Opening panel discussion: Driving Kuwait’s vision to transform into a digital society and economy

• Overview of Kuwait Vision 2035 and digital transformation journey
• Role of digital transformation as a key pillar in development and sustainable projects
• Achieving proper e-management in official government agencies in the process of achieving a successful digital transformation Journey
• Balancing various aspects to serve the Kuwaiti youth in the direction of digital transformation
• Advancing the healthcare sector through digital and e-service project implementation

Panelists:

• Dr. Khaled A. Mahdi, Secretary-General of The Supreme Council for Planning and Development – Kuwait
• Dr. Ammar Al Hussaini, Deputy Director General, CAIT
• Dr. Mishaal Al Shaheen AlRubaie,Director General and Board Member, Youth Public Authority
• Engineer Ahmad A. Ghareeb,Assistant Undersecretary- Digital Health Affairs, Ministry of Health

Moderator:

• Nabeel Al-Obaidi, Technology Consultant & Researcher

• Essa Al Moosa, Executive Director- Business and Consumer Sales division, Ooredoo Kuwait

Presentation: Role of emerging technologies in advancing the digitalization journey

• Exploring Kuwait’s key digital requirements to advance public and private sectors’ services and operations
• Discussing the main challenges faced in implementing digitalization plans and role of advanced technologies in overcoming them
• Identifying the right technologies and solutions to successfully execute your digitalization strategy

Speaker:

• Dr. Rami Al Sahhar, Executive Director- Technology Consulting, Protiviti

• 12:00 –12:10 PRESENTATION: SUSTAINABLE SMART GOVERNMENT
  
  Badih Hakim, Managing Director, SAP
• 12:10 – 12:25 PRESENTATION: ACCELERATING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION - THE LOW CODE DIGITAL FACTORY
  
  Dr. Magd Donia, General Manager, KASP

PRESENTATION: REINFORCING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM

• Implementing a legal framework to regulate the adoption and integration of smart solutions and advanced technologies
• Emphasizing the role of the government in law development to drive the public and private sectors digital transformation
• Developing effective cyber security policies, guidelines, and strategy implementation to secure the digital transformation journey

Lawyer Lina Adlouni, Founder- Adlouni and Partners Law Firm - Head of Investments and Business Committee Kuwait Law Society

Panel discussion- Improving healthcare delivery through digital transformation

• Introducing a new electronic health record (EHR) system to provide quick access to the patients’ records
• Advancing healthcare sector in Kuwait through AI and ML solutions for robotic surgeries
• Role of e-health technologies in supporting remote consultation
• Role of cyber security to protect the healthcare infrastructural database and overall patient safety

Panelists:

1. Abdullah Al Najjar, Corporate Director – Information Technology, Health Assurance Hospitals Company (DHAMAN)
2. Eng. Ahmed Baioumy, Head of Digital, New Mowasat Hospital
3. Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Chief Innovation Officer, Head of Digital Transformation, Taiba Hospital
4. Sulaiman Al-homoud, planning & Demand Director- Enterprise Division, Ooredoo Kuwait
5. Hala Dairy, Head of Microsoft Unit, CCI Kuwait

Moderator:

Tamer Charife, Risk Advisory Partner & Cyber Leader for Kuwait & Qatar, Deloitte

Panel discussion - Digitalization of the banking and financial sector – from digital services to open banking, and future payments 

• Accelerating the development of electronic banking and mobile banking solutions
• Driving business transformation through prioritization of customer experience and of data utilization and analytics
• Risk management, changing business models, regulations – what is the biggest challenge facing the digital finance services sector?
• Supporting fintech collaboration with traditional banking services
• Exploring latest technologies for banking and financial sector digitalization
• Exploring the future of BFSI in Kuwait with neo and open banking

Panelists:

• Ajai Thomas, Chief Financial Officer, Kuwait International Bank
• Mai Al Owaish, Chief Data and Innovation Officer, Gulf Bank
• Sameer Abdu, Head of IT Security Operation, Executive Manager, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait K.S.C.P.
• Amal Al-Duwaisan, Deputy Head -Weyay -Consumer Banking Group, National Bank of Kuwait

Moderator:

Dr. Saad Alnahedh, Assistant Professor, Finance and Financial Institutions Department - College of Business Administrations, Kuwait University

• Developing efficient and secure public authorities’ access to necessary customer information to reduce service complexity and delivery time, improve quality, and increase customer satisfaction
• Implementing ERP and process automation systems and tools to improve and streamline government operations
• Delivering online governmental services and platforms that are user-friendly for a better digital experience
• Implementing system integration between governmental platforms to improve digital service delivery
• Utilizing advanced computing and data analytics to support government leaders in taking informed decisions and improve public service

1. Mohammad Altura, Chief, Market Regulation & Competition, CITRA
2. Hussain AlNakkas, CIO, General Assembly
3. Mohammad M. Al-Ansari, CIO - IT Center, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
4. Hady Medhat, Country Manager - KSA, Bahrain & Kuwait, Nexthink

• Exploring the steps to deliver a secure and user-friendly customer experience
• Utilizing chatbot and live chat technologies to increase the speed of customer interactions in real-time
• Predicting customer behavior through advanced analytics for enhanced service delivery

1. Anas Meerza, Group CEO, National Technology Enterprises Company
2. Dr. Dheeraj Bhardwaj, Group CEO, City Group Co. KSCP
3. Dina Subuh, Director, Technology Capability Management, Ooredoo
4. Jameelah Al Otaibi, Head of Platform Committee, Kuwait Youth Assembly

• Keynote presentation: Threat intelligence in a cyber defense strategy
  Speaker:
  Amin Shokri, Senior Security, Kaspersky
• 11:15 – 11:25 Industry insight: Operationalizing cyber risk in the digital transformation era: Practical guidelines from the field
  Speaker:
  Bilal Issa, Technical Leader, Trend Micro
• 11:25-11:35 Presentation: Driving digital transformation with a cloud – Smart ecosystem
  Speaker:
  Mohamad Hammouda, General Manager – Oplee Services – Member of CCI Holding

• Overview of Kuwait’s oil and gas industry’s digitalization journey in the IR4.0 era
• Role of efficient digital transformation strategies to increase plant optimization and unlock the industry’s potential
• Capitalizing on key intelligent technologies to enhance operation and productivity, maximize plant output and assets lifetime, and gain a competitive advantage
• Implementing predictive analytics to generate accurate insights on complex operations and enable fast and informed decision making
• Implementing a robust cyber security system to ensure a secure and successful digital transformation

• Ahmad Safar, Team Leader - Information Technology, Kuwait Gulf Oil Company
• Shaheela Banu A Majeed, CISO, Kuwait Gulf Oil Company
• Hadla Alfedaghi, Sr. Virtualization and Platforms, KIPIC Official
• Sourabh Sharma, Partner Cyber Security, Kuwait Cyber security Leader Ernst & Young, Kuwait

• Identifying the steps needed for a successful cloud computing adoption and integration
• Capitalizing on cloud benefits without compromising information privacy and security
• Implementing effective security practices to ensure the security and integrity of data
• Developing and implementing a robust cloud regulatory framework and ensuring compliance

• Mohammad Altura, Chief, Market Regulation & Competition, CITRA
• Mohamad Abulhouf, GM & Regional Director - Emerging Markets, Nutanix
• Khaled Owaida, Executive Vice President - IT & Online Trading, National Investment Company

• Fostering a culture for cyber security by training employees on key risks to prevent vulnerabilities
• Implementing effective cyber security solutions such as web Application firewalls, SIEM solutions and vulnerability scanning technologies to predict, detect and prevent malicious attacks
• Developing and enforcing cyber security policies to ensure maximum protection and detection of cyber threats
• Strengthening response vulnerability management analysis

• Lieutenant Colonel Ammar Al Sarraf, Cybercrime Officer, Acting Head of Supportive Services Section, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait
• Sourabh Sharma, Partner Cyber Security, Kuwait Cyber security Leader Ernst & Young, Kuwait
• Sameer Abdu, Head of IT Security Operation, Executive Manager, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait K.S.C.P