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8.00 AM - 9.30 AM
Registration & Networking
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9.30 AM - 9.40 AM
Welcome Note
Tom Urquhart, Television & Radio Presenter, Dubai Media Incorporated
James Dartnell, Editor - CNME, CPI Media Group
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9.40 AM - 10.00 AM
1 on 1 Q&A Session
Donna Benton , Founder & Chairman, The Entertainer
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10.00 AM - 11.00 AM
Session One: The Race to Innovate
Sam Blatteis, CEO and Founder, The MENA Catalysts Inc. (Google’s Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs for the GCC)
Bernd Ludwig, Business Technologist, Micro Focus EMEA
Daniel Dos Reis, Senior Portfolio Manager, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Wajdi Ghoussoub, Associate Director, Middle East Venture Partners
Heba Bilal Al Shehhi, Head of User Support Section, Dubai Municipality
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11.00 AM - 11.30 AM
Mid-morning coffee break
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11.30 AM - 11.50 AM
The Digital Transformation Journey: What’s involved, and the Micro Focus way
Ulrich Pfeiffer, Presales Director and Regional Chief Technologist, Micro Focus EMEA
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11.50 AM - 12.30 AM
Session Two: The Rise of E-commerce
Akram Assaf, Co-Founder & CTO, Bayt.com
Jonathan Rawlings, CFO, Yallcompare
Ali Kassab, CEO, MBME
Omar Chihane, Co-Founder & CEO, SellAnyHome.com
Sirish Kumar, CEO and Co-Founder, Telr.com
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12.30 AM - 1.10 PM
Session Three: Investment in Tech. Can the UAE become the next global technology hub?
Seham Hanif, Head of Digital Banking, UAE & ME, Standard Chartered
Steve Mayne. Managing Director, Creative Zone
Erkki Aaltonen, Executive Director, startAD
Fathi Al Sharaf , CTO, Geek
Janardan Dalmia, CEO, Trukkin
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1.10 PM - 2.10 PM
Closing remarks followed by Lunch
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