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Conference Program
9:00 - 10:30
(GMT+4)
Registration
10:30 - 11:10
(GMT+4)
Official Opening
Dr. Samy El-Tawab - (TPC Chair) - Associate Professor, James Madison University, USA
Dr. Fatma Taher - (IEEE UAE Chair) - Assistant Dean and Associate Professor, College of Technological Innovation, Zayed University, UAE
Andy Chen - (IEEE TEMS President) - President of IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society
Dr. Eesa Bastaki - (Conference Chair) - Dubai University President, Dubai, UAE
11:10 - 12:00
(GMT+4)
Opening Keynote Speeches
Introductory talk: Title: 50 Years of Architecting: How the UAE Became The Country For the Future?
Saeed Al Dhaheri - Chairman Smart Technology Services DWC ‑ LLC (Physical)
Talk Title: Good Future - Technology and Humanity by 2030
Mr. Gerd Leonhard - Author, Futurist & Humanist, CEO The Futures Agency (Virtual)
12:00 - 12:30
(GMT+4)
Exhibition Opening & Networking Break
12:30 - 12:50
(GMT+4)
Keynote Speech
Dr. Eesa Bastaki - (Conference Chair) - Dubai University President, Dubai, UAE (Physical)
12:50 - 1:50
(GMT+4)
Digital Disruption Impact on Society in The New Era: Government and Education
Moderator:
Dr. Eesa Bastaki - (Conference Chair) - Dubai University President, Dubai, UAE (Physical)
Panelists:
Dr. Essam Elkordi - President of Al Alamein International University (Virtual)
Dr. Yousef M. Al-Assaf - President at Rochester Institute of Technology-Dubai
Dr. Mohamed Essaaidi - Dean of ENSIAS College of Engineering, Mohamed V University, Morocco (Virtual)
Elena Agaragimova - Co-Founder - Bessern Talent Development Specialist & Education Advocate (Physical)
Dr Mohamed Habib Kammoun - Head of Computer Science and Communication Department, University of Sfax – Tunisia (Physical)
Industry/Gov. TrackDr. Yehia Elkhatib - Associate Professor at School of Computing Science, Univeristy of Glasgow, UK (Virtual)
Session Title: Edge Disarray
Technical TrackSession Title: Machine Learning in IoT
Session Chair:
Dr. Mustafa ElNainay - Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering AlAlamein International University, Matrouh, Egypt (Physical)
Papers:
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix Exhibition1:50 - 3:00
(GMT+4)
Lunch Break
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix Exhibition3:00 - 3:30
(GMT+4)
Keynote Speech
Mohammed Alhashmi - Chief Innovation Technology Officer at Expo 2020 (Physical)
Talk Title: Expo 2020 Dubai : Realizing the dream
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix Exhibition3:30 - 4:00
(GMT+4)
Dr. Bilel Jamoussi - UN, Chief ITU International ICT Standards Dept, with Governments, Private Sector, Academia, SME Innovators
Talk Title: International Standards to enable 5G networks and digital transformation
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix Exhibition4:00 - 5:00
(GMT+4)
How Digital Technologies Can Address Health and Education Inequality: Challenges and Solutions
Moderator:
Prof. Hussain al Ahmad - Provost and Chief Academic Officer, University of Dubai (Physical)
Panelists:
Dr. Fady Alnajjar - Associate Professor, Head of AI and Robotics Lab (AiR-Lab)
Dr. Bassam H Mahboob - Consultant Internal Medicine Consultant Pulmonary Disease
Industry/Gov. TrackSession Title: AI and IoT
Session Chair:
Dr. Mustafa ElNainay - Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering AlAlamein International University, Matrouh, Egypt (Physical)
Papers:
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix Exhibition5:00 - 6:00
(GMT+4)
Cities for a Digital Future
How Digital Technologies Can Address Health and Education Inequality: Challenges and Solutions
Moderator:
Dr. Kamal Taman - IoT Solutions Product Expert at Vodafone Business
Panelists:
Dr. Sara Paiva - Vice-chair IEEE SC Marketing committee (Physical)
Ismail Zohdy - Smart Mobility Expert /Program Manager for Self-driving Transport Strategy, Dubai (Physical)
Dr. Husameldin Mukhtar - Assistant Professor, University of Dubai, UAE (Physical)
Industry/Gov. TrackSession Title: AI and IoT
Session Chair:
Dr. Mustafa ElNainay - Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering AlAlamein International University, Matrouh, Egypt (Physical)
Papers:
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix Exhibition5G Track will be hybrid, click to get the agenda
Registration
9:00 - 9:10
(GMT+4)
Opening Welcome
Sohaib Sheikh - (Industry Summit Chair) - Former IEEE Region 8 Vice Chair for Technical Activities
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day9:10 - 9:25
(GMT+4)
Opening Welcome
Dr. Latif Ladid - (5G Summit chair) - 5G and Beyond (Physical)
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day9:30 - 10:00
(GMT+4)
Keynote Speech
Tala al Ansari - Head of innovation Eco-system Scale2dubai (Physical)
Talk Title: EXPO2020’s legacy: District2020 - A Human-centric city & Innovation ecosystem
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day10:00 - 10:45
(GMT+4)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the brain behind Fourth Industrial Revolution: What impacts will AI and IoT bring to smart Societies?
Moderator:
Khaled Mokhtar - Chairman IEEE CPC, Educational Activates Board
Panelists:
Clemens Wasner - CEO of EnliteAI and founder and chairperson of AI Austria (Physical)
Dr. Huda El Shuily - Academic and Research at Higher College of Technology (HCT) Oman (Virtual)
Chitro Majumdar - Board Member at RsRL; Co-Founder at AI Ethics & Bias Validation; Sr. Advisor on Tail Risk Hedging & Risk Quantification; TEDx speaker (Physical)
Ali Cheema - Head of Government & Industry Relations Middle East & Africa (Virtual)
Industry/Gov. Track Industry SummitKeynote Speech
Professor Dr. Hesham El-Sayed - Professor in the College of Information Technology at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) University (Physical)
Talk Title: Autonomous Driving fueled by Smart Communication
Technical TrackCheck 5G Summit
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day10:45 - 11:30
(GMT+4)
Disruption by Technology: Impacts on Politics, Economics, and Society
Moderator:
Khaled Mokhtar - Chairman IEEE CPC, Educational Activates Board
Panelists:
Mohammed Amin - Sales Account Manager | Nokia | IEEE Industry Ambassador
Emad shawki - Head of Digital Innovation & Digital Factory at Banque Misr (Physical)
Francesco Molinari - International Researcher and Freelance Consultant Based in Massa, Tuscany, Italy, but active all over Europe (Virtual)
Pivetta Damian - Senior Marketing Specialist at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Eng. Osama Al-Zoubi - Chief Technology Officer of Cisco Middle East and Africa, Author of “The Digital Disruption” book
Eng. Kamal Taman - IoT Solutions Product Expert at Vodafone Business
Industry/Gov. Track Industry SummitSession Title: Smart Transportation
Dr. Samy El-Tawab - Associate Professor, James Madison University, USA (Physical)
Papers:
Check 5G Summit
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day11:30 - 12:15
(GMT+4)
AI & IoT innovation ecosystem and supporting mechanisms in the MENA region
Moderator:
Rawane El Jamal - IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship Initiative 2021 - Co-Leader
Panelists:
Anas Zeineddine - Founder and CEO, innovaMENA
Eng. Mohamad Khawaja - Angel Investor, CEO at Startappz (Virtual)
Eng. Ali AbuZinjal - Impact driven Innovator, Entrepreneur & Leader | Emerging Technologies | Agriculture | Manufacturing | Fintech | Founder
Industry/Gov. Track Industry SummitSession Title: Smart Transportation
Dr. Samy El-Tawab - Associate Professor, James Madison University, USA (Physical)
Papers:
Check 5G Summit
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day12:30 - 1:30
(GMT+4)
Lunch Break
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day1:30 - 2:00
(GMT+4)
Keynote Speech
Joanne Wong - IEEE Entrepreneurship - 2022 Chair (Virtual)
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day2:00 - 2:40
(GMT+4)
Keynote Speech
Dr. Mustafa Youssef - Professor at The American University in Cairo and founder and director of the Wireless Research Center of Excellence, Egypt (Physical)
Talk Title: Sensor-less Energy-free Sensing: The Future of Ubiquitous Context-Awareness for the IoT
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day2:40 - 3:25
(GMT+4)
Youth & Entrepreneurship in Digital Economy Era
Moderator:
Mohammed Mukhtar - Co-Founder : One&Only International, Unipreneur, U-Connect | Branding & Startup Consultant (Physical)
Panelists:
Reem AlMusabbeh - CEO at Retech I Serial Entrepreneur I Chemical Engineer I Dubai Youth Council Member-2021
Talib Hashim - Localisation Specialist | Helping Employers Hire Local Talent | Helping Businesses Access Local Opportunities I UAE Culture Trainer | Co-Founder Sdara.co
Nuha Hashem - Founder, Zwya (Banking solution for teens)
Aisha Al Maazmi - Radio Presenter at Pulse 95
Industry/Gov. Track Industry SummitSession Title: Connectivity and Security of IoT with 5G (and beyond)
Session Chair: Ahmad Salman - Assistant Professor, James Madison University, USA (Physical)
Papers:
Check 5G Summit
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day3:25 - 4:10
(GMT+4)
FinTech: How Covid has Accelerated the needs to financial inclusion and solutions
Moderator:
Sohaib Sheikh - Former IEEE Region 8 Vice Chair for Technical Activities
Panelists:
Abdel Wahab Lotfy - Chairman Advisor – Strategic Planning, Nasser Social Bank (NSB) - Head Office (Virtual)
Mr.Ibrahim Elsherbini - Chief Information Officer & Head of Digital Transformation at Banque Misr (Physical)
Cassandra Carothers - Investor | Upheaval Investments
Shantnoo Saxsena - Shantnoo (Shantnu Saxena) Saxsena
Dr. Mostafa Hodieb - President at The Arab Academy for Management, Banking and Financial Sciences
Industry/Gov. Track Industry SummitSession Title: Connectivity and Security of IoT with 5G (and beyond)
Session Chair: Ahmad Salman - Assistant Professor, James Madison University, USA (Physical)
Papers:
Check 5G Summit
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day4:10 - 4:45
(GMT+4)
How Technological Disruption is Transforming Africa's Business Landscapes?
Moderator:
Mohamed El Dallal - IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship Initiative | Team Leader (Physical)
Panelists:
Samuel Kamara - Country Program Officer, Egypt Country Office, African Development Bank
Yasser Serry - Business Operations Consultant at Benya
John Matogo - Chair for Action for Industry Africa sub-committee for IEEE Region 8 (Virtual)
Industry/Gov. Track Industry SummitCheck 5G Summit
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching Day4:45 - 6:00
(GMT+4)
Check 5G Summit
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Pitching DayRegistration
9:00 - 9:05
(GMT+4)
Welcome Speech
Dr. Boutheina Tlili - Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai, UAE
9:05 - 9:20
(GMT+4)
VIP welcome speech (Physical)
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge
Africa IoT & AI Challenge Closing9:20 - 9:40
(GMT+4)
Keynote Speech
Vidya Ramnath - Emerson President Middle East & Africa
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge9:40 - 10:25
(GMT+4)
Coffee Break
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge10:25 - 10:55
(GMT+4)
Digital Disruption Impact on Society in The New Era: Industry Perspective
Moderator:
Alaa Zaher - Sr. Executive Partner| Gulf & Emerging Markets at Gartner
Panelists:
Hany Abdelkawi - Head of Travel Sales at Google | Investor & Mentor
Ahmed Kamal - Disruptive Thinker / Tech-Savvy /Intrapreneur / Digital Transformation / Business Development / Program Manager /Data Monetizer / Location Intelligence Expert
Ehsan Amazon - Senior Solutions Architect @AWS
Eslam Kandiel - Regional Datacenter and Cloud Technology Lead
Mohamed Salama - Senior Account Manager at HERE Technologies (Virtual)
Industry/Gov. TrackBuilding Industries for Human Prosperity Going Beyond SDG and the Sustainability Theme
Moderator:
Dr. Huda Al Khozaimy - President at Emirates Digital Association for Women, Director of Center for CyberSecurity and Interdisciplinary Studies at New York University in Abu Dhabi
Panelists:
Dr Rahma Beaugraud - Head of Customer Advisory & Presales at UAE & Oman, SAP
Deemah AlYahya - Digital Economy Advisor & Innovation Catalyst (Virtual)
Noura Al Malik - UAE SDG office , Ministry of International Collaboration (Physical)
Samir Akel - Regional Vice President - Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Udacity (Physical)
Rawan Gebran - Global Director of Societal Impact Programs at Udacity (Physical)
Women in Tech SummitTechnology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge10:55 - 11:25
(GMT+4)
Digital Disruption Impact on Society in The New Era: Industry Perspective
Moderator:
Alaa Zaher - Sr. Executive Partner| Gulf & Emerging Markets at Gartner
Panelists:
Hany Abdelkawi - Head of Travel Sales at Google | Investor & Mentor
Ahmed Kamal - Disruptive Thinker / Tech-Savvy /Intrapreneur / Digital Transformation / Business Development / Program Manager /Data Monetizer / Location Intelligence Expert
Ehsan Amazon - Senior Solutions Architect @AWS
Eslam Kandiel - Regional Datacenter and Cloud Technology Lead
Mohamed Salama - Senior Account Manager at HERE Technologies (Virtual)
Industry/Gov. TrackSession Title: Industrial and Governmental (Hybrid Session) and IoT Applications and Services (Virtual Session #1)
Session Chairs:
Samy S. El-Tawab - James Madison University, USA (Physical)
Mustafa ElNainay - AlAlamein International University & Alexandria University and Virginia Tech, Egypt
Papers:
Building Industries for Human Prosperity Going Beyond SDG and the Sustainability Theme
Moderator:
Dr. Huda Al Khozaimy - President at Emirates Digital Association for Women, Director of Center for CyberSecurity and Interdisciplinary Studies at New York University in Abu Dhabi
Panelists:
Dr Rahma Beaugraud - Head of Customer Advisory & Presales at UAE & Oman, SAP
Deemah AlYahya - Digital Economy Advisor & Innovation Catalyst (Virtual)
Noura Al Malik - UAE SDG office , Ministry of International COllaboration (Physical)
Samir Akel - Regional Vice President - Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Udacity (Physical)
Rawan Gebran - Global Director of Societal Impact Programs at Udacity (Physical)
Women in Tech SummitTechnology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge11:25 - 12:25
(GMT+4)
Societal Impacts of Digital Disruption in Economy: Cornerstone to Sustainability
Panelists:
Dr. Wathiq Mansoor - Dean of College of Engineering and IT, Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation FZ, University of Dubai
Eng. Eman Nassef - Empowering HR professionals to transform and improve their Human Capital Management & Employee Experience
Industry/Gov. TrackSession Title: Industrial and Governmental
Papers:
The Power of Community in Times of Disruption
Moderator:
Dr. Yousra Magouri - Associate Principal, Technology Architect at Salesforce
Panelists:
Dhia Hayouni - Customer Success Manager at Hivebrite (Community Platform)
Manal AlAnsari - Arab wic UAE president
Amel Saidane - Tech Entrepreneur | Digital Transformation Enthusiast | Startup Ecosystem Catalyst | Management Consultant
Abeer Dawoud Abu Ghaith - Founder and CEO Organization: MENA Alliances
Chada Benmahcene - Co-leader of Women in Tech
Women in Tech SummitTechnology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge12:25 - 1:30
(GMT+4)
Lunch Break
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge1:45 - 2:15
(GMT+4)
Keynote Speech
Abdel Rahman Fady - CTO at DIGIS Squared (Physical)
Talk Title: Mobile operators and Cognitive technology
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge2:15 - 2:45
(GMT+4)
Keynote Speech
Dr. Ingrid Mulder - Associate Professor Design for Social Transformations (Virtual)
Talk Title: Social Innovation as a means to Empower People in Driving Economic Development & Social Change
Technology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge2:45 - 3:45
(GMT+4)
Digital Disruption Can Spur Africa's Economy: Covid-19 as a Catalyst for Digital Transformation
Moderator:
Muhammad Sameh - Senior Advisor - Digital Strategy & Business Growth - Award of Best CDO MENA & World Europe Innovation Award
Panelists:
Omar Alkhan - Director, International Offices, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Amadou Daffe - CEO and Co-founder of Gebeya, Inc.
Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba - Chairman Board of Directors, Uganda Tech & Mgt University (UTAMU); Chancellor Ibanda University; Chairman & MD, ICT Consults Ltd & UTAMURIC; CS Professor, Consultant, Education Expert, Researcher, Innovator, Entrepreneur
Mr. Pazion Cherinet - CEO and Founder of Orbit Health, Orbit Innovation Hub, and O Academy
Vincent Kaabunga - CISA, CISM, SMIEEE - Director, Knowledge Management at AKEM Consulting
Industry/Gov. TrackSession Title: Applications and Services (Virtual Session)
Session Chair: Dr. Samy El-Tawab - Associate Professor, James Madison University, USA (Physical)
Papers:
Women Leadership in Tech
Moderator:
Dr. Nadia Zrelli Ben Hamida - Chair of the Tunisia Leadership Council for The Policy Circle, Tunisia
Panelists:
Widad Haddad - Emerson Vice President and General Manager UAE, Oman, Yemen & Lebanon
Marsha Clarck - CEO Marsha and Associates
Wafa Makhlouf - CEO CEED Tunisia
Dr. Eng. Safa Nassereldin - Presidential Secretary General- Presidency office Ass. Prof. at Faculty of Engineering Al-Quds University
Ouafa BENTERKI - CEO & Founder of MTY Intelligent Software Microsoft Regional Director Algeria
Women in Tech SummitTechnology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge3:50 - 4:50
(GMT+4)
Moving Towards Digital Resilience: Actionable Steps to Becoming More Digitally Resilient
Dr. Eesa Bastaki - Conference Chair - Dubai University President, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Latif Ladid - Founder & President of IPv6 FORUM, Chair of IEEE ComSoc TC sub Internet of Things
Peter Nagy - Vice-Chair Technical Activities 2021-2022 IEEE Region 8
Industry/Gov. TrackSession Title: Applications and Services (Virtual Session)
Session Chair: Dr. Samy El-Tawab - Associate Professor, James Madison University, USA (Physical)
Papers:
Well Being as An Accelerator of Human Impact
Moderator:
Dr. Crinuta Poiac - Logistics | MEA Diversity & Inclusion Leader | Lean In Circle Leader | STEM advocate | Trade Compliance
Panelists:
Yousra Magouri - Open Minds Project Founder, Mon in tech Blog writer (Parenting and Mental agility, Burnout..)
Samia JNINI - Co-founder and Lead of Women Power IT - ArabWIC France Chapter
Prof. Mona Nasr - Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Helwan University
Dr. Mona AbdelSalam Kamal Elarishi - Leader - IBM Client Center MEA IBM ME & Founder of Heya Hayah for Women and Community holistic
Rawand Hamshari - Senior Systems Engineer Dell EMC
Women in Tech SummitTechnology and Startups Exhibition
Triple Helix ExhibitionAfrica IoT & AI Challenge Closing
Africa IoT & AI Challenge4:50 - 5:20
(GMT+4)
Keynote Speech
Ahmed Mekky - Chairman & CEO of Benya Group
5:20 - 7:30
(GMT+4)
Closing Ceremony