GEC NEWS WIREThe Qatar edition of the World CIO 200 Summit was held in Doha and turned out to be a top draw. The event, which was kicked off by Chander Mohan Raina, Head of IT, at Wyndham Grand Regency Doha, featured three panel discussions:
The panel on “Unleash the Might” was moderated by Radhakrishnan Mahalingam, President of the Government Blockchain Association, and included Raghid Chara, CIO of Cqur Bank; Al Awkal, Country IT Director, Hilton Worldwide; Nagi Reddy, IT Manager at Q Ceramic; and Muhammad Qasim, Head of IT and Cybersecurity at Lals Group. The panelists debated the blueprint for creating a unified vision and aligning key stakeholders around it to accelerate transformation.
The panel on “Building a Resilient Organization” was moderated by Ozel Hurmuzlu, Senior Enterprise Risk Management Analyst, Qatar University, and featured Harish Nair, Partner, Excelledia Quality Consulting; Majed Fathallah, Strategic Initiative Specialist; and Dr. Mohammed Washid, Director of MWC. The panelists delved deep into the need to embed a culture of strong risk management.
John Mankarios, VP of QInvest, anchored the discussion on “Agility and Adaptability.” The panel featured Jad Hardan, Group Director of Information Technology, AFG College with the University of Aberdeen; Khaled Koro, Corporate Director of IT, Chiva-Som Health Resorts; and Muhammad Haseeb ur Rahman, IT Incharge, Ned Doha. They shed light on how CIOs are enabling organizations to pivot and innovate rapidly to stay ahead of the curve.
The event also featured two vendor keynotes: Dhiraj Patel, Territory Manager – UAE, Oman, and Qatar at Barco, who spoke about collaboration solutions for hybrid work environments, and Imran Abdulla, GM-MEA, Orbus Software, who discussed ways to transform smarter with practical AI.
The Summit concluded with CIO 200 Awards, honouring some of the top tech leaders in the country.
