Ahmad Al Ali
IT Project Manager, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
Osama Felfel
Head of Development & DevOps, Etisalat
Mostafa Othman
Cloud / Smart Cities / Digital Transformation Expert, Etisalat
Tamer Elhamy
Chief Partnership Officer, Microsoft
Hani Khalaf
CTO, Dell
Alaa Dalghan
Managing Director of Cognit DX
John Sanei
Global Keynote Speaker
Mohammad Khaled
VP, Growth and Business Transformation, Reach Digital
Cristina De Torres
Partner - Business Process Optimisation, PwC Middle East
Ala Khattab
Senior Director - Digital Transformation, TSME
Samer Ghanem
Head of Governance Services, PACI
Pierre Brunet
SVP, EMEA, Software AG
Rami Kichli
Senior Vice President, Middle East and Türkiye, Software AG
Bart Schouw
Chief Evangelist, Software AG
Ali Baydoun
Country Manager, UAE, Software AG
Time | Sessions | Speaker |
09:00 – 09:30 | Registration, Tea / Coffee & Networking | |
09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome | Rami Kichli, SVP, Middle East & Türkiye Software AG |
09:40 – 10:00 | Keynote session | Ali Baydoun, Country Manager, UAE Software AG |
10:00 – 10:40 | The Human AI Symphony: Orchestrating Value for Today & Tomorrow |
John Sanei Futures strategist, Best-selling Author, Global Keynote Speaker |
10:40 – 11:00 | Coffee Break with Live Music | |
11:00 – 11:40 | TSME – Fireside Chat with Guest Speakers | Ala Khattab, Senior Director - Digital Transformation, TSME Ahmad Al Ali, IT Project Manager, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure |
11:40 – 12:20 | Panel Discussion: Is AI the ‘New Oil’ for the Middle East? Middle East aggressively leads in global AI race to reshape the technology trends. This panel will assess how investments in AI are positioning in Middle East along with strategies for product implementation and capitalizing on AI capabilities. |
Moderator: Alaa Dalghan, Managing Director of Cognit DX, C-level Advisory Tamer Elhamy, Chief Partnership Officer, Microsoft Hani Khalaf, CTO, Dell Dr. Ali Raza, CEO, ByteSpark.ai Karim Fathi, Engagement Partner, Wipro |
12:20 – 13:30 | Lunch |
Beyond Efficiency: Business and IT excellence, powered by AI | Integrate Anything. Anywhere. Any way you want | Driving Efficiency, Fostering Innovation: IoT's Journey Beyond Connectivity | |
ARIS & Alfabet | webMethods & StreamSets | Cumulocity IoT | |
13:30 – 14:05 | Opening Keynote Pierre Brunet SVP EMEA, Software AG |
Opening Keynote Philippe La Fornara EMEA President, Software AG |
Opening Keynote Bart Schouw Chief Evangelist, IoT, Software AG |
14:05 – 14:25 | Fireside Chat with PwC Cristina De Torres, Partner - Business Process Optimisation, PwC Middle East PwC |
Fireside Chat: Rajjkumar Reddy, Head of API & Integration, iSolution | Mostafa Othman, Cloud & Smart Cities & Digital Transformation Expert, Etisalat Misr |
14:25 – 14:45 | Product session Cezmi Eroğlu, Transformation Solutions Director, Software AG Eric Roovers, Vice President, Transformation Solutions, Software AG |
Product session Feras Juma, Integration & IoT Solutions Director, Software AG |
Technical Session: The Power of Predictive Insights - AI-Driven Actions in IoT Live Zineddine Haitaamar Software AG |
14:45 – 15:05 | Fireside Chat with Emirates Transport Khalid Mahmood Emirates Transport |
Osama Felfel, Head of Development & DevOps, Etisalat Misr |
Fireside Chat with Reach Digital Mohammad Khaled, VP, Growth and Business Transformation, Reach Digital |
15:05 – 15:25 | Fireside chat with First Abu Dhabi Bank Aditya Kuppili, Service Owner - Release & Testing Governance First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) |
Customer Case Story: PACI Samer Ghanem, Head of Governance Services, PACI |
Arabian Construction Company Customer Success Story Sahar Sabra, Corporate IT Manager, Arabian Construction Company Georges Ibrahim, Founder, Agile Value Consultants |
15:25 – 16:00 | Customer Award Ceremony & Raffle & Wrap Up |