{"id":36286,"date":"2022-09-05T10:59:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T07:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=36286"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:39:39","slug":"idc-to-host-12th-edition-of-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-in-riyadh-as-the-kingdom-continues-to-embrace-the-digital-transformation-goals-of-vision-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/idc-to-host-12th-edition-of-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-in-riyadh-as-the-kingdom-continues-to-embrace-the-digital-transformation-goals-of-vision-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"IDC to Host 12th Edition of Saudi Arabia CIO Summit in Riyadh as the Kingdom Continues to Embrace the Digital Transformation Goals of Vision 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KSA-CIO-Summit-Advisory-Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KSA-CIO-Summit-Advisory-Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"KSA CIO Summit Advisory Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200\" class=\"wp-image-36287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KSA-CIO-Summit-Advisory-Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KSA-CIO-Summit-Advisory-Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KSA-CIO-Summit-Advisory-Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KSA-CIO-Summit-Advisory-Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KSA-CIO-Summit-Advisory-Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200-1080x1080.webp 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KSA-CIO-Summit-Advisory-Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200-440x440.webp 440w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KSA-CIO-Summit-Advisory-Council_1200px_JA_ssict_1200_1200.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two years, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/mea\/events\/69528-idc-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0returns to an in-person format on September 19-20 in Riyadh as the Kingdom continues its rapid transformation towards a digital economy in alignment with the goals of Vision 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted under the theme &#8216;Accelerating the Journey to a Digital-First World&#8217;, the highly anticipated 12th annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/mea\/events\/69528-idc-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will combine a series of presentations, panel discussions, real-life use cases, and individual technology tracks. Delegates will be able to explore a broad range of themes central to their ongoing digital journeys and take an exclusive look at the very latest developments in technological innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As Saudi organizations tap into the value-creation opportunities being driven by digital transformation (DX), they are increasingly embracing a digital-first approach to building resilience into their business operations,&#8221; says Hamza Naqshbandi, IDC\u2019s associate vice president for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. &#8220;Spurred by significant investments in creating new customer experiences, digital ecosystem-based business models, digital supply chains, and evolving &#8216;Future of Work&#8217; models, the Kingdom is poised to become a global digital powerhouse. These themes will shape discussions at this year&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/mea\/events\/69528-idc-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 a trusted platform that connects leading ICT executives to help unleash new opportunities and solve some of the most pressing challenges that organizations are facing in their quest to enable a digital economy in Saudi Arabia.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will feature insights from IDC&#8217;s CIO Advisory Council for Saudi Arabia, whose members include some of the Kingdom&#8217;s most respected ICT leaders and experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Eng. Naif Sheshah<\/strong>, Assistant Deputy Governor, Planning and Development, and Chief Digital Officer, Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)<\/li><li><strong>Eng. Faisal Bakhashwain,&nbsp;<\/strong>Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development<\/li><li><strong>Yazeed Al Otaibi<\/strong>, Assistant Deputy Minister for Planning and Digital Transformation, Ministry of Health<\/li><li><strong>General Sundah Alsehali<\/strong>, General Director of Information Technology, Ministry of Defense<\/li><li><strong>Eng. Haithem Al Faraj<\/strong>, Group Chief Technology Officer, Saudi Telecom Company (STC)<\/li><li><strong>Abdulaziz Abanmi<\/strong>, Chief Operating Officer, Saudi Payments<\/li><li><strong>Yousef A. Alsuhaibani<\/strong>, Chief Information Officer, Mobily<\/li><li><strong>Eng. Ghada Albugami<\/strong>, Chief Information Officer and Presidential Advisor for Digital Transformation, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University<\/li><li><strong>Jason E. Roos<\/strong>, Chief Information Officer, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)<\/li><li><strong>Ayman Alharbi<\/strong>, Senior Director of IT, The Red Sea Development Company and Amaala<\/li><li><strong>Bander Al-Shahrani<\/strong>, Head of IT, Public Investment Fund (PIF)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/mea\/events\/69528-idc-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is for thought-provoking, in-depth discussions about cutting-edge tech solutions, emerging use cases, and proven strategies for driving success. This year&#8217;s installment will conclude on September 20 with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/mea\/events\/69528-idc-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-2022\/awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IDC Excellence Awards 2022<\/strong><\/a>, recognizing the efforts of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s leading technology executives across three categories: CIO of the Year, CISO of the Year, and Women in Technology and Business.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IDC is honored to have a wide range of partners on board for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/mea\/events\/69528-idc-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2022<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/www.idc.com\/mea\/events\/68200-idc-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-2021\"><\/a>, including\u00a0IBM as\u00a0<strong>Host Partner<\/strong>; SITE as\u00a0<strong>Game Changer Partner<\/strong>; Unifonic as\u00a0<strong>Innovation Partner<\/strong>; Tech Mahindra as\u00a0<strong>DX Partner<\/strong>; Red Hat as\u00a0<strong>Smart ICT Partner<\/strong>; Cisco as\u00a0<strong>Strategic Partner<\/strong>; AWS, Cloud4C, Google Cloud, Riverbed \/ Starlink, UiPath, Software AG, CEQUENS, and Microsoft as\u00a0<strong>Summit Partners<\/strong>; Micro Focus,\u00a0<a>SS&amp;C Blue Prism<\/a>, Fortinet, VMware, Mendix, SBM, and AMD as\u00a0<strong>Platinum Partners<\/strong>; Kofax, Udacity, Nexthink, Crayon, Cloudera, Snowflake, Nahil Computers \/ HPE, and Symphony Summit as\u00a0<strong>Technology Focus Group Partners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After two years, the\u00a0IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit\u00a0returns to an in-person format on September 19-20 in Riyadh as the Kingdom continues its rapid transformation towards a digital economy in alignment with the goals of Vision 2030.\u00a0 Hosted under the theme &#8216;Accelerating the Journey to a Digital-First World&#8217;, the highly anticipated 12th annual\u00a0IDC Saudi Arabia CIO [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":36287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_pr_autopilot_social_copy":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":19,"_extra_hide_author_box":"","_extra_featured_post":"","_partner_post_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-telecom","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Saudi Arabia CIO Summit - Riyadh Digital-First | Saudi Shopper<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Saudi Arabia CIO Summit returns in Riyadh Sept 19-20. 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