WELCOME COFFEE & NETWORKING
MC OPENS
Welcome Address by Lead Sponsor
Mohamed El-Shanawany,
Data, Automation and AI Leader - Middle East & Pakistan, IBM
FIRESIDE CHAT: Exerting Influence & Extending Impact – The Evolving Dynamics of Tech & Data from a Middle Eastern Context
H.E.Thuraya Al Hashimi,
Executive Director - Digital Data Enabling Sector, Federal Competitiveness & Statistics Centre, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs - UAE
Mostafa Zafer,
Vice President - Data, AI, Automation & Security MEA, IBM
Towards Trustworthy AI
Ahmad El Sayed,
Chief Data Scientist, Data & AI, IBM
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Empowering MENA Governments & Public Sector -> Leveraging Smart Data, Advanced Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
Ammar Alfayoumi,
Senior Solutions Engineer, Cloudera
Budoor Al-Amoudi,
Chief of Data Management, Dubai Airport Freezone Authority
Latifa Saleh AlShehhi,
Head of Algorithms Analysis & Development Section, Federal Competitiveness & Statistics Center, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs
Mohamed AlMadhaani,
Advisor - Technology & Policy, Abu Dhabi Digital Authority
Richard Dib,
Smart City & Data Advisor, Confidential
Data Democratization – How to Bridge the Divide between People and Technology
Vishal Soni,
Data Evangelist, Alteryx
NETWORKING BREAK & VISIT TO THE SMART DATA LOUNGE
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Stepping Up to the Challenge in the MEA (Middle East & Africa) Region – Maturity in Data & Artificial Intelligence with Data Governance & Data Ethics
Dr. Amjed Al.Thuhli,
Information Technology Consultant, Ministry of Transport, Communications & Information Technology - Oman
Faisal Ali,
Group Chief Information Officer, Gargash Group
Gino George,
Head of Customer Analytics and Intelligence, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Prashant Tewari,
Regional Sales Director, Acceldata
Seham El- Behissy,
General Manager Digital & Connected Cars - Middle East, Groupe Renault
Suraj Nair,
Head of IT, MENAP & Customer Digital Lead, Mondelēz International
ArabyAds Data Transformation : Migrating a Complex Coupons Tracking Analytics to Snowflake
Join this session to hear why ArabyAds chose Snowflake for its centralized Data Platform / Data Lake as a scalable solution to accompany its continuous growth
Frédéric Leroy,
Chief Technology Officer, ArabyAds
Breaking the Data Gravity Notion with Logical Data Fabric
Alexey Sidorov,
Data Management Director, Denodo
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: The Data Fabric, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & The Human Element – Identifying the Smartest Approach for Real Results
Awad Ahmed Ali El Siddig,
Team Leader, AI & Analytics, Adnoc Distribution
Frederik Bisbjerg,
Executive Director - Digital & Innovation, Daman National Health Insurance Company
Muzoun Al-Nuaimi,
Director of Reporting and Analytics, Jumeirah Group
Natalie Fuller,
Head of Data Analytics, CAFU
Ramzi Ben Ouaghrem,
CTO, Cloud & Cognitive Technical Executive - MEA, IBM
Shaily Verma,
Director‑Data Insights, DAMAC Properties
How to Avoid Common Pitfalls while Building AI-Powered Organizations
Celal Kavuklu,
Director, Customer Advisory - Middle East & Africa, SAS
PRIZE DRAW & MC CLOSES
NETWORKING LUNCH WITH COFFEE AT THE SMART DATA LOUNGE
NETWORKING & MORNING REFRESHMENTS
MC OPENS
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: CX (Customer Experience), Marketing & Predictive Analytics – The Best Toolkits to Connect with Your Customer & Accelerate Your Data-Driven Business
Dmitry Menshenin,
Business Intelligence, Sanofi Greater Gulf
Katral-Nada Hassan,
Head of Product Experience & Innovation, YAP
Mohamed AlTajer,
Chairman, CMO Council
Mohamed Tarek Fahmy,
Director of Growth & Martech, Careem
Taghrid Al Saeed,
Senior Vice President - Head of Media Intelligence & Innovation, Mubadala Group Communications
Urban Change Makers: The Story of Abu Dhabi’s AI Capability
Dr. Humaid Saif Saeed,
Director of the Artificial Intelligence Applications, Abu Dhabi Police
How AI Bring Social Listening to New Levels of Sophistication
Awis Kilani,
Marketing Manager, Lucidya
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: BFSI (Banking, Financial Services & Insurance) Industry Panel – The New Digital Frontier with RPA, Quantum Computing, Big Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Haddi Hakim,
Systems Engineer Manager, Pure Storage
Mohamed Abdel-Razek,
Regional Chief Information Officer, Standard Chartered
Nicola Hobson-Langley,
Regional Head Analytics & CRM Europe & Middle East, RBWM, HSBC
Samer Semaan,
Channel & Alliances Manager, Pure Storage
Sridhar K,
Group Head of Operations, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Varghese Skariah,
Regional Head of Data, RSA Middle East
NETWORKING BREAK & VISIT TO THE SMART DATA LOUNGE
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: It’s Time to Go Shopping! Advanced Analytics & Artificial Intelligence for the Digital Retail & E-Commerce Industry
Anand Venkatasamy,
VP - Customer Base Management, Etisalat
Donald Krol,
Director - Solutions Consulting EMEA, Workato
Jonathan Flender,
Head of Ecommerce Multi-Brand, Al-Futtaim Group
Louise Blake,
Vice President - Data, Seera Group
Mithil Ajmera,
Marketing Lead (e-commerce), Danube Homes
Tina Chikhani Nader,
Head of Digital Commerce, Unilever MENA
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Data Science & Healthcare in the Middle East – Holistic Solutions for Human Wellbeing
Ahmad El Sayed,
Chief Data Scientist, Data & AI, IBM
Ahmed Abdellatief,
Head of Analytics & Intelligence, Sidra Medicine
Aliasgar Bohari,
Senior Director - IT, Zulekha Hospitals
Qasim Abu Hantash,
Senior Specialist, Dubai Health Authority
Shaikha Hassan Al Mansoori,
Head of Investment & Strategy - Digital Health Department, Ministry of Health and Prevention - UAE
SMART DATA SUMMIT PLUS (SDS+) 2021 DATA AWARDS
PRIZE DRAW & MC CLOSES
NETWORKING LUNCH WITH COFFEE AT THE SMART DATA LOUNGE
Expotrade Middle East FZ-LLC
Level 9, 907 Aurora Tower, Dubai Media City
PO Box 500686 Dubai, U.A.E.
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