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The Internet of Things 2021
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Boosting Economies and Serving Societies
The growing opportunities for Emerging Technology, coupled with ongoing technological advancement, mean that Internet of Things (IoT) promises to serve as valuable platforms for a new era in digital transformation. This event will discuss the vision that outlines the potential for IoT to transform the world into a connected society, through enabling different industries and acting on current IoT demand, while also proactively anticipating future needs. Fulfilling this vision requires future-oriented IoT policy development, where the needs of IoT users are anticipated through engagement, in order to promote certainty and investment. Key to this is proactively seeking opportunities to optimize IoT for the benefit of users, maximizing the value of IoT to society, and ensuring that the IoT is used efficiently and economically in conformance with the world best practices .
Welcoming and opening remarks from ITU and CITC leadership, speakers:
- H. E. Mohammed AlTamaimi - Governor of Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)
- Chaesub Lee - Director of Telecommunication Standardization Bureau in ITU.
Panel discussion regarding the role of IoT in empowering societies, and the efforts done by both government regulators and IoT experts to facilitate the adoption of IoT, speakers:
- Dr. Khalid S. AlShathri - Emerging Technologies General Manager at CITC
- Bettina Tratz-Ryan - Vice President of Research at Gartner
- Yasunori Mochizuki - NEC Fellow
Moderator: Bilel Jamoussi - Chief of the Study Groups Department at ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
Presentation, speakers:
- Eng. Yehia Abdullateef Khojah - GM of AI Department at Ministry of Energy
- Raed Alshneiber - GM of Power Sector Integration at Ministry of Energy
Presentation, by:
- Eng. Abdallah Al-Obeikan - CEO at Obeikan Group
Presentation, by:
- Dr. Alia O. Bahanshal - Director of the National Center For Data Analytics and Artificial intelligence
Panel discussion regarding IoT role in the realization of Vision 2030 through empowering digital economy, speakers:
- Eng. Yehia Abdullateef Khojah - GM of AI Department at Ministry of Energy
- Raed Abdulaziz Alshneiber - GM of Power Sector Integration Ministry of Energy
- Eng. Abdallah Al-Obeikan - CEO at Obeikan Group
- Dr. Alia O. Bahanshal - Director of the National Center For Data Analytics and Artificial intelligence
Moderator: Eisa Alanazi - Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Umm Al-Qura University
Presentation, by:
- Elizabeth Migwalla - Senior Director and Head of Government Affairs for Middle East & Africa at Qualcomm International Incorporated
Presentation, by:
- Neil Sahota - Master Inventor at IBM
Presentation, by:
- Safder Nazir - Senior Vice President Digital Industry at Huawei Technologies Middle East
Presentation, by:
- Massimo Valla - Innovation Area Manager Digital
- Spaces, Industry4.0 and Smart Mobility at TIM
Panel discussion regarding the future of IoT in enabling digital transformation, speakers:
- Elizabeth Migwalla - Senior Director and Head of Government Aairs Middle East & Africa at Qualcomm International Incorporated
- Neil Sahota - Master Inventor at IBM
- Safder Nazir - Senior Vice President Digital Industry at Huawei Technologies Middle East
- Massimo Valla -Innovation Area Manager Digital Spaces, Industry4.0 and Smart Mobility at TIM
- Enrico Scarrone - OneM2M Steering Committee Chairman
Moderator: Dr. Ahmed A. AlSohaily - Chief Advisor at CITC
Start Date
25/2/2021
End Date
26/2/2021
Hijri Date
13/07/1442 AH
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Timing
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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