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World CIO 200 Summit continues in Qatar, recognises 25+ top enterprise executives

The 40+ country roadshow, The World CIO 200 Summit 2022  successfully hosted the first physical event in Qatar at Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel, West Bay Lagoon, Doha, State of Qatar on 29 August 2022. The event featured three invited keynotes, two technology keynotes, panel discussion, CIO200 country edition award and networking with top IT executives from Qatar.

The World CIO 200 Summit 2022 Qatar event partners were Dell Technologies|Ingram, VAD Technologies|Pure Storage, Amstergi and Finesse. The summit built roadmaps for strategic decision making and identified yardsticks that are the key drivers of growth in the digital world. 

Welcoming the attendees for joining the first physical event of the roadshow, the event was inaugurated by Anushree Dixit, Global Head, Global CIO Forum. Setting the tone for the event, Anushree shared the CIO200 journey of the past years, BOTS platform and this years vision of Global CIO Forum. To enlighten the audience with the on going trends of the IT Landscape and the future of IT in the Qatar region a number of speakers and panelists joined the summit.

The World CIO 200 Summit Qatar edition felicitated 25 + CIOs and Industry leaders who have accelerated digital and business transformation and created a better future for their business. The event concluded with the CIO 200 Qatar Edition Awards in the three award categories Legend CIO, Leader CIO, and Master CIO.

Anushree Dixit, Global Head, Global CIO Forum
Anushree Dixit, Global Head, Global CIO Forum.

Nagi Reddy Bommareddy, IT Manager, Qatar Ceramics presenting the inaugural keynote on Data Dive leads to education
Nagi Reddy Bommareddy, IT Manager, Qatar Ceramics presenting the inaugural keynote on Data Dive leads to education.

Rajat Bhatia, Senior Systems Engineer, Dell Technologies talking about the Solution Providers Roadmap to a CIO’s Mind
Rajat Bhatia, Senior Systems Engineer, Dell Technologies talking about the Solution Providers Roadmap to a CIO’s Mind.

Magdy Mansour Mohamed Ahmed, IT General Manager, Senyar Industries Qatar (Doha Cables – Elsewedy cables Qatar – Senyar Copper) highlights the leading transformation through change
Magdy Mansour Mohamed Ahmed, IT General Manager, Senyar Industries Qatar (Doha Cables – Elsewedy cables Qatar – Senyar Copper) highlights the leading transformation through change.

Salim Omar, Regional Sales Manager, Pure Storage presenting the Reinventing a Smart Data Experience
Salim Omar, Regional Sales Manager, Pure Storage presenting the Reinventing a Smart Data Experience.

Digital transformation keynote by Rajesh Chandramohan, Head of IT, Darwish Holding on ‘A practical approach to leading and driving transformation within your enterprise’.
Digital transformation keynote by Rajesh Chandramohan, Head of IT, Darwish Holding on ‘A practical approach to leading and driving transformation within your enterprise’.

Panel discussion on Rewriting the Digital and Business Transformation Strategy with Futuristic technologies and Forward-looking business roadmap. The moderator was Satyanarayan Banjapall and panellists included Chander Mohan Raina, Peter Okorn, Shanib Shamsudheen, and Faizal Babu Kavungal
Panel discussion on Rewriting the Digital and Business Transformation Strategy with Futuristic technologies and Forward-looking business roadmap. The moderator was Satyanarayan Banjapall and panellists included Chander Mohan Raina, Peter Okorn, Shanib Shamsudheen, and Faizal Babu Kavungal.

The event concluded with the CIO 200 Qatar Edition Awards in the three award categories Legend CIO, Leader CIO, Master CIO, and Next-generation CIO:

Legend CIO: Lifetime achievement awards

Master CIO: Experience of more than 15-20 years and unparalleled technological experience in a career life span.

Leader CIO: Experience of 10-15 years and multiple domain expertise.

Following are the winners of the World CIO 200 Summit 2022 Qatar Edition.

Name

Award Category

Nagireddy Bommareddy

Leader

Mohammed Al-Kuwari

Leader

M.G. Amila Gayan

Master

Pasantha Walpola

Master

Anto Pius

Master

Toni Elias

Master

Nizar Radad

Master

Fateh Abu Hijleh

Master

Jasim Abdul Rahiman

Master

Mohammed Jamous

Master

Mohammad Zaid Alkilani

Master

Hamdan Merchant

Master

Samir Pawaskar

Legend

Chander Mohan Raina

Legend

Faizal Babu Kavungal

Legend

Dharmapal Wankhede

Legend

Saheem Mohammed Ibrahim

Legend

Hamad Suwaid

Legend

Satyanarayan Banjapally

Legend

Kashif Fateh Dad

Legend

Ali Awkal

Legend

Ghazwan Alwahaib

Legend

Magdy Ahmed

Legend

Najmul Haque

Legend

Mohammed Nayeem Kundapur

Legend

Rajesh Chandramohan

Legend