IDC CIO Summit 2023 - Qatar | International Data Corporation (IDC) | 14 November 2023 | Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel & Villas, West Bay Lagoon Doha, Qatar, P.O. Box 24010,

As the share of the digital economy becomes increasingly significant, major governments around the world are beginning to develop dedicated strategies to enable its measurement and further development. Creating suitable regulatory environments and enriching the talent pool will be critical to the success of these strategies. Today, technology is playing an ever-increasing role in enabling, measuring, and reporting on sustainability initiatives and diversity and inclusion drives, and government and business leaders are moving these issues to the top of their digital agendas.

Why Attend?
• Receive critical insights from leading industry experts
• Discover solutions to pressing business challenges
• Get hands on with the industry's latest innovations
• Interact with the brands and specialists on your short list
• Engage in workshop-based technology discussions
• Participate in dedicated one-to-one meetings
• Share knowledge and network with your peers
• Take part in a series of fun, exciting, and memorable activities

2023 Speakers

Ranjit Rajan
Vice President, Research (META), IDC

Steven Frantzen
Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director (EMEA), IDC

Anand GP
OT Security Technical Engineer, TXOne Networks

Roland Boulos
Director of Solutions Consulting, Sprinklr

Mohamed Afifi
Head of Sales - GCC and Levant, Worldwide Public Sector, AWS

Ashley Woodbridge
Chief Technology Officer for MEA, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group

John Mankarios
Vice President of IT, QInvest

Amr Metwally
Assistant Executive Director, Itqan Clinical Simulation & Innovation Center, Hamad Medical Corporation

Bilal Issa
Manager, Technical, GC & Support Lead, MENA & Gulf & Emerging Markets, Trend Micro

Adrian Pickering
Regional General Manager MENA, Red Hat

Layale Hachem
Senior Solutions Engineer, BeyondTrust

Pedro Jacinto
MEA SE Senior Manager, Dynatrace

Poovana Kokalera
Regional Sales Director, GCC, Verint

Iheb Marzougui
Lead Solution Engineer, VMware

Daoud Abou Diab
Regional Channel Lead, NetApp

Neil Harbisson
The World’s First Officially Recognized Human “Cyborg”

Jyoti Lalchandani
Group Vice President & Regional Managing Director (META), IDC

Firas Georges Khalil
IT Director, Baladna Food Industries

Talal Al-Saif
Regional Executive Director (Central Gulf & Egypt), Nutanix

Mohamed ElShanawany
Cloud Infrastructure & Software Sales Leader (MEA), Cisco

Ammar Fayoumi
Senior Solutions Engineer, Cloudera

Ahmad Chehime
Cyber Security Specialist, Cisco

Abdulrahman Hassan
Head of IT Operation, Infrastructure, and Security, Qatar Free Zones Authority

Dr. Ali Al Sanousi
Executive Director, Clinical Information Systems, Hamad Medical Corporation

Dr. Joseph George
Group Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), Doha Bank

Abdulsalam Al Yafei
ISIT and Engineering Group Manager, Qatalum

Justin Kenny
Chief Operating Officer, CQUR Bank

Elyas Zyoud
Vice President of IT Applications, QInvest

Jeffrey Kersting
Director of Innovation and Technology, American School of Doha

Muhammad Qais
Senior Manager BCM, Cyber, IT & Digital Risk, Commercial Bank of Qatar

Anoof Asker
Head of IT, Lesha Bank

2023 Partners

SUMMIT PARTNERS:
• TXOne Networks
• Sprinklr
• AWS | Mannai Corporation
• Intel + Lenovo

PLATINUM PARTNERS:
• Beyond Trust
• Red Hat
• Verint | Mannai Corporation
• Dynatrace
• NetApp | Mannai Corporation
• VMware | Mansoft
• Trend Micro

TECHNOLOGY FOCUS GROUP PARTNERS:
• Cloudera
• Cisco | Nutanix
• Cisco

EXHIBIT PARTNERS:
• Proofpoint
• Liferay
• Gigamon | Mannai Corporation
• Panduit | Mannai Corporation
• Secureworks
• Manage Engine
• Check Point | Mannai Corporation
• Boomi | Techne Plus
• Freshworks
• Software AG | Accenture

HEALTH PARTNER:
• Fitness First