EVENT OVERVIEW
The 2nd Data-Driven Government Conference was successfully hosted in Dubai with the support and participation of key government authorities and ministry from the region including Ministry of Communication and Information Technology – KSA, Digital Government Authority – KSA, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology – Oman, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure – UAE, Ministry of Health and Prevention – UAE, Dubai Health Authority – UAE, and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) – UAE.
Building on this success, the 3rd edition will be hosted on 10-11 May 2023, in Dubai, to shed light on the digital capabilities and the future data usage trends for governments. This annual forum is an exclusive gathering for governments and ministries, international technology developers and consultants that highlights the region’s visions, strategies, and best practices for data usage in the public sector to improve decision making and performance in the 4.0 transformation era.
The 2023 edition will bring together 300 from the government and public sector, international consultants, and technology experts to build on the discussions of the previous edition and highlight the region’s data-driven government strategies, explore new innovations for data usage and the implementation of related emerging technologies and latest trends. The event will also focus on exploring the latest advanced solutions to establish a secure data management and analytics infrastructure for improving the quality of life for citizens.
EVENT OVERVIEW
Data offers unparalleled opportunities for the governments to enhance their decision-making, service delivery, operations, economic policies, and the quality of life of their citizens. The MENA region’s governments have set strategic goals to position themselves as digital leaders and spearhead the data analytics utilization. As they have realized the importance of data, they have established dynamic strategies, such as the UAE Smart Data Strategy, to capitalize on the opportunities offered by data management and analytics technology.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDANCE
- Learn and discuss the latest big data & analytics developments from across the region to understand and ensure optimal utilization of generated data.
- Discuss latest strategies in data analytics field for the advancement of Government and Ministries.
- Learn and discuss the factors and trends which are impacting the Government authorities for security services and solutions in the Arab Middle East and North Africa
- Learn how to approach Government authorities in the most cost-effective way to remain competitive in the current market
- Get insights into data-driven government projects and plans in the region
EVENT IN NUMBERS
200+
Attendees
30
Exhibitors & Sponsors
40+
Speakers & Panellists
5+
Media Partners
10+
Countries represented
WHO ATTENDED IN 2022
Participants that attended the 2nd edition of Data-Driven Government Conference in 2022 included key regional
Government Stakeholders
Consultants
Public Sector Specialist
Solution Providers
2022 ADVISORS

Eng. Ali Abuzinjal
Director of Digital Transformation, Sharjah Research Technology and innovation Park Authority, Sharjah

Dr. Ahmad Altarawneh
Senior Strategic Digital Transformation Consultant – Pioneering and Excellence, Dubai Police, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Humaid Saif Saeed
Artificial intelligence Expert and Head at Artificial intelligence Division, Abu Dhabi Police, United Arab Emirates

Abdul Mobeen Khan
Strategy Execution, Program Management, ITSM, Cybersecurity & Governance Practitioner and Trainer, United Arab Emirates

Laila Al Hadhrami
Smart Cities Development Expert – National Energy Center and Former Director of Smart City Building Capacity & Awareness/ Member of National Program of AI and AT, Oman

Loay Ghazaleh
Undersecretary Advisor, Ministry of Works, Kingdom of Bahrain
2022 SPEAKERS

H.E Eng. Ali Bin Towaih AlSuwaidi
Director General, Ajman Free Zone (AFZ), United Arab Emirates
H.E. Belal Hafnawi
Commissioner – Board Member at Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Digitization, Technology, Digital Transformation, AI, IoT, Blockchain, leadership, Strategy and Regulatory Expert), Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Jordan
H.E. Mohamed Hassan Ahli
Executive Director of the National Statistics and Data Sector, Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, United Arab Emirates
Nabil Aloufi
Vice Governor, Risks and Business Continuity, Digital Government Authority (DGA), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ali Juma Khamis
Director Digital Health Department - Head Office, Ministry of Health and Prevention, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Adel AlTamimi
Director – Geographic Information Systems, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), United Arab Emirates
Badar Khan
Director of Digital Platforms, NEOM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bassel Kassem
Regional Sales Manager, South Gulf & Pakistan, Nutanix
Abdul Mobeen Khan
Strategy Execution, Program Management, ITSM, Cybersecurity & Governance Practitioner and Trainer, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Kalthoom Mohammad
Director Of Hospitals Department and transformation, Emirates Health Services - Ministry of Health and Prevention, United Arab Emirates
Eng. Isha Aljasmi
IT Director, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates
Latifa Alshehhi
Head of Future of Data Department and Head of Algorithms Development and Analysis, Ministry of Cabinet affairs - Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center (FCSC), United Arab Emirates
Dr. Riham Moawad
Strategic development Specialist for Vice Minister, Ministry of communications and Information Technology, Egypt
Laila Al Hadhrami
Smart Cities Development Expert – National Energy Center and Former Director of Smart City Building Capacity & Awareness/ Member of National Program of AI and AT, Oman
Salwa Al Blushi
Head of Digital Standards and Operations Section - Digital Health Department, Ministry of Health and Prevention, United Arab Emirates<
Eng. Ali Abuzinjal
IT Director, Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Authority, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Ahmad Altarawneh
Senior Strategic Consultant Digital Transformation, Pioneering and Excellence, Dubai Police General HQ, United Arab Emirates
Eng. Mohammed Ali Alshaya
Technology Executive Director, Ajman Free zone, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Humaid Saif Saeed
Artificial intelligence Expert and Head at Artificial intelligence Division, Abu Dhabi Police, United Arab Emirates
Eng. Fahad A. Alhamed
Chairman of the Board, Saudi Cloud Computing Association, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Franco Adrian Castillero
Digital Transformation Expert, United Arab Emirates
Joseph Byrne
Principal Solutions Engineer, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, Onetrust
Dr. Jassim Haji
President - Artificial Intelligence Society / International Group of Artificial Intelligence, Kingdom of Bahrain
Joseph Musolino
Global Strategy and Sales lead – Fraud and Security Intelligence & Strategic Consultant, Program Manager, Solution Architect, SAS Middle East
Mohammad J Sear
Digital Government and Public Sector Consulting Leader, Ernst & Young, MENA, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Nisreen Al Sayyed
Director of the National Information System, Ministry of Digital Economics and Entrepreneurship, Jordan
Dr. Mohammad Abdulqader Al Redha
Director of Health Informatics and Smart Health Department, Dubai Health Authority - DHA, United Arab Emirates
Khaled AlJallaf
Director Data Analysis, Research & Studies Department, Dubai Health Authority - DHA, United Arab Emirates
Prof. Dr. Borhen Marzougui
Digital Transformation and Smart Cities Expert, Former RTA, United Arab Emirates
Prashant Gangwal
Senior Director, Middle East & APAC, Simplilearn
Jerome Couzy
Domain Expert - Data Governance & Privacy, Informatica
Dr. Salim Al-Shuaili
Digital Transformation, 4IR, AI, Big Data, E-Government, Policy and Governance Leader, Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technology, Oman
Shafiullah Ismail
Vice President and Head, Information Security, Governance and Risk, Confidential, United Arab Emirates
Thomas Dubus
Vice President EMEA Sales, Avien
Alexey Sidorov
Data Management Director and Chief Evangelist, Denodo
Ozgur Danisman
Vice-President of Sales Engineering, EMEA, Forcepoint
Vincent van der Linden
Sales Director – Benelux, Middle East and Nordics, Cloudian
Yousef Tuqan
Solution Consultant, Coursera
Zachary Rea
Director of Sales Engineering, MicroStrategy
Mohamad Kaouk
Senior Solutions Engineer, F5 Networks
Ahmed Tarek Tawfik
Pre- Sales Manager, EMEA, Incorta
Shantosh Sridhar
Senior Manager – Analytics Delivery, Beinex
H.E Eng. Ali Bin Towaih AlSuwaidi
Director General, Ajman Free Zone (AFZ), United Arab Emirates

H.E. Belal Hafnawi
Commissioner – Board Member at Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Digitization, Technology, Digital Transformation, AI, IoT, Blockchain, leadership, Strategy and Regulatory Expert), Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Jordan

H.E. Mohamed Hassan Ahli
Executive Director of the National Statistics and Data Sector, Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Irfan Karamat Ali
United Nations Volunteers, Bahrain

Nabil Aloufi
Vice Governor, Risks and Business Continuity, Digital Government Authority (DGA), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ali Juma Khamis
Director Digital Health Department – Head Office, Ministry of Health and Prevention, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Adel AlTamimi
Director – Geographic Information Systems, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), United Arab Emirates

Badar Khan
Director of Digital Platforms, NEOM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Bassel Kassem
Regional Sales Manager, South Gulf & Pakistan, Nutanix

Abdul Mobeen Khan
Strategy Execution, Program Management, ITSM, Cybersecurity & Governance Practitioner and Trainer, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Kalthoom Mohammad
Director Of Hospitals Department and transformation, Emirates Health Services – Ministry of Health and Prevention, United Arab Emirates

Eng. Isha Aljasmi
IT Director, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates

Latifa Alshehhi
Head of Future of Data Department and Head of Algorithms Development and Analysis, Ministry of Cabinet affairs – Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center (FCSC), United Arab Emirates

Dr. Riham Moawad
Strategic development Specialist for Vice Minister, Ministry of communications and Information Technology, Egypt

Laila Al Hadhrami
Smart Cities Development Expert – National Energy Center and Former Director of Smart City Building Capacity & Awareness/ Member of National Program of AI and AT, Oman

Mrs. Sara Al Zarooni
Director, Data Management and Compliance Affairs, Dubai Data Establishment, Digital Dubai (Smart Dubai), United Arab Emirates

Salwa Al Blushi
Head of Digital Standards and Operations Section – Digital Health Department, Ministry of Health and Prevention, United Arab Emirates

Eng. Ali Abuzinjal
IT Director, Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Authority, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ahmad Altarawneh
Senior Strategic Consultant Digital Transformation, Pioneering and Excellence, Dubai Police General HQ, United Arab Emirates

Eng. Mohammed Ali Alshaya
Technology Executive Director, Ajman Free zone, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Humaid Saif Saeed
Artificial intelligence Expert and Head at Artificial intelligence Division, Abu Dhabi Police, United Arab Emirates

Eng. Fahad A. Alhamed
Chairman of the Board, Saudi Cloud Computing Association, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Franco Adrian Castillero
Digital Transformation Expert, United Arab Emirates

Joseph Byrne
Principal Solutions Engineer, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, Onetrust

Dr. Jassim Haji
President – Artificial Intelligence Society / International Group of Artificial Intelligence, Kingdom of Bahrain

Joseph Musolino
Global Strategy and Sales lead – Fraud and Security Intelligence & Strategic Consultant, Program Manager, Solution Architect, SAS Middle East

Mohammad J Sear
Digital Government and Public Sector Consulting Leader, Ernst & Young, MENA, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Nisreen Al Sayyed
Director of the National Information System, Ministry of Digital Economics and Entrepreneurship, Jordan

Dr. Mohammad Abdulqader Al Redha
Director of Health Informatics and Smart Health Department, Dubai Health Authority – DHA, United Arab Emirates

Khaled AlJallaf
Director Data Analysis, Research & Studies Department, Dubai Health Authority – DHA, United Arab Emirates

Prof. Dr. Borhen Marzougui
Digital Transformation and Smart Cities Expert, Former RTA, United Arab Emirates

Prashant Gangwal
Senior Director, Middle East & APAC, Simplilearn

Jerome Couzy
Domain Expert – Data Governance & Privacy, Informatica

Dr. Salim Al-Shuaili
Digital Transformation, 4IR, AI, Big Data, E-Government, Policy and Governance Leader, Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technology, Oman

Shafiullah Ismail
Vice President and Head, Information Security, Governance and Risk, Confidential, United Arab Emirates

Thomas Dubus
Vice President EMEA Sales, Avien

Alexey Sidorov
Data Management Director and Chief Evangelist, Denodo

Ozgur Danisman
Vice-President of Sales Engineering, EMEA, Forcepoint

Vincent van der Linden
Sales Director – Benelux, Middle East and Nordics, Cloudian

Yousef Tuqan
Solution Consultant, Coursera

Zachary Rea
Director of Sales Engineering, MicroStrategy

Mohamad Kaouk
Senior Solutions Engineer, F5 Networks

Ahmed Tarek Tawfik
Pre- Sales Manager, EMEA, Incorta

Shantosh Sridhar
Senior Manager – Analytics Delivery, Beinex
Who Will Attend Data-Driven Government DigiConference 2021?
Chiefs, Heads and Engineers from the following departments:
- Digital Transformation
- Data Management
- Information Technology
- Data Science
- Data Analytics
- Corporate planning Strategy planning
- Business Excellence
- Business analytics
- Business Intelligence
CONFERENCE AGENDA
TIME | CONFERENCE PROGRAM |
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08:00 | Registration, refreshments, and networking |
09:00 | Great Minds opening remarks |
09:05 | Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks Chairman: Abdul Mobeen Khan, Strategy Execution, Program Management, ITSM, Cybersecurity & Governance Practitioner and Trainer, United Arab Emirates |
09:15 | Opening keynote address – Nabil Aloufi , Vice Governor, Risks and Business Continuity, Digital Government Authority (DGA), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
09:35 | Executive panel discussion 1 – Vision and strategy for data and its role in the MENA region
Panelists:
Moderator: Dr. Nisreen Al Sayyed Director of the National Information System, Ministry of Digital Economics and Entrepreneurship, Jordan |
10:20 | Technology innovation session 1
This session will highlight latest technologies in advanced data management and analysis. The session consists of 10-minute back-to-back presentations from experts in the industry who will provide insights and case studies on the successful application of a variety of advanced data management and analytics innovations.
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10:50 | Technology innovation session 2 This session will highlight latest technologies in advanced data management and analysis. The session consists of 10-minute back-to-back presentations from experts in the industry who will provide insights and case studies on the successful application of a variety of advanced data management and analytics innovations.
Speaker – Yousef Tuqan, Solution Consultant, Coursera |
11:20 | Coffee break and networking |
11:50 | Panel discussion 2 – Adopting a data-driven government strategy to improve decision making and performance
Panelists:
Moderator: |
12:40 | Presentation 1 Data science: smart implementation of machine learning and AI
Speaker:
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12:55 | Technology innovation session 3
This session will highlight latest technologies in advanced data management and analysis. The session consists of 10-minute back-to-back presentations from experts in the industry who will provide insights and case studies on the successful application of a variety of advanced data management and analytics innovations.
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13:25 | Panel discussion 3 – Building a high-performing analytics ecosystem to achieve excellence towards 4.0 transformation
Panelists:
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14:10 | Technology innovation session 4 This session will highlight latest technologies in advanced data management and analysis. The session consists of 10-minute back-to-back presentations from experts in the industry who will provide insights and case studies on the successful application of a variety of advanced data management and analytics innovations.
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14:40 | Presentation 2 – Integrating 2D & 3D geospatial data analytics technology in the public sector
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14:50 | Closing remarks by Chairman |
15:00 | Networking lunch & end of day 1 |
15:00 | VIP Lunch Strategy meet |
TIME | CONFERENCE PROGRAM |
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08:00 | Registration, refreshments, and networking |
09:00 | Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks Chairman: Abdul Mobeen Khan,Strategy Execution, Program Management, ITSM, Cybersecurity & Governance Practitioner and Trainer, United Arab Emirates |
09:15 | Keynote session – The road to establish a strong compliance framework
Speaker:
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09:35 | Panel Discussion 1 – Reviewing the region’s digital capabilities and identifying challenges
Panelists
Moderator: |
10:20 | Technology innovation session 1 This session will highlight latest technologies in advanced data management and analysis. The session consists of 10-minute back-to-back presentations from experts in the industry who will provide insights and case studies on the successful application of a variety of advanced data management and analytics innovations.
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10:50 | Presentation 1 – Data processing and statistical models: The role of imputation for missing data value in detecting fraudulent reports
Speaker
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11:10 | Presentation 2 – Key Benefits of Data Driven Governments
Speaker: Mohammad J Sear, Digital Government and Public Sector Consulting Leader, Ernst & Young, MENA, United Arab Emirates |
11:20 | Coffee break and networking |
11:50 | Technology innovation session 2 This session will highlight latest technologies in advanced data management and analysis. The session consists of 10-minute back-to-back presentations from experts in the industry who will provide insights and case studies on the successful application of a variety of advanced data management and analytics innovations.
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12:05 | Presentation 3 – Cloud and Data Adoption in KSA
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12:25 | Panel discussion 2 – Exploring upcoming trends to better understand the future of data in the government sector
Panelists:
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Borhen Marzougui, Digital Transformation and Smart Cities Expert, Former RTA, United Arab Emirates |
13:10 | Presentation 4 – Overview of current and upcoming data integration strategies
Speaker: Franco Adrian Castillero, Digital Transformation, Expert, United Arab Emirates |
13:25 | Closing remarks by Chairman |
13:30 | Networking lunch & end of conference |
WHY GET INVOLVED
GET IN FRONT OF YOUR TARGET MARKET
Get access to key government authorities involved with ongoing and upcoming data management and analytics in the region and get insight into their plans to invest in new technologies and spot opportunities.
GAIN PROJECT INSIGHTS
Get first-hand details on timelines and requirements of current governmental projects from across the region and spot opportunities.
RAISE YOUR BRAND AWARENESS
Opportunity to position your brand as one of the leading companies in the sector to help stakeholders and project owners achieve their targets.
INCREASE YOUR COMPETITIVENESS
Learn about the challenges faced by the region’s key organizations and identify how you can provide them with customized solutions to help them overcome them
GENERATE STRONG LEADS
Learn about data management requirements of key government authorities and influence decision makers and stand a chance of being shortlisted for upcoming projects.
2023 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
We have a diverse range of sponsorship opportunities available. A member of the sponsorship team will work with you to create a bespoke package to suit your business objectives. For more information email partnerships@gmevents.ae or call +971 4 568 7800
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