By Ron Chen, Correspondent ASEAN Region

Digital transformation has become the bedrock of UAE’s Vision 2021 which is driving   business transformation and accelerated operations across both enterprises and Government entities.

With this in mind, the physical edition of the Digital Transformation Summit – UAE, which preparations have reached an advanced stage, is  an exclusive gathering for IT leaders from across industries in UAE hosted at the Conrad, Dubai, UAE on November 18, 2021, beginning Time: 9 am  and rounding off 6 pm (Gulf Standard Time).

Under the patronage of The Private Office of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al-Qassimi, the conference is gearing up  to be one of the biggest digital transformation events this year.

The Chairman, H.E. Tomas Zaleski says, “The Royal Private Office Of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al Qassimi has been enabling a robust business ecosystem through technology and leadership in the UAE. In that context, it is our pleasure to announce our support towards the Digital Transformation Summit: UAE, a one-day event gathering business and IT leaders from UAE to explore the best practices for business transformation.”

What’s in store for you at this Summit?

This on-ground conference will gather the biggest Digital Transformation leaders, C-level decision makers and technology evangelists from the UAE and across the globe. The event will drive path-breaking conversations on UAE’s key IT challenges and priorities and foster networking via coffee and luncheon breaks. Housing leading digital transformation solutions, the platform will allow leaders to explore a host of solutions for their digital roadmap.

With a rich experience of hosting six editions across Saudi Arabia, India, Southeast Asia, Africa and Qatar, this edition will have expert keynotes, panel-discussions, fire-side chats and solution showcase from our speakers and partners along with speed networking sessions & one-to-one meetings.

Featured Discussions at the Summit include:

●          Role of Digital and ICT in UAE’S Vision 2021

●          Evolution of BI in the Cloud & Big Data era

●          Customer Experience Roadmap for 2021

●          Operational Efficiency Improvements using AI & RPA and more.

Top Speakers headlining the conference include:

●          CIO, RakBank, Sanjay Khanna

●          President Emirates Digital Association for Women, Hoda A.Alkhzaimi

●          Senior Consultant Government Services Improvement Sector UAE Government, Ahmed Aly Shaban

●          Chief Strategist, Futurist Department of Economic Development, Government of Dubai Rashid Hazari among others

To recognize the exceptional work done in digital transformation initiatives, the conference will honour the top IT leaders and solution providers through the Digital Transformation Leadership Awards.

Leading solution providers like Kyndryl, AppDynamics and Zerto will showcase their capabilities in accelerating business transformation.

“The pandemic was an eye-opener for businesses and governments across the world, instilling a new awareness of the importance of technology,” said Managing Director, Kyndryl – Middle East, Africa and Turkey, Vickram Nagi. “Having the right digital transformation strategy and embedding innovation in everyday life enabled the UAE to position itself as an example during the pandemic. And through our global talent of 90,000 experts, Kyndryl will continue to provide world-class services offerings for customers in the UAE and across the world and help them accelerate their ongoing transformation journeys.”

Kyndryl, a Gold Partner of the Summit, is the independent public company that will be created following the separation of IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services business. Kyndryl designs, runs and manages modern, efficient and reliable technology environments for the world’s most important businesses and organizations,  including 75 of the Fortune 100 companies, with the industry’s most experienced services experts.

Event Silver partner, AppDynamics is a leading business observability partner and will take to the stage at the Digital Transformation Summit: UAE to showcase how they impact the bottom line for businesses. 

Media partners for the summit are: Intelligent CIO,  AI Magazine, Mashable Middle East, Cyber Era NG, Security and Fire Africa, Security Middle East, Global Risk Community, MyTechMag

Registration is required at https://www digitransformationsummit.com/uae/