EC News DeskOver November and early December, Global CIO Forum embarked on an ambitious, and pathbreaking, tour of 26 countries, bringing together CIOs from around the world and across the spectrum. The World CIO 200 2020 Roadshow also provided a platform for 100+ exhibitors and 250+ engaging sessions. Moreover, over 3000 CIOs and IT heads were recognised in the 2020 edition, which was held in a highly-detailed virtual convention centre that also offered networking opportunities to participants.
A unique feature of the roadshow was the Cross-border panel discussions which involved one CIO from the host country, along with three CIOs from other participating countries. The panel discussions brought on stage some of the best-known CIOs in the world, and played an invaluable role in shedding light on the current state of the pandemic-hobbled world, as well as in offering insights on how the situation was likely to unfold over the coming months and years.
Another highlight was the INSPIRE Talks 10 on 10, which featured path-breaking sector case studies from the participating countries. It also had top CIOs from respective sectors, who spoke about how their organisation has been a catalyst in bringing about change in this challenging year.
The grand finale
On December 14, the roadshow will culminate in a grand finale with the The World CIO 200 Awards. This year, the grand finale will bring together an impressive lineup of speakers and topics. To join, register here.
| UAE Time (GST) | Session | Name | Designation |
| 11:15 AM | Welcome Note | Anushree Dixit | Global Head Content & Strategic Alliances, GEC Media Group |
| 11:25 AM | Global Keynote | Ronak Samantaray | Co-Founder, Global CIO Forum | CEO, GEC Media Group |
| 11:35 AM | Global research insights and the way forward | Manoj Saxena | Chairman, RosettaNet Singapore, Global Advisory Board, Global CIO Forum |
| 11:51 AM | The CIO and THE SECRET SAUCE | Andrew Bryant, Founder of Self Leadership International. | Founder of Self Leadership International |
| 12:05 PM | Leading through disruption | Will Alexander | CIO, Benevis |
| 12:20 PM | Keynote | Samer Semaan | Channel Manager, Middle East, Pure Storage |
| 12:35 PM | Global Keynote | Gitanjali JP | Founding CEO, Himalayan Institute of Alternatives |
| 12:50 PM | CIO 200 – UAE Edition | ||
| 1:00 PM | Panel Discussion | Technology Leadership Panel Discussion | |
| Samir Chopra | CEO & Founder, RNS Technology Services | ||
| Abdul Rehman Tariq Butt | Regional Sales Director, Pulse Secure | ||
| Amjad Boka | Senior Systems Engineer, Pure Storage | ||
| Sunando Chaudhuri | Senior Information Technology Advisor, ADNEC | ||
| Faisil Syed | Digital Transformation Project Manager, SEHA | ||
| Arun Shankar (Moderator) | Editor, GEC Media Group | ||
| 1:45 AM | Corporate Wellness Culture – Need of the Hour in the Post Pandemic World | Ektaa Sibal | |
| 1:58 AM | CIO 200 – UAE Edition | ||
| 2:00 PM | Panel Discussion | Cross Border Panel Discussion – Powered by TechnePlus | |
| Egypt | Tharwat Soliman | IT Manager, Audio Technology | |
| UAE | Lt Colonel Dr Hamad Khalifa Al Nueimi, | Head of Telecom Division, Infrastructure Dept ICT Center, Abu Dhabi Police GHQ | |
| Vietnam | Khuong Tran | CIO, TTC Sugar | |
| Bahrain | Abubakar Arshad | Director of Cybersecurity, BNET | |
| Singapore | Roger Lee | Director of the Singapore Institute of Materials Management and the Vice Chairman of the Asia Pacific Logistics Federation | |
| Manoj Saxena (Moderator) | Chairman, RosettaNet Singapore GS1 digital standards consortium. Global Advisory Board, Global CIO Forum | ||
| 2:45 PM | Growth and renewal- CIO to Business leader | Dr Deep Bali | CEO-founder Boma India | Executive Coach | Author | Speaker |
| 2:59 PM | CIO 200 – UAE Edition | ||
| 3:00 PM | Panel Discussion | 2021 and Beyond – Transforming Lives and Business with Leadership | |
| Santosh Nair | Regional Head of IT User Engagement & Partner Management, (Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa), Siemens | ||
| Richard Farmer | Partner, The MitchelLake Group | ||
| Saket Gore | CEO, APAC, The Himalaya Drug Company | ||
| Venkatesh Mahadevan | CIO, Dubai Investment and Founder of ZENPod | ||
| Ajay Rathi | VP, IT, Damac Group | ||
| Malavika Shanker (Moderator) | President SEA GEC Media Group | ||
| 3:45 PM | Leadership traits in today’s world | Fabia Tetteroo-Bueno | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Philips Latin America |
| 4:00 AM | Dr Mohammed Khaled, VP – Critical Infrastructure Protections and Resilience | Abu Dhabi Government | |
| 6:00 AM | Dr Erdal Ozkaya, Regional CISO | Standard Chartered Bank | |
| DX Inspire Awards |
About The CIO 200 Summit
Established in 2017, The CIO 200 Summit is a multi-country CIO felicitation ceremony that recognises 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.
The 2019 edition of the event toured 15 countries and gathered over 3000+ delegates over a span of three months. Key stakeholders tabled roadmaps for strategic decision making and identified yardsticks that are the key drivers of growth in the digital world. The World CIO 200 Summit 2019 concluded over December 09-10 with a gala event at the Double Tree Hilton in Ras Al Khaimah.
The workings of The World CIO 200 Summit 2019 was advised by the INSPIRE committee including Dr Esam Al Falasi MOE UAE, Venkatesh Mahadevan Dubai Investment, Ajay Rathi DHA UAE, Yahya Al Mawali, Dr Jassim Haji AI Society Bahrain, Mohammed Mahnashi MOF Saudi Arabia, and Ashith P from Almasa Capital.
Sponsors of The World CIO 200 Summit 2019 event included Dell Technologies, Intel, Guardian One Technologies, Mindware, StorIT, Spectrum Networks, Netapp, Purestorage, Tahaluf Al Emarat, Nutanix, Rittal Middle East, Sai Global, Spire Solutions, BITS, Veritas, Rubrik, EMT Technologies, Techneplus, Datacare, Exclusive Network, Cloudhost, Finesse, Logicom, Zebra.
Supporting partners of The World CIO 200 Summit 2019 event included MCIT Saudi Arabia, Shura Council Bahrain, CIO Klub India, Ghana Chamber of Technology, Tech Pakistan, NIC, AI Society Bahrain, LOCO Service Pakistan, Awwal.
The highlights from the 2019 edition can be seen here.
About Global CIO Forum
The role of a CIO is one of the most critical one in today’s business and industry. Today, CIOs hold the future of innovation, productivity and competitiveness in their hands. At the Global CIO Forum, we not only provide our members with an exchange forum for best IT leadership strategies and practices to enhance business results, but we are also developing a strong voice to ensure that CIOs are represented at key industry and government decision tables. In other words: Integrate. Influence. Impact.
The Global CIO Forum’s mission is to represents IT Executives and CIOs globally. Currently working in META region and with expansion plans globally, the Global CIO Forum is a non-profit community of CIOs and IT leaders whose mission is to facilitate networking, sharing of best practices and executive development, and to collaborate on issues faced by the CIOs and IT executives.
