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Hear prominent thought leaders from the world's largest and most successful companies

Sunday 18th October, 4-4.30 pm

Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st October, 11-11.30 am

LEADERS IN INDUSTRY

BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS

These four high-end power packed sessions for C-level executives will open up each day by addressing some of the major challenges facing executives. Anchored by specialists, attending C-level executives can expect to gain insight and best practice tips.

Monday 19th to Thursday 22nd October, 9-10 am

BUSINESS MEETS IT

LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE BUSINESS GOALS

Four high-end power packed sessions for C-level executives will closely look at trends driving IT business alignment and enterprise challenges.

Monday 19th to Thursday 22nd October, 9-10 am

MEFX TRACKS

FINANCE 2.0

Many markets in the Middle East are over-banked. Coupled with the impact of the financial crisis, there is an inexorable pressure towards consolidation. Banks and financial institutions need to establish whether they should be on the acquisition trail – or whether they should be doing their own due diligence to make sure that they are in a good position when a buyer comes knocking. Technology is well placed to be the driving tool to enable this rapid transformation and recovery process. What are some of the key trends that organizations in this sector need to be on top of?

Tuesday 20th October, 12 Noon to 4.30 pm

GULFCOMMS TRACKS

SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSIONS THAT LOOK AT THE EMERGING TRENDS IN THE TELECOM AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY

The panel will feature industry experts, analysts, end users and leading vendors. Four power packed panel discussions will outline the key trends in the telecommunications industry today.

Wednesday 21st October, 12 Noon to 4.30 pm

SMB SOLUTION PANEL DEBATES

TECH MADE EASY

Four focused sessions for small and medium business aimed at offering practical advice and solutions. These enriching panel discussions will effectively analyse the role that technology can play to enhance the business for SMBs operating in the region, especially those that are looking to achieve more with limited budgets.

Monday 19th to Thursday 22nd October, 10-11.30 am

COLLABORATION WORKSHOP

The economic downturn has mandated one thing: greater collaboration between the business, employees and the industry. Organisations across sectors need to remain up to date with emerging methodologies, frameworks and industry trends in order to ensure that IT investments they make truly deliver value to the business. These sessions will focus on industry experts and key vendors delivering educational content that is structured to meet business requirements.

Executives attending these sessions can expect to enhance their knowledge about collaborative efforts in their industry sector and expect to network with other interested peers.

Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st October, 3-4 pm

DEVELOPER DAY

Specialised tracks for technical executives, IT manager and programmers. The focus will be on a half day session run by key technology majors and offers insight to the up and coming development tools and environments. Half day event open to pre-registered audience.

Thursday 22nd October, 1-1.45 pm

TUTORIAL TOOLS

In spite of the downturn, the good news is that business leaders need to prepare for the inevitable upturn in the economy. Too many CIOs make the mistake of going into hibernation, only to find out that when the time comes, they need to move out of survival mode quickly. There is no better way to do that, but to keep up to date with the fast changing environment and understanding how emerging technology models can deliver exceptional value and function as strategic business tools.

What can you expect? These specialized tutorial sessions will work as classroom set ups for C-level executives to gain knowledge and insight from leading industry practitioners and experts.

High end classroom tracks for CIOs, CEOs and CXOs run by industry experts and CIOs themselves.

Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st October, 2-3 pm