIO Forum
The role of a CIO is one of the most critical one in today’s business and industry. Today, CIOs hold the future of innovation, productivity and competitiveness in their hands. At the Global CIO Forum, we not only provide our members with an exchange forum for best IT leadership strategies and practices to enhance business results, but we are also developing a strong voice to ensure that CIOs are represented at key industry and government decision tables. In other words: Integrate. Influence. Impact.
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