The World CIO 200 Summit 2022 Saudi Arabia edition was held on 27 September at Voco Riyadh Hotel in Riyadh and followed previous Bahrain, UAE, Qatar in-person editions. Europe, Africa, Kuwait editions, were staged previously and concluded as virtual events.
The CIO 200 Saudi Arabia edition started with registration and lunch for the half-day long event. The event was joined by 100+ delegates, speakers, and panelists. The World CIO 200 Summit Saudi Arabia edition felicitated nearly 50 top IT decision makers across the categories of Leader CIO, Legend CIO, Master CIO, Next-generation CIO.
The event partners were Redington, Zero&One, VAD Technologies | Pure Storage, Darwinbox, Raqmiyat, Paessler, Alteryx. The World CIO 200 Summit 2022 brought together digital leaders who have gone the extra mile in living up to the expectations of their organisations.
Attendees, speakers panelists, were welcomed by Ines Ben Rejeb, Media Sales Manager, GEC Media Group who further handed the stage to Anushree Dixit, Global Head, Global CIO Forum. Anushree welcomed all the keynote speakers and attendees for joining the event and congratulated all the winners of the Saudi Arabia edition. Anushree also shared the collective vision of the Global CIO Forum as a platform of knowledge sharing and networking for like-minded CIOs globally, with the audience.
The World CIO 200 Summit Saudi Arabia Awards
Leader: CIO: Experience of 10-15 years and multiple domain expertise.
Legend CIO: Lifetime achievement awards.
Master CIO: Experience of more than 15-20 years and unparalleled technological experience in a career life span.
Next-generation CIO: Experience of 5-10 years or less and undertaken mammoth projects in a less span of time.
Leader CIOs
| Name | Category |
| Imdath Nazim | Leader |
| Abdul Baseer Mohammed | Leader |
| Abdullah Hamidah | Leader |
| Abdulrahman Almutairi | Leader |
| MHD Tahseen AlAktaa | Leader |
| Muhammed Sawy | Leader |
| Mohammed Adel Alshawbani | Leader |
Legend CIOs
| Name | Category |
| Sulaiman AlKharashi | Legend |
| Waqas Butt | Legend |
| Syed Fakruddin Albeez | Legend |
| Mohammed Mahnashi | Legend |
| Dr. Mustafa Hassan Qurban | Legend |
| Eng. Khaled Alnuaimi | Legend |
| Ayad Aldaijy | Legend |
| Raed AlHazme | Legend |
| Asim Badhuralam Syed | Legend |
| Samer Marouf | Legend |
| Hazem Jarrar | Legend |
| AbdulAziz AlOraij | Legend |
| Waheed Khayyat | Legend |
| Wissam Al Adany | Legend |
| Abdullah Al-Attas | Legend |
| Abdul Quader Mohammed | Legend |
| Hamdi Aljadani | Legend |
| Zakir Shaikh | Legend |
| Dr Maher Aldukheil | Legend |
| Piyush Chowhan | Legend |
| Turki Almutairi | Legend |
| Sami Al Harthi | Legend |
| Ghassan Al Mansour | Legend |
| Mir Dawar Ali | Legend |
| Anas Mosa | Legend |
Master CIOs
| Name | Category |
| Mirza Rahmathullah Baig | Master |
| Osama Merghani | Master |
| Amin Siddiqui | Master |
| Saghir Ahmad Khan | Master |
| Abdalla Alothman | Master |
| Aijaz Regoo | Master |
| Mohamed A. Raouf | Master |
| Nadeem Aslam | Master |
| Fawad Shah | Master |
| Yazeed Almarshoud | Master |
| Irfan Ul Haq | Master |
| Mohammed Al Doseri | Master |
| Abdullah Alkhalaf | Master |
| Naif Alharbi | Master |
Next-gen CIOs:
| Name | Category |
| Ahmed Borham | Next-Gen |
| Mohammad Habeeb | Next-Gen |
This year, the roadshow is covering 40+ countries; virtually and physically; and providing a knowledge-sharing and networking platform for partners, speakers, exhibitors, attendees, and guests with multiple engaging sessions.
The World CIO 200 Summit 2022 will be much more than just a conference, with four months of activity around the globe. The Summit will also recognise and felicitate CIOs and industry leaders who have accelerated digital and business transformation through and beyond the pandemic and created a better future for their businesses.
