Program

Arab ICT 2012 Forum – Day One – Monday 1st October, 2012

08.00 - 08.45 Registration and Networking
08.45 – 09.30

Opening Ceremony and Distribution of Awards

  • Patron speech - Dr  Mohammed  Al Amer - TRA’s Chairman and Central Informatics and Telecommunications Organization’s President
  • FAE speech - Dr  Adel Alhudaithi – Federation of Arab Engineers  Secretary  General
  • BSE speech - Mr. Majeed Alqassab - President of Bahrain Society of Engineers
  • Keynote speech - Mrs. Nefertiti Ali-  Senior Advisor for Arab States ,  ITU Arab Regional Office
  • Recognition of Partners, Sponsors , Supporters , Patron and Keynote Speaker
09.30 - 10.00 Coffee break and Networking
10.00 – 10.25
Dr. Abdelfattah ABUQAYYAS
ICT Consultant ; CITC- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Main ICT Indicators in Arab Countries
10.25 – 10.50
Shatha Ahmad
HP Innovation Center Manager, Dubai- EMEA The Innovation Imperative
10.50 – 11.15
Dr. Jassim Haji
Director of Information Technology Gulf Air How Gulf Air transitioned to the Cloud and achieved business performance and enhanced customer service
11.15 – 11.40
Jeremy Foster
Head of Marketing, Government and Industry Relations - Ericsson Region Middle East Today's Cloud, Same Same or Different?
11.40 – 12.05
Ahmed Husain Ali
Managing Director Reload Consulting Services The Cloud Spring in the Middle East
12.05 – 12.20 Break
12.20 – 12.50
Esam Hadi Manager Information Technology Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) Dynamic Data Centre using Cloud Technology
12.50 – 13.20
Abdul Shaheed Al-Sateeh Senior Vice President Sales and Business Development - Gulf Bridge International Connecting the World to the Gulf
13.20 – 13.50
Mongi Miled Tunisian Engineers Ordre President and FAE ICT Committee member The e-volution of the practice of ICT within government and citizens relationship - From e-government to open government
13.50 – 14.15 Panel Discussion
14.15 – 15.30 Lunch


Arab ICT 2012 Forum – Day Two – Tuesday 2nd October, 2012

08.00 - 08.30 Registration and Networking
08.30 - 09.00
Feras Ahmed
Service Delivery & Channel Enhancement e-Government Authority Bahrain e-Government Strategy 2016
09.00 – 09.30
Ghada Ebrahim AlQassab
Consumer Affairs and Media Director Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Kingdom of Bahrain Telecommunications’ Consumer Experience in the Kingdom of Bahrain
09.30 –  10.00
Dr Ali Al-Soufi
Assistant Professor University of Bahrain, EA Consultant for eGov Authority, Kingdom of Bahrain Bahrain National Enterprise Architecture Framework (NEAF)
10.00 – 10.30
Wasim Khan
Advisory Leader Telecom, Technology & Media Sector – MENA Ernst & Young Top 10 risks in Telecommunications
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break and Networking
11.00 – 11.30
Mohamed Mahmood Director – Technical & Operations Telecommunications Regulatory Authority – Bahrain the Kingdom of Bahrain’s plan for Post 3G Technologies and Services
11.30 – 12.00
Suren Kannangara CEO of AFFNO Mobile as the future A reality or gimmick?
12.00 – 12.30
Dr. Abdulla Al-Thawadi General Manager in Business Continuity and Information Security Management Batelco – Bahrain The evolution of mobile & security challenges
12.30 – 12.50 Break
12.50 – 13.20
Safwan Zain Senior Manager Presales and Solutions in the Enterprise Sales Division Batelco Why Telecom operators need to provide ICT solutions?
13.20 – 13.50
Ali SABKAR Founder & President of Social Media Club Bahrain Global trends in the development of Social Media services and applications
13.50 – 14.15 Panel Discussion
14.15 – 15.30 Lunch
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