Why Hybrid Cloud Middle East Digi-Conference?
Emerging technologies continue to disrupt the way business is done all around the world. Organisations are looking to compete in today’s marketplace are fast realizing the necessity of a comprehensive digital transformation blueprint that integrates various infrastructure technologies across the entire organizational structure.
This Digi-Conference will bring together IT and digital transformation leaders looking to enact resilient, long-term, hybrid cloud-based digital infrastructures that drive operational resiliency, data management, customer experience, and digital innovation strategies.
Join us for a deep dive into the various moving parts and challenges of implementing a resilient, hybrid cloud-based digital infrastructure that propels your organization into an exciting, highly competitive future business landscape.
220+
Attendees
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Executive Multi-sector Panel Sessions
4
Innovation Session with Tech Experts
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Key Sectors: Government, Healthcare, BFSI, Education, Retail and Energy sectors
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Speakers and Panellists
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Media Partners
Meet the Advisory Committee

Ramakrishnan Natarajan
Vice President IT – Emirates Hospital Group

Darweesh Buainain
Chief Information Security Officer – SATORP

Furqan Asrar Ahmed
eHealth Strategist, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Syed Mahsud Ali
CIO Azizi Developments
Meet the Speakers

Dr. Syed Mahsud Ali
CIO Azizi Developments

Darweesh Buainain
Chief Information Security Officer – SATORP

Ramakrishnan Natarajan
Vice President IT – Emirates Hospital Group

Pradeep Krishnan Nair
Assistant Director – IT Security, University of Sharjah

Hassan Khawaja
Digital Transformation Advisor, Energy Sector

Furqan Asrar Ahmed
eHealth Strategist, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Dr Fawaz Alharbi
Deputy Chairman of the Board, Cloud Computing Association Saudi Arabia and Head of Computer Science Dept., Shaqra University

Jaleel Rahiman
Director IT & PRIME Digital, Prime Healthcare Group

Ashish Dixit
Head of Application Development – MENA, Red Hat

Chandrasekhar Panda
Senior Director, Digital & Core Tech Strategy, McKinsey & Company

Sadiq Abdul Rasool
Chief Digital Officer, HOMIEZ.ME

Eng Abdulrahman Al-Majed
Member of the Board, Cloud Computing Association Saudi Arabia

Fahad A. Alhamed
Chairman of the Board, Saudi Cloud Computing Association

Alexey Sidorov
Data Management Director, Denodo

Zachary Rea
Director of Sales Engineering, Middle East, India, Turkey, and Africa, MicroStrategy

Kai Waehner
Field CTO, Confluent

Ghassan Al Jamil
Cloud Data Analytics & Big Data – Business Development Director

James Allerton- Austin
Senior Director, Oracle Cloud Strategy EMEA

Ahmad Altarawneh
Senior Strategic Consultant Digital Transformation, Dubai Police General HQ

Renard Schöpfel
Pre-Sales Consultant DACH & Southern, Kemp Technologies

Michael Schwarzkopf
Pre-Sales DACH & Southern, Kemp Technologies

Karim Kalaawi
Executive Vice President – Alliances, Cloud4C
Who will Attend Hybrid Cloud Middle East Digi-Conference?
Senior management members with the below job titles from leading government, healthcare, education, retail, banking and financial organisations in the Middle East and Africa:

- Director General
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Chief Technology Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- VPs, Heads & Directors
- IT
- Data Center
- Information Security
- Cloud
- IT Operations
- Data Management
- Innovation & e-Transformation Planning Unit
- Smart Services
- Digital Transformation
Get Inspired
in the time of uncertainty: Engage in valuable conversations with peers from other sectors and learn how they are optimising and upscaling cloud to strive in the new business world
Build Industry Partnerships
Meet and build relationships with innovative business executives and sharp skilled cloud solution providers who can support with your urgent business requirement
Stay Connected
Learn about the series of available advanced cloud solutions in the market that you can implement allowing you and your business to stay connected
Who Should Exhibit & Sponsor?
Cloud Service Providers
Managed Cloud Services Providers
Cloud Orchestration Service Providers
Cloud Security Solutions
Cloud Computing Integration Service Providers
Enterprise Cloud Storage Solution
Cloud Container Technology Providers
Enterprise IT Infrastructure Service Providers
Conference Program
11:00 | Meeting Room Opens & Welcome Remarks from Great Mind’s representative |
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11:05 | GM welcome remarks |
11:10 | Opening Keynote Dr Fawaz Alharbi, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Cloud Computing Association Saudi Arabia and Head of Computer Science Dept., Shaqra University |
11:15 | Country briefing panel one: Overview of Saudi Arabia’s journey of migration to hybrid cloud
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Panellists:
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12:00 | Keynote presentation James Allerton- Austin, Senior Director, Oracle Cloud Strategy EMEA |
12:15 | Innovation Session: Gaining control of Hybrid Cloud with Apache Kafka and Confluent cloud Kai Waehner, Field CTO, Confluent |
12:25 | Innovation Session Turbocharge Analytics without Compromising Your Strategy: Cloud, On-Prem and Hybrid Deployments Zachary Rea, Director of Sales Engineering, Middle East, India, Turkey, and Africa, MicroStrategy |
12:35 | Country briefing panel 2: Enabling AI-driven future enterprise with hybrid cloud in the United Arab Emirates
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13:20 | Innovation Session Full-Featured Cloud Load Balancers & Application Performance Monitoring
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13:30 | Innovation Session by Ashish Dixit, Head of Application Development – MENA, Red Hat |
13:40 | Innovation Session by Cloud 4C Karim Kalaawi, Executive Vice President – Alliances, Cloud4C |
13:55 | GCC focus panel discussion 3: Building a scalable and agile hybrid cloud infrastructure
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14:30 | Closing Remark by Chairman and End of Digi-Conference |
Conference Format





Sponsors and Partners
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Sponsorship Opportunities
We have a diverse range of sponsorship opportunities available. A member of the sponsorship team will work with you to create a bespoke package to suit your business objectives. For more information email partnerships@gmevents.ae or call +971 4 568 7800
Register to Attend
Please note that by registering to attend this virtual executive boardroom / conference you acknowledge and agree that the partners of the event can contact you with the contact information you have provided.
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Solution Provider | 200 USD + 5% Tax 210 USD |
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