EC News DeskOn June 28 Global CIO Forum, in partnership with Bahrain’s Artificial Intelligence Society, hosted the second session, in Arabic, of the BotTalk AI Virtual Conference. The topics discussed included AI Ethics, Roles of AI in Education Post Covid-19, and GCC Countries Strategies on AI.
The BotTalk series discusses the impact of AI on the Covid-19 pandemic, and what the future holds. It covers nine different sectors with keynote speakers and expertise from the health, finance, legislation, industrial, beverages and education sector.
The partnership between GEC Media Group and the Artificial Intelligence Society has entered its 4th year, and it has contributed significantly towards awareness of AI and digital transformation, in Bahrain and amongst its CIOs.
The speakers
The guest speaker for the BotTalk AI Virtual Conference, Arabic, Session 2, was HE Abdul Nabi Salman, First Deputy Speaker of the Representatives Council, Bahrain. The Conference Chairman was Dr Jassim Haji, the President of Artificial Intelligence Society, Bahrain. He is a veteran in the field Information and Communications Technology with over three decades of robust experience in implementing IT strategies across sectors.
Dr Haji was joined by Dr Ahmed Zeki, Assistant Professor, College of IT, University of Bahrain; Dr Jaflah Al-Ammary, Assistant Professor, College of IT, University of Bahrain; and Ahmed Buhazza from Bahrain’s Artificial Intelligence Society.
The session was moderated by Ahmed Saleh AlBalooshi, Managing Director, Fintech IT Services & Consultations.
About GCF Unite WebSummit
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About Global CIO Forum
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