GEC NEWS WIREVistar, the leading PR and event Management Company has been chosen by GEC Media Group as Events Partner for the World CIO 200 Summit – Egypt Edition. Together both the companies have signed an agreement and will coordinate and manage events and communications for Egypt.
As an events partner for the Egypt edition, Vistar will be managing and promoting the event, and building relationship with local customer and IT industry leaders.
Ronak Samantaray, CEO of GEC Media Group said: “We are proud to partner with Vistar. The World CIO 200 is without doubt the most important CIO Awards taking place in the region. The partnership with Vistar will create a platform for the IT leaders in Egypt to easily communicate and nominate for the awards.”
Held under the umbrella of Global CIO Forum, The CIO 200 is a multi-country CIO felicitation ceremony that recognizes the achievements of the ‘Digital Leaders’ of today. After touring 10 countries in 2018, the awards in 2019 is going to 14 countries that include – UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, India, USA, Canada, Singapore and South Africa.
Commenting on this new partnership, Hazem Abed, General Manager at Vistar Egypt, said, “We are delighted with this partnership and happy to be part of such a global event for Egypt. Over past few years, Egypt has regained its ground to have now become one of the fastest growing markets in the region.”
Abed added:” The World CIO 200 Summit is set to facilitate those leaders who have been instrumental in driving the digital transformation in Egypt and also shares knowledge from its platform that will witness a gathering of several leading CIOs, CISOs and IT Heads from various organizations in the country.”
