May 27Th - 28Th 2013 Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh, KSA

Official Government Partner

May 27th - 28th 2013 InterContinental Hotel, Riyadh, KSA www.kingdomegovsummit.com

The Event Brochure

The Event 4th Annual Kingdom e-Government Summit 4

About naseba 5

Official Partners and Sponsors 6

Agenda 20

Speakers 30

Floor Plan 56

Sponsors 58

About naseba and Contacts 116

Upcoming Events 117 The event

4th Annual Kingdom e-Government Summit

Dear Participant,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 4th Annual Kingdom e-Government Summit being held here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 27th and 28th 2013.

Organised by naseba and officially supported by our Government partner the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology -- represented by Yesser e-Government Programme -- this 4th edition is designed to highlight ways to overcome the key challenges facing e-Government transformation.

The summit is discussing leadership, management and technical level topics to connect governments and increase end user experience by using multi-channel service delivery models and cutting edge technologies, yet ensuring the highest level of security.

You can contribute to panel discussions covering an array of topics delivered by industry experts, and have the opportunity to learn from and network with industry peers. You will also be able to meet a variety of solution providers to understand how their products and services best fit into your needs.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our official Government partner Yesser, as well as the speakers, delegates, sponsors and partners who have extended their support in organising this summit.

I wish you a successful 2 days.

Respectfully yours,

Naveen Bharadwaj Project Manager naseba

4 About naseba

THE MAN AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN DID NOT FALL THERE.

naseba is a deal facilitator focused on the liquid growth markets.

Our markets include: Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Egypt and East Africa), the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Iraq and the UAE), India, and Asia Pacific (China, Malaysia and Singapore).

We create ‘deal flow’ using platforms including business summits, leadership forums and executive training.

Each platform is focused on creating the ultimate deal-flow opportunity for all participating organisations.

For our clients, the deal could be expanding into a new market, vendor sales contracts, sourcing a strategic partner, or executive education.

In addition, a separate division provides capital raising, asset sales and joint venture introduction services with investors.

Since 2003, we have hosted over 400 initiatives and have relationships with more than 58,000 senior executives, business leaders, entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and VIPs.

We are a French company with on-the-ground presence in Monaco, Riyadh, Dubai, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai, and employees from more than 30 nationalities.

At naseba, we make it happen.

For more information on naseba, please visit www.naseba.com

5 Official Partners and Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Official Government Partner

Platinum Sponsors

Silver Sponsor Official Partners and Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

TM Official Partners and Sponsors

Media partners

Knowledge partner

CENTER FOR ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE

Association partners Official government partner

The Government of Saudi Arabia attaches high significance to the e-Government concept and the transformation process that leads to its realisation. It strongly believes in the huge benefits such concepts of e-Government entails for the national economy. Accordingly, the supreme Royal Decree number 7/B/33181, dated 10/7/1424 (7/9/2003) included a directive to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to formulate a plan for providing government services and transactions electronically.

Transformation to an information society cannot be achieved without comprehensive collaboration and concerted efforts to realise the set objectives. Therefore, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) established the e-Government Program in 2005 in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC).

For more information on Yesser, please visit http://www.yesser.gov.sa

9 Knowledge partner

CENTER FOR ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE

UNU-IIST is an International Centre of Excellence on research and practice in electronic governance and is part of United Nations University, International Institute for Software Technology located in Macao, China.

The centre supports governments in developing their country’s strategic use of technology to transform the efficiency of public organisations and their relationships with citizens, businesses, civil society, and with one another.

The focus is on applied and policy research, capacity building and various forms of development, strategy development, software development, institutional development and development of communities of practice.

UNU-IIST Centre For Electronic Governance PO Box: 3058 Casa Silva Mendes, Est. do Engenheiro Trigo No 4 Macao China Tel: +853 2 8712 930 Fax: +853 2 8712 940 Email: [email protected] Website: www.egov.iist.unu.edu

10 Association partner

In response to the urgent need of high-quality research and education in information assurance, King Saud University has established the Centre of Excellence in Information Assurance. The centre will be the first source of information assurance expertise in the region. It’s vision it to cater to renowned experts and conduct world-class research in parallel with internationally recognised centres.

International collaboration with top quality information assurance researchers and professionals is also a part of mission strategy of COEIA: To transfer technology and mutual sharing of knowledge and solve information assurance problems more efficiently.

The association is in its infancy and striving for support to achieve its vision and mission by growing as an internationally recognised centre in information security. Its goals align with the National Information and Communication Plan (NICTP) and it fulfils eight execution policies and can play partial or full role of 12 out of 24 projects specified by NICTP.

Centre of Excellence in Information Assurance PO Box 92144 Riyadh 11653 Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 1 469 6478 Fax: +966 1 469 6452 Email: [email protected], [email protected] www.coeia.ksu.edu.sa

11 Association partner

Dubai Internet City (DIC), a member of TECOM Investments, was established in 2000 and has since grown to become the Middle East and North Africa’s largest ICT business park.

Founded on the solid fundamentals of state-of-the art infrastructure and a unique technology-orientated freezone community, DIC is home to more than 1,400 international and regional ICT companies.

DIC’s comprehensive and purpose-built infrastructure has attracted world renowned businesses including Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Dell and GE amongst others.

DIC has also been one of the forerunners in carrying forward Dubai’s vision of transitioning into a knowledge-based economy and has increasingly turned its attention to the development and nurturing of SMEs.

The SME market within the UAE is expected to account for 45% of ICT expenditure by 2015.

Dubai Internet City P O Box: 73000, DIC Building 4 Shaikh Zayed Road Dubai, UAE Tel: +971 4 3911 111 Fax: +971 4 3919 000

12 Association partner

The Information Systems Audit and Control Association is a worldwide organisation with more than 86,000 members in over 175 chapters. The association provides practical guidance, benchmarks and other effective tools for all enterprises that use information systems. Through its comprehensive guidance and services, the association defines the roles of information systems governance, security and audit assurance professionals worldwide.

The Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology, Val IT and Risk IT governance frameworks and the Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Information Security Manager, Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT, and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control certifications are ISACA brands respected and used by these professionals for the benefit of their enterprises.

ISACA Riyadh Tel: +966 5 6778 9008 Email: [email protected] www.isaca-riyadh.org

13 Media partner

The National Centre for Manufacturing Sciences’ and Tabor Communications’ combined network constitutes the Digital Manufacturing Report readership.

The publication reports on the largest segment of buyers of advanced computing technologies.

It provides the manufacturing industry with knowledge and resources ranging from state of the art and emerging digital technologies to future business trends and migration challenges facing the small to medium manufacturing community.

Tabor Communications Inc/Digital Manufacturing Report 8445 Camino Santa Fe Suite 101, San Diego California 92121 United States of America Tel: +1 510 378 5838 Fax: +1 858 625 0088 Email: [email protected] www.digitalmanufacturingreport.com

14 Media partner

Hakin9 is a downloadable IT security magazine whose success is largely based on its community of countless expert contributors.

It is a must read for any security professional wanting a broad view of environmental threats, and knowledge of the secrets that are usually only shared between hackers.

There is also a free articles section on the website; a source of advanced, practical guidelines regarding the latest developments on securing systems, networks and applications.

Hakin9 www.hakin9.org

15 Media partner

HPCwire is the leading publication for news and information from the high performance computing industry.

It continues to be the portal of choice for business and technology professionals from the academic, government, industrial and vendor communities who are interested in high performance and computationally-intensive computing.

Their range of coverage includes systems, software, tools and applications, middleware, networking and storage.

HPCwire delivers exclusive interviews with industry leaders on topics ranging from business and economic issues to advanced and emerging technology directions, all in a timely and easily-accessible online format.

With a powerful combination of email distribution and web site portal, HPCwire is enjoyed each week by over 100,000 readers.

Tabor Communications Inc 8445 Camino Santa Fe Suite 101, San Diego United States of America Tel: +1 858 625 0070 Fax: +1 858 625 0088 www.hpcwire.com

16 Media partner

The newly invigorated Saudi Gazette, already a 30-year favourite in the country, is fast becoming the premier English language daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia. As of April 2nd 2012, its dynamic team of trusted media professionals led by Editor Khaled Almaeena has been transforming news reporting in the Kingdom.

Leveraging the rich diversity and strength of the Okaz group, which serves readers throughout the region, the newspaper is expanding its market penetration by evolving its newsroom into a multimedia delivery system to disseminate the news to its readership across multiple electronic and social media platforms.

The progressive news team, headed by Deputy Editor-in- Chief, Ms Somayya Jabarti, reflects the youthful demographic of the country it reports on. Its clear-eyed approach, analysis of stories, opinion pieces and contentious issues also reflect the fast changing rapidly modernising environment and delivers the news that matters, when it matters.

The Saudi Gazette equally targets English-speaking Saudis of working age to high-income bracket and expatriates from Europe, the US and all across Asia living and working in the Kingdom and across the Gulf region.

Saudi Gazette www.saudigazette.com.sa

17 Media partner

Euromonitor International provides global business intelligence and strategic market analysis. With over 40 years of experience of publishing market reports, business reference books, bespoke consulting projects and an integrated online database named Passport, it offers insight into industries, countries and consumers.

The company is headquartered in London, with regional offices in Bangalore, Cape Town, Chicago, Dubai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Vilnius with a network of over 800 analysts worldwide.

Euromonitor International Tel: +971 4 372 4363 Email: [email protected] www.euromonitor.com

Agenda

Day One: Monday May 27th 2013

17:00 - 17:45 Registration and welcome refreshments At Main Ballroom - Foyer Area (Lobby Level)

17:45 - 17:50 Recitation of the Holy Quran At Main Ballroom C (Lobby Level)

17:50 - 17:55 Welcome address by naseba

17:55 - 18:00 Opening remark by the Chairperson Aqel Mohamed Aqel Co-Founder and Research Director ISACA Riyadh Chapter

18:00 - 18:15 Opening keynote address Kingdom’s e-Government journey

Eng Ali bin Saleh Al Soma Director General Yesser

18:15 - 19:00 Interactive panel discussion Designing e-Government services to enhance end user experience In an effort to operate more efficiently and upgrade the quality of services, the government’s interest in new information technologies continues to grow. Across the globe, e-Government services and portals are being created, with the current design trend being ‘citizen-oriented websites’ -- where content and services are organised around the anticipated needs of web visitors.

In addition, despite governments around the globe expanding the availability of e-Government services, little effort has been given to evaluating their effectiveness and return on investment.

Viewpoint one: How to provide real end user experience? • Multi-channel service delivery • Managing and optimizing web application availability, performance and experience from the end-user perspective • Proactive user-centric IT management 20 Agenda

Viewpoint two: Performance metrics • Physical and virtual desktop performance, application performance • Social media for customer feedback • User productivity

Viewpoint three: Automation and leveraging • Protect revenue sources and critical business processes by proactively testing from the end-user perspective • Automation of processes and services to provide better end user experience and leveraging the existing technology to achieve better results

Panellists: Dr Jarallah Al Ghamdi Vice Minister and CIO Ministry of Education

Eng Massar Al Massar General Director - ICT Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities

Saleh Al Awaji Deputy Director General Department of Zakat and Income Tax

Moderator: Amer Zein El Abdin VP - Business Development WITS

19:00 - 20:30 Pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings and open business networking session At Main Ballroom B (Lobby Level)

20:30 - 22:00 Gala dinner and networking reception At Main Ballroom - Foyer Area (Lobby Level)

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Day Two: Tuesday May 28th 2013

08:30 - 08:55 Registration and welcome refreshments At Main Ballroom - Foyer Area (Lobby Level)

08:55 - 09:00 Opening remark by the Chairperson At Main Ballroom C (Lobby Level)

Aqel Mohamed Aqel Co-Founder and Research Director ISACA Riyadh Chapter

09:00 - 09:45 Interactive panel discussion Ever changing role of e-Government leadership and management e-Government is more about the “Government” than just the “e”. As a tool to achieve better government, e-Government is offering potential solutions to leaders across the whole of government including Director Generals, Business Operation Heads, CIOs / IT Directors and Managers, Government-wide e-Government planners and co-ordinators, and most importantly, the Ministers and Governors; all have a role to play.

The roles of these leaders differ, and even the role of an individual leader changes as e-Government develops in a given country. At the beginning there may be an immediate need to foster innovation and diffusion of technology, whereas organisational change becomes more important once IT applications are in place.

Certain key e-Government management principles are common to all leaders, though their relative importance will differ.

Viewpoint one: Knowledge management

Viewpoint two: Change management

Viewpoint three: Collaborative workflow management

H E Eng Dr Ali M Al-Khouri Director General Emirates Identity Authority 22 Agenda

Christian Rupp Federal Executive Secretary and Spokesperson Federal Chancellery of Austria

Dr Ramazan Altinok Chief of e-Government Advisory Group and CIO Prime Minister’s Office - Turkey

Moderator: Dr Tomasz Janowski Founder & Director - Center for e-Governance United Nations University

09:45 - 10:30 Interactive panel discussion Multi-channel public service delivery and the significance of mobility A multi-channel service delivery approach allows organisations to provide the best all-round user experience across multiple communication channels or touch points. It also allows users to move seamlessly and in real-time from one communication channel to another, to meet their need for information and complete transactions.

Global IT buzz words have transitioned from “networking” to “cloud computing” and now to “mobility”. With a mobile network, departments can access ICT resources anytime and anywhere. And by adopting a comprehensive mobility strategy, they can provide added value and enhance public satisfaction through improved marketing, offices and services.

This panel provides multi-channel example from a neighbouring country and highlights the significance of new trends in mobility.

Viewpoint one: Customer focused multi-channel approach • Multi-channel public service experience • Efficient and cost effective government operations • Innovative public services

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Viewpoint two: The significance and challenges to implementing government mobility • Services on the go • How can you ensure public service security? How can you make sure data is shared between different departments, and provides a consistent level of public services? • How to provide ubiquitous network access and support massive service loads

Viewpoint three: Solutions to achieve mobility • Safety, collaboration, and BYOD • Information platform for public service across multiple departments (eg: Cloud data centre) • Ubiquitous broadband network

Panelists: Khaled Al Mazrouei Head of Business Information ADSIC, UAE

Saif M Mashat Director of Public Services SAP Middle East

Senior expert Enterprise mobility Huawei Guest

Moderator: Joe So Vice President - Middle East Enterprise business Huawei

10:30 - 11:15 Interactive panel discussion Connecting governments through enterprise architecture Governments of the future will be connected. This is also emphasized in the World Economic Forum’s The Future of Government report. In this context, the role of enterprise architecture as a disciplined and structured approach for planning and realizing connected government cannot be overstated. 24 Agenda

Connected governments have deeper engagement, encourage participation and collaboration, and exhibit greater openness and transparency. Resultingly, connected governments deliver services that are more personalized and choice-based anchored around the whole-of-government paradigm.

This panel discussion gives you the key components for your organisation to successfully implement, connect with governments and reap the benefits of enterprise architecture.

Viewpoint one: Embracing the systemic view • Paradigm shifts • Key components and inter-related priorities & risks • Structuring and modeling the complex systems

Viewpoint two: Key constraints • Legislations, mandates & regulations • Inter-connectedness and inter-operability • Deploying digital identity

Viewpoint three: • Complexity of migrating mission critical processes and applications • Reference architectures • Significant time and cost saving

Dr Pallab Saha Senior Research Fellow & Enterprise Architecture Evangelist National University of Singapore

Ivar Tallo Founder and Director Centre for e-Governance - Estonia

Pierdomenico Iannarelli Regional Manager Italy & GME Microfocus

Moderator: Eng Abdulmageed Al Ajaji Director - ICT Saudi Industrial Property Authority 25 Agenda

11:15 - 12:00 Prayers, one to one business meetings and coffee break At Main Ballroom B & (Lobby Level)

12:00 - 12:45 Interactive panel discussion At Main Ballroom C (Lobby Level)

Protecting the information, networks and processes that are enabling e-Government As e-Government is completely dependent on government, business and citizen information and services, security becomes a major challenge. With the growing number of personal data devices and other sophisticated technology, criminals are becoming better able to conceal their actions. Protecting critical network infrastructures requires a comprehensive view of security that combines physical, digital and procedural components.

This session highlights the real need for security, distinguishes between primary and lateral priorities, and demonstrates that it is as easy to secure data as it is to compromise it.

Viewpoint one: The role of cyber security in e-Government planning and execution

Viewpoint two: The role of trusted information exchange and national PKI

Viewpoint three: Securing the national information infrastructure

Panellists: Dr Abdulaziz S Al Mulhem Deputy Minister for Planning and CIO Ministry of Culture and Information

Dr Fahad Al Hoymany Director General National Centre for Digital Certificates

Eng Ayman Aboabah Deputy Director General Human Resource Development Fund

Moderator: Nawaf Abdulrahman President Bahrain Internet Society 26 Agenda

12:45 - 13:30 Interactive panel discussion e-Government virtualisation and stepping up to the cloud Government agencies worldwide are saving a significant amount of money and increasing efficiency through virtualisation. It helps transform IT departments into efficient, flexible enterprises that can more quickly respond to the needs of policymakers, agencies, constituents and citizens, while reducing IT infrastructure and operating costs.

Viewpoint one: Stepping out of the old model of “one server, one application” • Implementation of cloud in government agencies • Cloud risk assessment and mitigation • MoHE's cloud experience; the Safeer programme

Viewpoint two: Key constraints and challenges • Co-relation between virtualisation and cloud • Scalability, performance and monitoring • Technical challenges and security concerns

Viewpoint three: Overcoming the challenges • Public sector hybrid cloud computing • Governance, management and integration • Need for consolidation and benefits

Panellists: Dr Khaled Al Ajmi General Manager - Safeer Program Ministry of Higher Education

Abdirashid Samater IT Adviser Ministry of Justice

Eng Mohammed Suhebani CTO Ministry of Finance

Moderator: Nawaf Abdulrahman President Bahrain Internet Society 27 Agenda

13:30 - 14:15 Interactive panel discussion Towards a smart government Smart government encompasses strategy and policy definition, specific applications and technologies to help improve service delivery and the establishment of new platforms for communication, data sharing, and application development. It is to transform government departments and agencies from a department-centric mode of working to one which is user-centric. Users can be citizens, businesses or other government agencies.

This panel discusses how all services can be designed based on the user’s preference, made freely available and accessible from anywhere, anytime, through common service delivery channels without compromising efficiency, transparency and reliability.

Viewpoint one: Collaborative government

Viewpoint three: Mobile government

Viewpoint two: Policy driven, open government

Panellists: Matt Poelmans Director of eParticipation Institute CitizenVision - Netherlands

Dr Esam Al Wagait Dean of Deanship of e-Transactions and Communications King Saud University

Dr Tomasz Janowski Founder & Director - Center for e-Governance United Nations University

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Moderator: Ivar Tallo Founder and Director Centre for e-Governance - Estonia

14:15 - 14:20 Closing remark by chairperson Aqel Mohamed Aqel Co-Founder and Research Director ISACA Riyadh Chapter

14:20 - 16:00 Networking luncheon At Main Ballroom - Foyer Area (Lobby Level)

16:00 - 17:00 Demonstrations, open networking and end of summit

29 Speaker

Eng Ali bin Saleh Al Soma Director General Yesser

Eng Ali bin Saleh Al Soma currently serves as the Minister’s Advisor for IT and Director General of the e-Government Program (Yesser) under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

He has participated in several committees, projects, and consulting studies. In the past, he has served as a member of the e-Government Steering Committee where managed the development of the e-Government National Strategy and Action Plan project. He has also worked as a member of the Ministerial Committee Directorate for the organisational reform studies taskforce and a member of the National IT Plan project where he participated in the development of IT-related regulations through the Expert Bureau Committees. In addition, he has contributed towards several IT and management consultation studies for governmental and private sector entities.

Throughout his career he has held a number of positions such as faculty staff member at the Institute of Public Administration, Assistant Project Manager for Technical Affairs for the National IT Plan, IT Advisor at the Royal Commission of Jubail & Yanbu, IT Director at The Royal Commission of Jubail & Yanbu, Director of the eServices Planning and Support at the e-Government Program.

He has a master’s in Networking and Distributed Processing from California State University, USA.

30 Speaker

H E Eng Dr Ali Al Khouri Director General Emirates Identity Authority

His Excellency Professor Dr Ali Mohamed Al-Khouri is the Director General (Under Secretary) of the Emirates Identity Authority, commonly known as Emirates ID in the UAE.

Prior to joining Emirates ID, he worked with the Ministry of Interior from 1990 to 2003. He started his career as a Project Manager, and his last post was the Head of Development division. During his work with the Interior, he got involved in many strategic and mission-critical projects. He has more than 12 patented inventions and intellectual properties.

He is also a Professor of Identity and Security and a Fellow of the British Institute for Technology and e-Commerce in London, UK. He is an active researcher in the field of organisational development and transformation, e-government, knowledge-based digital economy, identity management, and in many other specialised fields. He has published over 60 scientific research articles in international peer- reviewed journals in the past ten years.

He received his bachelor’s in Business Information Technology Management from Manchester University; master’s in Information Management from Lancaster University; and a doctorate in Strategic and Large Government Projects Management from Warwick University.

31 Speaker

Dr Jarallah Saleh Al Ghamdi CIO Ministry of Education

Dr Jarallah S Al Ghamdi is the CIO of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education (MOE) and has been for the past 5 years.

He previously served as the Dean of the College of Computer Sciences and Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) where he had also served as the Chair of Information and Computer Department.

He published research and provided consultancy for the Government and industry in software metrics, software architecture, e-Learning, e-Government, and IT strategic planning. MOE’s major projects under his supervision include Comprehensive and Integrated Education Management system (Noor), ERP system and GIS system.

He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Dhahran University of Petroleum and Minerals, and Master of Science and PhD degrees from the Arizona State University.

32 Speaker

Dr Abdulaziz Al Mulhem Deputy Asst Minister Planning and CIO Ministry of Culture and Information

Since 2006, Dr Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Mulhem has been the Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Studies and the General Supervisor of Information Technology at the Ministry of Culture and Information. He is also a Supervisor at the New Media Department within the Ministry.

Prior to his current roles, he was Director of the Information Technology Centre at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

He is a member of the supervisory committee for the business incubator initiative at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Chairman of the Arab Committee for Electronic Media and a member of the National Committee for Information Society, National Committee to Combat Drugs, and e-Government in the Eastern Region.

He has had a number of research articles published in scientific journals; five patents patented in the areas of the internet and broadband; and has given several national lectures on education and strategies for applying technology.

He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s in Computer Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, and a doctorate from the University of Victoria, Canada. He also holds two higher diplomas from Harvard University, USA, and Oxford University, UK.

33 Speaker

Christian Rupp Federal Executive Secretary and Spokesperson for e-Government Federal Chancellery of Austria

Christian Rupp was appointed the Federal Executive Secretary for the eGovernment initiative of the Austrian Federal Government in 2003. In 2005, he was appointed Spokesperson of the Federal Platform for “Digital Austria” in the Austrian Federal Chancellor.

He is a member of the advisory board for the Information Society and for saferinternet.at at the Federal Chancellery, a strategic consulting group for ICT at the Federal Ministry of Economics and the eSkill Ambassador of the Federal Ministry of Education.

Since 2006, the Federal Republic of Austria has ranked number one by the European Commission for eGovernment Services in Europe. Many applications of “Digital Austria” have been recognised with the eEurope Award and the UN Public Service Award, in addition to other international honours

For nearly ten years, prior to his activities in the Federal Chancellery, he was the eBusiness representative of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. Prior to that, he was Vice-Director of Communications and Marketing, Director and founder of the eCenter (development of training and advisory tools), and Adviser for IT and know-how transfer in the Chamber Organisation.

In the last twenty years, he has been involved in various committees of the European Commission (ex Digital Agenda), OECD, World Bank and United Nations.

34 Speaker

Eng Mohammed Al Suhebani CTO Ministry of Finance

Eng Mohammed is currently the CTO of the Ministry of Finance and the Head of the National Committee for ICT Budgeting. He is also a course designer and lecturer for vocational and postgraduate university courses on several topics including discrete mathematics, software engineering, network design and security.

With over 22 years’ experience in the ICT industry in US and Saudi Arabia, he is a national expert on ICT and large-scale government systems. As the Head of the National Committee for ICT Budgeting, he has reviewed most sensitive areas of government activities and assisted in formulating the national policy on the use of the technology (YESSER). He had also reviewed the software development and deployments at the Ministry of Finance, including the cross system product (CSP)-EFS and the cost analysis development project.

He has lectured at well-recognised universities like King Saud University, Imam University, London University and more on topics like e-commerce, web design, database design, networking and web strategy and is a distinguished member of the Saudi Computer Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

35 Speaker

Dr Ramazan A Altinok CIO and Chief of e-Government Advisory Group Turkish Prime Ministry

Dr Ramazan A Altinok worked as district governor and deputy provincial governor in various provinces between 1990 -2003 till he was seconded to e-Government Strategy & Policy development tasks at the State Planning Organization.

He was appointed as head of e-Government Advisory Group at the Prime Minister’s office in 2007. He was then assigned as CIO for 19 cross-cutting e-Government projects prioritised by the PM. He leads a legislation group established in 2009 responsible for drafting a comprehensive e-legal infrastructure for the country.

His contributions involve several national and international books, papers and presentations on e-Government and local government issues. He’s championing the SIEG (Sharing ideas on e-Government) Project which aims at developing a collaboration network among regional e-Government technocrats and leaders.

He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Istanbul, completed his lawyership training, received his LLM from the University of Istanbul on Legal Aspects of EU Institutions, an Executive MPA from National Public Management Institute, and an Msc degree from London’s Middlesex University on Management Information Systems. He later received his first PhD in Economics (e-Commerce), and his second in Public Management (e-Participation).

36 Speaker

Saleh Al Awaji Deputy Director General Department of Zakat & Income Tax

Saleh A Alawaji is currently the Deputy Director General of Zakat and Income Tax Department under the Ministry of Finance where he oversees many e-Government projects including the most recently deployed online tax payment system. He was previously the Director General of Credit Insurance and Guarantees and the Director of Training and Scholarship Department under Saudi Fund for Development.

He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Felix Airways, Member of Board of Directors of Yemen Airways, and Advisor to several international financial institutions on Islamic Finance.

He has represented the Saudi Export Program (SEP) in the Berne Union and Prague Club for Export Credit Agencies and has taught Finance Business Management students at the Al Yamamh University.

He holds an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University, USA and Bsc in Business Administration from King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.

37 Speaker

Ivar Tallo Founder and Member of Executive Board e-Governance Academy, Estonia

Ivar Tallo is one of the founders and the first director of e-Governance Academy in Estonia where he has been promoting the use of the information and communication technologies for the public sector leaders in European countries, Balkan states, the CIS, Middle East and Africa.

Previously, he was a Member of Parliament of Estonia and Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and also worked as a foreign policy advisor to the President of Estonia.

He was the author of the Basic Principles of Information Policy of Estonia (1997), Code of Conduct for Civil Servants (1998) and co- authored Public Information Act (2000). He was rapporteur for the Digital Signature Law in Estonia (2000) and rapporteur for the Cybercrime Convention of the Council of Europe (2001).

He served as regional ICTD advisor for the Bratislava Centre of the UNDP and was seconded by Estonian government for 2 years to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research as the manager for the e-Governance programme. Tallo has also given personal advice and e-Government lectures to Presidents, Cabinets, Ministers, Speakers and to decision makers around the world.

38 Speaker

Dr Fahad Al Hoymany Director General National Centre for Digital Certification

Dr Fahad currently serves as the Director General of the National Centre for Digital Certification, in addition to serving as a Senior Adviser to the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.

He had previously led the government entity assigned the task of launching internet service in Saudi Arabia, and was also an acting CEO of a midsize telecom company.

He started his career as a programmer at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). He later obtained his Master’s and PhD degrees in Computer Science, and Master’s in Business Administration.

39 Speaker

Dr Pallab Saha Senior Research Fellow and Enterprise Architecture Evangelist National University of Singapore

Dr Pallab Saha is with the National University of Singapore, Institute of Systems Science. He has published four books, each of which made it to the top sellers list.

Identified as a Technology Thought Leader by Forrester, he is the primary author of the Methodology for AGency ENTerprise Architecture (MAGENTA) and Government EA Guidebook for the Government of Singapore which has led them to international prominence.

He is a two-time recipient of the Microsoft research grant in EA supported by UN and World Bank.

His work has been cited by the UN, WHO, US DOD, Carlsberg and The Open Group and has contributed to the World Bank’s EA Guidelines for Vietnam & Bangladesh. He has taken up several roles such as an architect, examiner for research degree, visiting researcher, expert reviewers and guest faculty across several universities. Earlier, as Head of Development he has managed Baxter's offshore centre in Bangalore.

He holds a PhD in Management (Information Systems) from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and has received the best research design and best thesis awards. He is an alumnus of the MIT Sloan Executive Program.

40 Speaker

Eng Ayman Aboabah Deputy Director General Human Resource Development Fund

Eng Ayman Aboabah is the Deputy Director General of Information Technology of the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) where he is responsible for managing its IT Function. HRDF is undergoing a major e-transformation and he is leading all related projects to ensure effective, efficient and secure usage of information technology for all programs and services.

He has a passion for selling and building customer and partner relationships. He has previously worked for Cisco where he handled the KSA education sector and won multimillion dollar contracts. He has also worked for Microsoft as its Education Sector Manager and was later assigned to manage its Partner-in-Learning Program and Community Affairs Program.

Prior to this, he worked for over eight years in the Information and Communication Technologies directorate at Ministry of Education as a Supervisor of ICT. He managed the upgrading and maintenance of the Computer Lab Projects across the Kingdom valued at more than US $26million per project. Previously, he was a teacher for four years—an experience which helped him refine his communication and presentation skills.

41 Speaker

Joe So Vice President of Enterprise Business Huawei Middle East

Joe So is the Vice President of Huawei Enterprise Business in the Middle East. He joined the company as a Management Consultant with a mission to globalise the technical service division and was later appointed as the Global Head of Sales for Finance and Utilities in 2010 before being assigned to drive sales in the Middle East.

He has over 27 years of experience in the field of ICT, focusing on UC&C and wireless solutions.

His scope of experience also spreads across the value chain from technical, customer, and sales support to operations, marketing and business development

He previously worked at Alcatel where he was responsible for driving its enterprise and telecom business in the Asia Pacific region and later became their consultant for SMEs in China.

42 Speaker

Massar Al Massar General Director - ICT Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities

Massar is currently serving as the General Director of ICT at the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA). He is also a member of the e-Government Committee from SCTA and technical consultant at Disability Children Association. Under his supervision, SCTA has won many internationally prestigious e-Government and e-services awards for providing the best web portal, end user experience, availability of services and more.

He has more than ten years experience in areas such as project and department management, IT strategies, policies and procedures related to information systems and services, GRP, ERP, workflow management, dashboards and more.

He obtained his Bachelor’s of Economics degree from Al-Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia, and a Master’s of Management degree in Technology from Murray State University, USA.

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Dr Tomasz Janowski Founding Director of Centre of e-Governance United Nations University, Macau

Dr Tomasz Janowski is a Senior Research Fellow at United Nations University - International Institute for Software Technology in Macao (UNU-IIST) where he founded and heads the Center for Electronic Governance.

He founded and coordinates a series of International Conferences on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV), and serves as an Editorial Board member and Programme Committee member and Chair at various journals and conferences.

His expertise lies in foundations and frameworks for e-Governance, tools and applications of formal techniques, and rigorous development of enterprise systems, particularly systems for the public sector.

As part of his contribution to international development, he assists and collaborates with several governments including Afghanistan, Argentina, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Macao, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria and Palestine on how to design and implement e-Governance programmes based on a rigorous framework.

He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Warwick, UK, and an MSc from University of Gdańsk, Poland.

44 Speaker

Dr Esam Al Wagait Dean of Deanship of Communications and e-Transactions King Saud University

Dr Esam is currently Dean of Deanship of Communications and e-Transactions at King Saud University (KSU), in addition to being an associate professor. Previously, he was the Director of Portal and e-Services department. Under his Deanship, KSU won the GCC m-Government Excellence Award competing against several government agencies from all GCC nations.

He obtained his BSc degree in Computer Science from the College of Computer and Information Sciences in KSU with second Honour, and a Master’s degree from University of Southern California and PhD from University of Valencia.

During his stay in the US, he contributed to USC Database Laboratory by building Proteus Framework, which is considered to be among the first internet database management systems (IDBMS). He has also published five scientific papers in different ACM and IEEE conferences.

45 Speaker

Matt Poelmans Director CitizenVision e-Participation Institute, Netherlands

Matt Poelmans is the Director of CitizenVision and Senior Advisor at PBLQ in Netherlands. He holds positions as Vice Chairman of the Dutch Web Accessibility Foundation, Board Member of the Dutch Petitions Foundation and Citizen’s Representative in the Schiphol Airport Committee (CROS).

Previously, he was in charge of several e-Government programs initiated by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior; Citizenlink, eCitizen, eGoverment Knowledge Centre, and Public Counter 2000; held various research and management positions in the Social-Economic Council; and has been active in politics on local, provincial and national levels - as a Counselor and Deputy Major in the city of Oegstgeest, as a Member of the Provincial Council of South Holland and as Vice President of the Dutch Liberal Democrat Party.

He invented the eCitizen Charter, a quality standard for e-Government written from the citizen perspective. While he publishes and lectures on public management reform, e-Government policy and participative democracy, he has given presentations in Europe, USA, Canada, South Korea, South Africa, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan and Middle East, and has studied Business Administration at Nyenrode Business School and Political Science at Amsterdam University.

46 Speaker

Eng Abdulmageed Alajaji Director of ICT Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON)

Eng Abdulmageed Alajaji is the ICT Director at the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON) heading the teams responsible to develop, support and maintain IT services, ERP and GIS systems, Data Center, Call Center, and network infrastructure. He is also responsible for planning and overseeing the execution of strategic projects and initiatives to develop and enhance IT and telecom services nationwide in the Industrial Cities. In addition, he has been in charge of the Organisation Development Office to control and improve business and IT processes.

From his early days in MODON, he has worked directly with business departments to develop MODON portals and e-services for customers and employees, and to develop, integrate and maintain HR, Finance, Billing and e-Payment solutions.

His primary expertise and interest lies in Project Management, Enterprise and IT Solutions Architecture, Software Design and Implementation, Business Analysis and Business Process Management, IT Process Management, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).

He holds a BSc degree in Information Systems Engineering and industry certifications such as PMP, ITIL and TOGAF, and has attended various management and technical and training courses.

47 Speaker

Nawaf Abdulrahman President Bahrain Internet Society

Nawaf Abdulrahman is the President and IT Director at Bahrain Internet Society and the Olympic Committee. He was previously the Information Security and Quality Assurance Manager at Al Baraka Banking Group, Chief of IT at Ministry of Housing and General Organisation for Youth and Sports.

With over 15 years’ ICT operational and strategic experience, he is efficient at aligning ICT objectives and deliverables with corporate goals, and has proven to manage various large scale projects through complete lifecycle and delivery.

He holds several important roles such as Chairman of Bahrain e-Content Award, Member of the Consumer Advisory Group of TRA, President of Program Industry Advisory Panel of AMA University, Board Member in the World Summit Youth Award, Member of the Eminent Expert Grand Jury and Regional Spokesperson for the World Summit Award.

He has an MBA with a focus on Finance and a Bachelor’s in Information Technology and he is also CISA, ITIL, MCSE and PMP.

48 Speaker

Khaled Al Mazrouei Head of Business Information ADSIC

Khaled currently serves as the Business Information Manager at the Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (ADSIC). As an IT leader and change agent with more than nine years of experience, he has led cross functional teams to deliver high impact projects within the public and private sector.

He is involved in transformational programmes around customer service and government service delivery and he is currently managing multiple e-Government programmes, amongst which are the Abu Dhabi Government Portal (www.abudhabi.ae) and the Abu Dhabi Government Contact Centre (800 555). His involvement on these flagship programmes spans from strategic articulation to operation management and service improvement.

49 Speaker

Abdirashid Samater IT Adviser Ministry of Justice

Abdirashid Samater is a seasoned IT professional with more than 15 years of experience in the fields of IT security consulting, business continuity, auditing, compliance and risk management.

He is currently the IT Adviser at the Ministry of Justice where he is responsible for security architecture review and design, disaster recovery and business continuity planning. He is also head of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, analysing operational risk and implementation and maintaining IT security compliance controls.

He was previously a Security Consultant at Ebttilkar Technology Company and prior to that, was a Senior Systems Engineer at Saudi Customs.

He is a member of CCIE Security, ISACA, CISSP, and DRI CANADA.

He holds a bachelor’s in Computer Electronics Engineering Technology from Ontario, Canada and a master’s in IT from Liverpool University, UK. He holds various certifications including CCIE Security #23259, CISSP, CISA, ABCP, CEH, MCT, MCSE, MCP, MCP+I, CNE, CAN, A+, CCNA and CCNP.

50 Speaker

Dr Khaled Al Ajmi General Manager of Safeer Program Ministry of Higher Education

Dr Khaled is currently working as the General Manager of Safeer Program at the Ministry of Higher Education. Prior to this, he was the General Manager of the Saudi National Unemployment Assistance Program (Hafiz) at the Ministry of Labour.

He has over 18 years of experience in managing technology organisations in both the public and private sector, including Riyad Bank, AlRajhi Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. He has also published several papers in the field of e-Government and technology management; management framework, participatory action, e-Government administrative perspective, and cloud computing being the most recent ones.

He has 5 academic degrees from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Carnegie Mellon University, INSEAD, University of Phoenix and Syracuse University respectively, and holds five professional licenses in the fields of engineering and technology. He is also a CRISC, CGEIT, ITIL, PMP and CISA.

51 Speaker

Amer Zein El Abdin VP - Business Development Al-Watania Information Technology Services (WITS)

Amer Zein El Abdin is responsible for business development and public relations for Watania Information Technology Services (WITS), in the field of enterprise content management, 3D experience solutions and overall end-to-end enterprise IT solutions. Through leveraging the experience in envisioning and planning comprehensive enterprise content management (ECM) strategies for mid to large scale organisations, especially for the government sector, he plays the role of a trustworthy and credible advisor as well as consultant to government agencies in Saudi Arabia.

He helps strategic organisations overcome their information governance, content chaos, user experience and resistance to technological change. In addition to this he helps capitalise on unstructured information assets in order to deliver tangible results in improved productivity and agility which makes information a true source of competitive advantage for such strategic governmental organisations, in the context of e-Government compliance and competitiveness.

He recently initiated the process of building the required learning curve with government organisations which pertains to gradually implementing information intelligence strategies and incorporates the notion of big data, 3D experience and content analytics. Amer holds a BA in Economics with a Computer Science Minor from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, as well as an MBA from the University of Liverpool in the UK.

52 Speaker

Pierdomenico Iannarelli Regional Manager (Italy, Greece and Middle East) Microfocus

Pierdomenico Iannarelli is the Regional Manager of Micro Focus Italia & GME for Israel, Greece Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE. As an ICT expert with over 20 years of management expertise and experience in different multinational companies, he joined Micro Focus in order to manage their Italian business and extend it to newer markets.

Before joining Micro Focus, he was responsible for the application area, ERP, CRM, data warehouse and DB, in Capgemini, and previously held the position of Country Manager with JDEdwards, Peoplesoft, Sterling Software, Sybase, and Informatica among others.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree from British Institute of Engineering and Technology, a Master’s in Business Administration from Bocconi University, Milan and Advanced Business Administration from INSEAD Institute of Paris.

53 Speaker

Saif M Mashat Director of Public Services SAP Middle East

Saif Mashat has fulfilled several roles in the IT sector across channels management, account management and sales management in most of the big software companies located in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and finally SAP. Currently he is the Director of the Public Services Sector for SAP in Saudi.

His career is enriched by involvement with many major customers in the public sector, security and defense sectors, telecommunication, aviation, banking and others within which he has had several large successful deal wins.

Saif holds a BSc in Applied Electrical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).

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Aqel M Aqel Research Director ISACA Riyadh Chapter

Aqel Mohamed Aqel is the Co-founder of ISACA Riyadh Chapter and serves as CISA Coordinator and Research Director.

He is an IT and Management Consultant with a specialty in organisational development and e-transformation. He owns the capability of integrating vast ICT experiences with contemporary concepts in economics, management, marketing, corporate governance and risk management, in order to improve an organisation’s competitive advantage while utilising ICT to boost performance and achieve control. He also has special experience in strategic management including planning, strategy execution, building strategy map and balanced scorecard, strategy governance and performance management represented by the establishment of strategy management office (SMO).

He has authored and published several books including Introduction Yo IT Governance Using COBIT, Readiness of Digital Era, And IT Security - What Is It, And How To Achieve It, among others. He graduated from University of Jordan with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and holds an MBA from University of Liverpool. He is also an ISACA Certified Information System Auditor (CISA).

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59 Platinum Sponsor

Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider. Through its dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, they have established end-to-end capabilities and strengths across carrier networks, enterprise, consumer, and cloud computing fields.

The company is committed to creating maximum value for telecom carriers, enterprises, and consumers by providing competitive ICT solutions and services. Their products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population.

Huawei established its office in Saudi Arabia in 1999. Over the past 14 years, the company has worked with major operators in Saudi Arabia, including STC, Mobily, and Zain, alongside major enterprise and government organisations, such as Saudi Aramco, MOI, MOE, MOH, etc.

The company offers a broad portfolio of innovative ICT solutions that cater to global vertical industry and enterprise customers across government and public sector, finance, transportation, energy, and enterprises, and the portfolio covers networking, Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C), cloud computing and data centre, enterprise wireless, energy and infrastructure services.

Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia Co, Ltd C-Center, Tahalia Road 295320 Riyadh 11351 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 1 465 2120 Fax: +966 1 466 4158 Email: [email protected] Website: enterprise.huawei.com

60 Platinum Sponsor

Joe So Vice President - Enterprise Business, Middle East Huawei

He has over 27 years of experience in the field of ICT, focusing on UC&C and wireless solutions.

His scope of experience also spreads across the value chain from technical, customer, and sales support to operations, marketing and business development

He previously worked at Alcatel where he was responsible for driving its enterprise and telecom business in the Asia Pacific region and later became their consultant for SMEs in China.

Tony Shi Xiaohua General Manager Enterprise Business Group Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia Co, Ltd

Tony Shi worked with Huawei Saudi for seven years before being appointed as General Manager of Enterprise Business at the beginning of 2011. He is responsible for the whole enterprise business of Huawei in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

With over ten years working experience in the industry and seven years experience in Saudi Arabia, he has good understanding of local market and won many big successes in the business together with his team.

ICT Promote and Transform the Image of Government

Investments in e-Government are intended to contribute to economic development, enhance transparency and accountability in government, increase the responsiveness of government agencies, and also improve public perceptions of public sector performance. Huawei government solutions can meet the various government demands.

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Platinum Sponsor

OutSystems customers drive business innovation by rapidly delivering change-ready enterprise web and mobile applications. OutSystems addresses a US$2 trillion IT problem - the 80-85% of total IT spend that is used to simply keep the lights on (KTLO). When the majority of the budget is dedicated to application maintenance, change requests and general systems operations, IT has no capacity to deliver innovative business solutions.

OutSystems offers the only application delivery platform that produces enterprise-grade web and mobile applications that are change-ready, inherently secure, generated as native Java or .Net applications, and can be deployed in the cloud or on premise

They have over 36,500 installations of the OutSystems® Platform, and over 300 customers in 22 industries supported by an active community of 6,000+ developers.

OutSystems Rua Central Park 2, 2A, 2795-242 Linda-a-Velha Tel: +351 21 4153730 Fax: +351 21 4153731 Email: [email protected] Website: www.outsystems.com

64 Platinum Sponsor

Zahid Jiwa VP Sales UK & Ireland OutSystems

Zahid Jiwa is VP Sales UK & Ireland and responsible for managing the UK office and production of the sales team. He also develops the go-to-market strategy for the territory; hires staff for sales and marketing teams; supports and grows their client base; and raises awareness of the OutSystems Platform

He spent the last seven years at Silverpop. Starting as a Regional Sales Manager, he was then promoted to managing the entire EMEA team. Prior to Silverpop, Zahid worked at Accenture, before starting his own PR company in London. He holds a BSc in Computer Science with Management from Kings College London.

Born and raised in London, recently married Zahid and his wife are keen travelers and they enjoy taking short trips to new destinations.

Rodrigo Castelo Business Development Manager OutSystems

Rodrigo Castelo is a Business Development Manager for OutSystems and has been with the company since 2004.

His main focus is exploring Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia/ Pacific and Latin America and spreading a better life for IT people across the globe. He searches, strategises, plansand& operationalises new business relationships for OutSystems in new geographies.

Castelo holds a five-year degree in Information Systems and Computer Engineering and an MsC in the same.

65 Gold Sponsor

Micro Focus International plc (Micro Focus®; LSE: MCRO.L) provides innovative software that allows companies to develop, test, deploy, assess and modernise business-critical enterprise applications. Their software enables customers’ business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk.

Micro Focus has more than 30 years of expertise, more than 18,000 customers and over two million licensed users, including 91 of the Fortune Global 100 companies.

Micro Focus S.r.l. Via Enrico Cialdini n° 16, 20161 Milan Italy Tel: +39 02 3663 4900 Fax: +39 02 3663 4924 Email: [email protected] Website: www.microfocus.com

66 Gold Sponsor

Pierdomenico Iannarelli Regional Manager - Italy, Greece and Middle East Micro Focus

Eng Marco Cozzolino Regional Sales Manager Micro Focus

Marco Cozzolino is the Regional Sales Manager of Micro Focus Italia & GME (Greece Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE). Previously, he was Senior Industry and Service Sales Manager of Micro Focus for the Italian market.

Before Micro Focus, he was Key Account Manager in Deloitte Consulting Spa in Italy and even earlier his role was Project Leader and Key Account Manager in JDEdwards Italy. He has also been Project Financial Controller in Sinco Engineering Spa and took a Master’s in Business Administration at SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy.

67 There’s a future in the present

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MicroFocus-Ads-A5.indd 2 08/05/2013 17:10 Gold Sponsor

As a market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. Founded in 1972, SAP, which stands for ‘Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing’, has a rich history of innovation and growth as a true industry leader. Today, SAP has sales and development locations in more than 50 countries worldwide. Their applications and services enable more than 197,000 customers worldwide to operate profitably, adapt continuously and grow sustainably.

From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device, SAP empowers people and organisations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. They do this by extending the availability of software across on-premise installations, on-demand deployments and mobile devices.

SAP believes that the power of their people, products and partners unleashes growth and creates significant new value for customers, itself and ultimately, entire industries and the economy at large.

SAP PO Box: 118353 16th Floor, Arenco Tower Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 4 440 7395 Fax: +971 4 440 7333 Website: www.sap.com

SAP Saudi Arabia Software Services Co. Ltd. P O Box: 19319 4th Floor, Centria Centre Olaya Main Road Riyadh 11435 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 1 2938200 Fax: +966 1 2885632 70 Gold Sponsor

Ahmed Jaber Al-Faifi Managing Director SAP KSA

Ahmed Al-Faifi is the Managing Director for SAP in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and is responsible for the company’s sales and marketing operations across the country. He brings with him more than 15 years of relevant business experience in the Kingdom.

Prior to his current position he worked with Zain KSA, where he held the position of Chief Operating Officer with the responsibility to supervise the functioning of IT, sales, marketing, and customer care networks, among other operational functions. Prior to this he held the role of Chief Technology Officer at Zain. He also gained multi-national experience in the field of technology by spending more than six years with Ericsson where his latest role was the Head of New Accounts and Business Development. He also worked as the Mobile Licensing Manager for the Communication and IT Commission in Saudi Arabia and started his career by working for MODA where he worked for nearly six years.

Ahmed holds a PHD in Telecommunication Engineering from King Saud University and an MSc in Telecommunication Engineering, Fiber Optics, from KAAU University at Jeddah.

Saif M Mashat Director, Public Services SAP KSA

Saif holds a BSc in Applied Electrical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).

Explore how the world leader in innovative business management solutions can take you to the next level: sap.com/ksa Gold Sponsor

Al-Watania Information Technology Services (WITS) is a pioneer in providing innovative and next generation information technology solutions and services with superior quality of service, aligned with international implementation best practices which are adapted to the working environment for all types of organisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the region.

WITS conducts extensive research and fact-based analysis of its client's environment to make sure the proposed solutions fit with the clients business requirements and is in line with the long term IT strategy. The company encourages an entrepreneurial and innovative working environment while aiming to exceed customer's expectations, investing in cutting edge technology and constantly improving solutions and methodologies.

Al-Watania Information Technology Services (WITS) Salahuddine Street Platinum Center, Suite 305 Tel: +966 11 4755 078 Fax: +966 11 4755 076 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wits.me

74 Gold Sponsor

Tony Azzi Chief Executive Officer Al-Watania Information Technology Services (WITS)

Tony is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Al Watania Information Technology Services (WITS), and he has over 20 years of hands-on experience in management, strategic planning and operations in the ICT sphere, as well as in academic, public and private business sectors. He is also an active member of the Executive Committee for EVER TEAM Middle East and Africa.

He holds a degree in Computer and Communication Engineering and has an extensive experience leading IT operations and formulating both short and long- term strategic plans for specific ICT deployments. He also has solid experience in the setting up and Implementation of strong matrix organisational structures, and start-ups.

Amer Zein El Abdin Co-founder and VP - Business Development Al-Watania Information Technology Services (WITS)

Amer Zein El Abdin is responsible for business development and public relations for Watania Information Technology Services (WITS), in the field of enterprise content management, 3D experience solutions and overall end- to-end enterprise IT solutions. Through leveraging the experience in envisioning and planning comprehensive enterprise content management (ECM) strategies for mid to large scale organisations, especially for the government sector, he plays the role of a trustworthy and credible advisor as well as consultant to government agencies in Saudi Arabia.

Silver Sponsor

Cyberia is a regional internet provider and a key player in cloud security services that serves over 1,000 corporate customers in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan. Cyberia is owned by Oger Telecom (in which Saudi Telecom owns a 35% stake), a fixed and mobile operator in the region with over 40 million customers. Cyberia merged 3 ISPs in 2002 and acquired Nesma in 2010 to become a second strong internet and security provider in the Kingdom.

Cyberia is a Prolexic global partner and a world leader in distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) mitigation and can fight the biggest DDOS attacks using unique cloud mitigation techniques with tier 1 capacity of 500Gbps+ and typical mitigation time of one to five minutes.

It is also an IBM® business partner for managed security services. IBM® today manages over 20,000 devices with a comprehensive services portfolio including events and log management, device management, vulnerability scanning, PCI compliance, web/email security and more.

As well as security and connectivity, Cyberia also offers business solutions from domain name registration, web and email hosting, virtual hosting and dedicated collocation.

CYBERIA (Middle East Internet Co.) P O Box: 301079 Riyadh 11372 Office No. 10 1st floor, Abal-Kheil Building Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Tel: +966 1 464 7114 Fax: +966 1 465 4735 Email: [email protected] Website: http://security.cyberia.net.sa

78 Silver Sponsor

Jack Diab Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer Cyberia (Middle East Internet Co)

Jack is the Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer for Cyberia Group with 17 years’ experience in internet and telecommunications and focus on strategy, marketing and business development.

He has a strong record in defining strategies and has conducted feasibility studies for investment opportunities in more than ten countries to acquire, merge or build companies. Has a strong experience in enterprise cloud security services and signed partnerships with world leading companies like IBM® and Prolexic. Extensive experience in developing value added services for the corporate market allows Jack to properly address the security needs for various industries.

Besides IT security, Jack has wide knowledge of e-commerce as well as triple play offerings (internet, telephony, TV) and he spent four years in software project management and implemented projects in the region and Europe. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

79 YES IT IS A WAR ZONE!

CAN YOU SURVIVE A DDOS ATTACK?

For a free consultation: +966 11 464 7114 | [email protected] September 8th - 9th 2013 InterContinental, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia www.digitalsecuritysummit.com

Cyber-security high on the national radar Bronze Sponsor

SAS provides solutions to complex business problems to help organisations achieve key objectives and effectively manage their information. SAS is an industry leader in business analytics software and services, providing market-leading analytics, information management and business intelligence capabilities to help companies navigate challenges and capitalise on opportunities.

SAS customers, including 90 of the top 100 companies on the 2012 Fortune Global 500® list, use SAS business analytics to:

• Find and seize opportunities to grow their businesses and increase profits. • Take strategic, operational and tactical action - in record time. • Use data to make decisions that provide tangible results.

SAS Saudi Arabia P O Box: 8953 Bahrain Tower, King Fahad Road Riyadh 12214-2393 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 1 279 5221, +966 1 279 5296 Fax: +966 1 279 5101 Email: [email protected] Website: www.SAS.com

82 Bronze Sponsor

Chris McAuley, FCMA Director Fraud & Financial Crimes Practice, EMEA SAS

As the Director of the Fraud & Financial Crimes Practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Chris McAuley works closely with clients, prospects and partners to help maintain SAS’ leadership position within the fraud and financial crimes domain.

Chris has over 20 years of experience in delivering technology and operational solutions across industries in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Prior to joining SAS, he was a Partner at a leading global consultancy in their Risk and Regulatory practice where he was responsible for projects focused on the delivery of operational platforms designed to support client on-boarding and related due diligence activities, and for the delivery of risk platforms addressing anti-money laundering and know your customer requirements.

In addition, he was head of a practice unit in the United States responsible for the development and delivery of a SAS-based, analytics-driven, state-of-the art fraud solution that was deployed into clients across the banking, insurance and government sectors and he is a qualified chartered accountant in the UK.

Carel Badenhorst Head Technology Practice Middle East & Africa, Turkey and Pakistan SAS

As SAS’ Head of Technology, Carel is responsible for all aspects of SAS Analytical Technology suite for intelligence decisions. He brings more than 12 years of knowledge and experience in the business analytics enablement competency area. These areas include organisational readiness assessments, data acquisition, data quality and data warehousing processes, on line analytical processing (OLAP), analytics for business, intelligence dissemination processes, the continuity and sustainability of business intelligence in organisations through business intelligence competency centres and value delivery management.

He joined SAS in Johannesburg in Dec 1999 as Junior Technical Consultant, and since then he has worked in various SAS roles all over the world, including Brussels, the UK Head Office in Marlow, and South Africa. He has joined the Middle East and Africa team in 2008.

He holds a Law degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and a post graduate Master’s specialising in Business Intelligence (MSc in BI) from

Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. 83 Bronze Sponsor

egabi is a leading provider of information technology services and enterprise solutions in the Middle East and Africa, the company serves a diverse range of businesses with special expertise in public sector, financial services, and telecommunications.

egabi Saudi was established in December 2007, committed to delivering quality services to our customers, focusing on the government agencies and banking sector, now egabi Saudi extended its coverage to Telecom and general business. Trusted by more than 50 enterprise customers, experts in BI, SOA / MW, eServices as well as DB services, with more than 200 dedicated and skilled employees.

egabi Solutions P O Box: 250593 Sulimanya Trading Center Office 4205, Riyadh 11391 Tel: +966 1 288 6917 Fax: +966 1 288 6917 Email: [email protected] Website: www.egabi.com

84 Bronze Sponsor

Eng Yasser Ouf egabi Saudi Country Manager egabi Solutions

Yasser has 20 years of experience in sales and business development management. He joined egabi in January 2008 and was responsible for establishing their Saudi branch in Riyadh and developed it to reach USS 10 million sales in 2012.

He also has ten years of expertise in governmental organisations using his long experience and deep knowledge in the government sector across the Middle East in helping e-Government initiatives (GRP and citizen e-Services) as an IT advisor for some government entities in the Kingdom.

He holds an engineering degree in electronic and telecommunications.

Ahmed Baligh Sales Lead - Public Sector egabi Solutions

Ahmed has 16 years of experience in IT services sales and he is currently responsible for the public sector in egabi KSA. Previously, he worked at Oracle, Asset and Raya starting from Account Manager reaching a position of Sales Manager and he holds a degree from the faculty of commerce of Ain Shams University and a post graduated diploma in computer systems & applications from American University of Cairo.

85 Bronze Sponsor

Founded more than 25 years ago, GET Group is an e-Government solutions pioneer with global reach, providing governments, institutions and enterprises with highly secure and durable identity documents and mission-critical e-process solutions, using state-of-the-art security systems and innovative hardware and software applications.

With its solid track record as an independent software vendor and systems integrator, GET Group e-Government solutions provide secure and seamless solutions integrating multiple government entities in order to make all governmental services available online through different access channels. Aimed at modernising and transforming government administration and efficiency, GET Group e-Government solutions enhance service delivery to public and commercial stakeholders and improve digital interaction between government and citizens (G2C), government and businesses (G2B), government and employees (G2E), and government and governments/agencies (G2G).

With an established customer base and presence throughout the world, GET Group holds a CMMI level three international quality management certification and a product portfolio spanning key vertical markets, with lines such as e-Passport, e-Customs, e-Payment and e-Community. GET Group’s solutions are used and trusted by more than 20 governments worldwide.

GET Group FZE P O Box: 95703 Dubai, UAE Tel: +971 4 299 0686 Fax: +971 4 299 0687 www.getgroup.com

86 Bronze Sponsor

Khaled Aziz Director of International Sales & Business Development GET Group

Khaled Aziz has been GET Group’s Director of International Sales & Business Development since November 2010, and he is responsible for carrying out all passport and ID worldwide business development and sales activities. Prior to this, he held different positions at GET Group as Regional Business Development Manager for Africa, Regional Sales & Business Development Manager for MEA, and Regional Sales & Business Development Manager for EMEA.

With more than 15 years of international business development experience in multinational hi-tech companies, combined with outstanding technology know-how in the government security document business, his primary mission is to increase GET Group’s market share and maintain the company’s global competitive position.

Ihab Houry Director of Product Development and Marketing GET Group

Ihab Houry is the Director of Product Development and Marketing at GET Group. In this role he is responsible for heading all product management, marketing and R&D operations at the company’s IT solutions business unit. Since joining GET Group in 2002, he has led many of the company’s turnkey projects for both government and private institutions; notably spearheading the development and technical operations of a nationwide multi- channeled EBPP implementation in the Middle East.

With more than 14 years of technical and business experience in the IT industry, Ihab has a holistic understanding of the ever-evolving technology market and the effect of its trends and transformations on diverse market segments and business applications. With extensive experience in several business sectors including electronic bill presentment and payment, e-Government services, card management, and pension fund, his current mandate is to consolidate and develop GET Group’s innovative solutions portfolio and support the company’s sales and business development strategy to maintain its global competitive position.

87 Bronze Sponsor

Tawasul Al Khaleej provides unique end-to-end social media consultancy and management services to our clients from governments, large corporations and other public and private organisations across the GCC.

Our powerful product suite provides organisations with unique services to develop your online and social media strategy, develop social media policies, listen and monitor online conversations about customers’ products and organisation, and develop great content to better engage with their customers.

Tawasul Al Khaleej P O Box: 20207 Diplomatic Area - Kingdom Of Bahrain Tel: +973 3932 2111 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tawasul.me

88 Bronze Sponsor

Adel Maymoon Founder and CEO Tawasul AlKhaleej Social Media Agency

Adel Maymoon is the Founder and CEO of Tawasul AlKhaleej Social Media Agency, the first social media consultancy and management agency of its kind based in Kingdom of Bahrain, that helps corporations across the GCC set up their social media strategies and policies.

Previously, he worked at Bahrain’s eGovernment Authority where he was a member of the PR and Marketing team who helped in launching the globally recognised e-Government Program as well as serving as the Board Secretary for the Kingdom of Bahrain’s new e-Government Strategy for 20122016.

He is a member of the Social Media Club, Bahrain, and the Bahrain Internet Society and he headed the 2012 Social Media Day Jury in Bahrain. He is also engaged in many other social media and online projects in Bahrain and across the region.

Ubaydli Y Ubaydli Senior Advisor Tawasul AlKhaleej Social Media Agency

Mr Ubaydli is the President of the Bahrain Technology Companies Society. He is also a Media and Politics Columnist and writes in several Bahraini and other GCC newspapers.

89 Bronze Sponsor

Digidentity offers solutions that enable safe digital communications between individuals, companies and governmental agencies. They are continuously developing new and improved services meant for a unique digital identity that the user can keep full control of.

The organisation takes security seriously and data protection and privacy are of paramount importance, so the company ensures a secure environment is provided and systems are only implemented once it is completely secure. Digidentity’s unique solution ensures that passwords are not stored in a database, usually the primary weak spot in any ‘secure’ system. For access to user data a main key is required, generated uniquely for each account. This main key can only be activated using the combination of PUK-code, password, and mobile telephone. The user will be in sole possession of these three tiers of security. Not even Digidentity employees will be able to access the user data.

Digidentity BV Waldorpstraat 17P 2521 CA Den Haag The Netherlands Tel: +31 88 778 78 78 Email: [email protected] Website: www.digidentity.eu

90 Bronze Sponsor

Marcel Wendt CEO Digidentity

Marcel is the founder and CEO of digital identities company Digidentity. He has a vision of a unique digital identity for everyone, completely user-centric. A user should keep full control of their own data and everyone should have the ability to identify, authenticate, and authorise himself or herself online in a simple, secure way.

He started the company five years ago and has consulted for matters concerning digital identities as eID. He was won an assignment to build DigiD for the Dutch government together with ATOS. In the UK his company offers a system with seven providers for issuing digital identities for citizens.

Dick Dekkers Chief Operations Officer Digidentity

Dick has been the COO of Digidentity since 2012, where his primary responsibilities include the day-to-day operations and company structure, with a focus on establishing growth while maintaining stability.

After starting his career as a Sales Representative for a large tech company, he moved into the mobile and payments industry. With extensive experience in this industry, he joined Digidentity in 2009 in a commercial position.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and is passionate about technology, media and design.

91 Bronze Sponsor

Since it was established in 1988, Axios Systems has been committed to innovation by providing rapid deployment of IT service management (ITSM) software. With teams in 22 locations globally and over 1,000 successful customer SaaS and on-premise deployments, Axios is a worldwide leader in ITSM solutions, with an exclusive focus on ITSM.

Its enterprise ITSM software, assyst, is purpose-built and designed to transform IT departments from technology-focused cost centres into profitable business-focused customer service teams. assyst adds tangible value to each client’s organisation by building on the ITIL® framework to help solve their business challenges.

The Axios headquarters are in the UK, and there are offices across Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Asia Pacific.

Axios Systems FZ LLC Suite 603 Arjaan Office Tower Dubai Media City, Dubai UAE Tel: +971 4 446 4060 Fax: +971 4 4356 899 Email: [email protected] Website: www.axiossystems.com

92 Bronze Sponsor

Eng Ahmed Shamy KSA Country Manager Axios Systems FZ LLC

Ahmed has over five years experience as a Senior Account Development Executive, Business Development Consultant, Account Manager and Technical Presales for IT service management solutions backed with ITSM certifications and a sound knowledge of a range of world leading vendor solutions.

He is currently Axios Systems Country Manager for Saudi Arabia and has been responsible for growing their customer base in the region along with enabling its partner network.

Eng Karim Mawlawi Presales Manager - MENA Axios Systems FZ LLC

Karim is a dedicated and skilled professional with over ten years of experience in the field of ITSM, who has successfully delivered ITSM solutions to several renowned clients in the Middle East, specifically in Saudi Arabia.

He is an ITIL Expert and has solely Arabised the assyst ITSM Solution. Karim is also a member of the Helpdesk Institute(HDI), ITSMf and IIR.

93 Bronze Sponsor

TekMindz is a global IT consulting and technology services company with over 200 employees, serving clients in more than three continents. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across industries and business functions, TekMindz collaborates with clients to help them become more effective businesses and governments.

e-Governance is a strategic vertical and a major focus area in TekMindz. With that focus, it enables to transform public service delivery and simplify the lives of citizens through efficient governance. Leveraging on skills and technologies developed over the years, we have taken major initiatives in e-Governance, offering solutions and services cutting through geographical barriers.

TekMindz, through its e-Governance services, has the efficiency to automate the internal workflow and empower every employee to provide high value service to the citizens. It has matured as an organisation to understand the way various government organisations function, and have been able to suggest improvements in government processes and also automate these processes so that the dream of smart governance is realised.

Samin TekMindz India Pvt. Ltd. C-69, 1st Floor, Sector-58 Noida (Delhi NCR) U.P. - 201307 Tel: +91 120 6137000 Fax: +91 120 6137001 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tekmindz.com

94 Bronze Sponsor

Prachi Sharma CEO Samin TekMindz India Pvt Ltd

Prachi is the CEO of Samin TekMindz India Pvt Ltd, and brings over 20 years of management experience including business setup, market positioning, strategic planning and execution in IT industry. She has served as Country Manager and Managing Director at Gale Technologies (Lumenare), as Technical Director for Accelerated Networks, and held senior management positions as Business Unit Manager at RiverRun and Hughes Software. She has also served the government of India as Scientist in the Indian Defense Ministry's Defense Research Development Organisation (DRDO).

She has a Postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Pune University (India) and Executive MBA, Lansbridge University (Canada) along with a Master’s in Management, American Graduate School of Management (USA).

Dr Rajiv Joshi Head Pre-Sales Samin TekMindz India Pvt Ltd

Dr Rajiv is Head of Pre-Sales at Samin TekMindz India Pvt Ltd and has a dynamic professional carrier with over 12 years of experience in pre-sales, business development and GIS. He holds a PHD in GIS and Remote Sensing from Department of Space, Government of India.

From a technical background, he has a blend of business and technical expertise and before joining TekMindz, and he worked with organisations like IL and FS and Adroitec Information Systems. Rajiv also has experience managing the entire product sales of web GIS in Asia Pacific region.

95 Bronze Sponsor

ESI Group is a pioneer and world-leading solution provider in virtual prototyping for manufacturing industries that takes into account the physics of materials. ESI has developed an extensive suite of coherent, industry-oriented applications to realistically simulate a product’s behaviour during testing, to fine-tune manufacturing processes in accordance with desired product performance, and to evaluate the environment’s impact on performance.

ESI’s solutions fit into a single collaborative and open environment for end-to-end virtual prototyping, eliminating the need for physical prototypes during product development.

The company employs about 1,000 high-level specialists worldwide covering more than 30 countries and is listed in compartment C of NYSE Euronext Paris.

ESI GROUP 100-102 avenue de Suffren 75015 Paris France Tel: +33 1 53 65 14 14 Fax: +33 1 46 87 72 02 Email: [email protected] Website: www.esi-group.com

96 Bronze Sponsor

Vincent Chaillou Chief Operating Officer ESI Group

Before joining ESI Group in 1994, Vincent was General Manager of the AEC business unit of Computervision for worldwide operations (which has now merged with PTC). During his 16 years with Computervision, he served several management positions in sales, marketing and general management, specifically of Asia Pacific.

From 1994-1998, he was Regional Vice-President for the American territory within ESI Group, and since May 2004 he is also President and CEO of ESI Software India and ESI US R&D. Vincent holds a PhD in civil engineering from the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées and an Engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique.

Dr Fouad El Khaldi Industry Strategy & Innovation General Manager ESI Group

With over 30 years of experience in the field of CAE research and industry solutions, Fouad started as a Senior Consultant for a joint venture created by IBM Japan and ESI Group in Tokyo, responsible for a development project of new solution for sheet metal forming simulation in collaboration with the Japanese automotive industry. His responsibility included the management of the Virtual Prototyping Software branch (design and manufacturing) including significant M&A activity.

Currently, he is General Manager at ESI Group in charge of industry strategy and innovation to support ESI Group’s aim to supply complete industry solutions for virtual engineering.

He has authored and co-authored numerous technical papers on the subject of CAE innovation and applications in virtual manufacturing process and prototyping, and he holds several patents and is active member in several associations related to CAE.

97 Bronze Sponsor

ZFP-IT provides system integration, built-to-order systems, enterprise resource planning implementation, infrastructure, professional outsourcing and consulting services in government and private sectors. They deliver fresh and innovative approach to IT services, providing the right solutions to various clients. The company’s aim is to provide superior quality IT products and services through the provision of advanced technologies, systems and services specifically built to fulfil the requirements of organisations in Saudi Arabia.

As experts in systems integration, infrastructure solutions, office automation systems and project management, ZFP-IT is involved in every stage with its client from conception to implementation, and from completion to continuous technical support.

Zuhair Fayez Partnership - Information Technology Prince Sultan Street, Al Nahda District, Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +9662 612 9999 Fax: +9662 612 9955 Email: [email protected] Website: www.zfpit.com

98 Bronze Sponsor

Eng Sami Hamed Fayez Senior Vice President Zuhair Fayez Partnership - Information Technology

Sami was appointed Senior Vice President at ZFP-IT, a division of Zuhair Fayez Partnership, in 1995. He oversees the business planning and direction, and ensures the efficiency of operations and overall success of all projects. In addition, he determines and formulates the IT policies in coordination with the corporate Executive Vice President and division heads.

With over 35 years of experience in various areas such as structural development, business management and information technology, Sami has been instrumental in the establishment of ZFP-IT which became one of the prominent IT consultant, system integrator and service providers in the Kingdom.

He holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

Eng Basem Ayash Vice President Zuhair Fayez Partnership - Information Technology

Basem is the Vice President of ZFP-IT, a division of the Zuhair Fayez Partnership. His primary responsibility is to oversee operations and ensure the overall success of all projects.

He was one of the key players in the creation and establishment of ZFP-IT which became one of the prominent IT consultant, system integrator and service providers in the Kingdom with projects accomplished for several major Saudi organisations for more than 12 years.

Basem holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and achieved several prestigious certifications from different IT companies such as Microsoft, Cisco and others.

World Premier Cinematic Innovation Summit

5th - 6th December, 2013 Immediately preceding the 10th Dubai International Film Festival

in the city of the future, dubai, a visionary event on the technology, artistry, and business of future cinematic entertainment

Key Pillars Speakers Include

VISION Alvy Ray Smith Stephen Lang David Linde Co-founder Actor Executive Producer Pixar Avatar Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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COMMERCIALISATION Register your interest cinematicinnovation.com Bronze Sponsor

Information Technology Security Training & Solutions I(TS)² is one of the Middle East’s premier IT security service and solution provider, specialising in empowering governments, financial institutions, and commercial enterprises in the Middle East to combat evolving security threats.

Their certified security professionals deliver end-to-end security solutions, based on unrivalled regional knowledge, and shaped by industry best practices. It provides integrated security solutions, security consulting services, security training and certification curriculums, and 24/7 monitoring and management of network security infrastructures; RAQEEB managed security services (MSS).

I(ITS)2 is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and has offices in Khobar, Jeddah, and Amman.

IT Security and Training Solutions I(TS)2 AL Mohammedeah King Fahad Road Riyadh - Saudi Arabia Tel: +9661 207 7008 Fax: +9661 207 7754 Email: [email protected] Website: www.its2.com

102 Bronze Sponsor

Dimitrios Petropoulos Chief Executive Officer IT Security Training Solutions I(TS)2

Dimitrios Petropoulos is the Chief Executive Officer of I(TS)2. With 25 years of professional experience in IT of which the last 17 were dedicated in information security. He has a long track record in performing information security R&D, risk analyses, penetrations tests, technical security and compliance audits for large enterprises in a number of countries.

He holds an MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway University, London, and a number of industry certifications including CISSP, CISA, ISO27001 LA & PCI-DSS QSA.

Ghassan Alkhlout Director of Sales & Marketing IT Security Training Solutions I(TS)2

Ghassan Alkhlout is the Director of Sales & Marketing at I(TS)2. In this role Ghassan has responsibility over the company’s sales in the region, strengthening its positioning in the information security markets, and driving the company’s plans for growth throughout the region.

He brings over 17 years of technological sales and business development experiences from various IT segments including cloud computing, virtualisations, data centres, and security solutions. He started his career in computer system engineering, before moving into various sales and management roles and is able to utilise his technological background as to address customer needs.

Ghassan holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from Applied Science University, Jordan and Masters in Business Administration from University of Manchester, UK.

103 Bronze Sponsor

ABBYY is a leading developer of document recognition, conversion, data capture, and linguistic technologies. Paper-intensive organisations from all over the world, more than 30 million people in 150 countries, use ABBYY award-winning solutions to automate time and labour- consuming tasks and to streamline business processes.

ABBYY products are used in large-scale government projects such as Kuwait’s National Census and censuses in other Middle East countries, Lithuanian Tax Inspectorate, e-Government portal in Vietnam, presidential elections in Chile and more. ABBYY OCR applications are shipped with equipment from the world’s top manufacturers including Epson, Fujitsu, Fuji Xerox, Panasonic, Toshiba, Samsung and many others.

Since 1989 ABBYY has developed and improved its solutions and now ABBYY OCR technologies recognise 189 languages, including Arabic, Chinese and all European languages.

ABBYY Build 6, 2B Otradnaya str., Moscow Russia, 127273 Tel: +7 495 783 37 00 Fax: +7 495 783 26 63 Email: [email protected] Website: www.abbyy.com

104 Bronze Sponsor

Dr Oleg Sazhin Director, Business Development ABBYY

Oleg has been Business Development Director with ABBYY for the last five years and his primary responsibility is to lead large-scale and governmental projects.

Oleg joined ABBYY in 2002 as Sales Manager and soon started to develop business on a large-scale in Australia, Africa, Middle East, South America, and the Baltic States. He succeeded in establishing and maintaining effective relations with more than 60 partners during that time. His forte is high-level projects, such as deals with banks, ministries and governmental institutions.

He holds a PhD degree in Physics and Mathematics from Moscow State University.

Igor Shkamratov Business Development Manager, Middle East ABBYY

Igor is the Business Development Manager responsible for the Middle East and his main activity is direct communication with clients, consultancy on the efficient way of business processes automation, high-level sales support and conducting of seminars and training.

He joined ABBYY in 2010 and started his career as Marketing Manager and he has good experience with Asian IT markets and their needs. His has wide knowledge of Arabian and Asian culture, and understanding of OCR and data capture technologies and excellent communication skills.

Having acquired rich experience from partner sales and big projects implementation in Asia, he was appointed to take care of the Middle East as Business Development Manager. In a short time he succeeded in attracting new key clients, expanding customer base and increasing the number of ABBYY reference projects in the region.

He graduated from Moscow State University, Faculty of Asian and African Studies with a major in Economics and Vietnamese.

105 Bronze Sponsor

Kodak Document Imaging group simplifies, standardises, and scales document and data capture for more productive business processes. The company has a broad portfolio of document capture products, including scanners, capture software, and business services and support and it provides easy-to-use, powerful and accessible solutions for customers to better capture, manage, archive, and deliver critical business information.

Kodak manufactures a comprehensive range of document scanners and complements this with capture software and service to provide a complete front-end proposition to any document management solution.

In 2013 Kodak Document Imaging introduced to the market the Kodak i2900 and Kodak i3000-series document scanners and has other new models on the horizon this year. Kodak Document Imaging also continues to expand the software portfolio, introducing Kodak Info Activate, a Microsoft SharePoint plugin allowing users to retrieve critical data off paper and into their business process workflow.

Kodak Document Imaging P.O.Box 11460 Kodak Office, Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, UAE Tel: +971 4 344 4910 Fax: +971 4 344 1564 Email: [email protected] Website: http://graphics.kodak.com/docimaging

106 Bronze Sponsor

David Whitton Sales and Marketing Director, Document Imaging, Middle East & Africa Kodak Document Imaging

David is a document imaging professional with 17 years’ industry experience and he has been involved in the development of the Middle Eastern document scanner market since 1999.

Since joining Kodak in 2004, he has been particularly involved with the development of the distributed scanning market. Now, he is responsible for Kodak document imaging sales to the whole of the Middle East and Africa.

Elias Mouchantaf Sales Manager, Document Imaging, Middle East & North Africa Kodak Document Imaging

Elias is an IT professional with 13 years’ experience in software solutions revolving mainly around document management and workflow and he has held various roles in his career, with the latest being at Kodak leading their document imaging business for the Middle East.

He helped introduce localised partner programs and products to the Middle East market and grow the Kodak Document Imaging sales and market share. Since 2012 Elias has also taken on the responsibility for North Africa and the strategic growth of the Kodak document imaging capture software solution sales.

107 Bronze Sponsor

Crucial Solutions and Services (CSS) is an Information Technology company based in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, that specialises in the delivery of high-end technology solutions and services that cater to the unique requirements of its clientele.

Since its establishment, they have been proud to deliver major projects and services to a long list of prestigious clients including the blue chip companies of the Kingdom such as SABIC, Saudi Electric, Marafiq, Saudi Chevron Philips, and many others.

CSS has a strategic alliance with Agile Labs, an Information Technology company from Bangalore, India. Agile Labs has a US patent-pending software application development platform, branded Axpert™, on which it has successfully delivered complex, mission-critical projects to businesses and governments across the world during the last ten years. Under this alliance, CSS is the exclusive partner in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for delivering enterprise-class solutions to businesses and governments in the Kingdom.

Crucial Solutions & Services (CSS) P O Box: 10381 Jubail Industrial City 31961 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Unified No: +966 92000 4424 Tel: +966 03 349 3391 Fax: +966 03 349 3392 Email: [email protected] Website: www.css.net.sa

108 Bronze Sponsor

Eng Sulaiman Abdulhameed Al-Zuhair General Manager Crucial Solutions & Services (CSS)

Sulaiman Al-Zuhair is an honours graduate from the University of Wales Swansea, United Kingdom with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and during this time, he successfully completed the Entrepreneurship Programme at the University. Following graduation, he joined Industrial Technology Methods (ITM) as an Application Developer, and later became a SAP Solutions Consultant working on the SAP FI\CO Business Information Warehouse project at Saudi Aramco after the successful completion of the SAP Certification Programme.

He later joined SABIC at Saudi Iron and Steel Company (HADEED) as an Automation and Electrical Engineer overseeing the construction and operation of a new major production line in the steel rolling mills. With his previous background and exposure, Sulaiman realised the growing need of technology solutions and professional IT Services in the Kingdom. This prompted him to venture into the industry in 2006 by founding Crucial Solutions & Services (CSS), an IT company based in Jubail Industrial City; specialising in the delivery of high-end technology solutions and services that are catered to the unique requirements of its clientele.

Since then, CSS has been proud to deliver major projects and services to a long list of prestigious clients including the blue chip companies in the Kingdom such as SABIC, Saudi Electric, Marafiq.

Rajumohan Ramasamy Vice President - Solution Engineering Agile Labs Private Limited

Rajumohan has over 21 years of professional work experience, over 15 of which are IT experience in the area of business consulting, project delivery and software implementation. His ERP experience covers products like AxpertTM, Oracle Apps, SAP & Scala. He has experience in implementing projects in the Indian, African and European markets. He also has exposure to implementing ERP projects in various domains like logistics, trading, manufacturing, service and process industries.

He also has six years of strong functional and technical expertise in the manufacturing sector in product development, vendor development, production planning and material planning. 109 Bronze Sponsor

EXCEED IT Services was founded in 2001 by a team of achievement- oriented professionals. With headquarters in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the company has branches throughout the rest of the GCC. Their service profile focuses on providing innovative IT services specialised in Microsoft technologies as well as offering IT consultancy to organisations within various sectors.

EXCEED’s continuous growth stems from strategic clarity, effective leadership, staff competency and customer focus. The company has grown from a single department providing training services to a multi- departmental company specialised in providing enterprise organizations with a complete set of solutions that cover their entire IT lifecycle.

Exceed IT Services & Training PO Box: 75628, Seef District Manama, Bahrain Tel: +973 17 382000 Fax: +973 17 382111 Email: [email protected] www.exceedgulf.com

110 Bronze Sponsor

Mohammad Sweidan Regional Director | Business Development EXCEED IT Services & Training LLC

Mohammad is a Regional Director of Business Development at EXCEED IT Services and Training, and since he joined in 2009 has played a key role in establishing the Oman branch, continuously ensured a sustainable quality service delivery, general operations excellence, and had the highest level of client-EXCEED partnership fulfilment.

He has directed and managed major national initiatives focusing on the local community digital literacy and nationalisation, especially in Oman, with both the private and public sector.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and has 12 years of experience in IT solutions and national capacity building and development. He is passionate about national impact initiatives, corporate social responsibilities optimisation, and building nations capabilities and elevate the level of competencies.

Eng Ahmad El Chayati General Manager EXCEED IT Services

Ahmad's extensive IT services experience in the Middle East has helped take his company, EXCEED IT Services, from a small training partner into one of the largest Microsoft partners in the region. Established in 2001, EXCEED now has branches in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Iraq.

As a firm believer that specialisation leads to excellence, he paved the road for EXCEED to be one of the only Microsoft partners working exclusively with Microsoft technologies. As the General Manager and founder, his role has evolved from on the ground marketing and execution, to building alliances, overseeing financial and strategic growth, developing special initiatives, and overall organisational management.

He holds a degree in Computer and Telecommunications Engineering from the American University of Beirut.

111 Bronze Sponsor

InfoTech is a leading ICT company that provides high-end business consulting, knowledge integration and information technology management solutions to clients globally. Their solutions provide a unique blend of technology, industry and methodology expertise to deliver cutting edge results at rapid speed and low delivery risk.

InoTech has developed specialised software solutions that cater the needs of multiple industry verticals, specifically in the domain of e-Government, taxation and revenue management and capital markets. Their team consists of internationally experienced senior executives and technology specialists, all of whom possess specialised industry knowledge and have a global network of renowned industry and technology experience.

The company has a global reach with offices in Singapore, UK, UAE, Pakistan and Ghana, enable it to pool resources and extend world- class services to its clients.

InfoTech Middle East FZ-LLC Office 317 DIC Building 9 Dubai Internet City Dubai, UAE Tel: +971 4 364 4624 Fax: +971 4 367 8454 Email: [email protected] Website: www.infotechgroup.com

112 Bronze Sponsor

Naseer A Akhtar President & CEO InfoTech Private Limited

As President and CEO of InfoTech, Naseer is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the company. As a successful entrepreneur, he founded InfoTech and brought it to profitability, and continues to build on that success with double digit growth.

He is an experienced industry executive with over 22 years of proven leadership in business management and technology and is well positioned to lead InfoTech to become a global IT company. During his career, he has held leadership positions with a number of multinational organisations within Pakistan, Middle East, Africa and USA. Under his direction, the team at InfoTech introduced several Innovative Products and Service Models, engaged strategic alliances, and developed new markets. Naseer is a graduate from Government College Lahore where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Physics.

Amir Raza Khan Vice President Capital Market Business Unit InfoTech private Limited

Amir has more than 18 years’ experience in Information Technology for the financial markets industry, and his present role includes developing IT strategy, aligning software product roadmaps with market trends, managing development and delivery of mission critical and real-time technology systems, and managing human capital for complex software products and projects.

He is well versed in modern software development methodologies and techniques as well as designing and presenting innovative technology and business solutions to financial market technologists and business leaders at international and regional forums. He also has a proven track record of delivering World Bank, ADB and USAID-funded projects across continents, consulting services for the development of technology roadmaps of various exchanges, brokerage houses and regulators, and supervising a team of consultants engaged for regional regulations harmonisation assignment for South Asian Federation of Exchanges’ members.

Muhammad Usman Farooq Vice President Global SI Operations InfoTech private Limited

As Vice President of Global SI Operations, Muhammad is responsible for identifying SI opportunities in the territories where InfoTech operates and helps proposing high quality solutions to clients in response to their varying business requirements. Under his role, he has been able to ensure high level of customer satisfaction through comprehensive knowledge of solutions offerings, strategies and direction as it relates to the client's business, infrastructure and industry. Prior to joining InfoTech, he was working with Saudi Business Machines (SBM) as e-Business Practice Leader where he was responsible to help proposing complex solutions to clients from within IBM’s offerings in close coordination with the Software and Professional Services departments. 113 Bronze Sponsor

Global ITS was established in May 2009 to deliver solutions addressing the local business needs. Being a Microsoft certified partner, they understand the challenges faced today and strive to design and deliver innovative information and communication technology (ICT) solutions to these challenges.

Global ITS offers state of the art technologies including IT consultancy services; outsourcing services; infrastructure solutions; enterprise resource planning (ERP); financial and business solutions, and customer relationship management (CRM). In addition the provide portals and content management solutions (CMS); document management system; workflow and automation solutions; network design and implementation; server design, support, planning and migration; ICT security solutions design and implementation, exchange and database services; firewalls and proxy servers; e-commerce design and implementation; and point of sale systems support (POS).

Global Information Technology Solution W.L.L Flat 62 Building 657 Road 2811 Block 428 Al Seef district, Bahrain Tel: +97 3 1755 1909 Fax: +97 3 1755 1910 Email: [email protected] Website: www.globalits.bh

114 Bronze Sponsor

Redha Sabt Sayed Shubar Ali Radhi Managing Director Global Information Technology Solution W.L.

Redha Sabt Sayed Shubar Ali Radhi is the Managing Director and Founder of Global ITS where he makes sure that the company’s operations run smoothly. The company focuses on a major domain of expertise related to business process management applications, business solutions, ERP tier 2 and tier 1 systems, customer relationship management, human resource management system, and financial systems projects, management and implementation.

Prior to this he worked in Sage Software International as a Regional Business Development Manager covering the region of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. He also worked in Mitsubishi Electric, Saudi Arabia where we gained experience working with Epicor 9.0 and implemented financial, supply chain, field service, HR and payroll projects. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Bahrain.

115 About naseba & contacts

About naseba

naseba is a deal facilitator focused on the growth markets.

We create ‘deal flow’ using platforms including business summits, leadership forums and executive training.

For our clients, the deal could be expanding into a new market, vendor sales contracts, sourcing a strategic partner, or executive education.

In addition, a separate division provides capital raising, asset sales and joint venture introduction services with investors.

Since 2003, we have hosted over 400 initiatives and have relationships with more than 58,000 senior executives, business leaders, entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and VIPs.

We are a French company with on-the-ground presence in Monaco, Riyadh, Dubai, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai, and have employees from more than 30 nationalities.

At naseba, we make it happen.

Contacts

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Naveen Bharadwaj KN Project Manager Tel: +971 4 455 7950 | Fax: +971 4 367 2764 [email protected]

K anak Mehra Event Coordinator Tel: +971 4 455 7950 | Fax: +971 4 367 2764 [email protected]

Ali Khalid R ana Marketing Manager Tel: +971 4 455 7950 | Fax: +971 4 367 2764 [email protected]

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Upcoming Events

2nd Annual Digital Security Leadership and Summit Management Training September 8th - 9th 2013 September 22nd - 24th 2013 InterContinental Hotel Media Rotana Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Cinematic Innovation 4th Annual Cyber Defence Summit Summit - Middle East & December 5th - 6th 2013 North Africa Atlantis, The Palm March 2nd - 3rd 2014 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Ritz Carlton, Al Bustan Palace Muscat, Oman

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