Cloud Accelerate Summit & Awards, 2021
Digital Transformation Towards a Secure, Distributed Cloud
United Arab Emirates, 10th Nov, 2021
1 Day | 10+ Keynotes | 15+ Exhibitors | 20+ Speakers
The Clock is Ticking!
About The Event
The Cloud is defining the transformation of how we use IT, especially more so in the past one year since the pandemic broke out and the ensuring lockdowns over extensive periods made it a challenge for people to get to their workplaces. Cloud based services emerged as the alternative to on premise IT to sustain Business operations as the work from home trend gained ground.
Attendees Profile
Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Digital Officer
Chief Data Officer
Digital Transformation Head
Director of Cloud Operations
Head of IT Infrastructure
IT Director
VP IT Transformation
VP Technology
Head of Information Security
Head of Data Centre Operations
Director AI & IoT
Director Information Technology Security
IT Manager
Industries
GOVERNMENT
OIL & GAS
BFSI
TELECOM
MANUFACTURING
RETAIL & ECOMM
HEALTHCARE
EDUCATION
Agenda
Time: 11:25 AM 11:35 AM
Speaker: R. Narayan, Editor in chief, www.cxodx.com
Topic: Digital Transformation Journey
Time: 11:35 AM- 11:50 AM
Speaker: Charbel Zreiby, Director, Data Center Channel, MERAT, Dell Technologies
Topic: A Data Centric Journey to the Cloud
Time: 11:50 AM – 12:05 PM
Speaker: Farid Najjar, Channel Sales Manager – MEA,NetApp
Topic: Role of AI in Enhancing Cloud Services
Time: 12:05 PM- 1240 PM
Panelists:
- Rajalakshmi Srinivasan, Director – Product Management, Zoho Corp
- Yousef Mhana, Principal Technology Strategist – EMEA Middle East, Pure Storage
- Aliasgar Bohari, Senior Director IT, Zulekha Hospital
- SHAH-E-ROOM KHAN, IT Manager, Emirates College of Technology Abu Dhabi
- Padam Sundar Kafle, Head IT and Automation, Aster Hospitals
Topic: The role of cloud in accelerating Digital Transformation
Time: 1:40 PM to 1:05 PM
Speaker: Rajalakshmi Srinivasan, Director – Product Management, Zoho Corp
Topic: Simplify, Modernize & Enable Your Infrastructure For The Future
Time: 1:05 PM – 1:20 PM
Speaker: Samer Semaan, Channel Manager Middle East, Pure Storage
Topic: Risk and Governance in the Cloud
Time: 1:20 PM- 1:55 PM
Panelist:
- Samit Jha, Director of IT, International Laticrete International
- Gigi Mathew Thomas, IT & Digital Transformation, Ittihad International Investment
- Hussein Shafik Bahgat, CISRO, Africa and Middle East & UAE, Standard Chartered Bank
- Arun Tewary, Strategy Advisor and Director, Finesse
- Abhinav Guha, Senior Security Architect, Mindfire Technologies
Topic: Harnessing the power of Data from Edge to cloudÂ
Time: 2:20 PM – 2:35 PM
Speaker: Alaa Bawab, General Manager ISG – Middle East & Africa, Lenovo
Topic: Cloud Computing – Successful transition from Hype Cycle
Time: 2:20 PM-2:35Â PM
Speaker: Arun Tewary, Strategy Advisor and Director, Finesse
Topic: Omni CCaas Cloud Solutions
Time: 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM
Speaker: Binzad Aliar -AVP Global Sales (Middle East & Asia) for Ameyo, a strategic partner of D-Link MEA
Topic: Cloud powered business transformation – Opportunities and challenges
Time: 2:50 PM – 3:05 PM
Speaker: Rejeesh Kumar, Director Of Technology and Service, Mindfire Technologies
Topic: Migrating to the Cloud Successfully: Best Practices and Challenges
Time: 3:05 PM to 3:45 PM
Panelist:
- Yahyah Pandor, Chief Information & Digital Officer, Fine Hygienic Holding
- Vinay Sharma, Group IT Director, Gulftainer
- Aditya Kaushik, Head Of IT, Adyard Abu Dhabi
- Sreedhar Suragouni, CIO, Oman Insurance Company
- Ahmed Kahlout, CIO, Al Saqer Group of Companies
- Muhammad Khaled, Senior Solutions Engineer Middle East, Acronis
- Alaa Bawab, General Manager ISG – Middle East & Africa, Lenovo
Topic: Closing note by MC
Time: 3:45 -3:50 PM
Awards
The Awards will be based on nomination entries submitted. Awards will presented across both government and private sectors. Awards will be presented to companies in different sectors who have completed recent implementations in the cloud over the past year that is yielding significant benefits for the organization. Awards will be presented to CIOs who have brought in a clear vision towards adopting cloud strategies for their organization and led the acceleration. Awards will also be presented to CISOs who have deployed enhanced security for the cloud services that their organizations have deployed.
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What’s in store?
700+ Attendees
20+ Speakers
3 Panel Discussions
5 Keynotes
Gaming Zone
Industry Awards
Networking Booth
Virtual Booth
A spectacular Awards gala brought up a fitting grand finale to the inaugural Future Workspace Summit & Awards, held on the 28th of July at the Mandarin Oriental in Jumeriah, Dubai. The event organized by Leap Media Solutions, publishers of CXO DX, the region’s leading content platform for the CXO community, was a hybrid format event with a virtual summit in the day followed by a physical Awards ceremony in the evening.
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Contact Details
Saumyadeep Halder
M: +971 54 445 8401;
E: saumyadeep@leapmediallc.com
Raman Narayan
M: +971 55 780 2403;
E: narayan@leapmediallc.com
Mallika Rego
M: +971 50 248 9676
E: mallika@leapmediallc.com