The World CIO 200 Summit 2023 Kuwait edition

The World CIO 200 Summit Kuwait edition honored top IT leaders with the World CIO 200 Awards on 1^st August at Millennium Hotel and Convention Centre, Kuwait. The event was successful with the presence of top IT leaders who made the event more engaging and effective.

Attendees and keynote speakers were welcomed by Jai Kumar, Project Specialist, GEC Media Group. He shared the success story of World CIO 200 roadshow in every country and the vision of World CIO 200 Summit which is a great opportunity to develop and enhance leadership qualities of every IT leader.

The event follows 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.

Mohammed Alqahtani, IT Manager, Kuwait Fire Force kicked off the event with his country inaugural keynote. Dinesh Varadharajan, Chief Product Officer, Kissflow shared his perspective on the growing importance of technology and the emerging technologies that are predicted to be disruptive in the near future. The event became more engaging and interesting through a thought-provoking panel discussion by some influential panelists.

Panel Discussion: Rise of the Power

Dr. Thalaya Alfozan, IT Director/ IT Consultant, Kuwait Ministry of Finance

Manoj Ramachandran, Group CIO, Al Babtain Group of Companies

Anis Mattur, Group Head of IT, ALHASAWI GROUP and

Adiy Al-Nakhal -IT Infrastructure Manager-Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co.

Moderated by: Basil Al-Suwaidan, CISM, SSCP, CDPSE Al-Suwaidan-General Manager – Information Security, Privacy and Anti-Fraud Department-KIB

Rapid Fire session: Leadership Dos and Don’ts

Husain A ALNakkas, CIO, National Assembly of Kuwait, Imran Anwar, ICT Manager, Alghanim Healthcare

Ekrami Sedhom-Infrastructure Manager-ACE Hardware

Mohammed Alqahtani-IT Manager-Kuwait Fire Force

Moderated by: Kamal Eldesouky-Group IT Director- United Real Estate (URC)

The World CIO 200 Summit Kuwait edition honored 29 top IT leaders with World CIO 200 Awards in Legend, Master, Leader and Next-Gen CIO categories.

NAME	COMPANY	DESIGNATION
Ekrami Sedhom	ACE Hardware	Infrastructure Manager
Dr. Anis Mattur	Al-Hasawi Group	Group CIO & Acting COO
Praful Thummar	Jazeera Airways	Vice President IT
Ahmad AlShatti	Boubyan Bank	Deputy CIO
Yousef Elkourdi	City Group	Group head of information technology
Basil Al-Suwaidan	Kuwait International Bank	General Manager
Dr. Thalaya Alfozan	Institute of Banking Studies (previous employment)	CIO
Dr. Adiy Al-Nakhal	Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co.	IT Infrastructure Manager
Mohammad Hanif	Gulf Investment Corporation	IT Consultant
Husain ALNakkas	National assembly of Kuwait	CIO
Shalish Mathew	Safir Hotels & Resorts	Cluster IT Manager
Mohamed Mokhtar	Al-Bahar Group	IT Infrastructure Manager
Ibrahim Riachi	Mabanee Co.	Executive ICT Manager
Nasser Samak	Kuwait University	ICT consultant
AbdulAziz AlHosaini	Ministry of Education	Head E-Learning
Mohammad Akram	Al Salam Hospital	IT Manager
Manoj Ramachandran	Al Babtain Group	Group CIO
Syed Amjad Ali	Hassan’s Optician Co	IT Manager
Yedhu Vijayan	Gastronomica	Regional Manager Information Technology
Imran Anwar	Alghanim Healthcare	ICT Manager
Zuzer Ibrahim	Fawaz Trading & Engineering – Group	IT Manager – Group
Ahmed Abdalla Mahmoud	Al Hamra Real Estate Co.	Senior Engineer-Network Information & Communication Technology Department
Kamal Eldesouky	United Real Estate Company (URC)	Group IT Director
Aneej Thomas	TES	IT Head
Steven Rego	ROF GROUP – (CAF CAFE WACHAMEANHAPPY ELLIE MY OH MY MUSAHAB)	Sr.Information Technology Manager
Ali Ismail	Alia International Hospital	IT Manager
Wafi Mohtaseb	AAW	CIO
Ahmed Noor	Ministry of Social Affaires	Head of IT Consultant & Project Manager
Mohammed Alqahtani	KFF	IT Manager