It’s no surprise that 2017 was a year of disruptive trends locally and globally. We saw an explosion of start-ups pitching every aspect of technology to public and private enterprises, from digital technology platforms to Artificial Intelligence and machine learning. In the enterprise space, we are seeing a shift in attention with more traditional businesses actively engaging in digital transformation strategies. What’s driving this shift?

The Future IT Summit 2018 is back to explore more on the digital transformation where the key government decision makers, private sector leaders and IT solution providers will engage in a unique discussion on the key role that the GCC countries and organizations are playing in redefining their position in the global economy map. In focus- How digitization will breath an ease of excellence in the various sectors along with the new and emerging technologies such as Blockchain, Fintech.

‘Future’ and ‘IT’ are synonyms. Nobody knows what they have in store for the human race. GEC Media Group successfully brought these synonyms on a unified platform. Enterprise Channels MEA hosted its first ‘Future IT Summit’ at the Address Hotel—Downtown Dubai on March 16, 2015. The event that won accolades from the market for its sheer excellence in addressing and exploring the Hybrid Cloud brought together IT stalwarts and key players from across the region to discuss the latest in cloud technology and work upon partner enablement strategies.

Future IT Summit 2017 marked the first-year anniversary of the Titans magazine, and badge of honor award were bestowed to over 55 CIO’s who were featured in the Titans magazine. The summit witnessed incredible presentations and striking discussions on innumerable opportunities and possibilities that the cloud is bringing into the region to change the way IT would redefine business.