The Inaugural Edition of BTX Show Saudi Arabia Concluded on a High Note

The inaugural edition of the BTX Show Saudi Arabia held on 23rd April 2019 at Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh concluded on a high note. Attended by over 100 IT decision makers from the country, the event brought forward the duo combination of CIOs and their CEOs.

For the first time in the region, the role of the CEO as an enabler of transformation was brought into the limelight. CEOs attended the event with their CIOs representing a unified team grappling with the challenges of transformation. With some thought-provoking presentations on digital and business transformations, the attendees engaged in unique discussions and shared knowledgeable experiences.

The speakers of the 2019 edition were – Mohamed Mahanshi, ICT Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Mehdawi, Senior Data Center Executive, Dell Technlogies, Abdullah ALSaadoun, Regional Manager – KSA & Bahrain, RSA, Mansoor Sarwar, Director Technical Services and Pre-Sales, Sage, Hossam El Masry, IT Head, Gulf Stevedoring and Makki Al-Kurdi, Networking Account Manager, Aruba HPE.

The major attractions of the event were the BTX Team Excellence Awards, BTX CEO Awards and BTX Solution Provider Awards.

The BTX Team Excellence Awards recognized the various IT teams of the country involved in a digital and business transformation exercise. The BTX CEO Awards recognized the CEOs who are preparing their organizations for the next generation business models and digital technologies. The BTX Solution Provider Awards recognized the in-country channel partners, Sis, Vendors and Consultants who are the trusted advisors for digital and business transformation projects.

The Winners of the 2019 Edition were –

The BTX CEO Awards –

Name	Organization
Loai Mousa	Saudi Governance Center
Ahmed el Banna	Saudi German Hospitals Group
Paul Melotto	AlRaedah Finance
Fadi Kreiker	Prime Lands Investment Group
Fahad Hassan algahmdi	Power Network Company
Abdulaziz Al Jouf	PayTabs
H.E Fahad Hussain Al Sudairi	Saudi Electricity Company
Wail Bamhair	Taqnia Energy
Ahmad AR. BinDawood	Danube and BinDawood