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THE WORLD CIO 200 SUMMIT 2023 KSA EDITION
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n 2nd August 2023, Saudi Arabia witnessed an overwhelming crowd of tech leaders at Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya, Saudi Arabia. It was a prestigious gathering of IT leaders and professionals from various industries. The event aimed to foster collaboration, exchange knowledge, and recognize outstanding contributions in the IT sector. Attendees enjoyed a day filled with insightful panel discussions, engaging speaking sessions, and culminated with the prestigious World CIO 200 Awards ceremony. Attendees and keynote speakers were welcomed by Anushree Dixit, Global Head - Content & Strategic Alliances, Global CIO Forum. She shared the vision of The World CIO 200 Summit which is designed to explore the latest advancements, trends, and opportunities in the IT domain. The event followed the theme of ‘Rise of the power’. The World CIO 200 2023 roadshow is designed to help IT leaders develop and enhance the qualities of leadership, power, vision and focus. Dr. Maher Aldukheil, VP of Technology and Digital Transformation, Hail Health Cluster kicked off the event with his country inaugural keynote. Renowned industry experts delivered keynotes and presentations on cutting-edge technologies
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and strategies. Ali El Kontar, Founder & CEO, Zero&One shared his vision on ‘The Art of Possible’. Michael C., Synology Sales Head, APAC & MEA Region spoke about ‘Empowering Business Resilience: Three Steps to Effective Data Protection’ in an interesting tech talk session. Omar Elsawi, Territory Manager KSA Egypt Levant Kuwait – Collaboration, Barco spoke about ‘The Evolution of Meetings and Meeting Rooms in the Post-COVID Era’. Abhimanyu Choudhary, Co-Founder, Xoxoday spoke about how Xoxoday is making every day a rewarding day with their unique digital rewards and loyalty program. Dinesh Varadharajan, Chief Product Officer, Kissflow shared his vision on the technological trends that are reshaping businesses and industries. CAAS, the technology revolutionary platform that has been formed with the purpose of delivering technology-enabled solutions at a better price and great quality by subject matter experts themselves, was also highlighted by the organizers of CAAS from different countries. Jayakumar Mohanachandran, Research-as-aService, Chief Research Officer, I am CAAS spoke about the Research-as-a-service arm of CaaS and how it is all set to disrupt the research and market study landscape. Mohammed Mahnashi,
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