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Over the years, the UAE has firmed its position on the international playing field as a leader in innovation, collaboration and technology advancement under the vision and foresight of the UAE government.
Bearing in mind the UAE government’s ambitious agenda to promote a digital economy and its commitment to improve the lives of its citizens through economic, social and sustainable development, etisalat by e& is pleased to host a forum that will focus on harnessing innovation and new technologies within the public sector.
The Government Innovation Forum will build on our efforts to empower governments by bringing together policymakers, government representatives and industry peers to share their insights and discuss areas of collaboration on a powerful platform.
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Coffee and registration
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM
Welcome Remarks
Rania Ali
EMCEE10:10 AM – 10:20 AM
Opening Remarks
Abdulla Ebrahim Al Ahmed
Sr. Vice President/Government Sales, etisalat by e&10:20 AM – 10:40 AM
e& enterprise & the journey to government’s digital transformation
Salvador Anglada
Chief Executive Officer, e& enterprise10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
5G & next-gen networks – a leap into the future
Haitham Abdulrazzak
Chief Business Officer, etisalat by e&
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
Cybersecurity Keynote
HE Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti
Head of Cyber Security Council UAE Government11:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Fortifying Society’s Future: The Criticality of Cybersecurity
Nicolai Solling
Chief Technology Officer, Help AG
11:50 AM – 12:20 PM
See Beyond Tomorrow
John Sanei
Innovation Speaker
Coffee Break
12:40 PM – 01:00 PM
Enabling better connected societies
Mohannad Samara
Sr. Director/Business Development, etisalat by e&01:00 PM – 01:25 PM
5G’s role in accelerating the 4th industrial revolution
Zakaraya Alashek
Sr.Director/5G connectivity, etisalat by e&
Zoran Lazarevic
CTO – Middle East & Africa, Ericsson
Mahmoud El-Banna
Head of Digital Industries Sales, Nokia
Onur Ozdemir
Technology strategist, Media & Telecommunications Industry, MEA, Microsoft
Wissam Elassaad
Technology Innovation Principal Director, Accenture
01:25 PM – 01:50 PM
AI Ecosystem Session
Kamran Ahsan
Sr. Director/AI & Smart Data, e& enterprise
Abdelkader Es Slami Houssine
Director/AI, e& enterprise
Ahmed A Omer
Sr. Director/EngageX, e& enterprise
Andre Balleyguier
VP, International Applied AI Experts, DataRobot
Mahmoud Moussa
Senior Cloud solution Architect, Data and AI, Microsoft
01:50 PM – 02:15 PM
Sustainability Fireside Chat
Goncalo Fernandes
Sr. Director/Solution Marketing, e& enterprise
Mohammad Saif Siddique
Senior Manager/Solutions Marketing – Smart City, e& enterprise
02:15 PM – 02:25 PM
Closing remarks
Abdulla Ebrahim Al Ahmed
Sr. Vice President/Government Sales, etisalat by e&
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM
Lunch & Networking
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