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08:00 Registration and Coffee

Registration and Coffee

09:00 Keynote Address: Accelerating Social Good with AI

Speaker

Rowan Barnett

Head of Google.org – MEA and APAC

Google

09:15 Headliner: Foresight: Connecting the Invisible Dots

Speaker

John Sanei

Author, Speaker and Trend Specialist

10:00 Keynote Address: 5G, AI, Computing Next

Speaker

Muhammad Atif Jamil

Solution Director – Smart City, 5G & Data Analytics

Huawei – Middle East

10:15 Keynote Address: Accelerating Governmnet Digital Transformation

Speaker

Wolfgang Egger

Vice President and Managing Director – Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Africa

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

10:30 Keynote Address: The Future is Here, Powered by Artificial Intelligence and Augmented by Machines

Speaker

Osama Al Zoubi

Chief Technology Officer - Middle East and Africa

CISCO

10:45 Keynote Address: Enabling Cybersecurity for Connected Governments

Speaker

Haider Pasha

Chief Security Officer & Senior Director - EMEA

Palo Alto Networks

11:00 Keynote Address

Speaker

Zubin Chagpar

Head of Middle East and Africa – Public Sector Business

AWS

11:15 Morning Coffee, Networking and Exhibition Tour

Morning Coffee, Networking and Exhibition Tour

11:45 How to Lead/Innovate Digital Government in the Midst of New Tech

Speaker

Siim Sikkut

Chief Information Officer

Estonia

12:00 Keynote Address: Education 4.0: Employability and Beyond

Speaker

Dr. Abdullatif Al Shamsi

President and CEO

Higher Colleges of Technology

12:15 Panel of the Grown-Ups

Led by: Abu Dhabi Youth Council

An opportunity for the young generation to engage in discussions with the leading entities on the panel on questions related to the industry, growth and future.

Moderator:
	Ayesha Khamis Markhan Abu Dhabi Digital Authority

Panelists:

	H.E Dr. Rauda Al Saadi Director General Abu Dhabi Digital Authority

	Sayed Hashish General Manager UAE, Microsoft

	Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Executive Vice President Khalifa University

12:45 ADDA Digital Stars Initiative

ADDA Digital Stars Initiative

13:00 Prayer Break and Luncheon

Prayer Break and Luncheon

Track C: Data NEXT (Parallel Session)

Track Chair

Ayesha Khamis Markhan

Abu Dhabi Digital Authority

Please note that Track C and Track D are parallel sessions

14:00 Blockchain in the Maritime Industry

Speaker

Dr. Noura Al Dhaheri

CEO

Maqta Gateway

14:20 Building an Artificial Intelligence Powered Organization

Speaker

Kais Louizi

Senior Director -Industry Strategy and Insight

Oracle

14:40 The Data Path to Innovation

Speaker

Alessio Bagnaresi

Director – AI & Analytics Middle East and Africa

Microsoft

15:00 ADDATHON Initiative

ADDATHON Initiative

15:15 Afternoon Coffee and Networking

Afternoon Coffee and Networking

15:35 Panel Discussion: AI Ethics and Bias: When Artificial Intelligence becomes too intelligent - Will Machine Make the Right Decision?

Moderator:

	Dr. Fatma BaOthman Board President AI Society

Panelists:

	Tarek Saeed Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer IBM

	Emad Shafik Executive Partner Gartner

	Kunal Turakhia Global Practice Head – Decision Sciences Practice, AI, Analytics and Insight WIPRO

	Dr. Mohammad Khaled Futurist and Cyber Security Expert

	Giles Pratt Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

16:05 Data Governance in Governments: Case Studies on How Block Chain Prevent and Reduce Cyber Exposure

Speaker

Marc-Roger Gagne

Data Governance Advocate

Interfima

16:25 Applied Intelligence: How AI is Changing the Role of Technology in Interacting with Customers

Speaker

Emad Shafik

Executive Partner

Gartner

16:40 Data Privacy and Protection: Data as a Human Right and Digital Currency

Speaker

Giles Pratt

Partner

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Track D: Technology NEXT (Parallel Session)

Track Chair

Chi Ngwube

Associate Director

KPMG Lower Gulf Limited

Please note that Track C and Track D are parallel sessions

14:00 Digital Transformation is Fueled by Open Source

Speaker

Mark Hosking

Head of Emerging Technologies – Middle East and Africa

RedHat

14:20 Artificial Intelligence on Azure

Speaker

Lance Olson

Partner Director of Program Management – Applied AI

Microsoft

14:40 Leveraging 5G to Drive Sustainability and Enable Innovation

Speaker

Sebastian Alberto Delgado

Vice President – Internet of Things & Digital Payment

Etisalat Digital

15:00 Afternoon Coffee and Networking

Afternoon Coffee and Networking

15:30 The Emerging Technologies and their Impact on Societies and Business

Speaker

Tarek ElZein

Partner - Middle East

Strategy&

15:50 Panel Discussion: Driving Strategic Transformations: How Can Governments be Truly Agile?

Moderator:
	Chi Ngwube Associate Director KPMG Lower Gulf Limited

Panelists:

	Siim Sikkut Chief Information Officer Estonia

	Sumeet Pathak Digital Workforce Evangelist – IMEA Automation Anywhere

	Tarek ElZein Partner - Middle East Strategy&

	Miguel Angel Villalonga Vice President – Cloud & Data Center Etisalat Digital Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi

	Yahya Kassab Director of Sales DELL Technologies

	Hanan Salem Al Zaabi Manager Data Warehouse Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi

16:20 Digital Transformation through Industry 4.0

Speaker

Amer Mdanat

Director of Smart Cities - Global

Huawei

16:40 Value Based Automation: How to help organzations solve business problems using a Digital Worker

Speaker

Sumeet Pathak

Digital Workforce Evangelist – IMEA

Automation Anywhere

17:00 Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks

17:05 End of Conference

End of Conference

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Programme Day 2

08:00 Registration and Coffee

Registration and Coffee

09:00 Keynote Address: Accelerating Social Good with AI

Speaker

Rowan Barnett

Head of Google.org – MEA and APAC

09:15 Headliner: Foresight: Connecting the Invisible Dots

Speaker

John Sanei

Author, Speaker and Trend Specialist

10:00 Keynote Address: 5G, AI, Computing Next

Speaker

Muhammad Atif Jamil

Solution Director – Smart City, 5G & Data Analytics

10:15 Keynote Address: Accelerating Governmnet Digital Transformation

Speaker

Wolfgang Egger

Vice President and Managing Director – Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Africa

10:30 Keynote Address: The Future is Here, Powered by Artificial Intelligence and Augmented by Machines

Speaker

Osama Al Zoubi

Chief Technology Officer - Middle East and Africa

10:45 Keynote Address: Enabling Cybersecurity for Connected Governments

Speaker

Haider Pasha

Chief Security Officer & Senior Director - EMEA

11:00 Keynote Address

Speaker

Zubin Chagpar

Head of Middle East and Africa – Public Sector Business

11:15 Morning Coffee, Networking and Exhibition Tour

Morning Coffee, Networking and Exhibition Tour

11:45 How to Lead/Innovate Digital Government in the Midst of New Tech

Speaker

Siim Sikkut

Chief Information Officer

12:00 Keynote Address: Education 4.0: Employability and Beyond

Speaker

Dr. Abdullatif Al Shamsi

President and CEO

12:15 Panel of the Grown-Ups

12:45 ADDA Digital Stars Initiative

ADDA Digital Stars Initiative

13:00 Prayer Break and Luncheon

Prayer Break and Luncheon

Track C: Data NEXT (Parallel Session)

Track Chair

Ayesha Khamis Markhan

14:00 Blockchain in the Maritime Industry

Speaker

Dr. Noura Al Dhaheri

CEO

14:20 Building an Artificial Intelligence Powered Organization

Speaker

Kais Louizi

Senior Director -Industry Strategy and Insight

14:40 The Data Path to Innovation

Speaker

Alessio Bagnaresi

Director – AI & Analytics Middle East and Africa

15:00 ADDATHON Initiative

ADDATHON Initiative

15:15 Afternoon Coffee and Networking

Afternoon Coffee and Networking

15:35 Panel Discussion: AI Ethics and Bias: When Artificial Intelligence becomes too intelligent - Will Machine Make the Right Decision?

16:05 Data Governance in Governments: Case Studies on How Block Chain Prevent and Reduce Cyber Exposure

Speaker

Marc-Roger Gagne

Data Governance Advocate

16:25 Applied Intelligence: How AI is Changing the Role of Technology in Interacting with Customers

Speaker