GEC NEWS WIREThe Bahrain Edition of the World CIO 200 Summit and Roadshow was held under patronage of Al Shura Council, Bahrain. The event was held at The Four Seasons Hotel, Bahrain Bay on 6th November 2019 and was attended by over 200 IT heads and decision makers in the country. The inauguration was done by H.E Ali Bin Saleh Al Saleh, Al-Shura Council Chairman. The partners of the Bahrain edition were; Veritas Technologies, Rittal Middle East and Finesse Middle East.
The Bahrain edition’s opening keynote was done Dr. Jassim Haji, Artificial Intelligence Conference Chairman on Artificial Intelligence. It was followed by presentation done by Dr. Christos Gatzoulis, Head of School of ICT & Web Media, Bahrain Polytechnic and Sh. Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, CIO, Supreme Council of Health. The women in panel discussion were; Moderator: Dr. Jaflah Alammari, board member RCCI – Panelists: Dr. Fay Al-Khalifa, Univ of Bahrain; Dr. Hessa Al-Junaid, Smart Sustainable urbanism Lab; Dr. Ebtesam Bin Butti, Univ of Bahrain. The event concluded with recognizing the IT champions of 2019, that included the below winners in four categories—Legend, Master, Leader and Next Gen.
| Name of the Nominee | Designation | Organization | |
| Mohamed Niroz Mohamed Thawoos | Head of IT | Abdul Rahman Kanoo International School | NEXT-GEN |
| Ali Jassim Ahmed Al Alaradi | Director of Information Systems | MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS | LEGEND |
| Ali Hassan Ahmed Hasan | Acting Director: ICTS | BAHRAIN POLYTECHNIC | LEGEND |
| Sh Khalid AlKhalifa | Project Director | Supreme Council of Health | MASTER |
| Mahmood Al Adraj | Senior Manager – Information Technology | BNH ( Bahrain National Holding ) | MASTER |
| Ahmed Saleh Albalooshi | Managing Director | Fintech IT services and consultations | MASTER |
| Ahmed Mohd Hassan Buhazaa | Deputy Chariman | Bahrain IT Society | MASTER |
| Salman F. Abdulla | Head of Information Technology | CrediMax | MASTER |
| Mounir Chehab | Chief Innovation Officer | Leap Management Consulting | LEADER |
| Anas Kamaluddin | Head of Group IT | YBA Kanoo | LEADER |
| Ahmed Naeemi | Head of Digital Transformation, Operations & Project Management | Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance | MASTER |
| Khalid Jalal | GARMCO | LEGEND | |
| Abubakar Arshad | Head of Information Security | Batelco | LEADER |
| Fru Christian Bills | CISO | SADAD Electronic Payment System | LEADER |
| Hasan Isam Naser Muhi | Information Security Assistant Manager | Kuwait Finance House Bahrain | NEXT-GEN |
| Nawaf Mohamed Abdulrahman | Head, Information Technology | Mohammed bin Khalifa Cardiac Center | MASTER |
| Mohanned Al-Anni | Vice President – Board of Directors | Gulf University | MASTER |
| Jawad Alalawi | Director Information Technology Services | Start Services IT Business Solutions | MASTER |
| Abeer AlObaidy | Director ICT | AlShura Council | MASTER |
| Ebrahim Al Tamimi | Director IT | Prime Minister Court | LEGEND |
| Mohamed Adel Abu Hassan | Director, Information Systems Directorate | Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning | MASTER |
| Mohammed Buallay | CTO | Kiwi | NEXT-GEN |
