Global CIO Forum announces the launch of The World CIO 200 Roadshow 2021

Global CIO Forum announced the launch of the 2021 edition of The World CIO 200 Roadshow with a theme “#Change”. The World CIO 200 Roadshow event will roll out from September to December 2021. In this year, the roadshow will cover 36+ countries and provide a platform for 200+ exhibitors with 300+ engaging sessions. Over 4,000 C-Level executives will be recognised in the 2021 edition.

Carrying forward its legacy of the past five years, The World CIO 200 Roadshow 2021 is all set to raise curtains from September 2021.

At The World CIO 200 Roadshow 2021, CIOs from 36+ countries will challenge the legacies that were overthrown in the pandemic, charter the policies for a new digital ecosystem and change the policies and governance as the catalyst. ‘Transformation through Change’ is at the heart of the roadshow this year that would gather global Information Technology decision-makers and solution providers in a unique platform this year.

The Summit will build roadmaps for strategic decision making and identify yardsticks that are the key drivers of growth in the digital world. While CIOs can pick on sessions to help them fast-track their growth, the solution providers can build their brand, present their solutions, and network with relevant C-level IT decision-makers flown in from 36+ Countries.

The World CIO 200 Summit has four award categories including Legend CIO, Leader CIO, Master CIO, and Next-generation CIO:

• Legend CIO: Lifetime achievement awards.
• Master CIO: Experience of more than 15-20 years and unparalleled technological experience in a career life span.
• Legend CIO: Experience of 10-15 years and multiple domain expertise.
• Next-generation CIO: Experience of 5-10 years or less and undertaken mammoth projects in a less span of time.

The top CIOs from respective countries will arrive in the United Arab Emirates for the grand finale in an all-expense-paid trip, on 5-6^th December 2021 at Topaz Ballroom, Fairmont Ajman. The event will also be part of the Dubai Expo 2020.

Schedule of the World CIO 200 Roadshow 2021: 

World CIO 200 Zones 2021 are as under:

Critical Elements of World CIO 200

• BOTS- The Annual CIO Handbook.
• Grand Finale with 2 days of networking, collaboration, knowledge sharing and CAC.
• Tech Talk: The most novel way of making your presentations come alive.
• DX Inspire Awards: Global 20 Recognition for the most Transformative Projects and Solutions.

Global CIO Forum looks forward to nominations and participation for the 2021 edition.

What is new this year

The 2021 edition is ready to build roadmaps for strategic decision making and identify yardsticks that are the key drivers of growth in digital world. While CIOs can pick on sessions to help them fast-track their growth, the solution providers can build their brand, present their solutions and network with 500+ relevant C-level IT decision makers flown in from 14 countries.

Some of the upcoming offerings by Global CIO Forum are:

• GCF Recognition and Reward Programme: GCF members now can commemorate and celebrate notable events and outstanding achievements with custom awards, badges and certificates with each other. Each badge even includes a printable certificate along with globally redeemable points.
• Impact Awards Programme: The GCF Impact Awards recognise the outstanding contributions of GCF members.
• Thought Leadership Councils: Bringing together global leadership coaches and leaders to do “brain trust” to problem-solve the challenges we all share in our roles every day and prepare ourself for future business leaders.
• Mentorship Programme: The Mentorship Programme, free to all Global CIO Forum members and their direct reports, continues to demonstrate our dedication to growing and supporting current and emerging IT leaders.
• GCF Virtual Summit: CIO Connect is a virtual roundtable exchange of ideas that promotes learning as well as networking.
• Events: The event will be held in-person and all attendees will need to follow safety protocols as announced by the Emirates of Abu Dhabi.

About The World CIO 200 Summit

Established in 2017, The CIO 200 Summit is a multi-country CIO felicitation ceremony that recognises the achievements of digital leaders. The CIO 200 Awards are not a competition but a celebration of the amazing lives of CIOs and their game-changing careers.

2020 was an extraordinary year for almost every organisation, as it grappled with the fallout from the pandemic. The CIO 200 Summit 2020 toured 26 countries and gathered over 3000+ representatives in few months. Key stakeholders tabled roadmaps for strategic decision making and identified yardsticks that are the key drivers of growth in the digital world.

Sponsors of The World CIO 200 Summit 2020 event include Mindware, Dell Technologies, Pure Storage, Juniper Networks, Rubrik, Exclusive Networks, Rittal Company, Finesse Technologies, Malco Technologies, F5 networks, Pulse Secure, TechnePlus, MDS Dubai, C2FO and Lingaro.

The World CIO 200 Roadshow 2020 featured exclusive invitations for country specific briefings, celebrated the contributions of local CIOs and offered post-event networking opportunities. Moreover, participants were tapped into the collective wisdom of advisory boards and subject matter experts.

During the grand finale of the World CIO 200 Roadshow, the #DXInspire 2020 Awards recognised 20 path-breaking organisations that have redefined digital transformation to its core.

However, CIOs from organisations in the UAE, who have been the catalyst in bringing about change in this challenging year, were honoured with this award. The winners also received blockchain certificates.

The highlights from the 2020 edition can be seen here. (Insert video link & images)