About the Country
According to Switzerland Global Enterprise, the country is considered a magnet for international IT companies. The high quality of life is another competitive factor contributing to Switzerland’s global appeal as a business location for highly-qualified skilled workers.
Information and communications technology is a key area for the Swiss economy. Employing a significant number of well-trained ICT professionals ensures that Switzerland’s economy is in an excellent starting point for further growth and innovations.
Private sector and state ICT investments in Switzerland increased from 6,932 to 26,447 Million Swiss francs between 1996 and 2018. This corresponds to an average annual growth of 7%.
About the Event
The role of a CIO is one of the most criticalone 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.
Mission
The GLOBAL CIO FORUM represents IT Executives and CIOs globally. Currently working in META region and with expansion plans globally, the GLOBAL CIO FORUM is a non-profit community of CIOs and IT leaders whose mission is to facilitate networking, sharing of best practices and executive development, and to collaborate on issues faced by the CIOs/IT Executives.
Agenda
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Time |
Session |
Detail |
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02.05 pm |
WC200S Welcome Note |
Global CIO Forum |
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02.15 pm |
World CIO 200 – Country IT Outlook |
Abdullah Albaz, KSA Sales Manager, Pure Storage |
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02.30 pm |
“Dont Backup Go Forward With Rubrik” |
Presenter : Mr. Mohammed Tamimi – Regional Sales Director, Rubrik |
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03.00 pm |
World CIO 200 Summit- Inspire 10 on 10 |
Sourav Sinha, CIO, Indigo Airlines |
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03.15 pm |
Cross Border panel |
Saiful Bakhtiar Osman Malaysian Aviation Commission Head, ICT Malaysia | ABDUL RAHIM AHMAD SECP CIOPak | Venkatesh MahadevanDubai Investments CIO UAE & Mohammed Mahnashi Ministry of Foreign Affairs ICT Consultant KSA |
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04.00 pm |
Technology Panel: Enabling business and digital transformation as part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 |
Rajesh Chandramohan, IT Director Tamimi Markets | Abdelmajed Fadol, Cyber Security GRC Manager- A/CISO | Yousef Mohammad Mhana, Principal Systems Engineer EMEA Middle East, Pure Storage & Abdul Rehman Tariq Butt, Regional Sales Director, MEA, Pulse Secure |
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04.30 pm |
CIO 200 Country Awards |
Awards ceremony |
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04.45 pm |
Closing Note |
Global CIO Forum |
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04.45 pm to 06.00 pm |
Networking |
Booth visits, Lounge meetings, Meetings and call scheduling |
Speakers 2021
Wissam Al Adany
Khaled BEN DRISS
Mohamed Hamed
