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The event, presented by MIT Sloan Management Review GCC, will focus on customer-centric experiences and operational efficiency.
DigiTrans will offer actionable knowledge for strategy, organisational roadmap, and innovation-based opportunities.
"Dubai is a global hub for showing best practices in using digital transformation to transform industry verticals, and the citizen and customer experiences. With digital transformation reaching a tipping point in the Middle East, DigiTrans 2017 Dubai provides the platform for SAP to exchange best practices in digital transformation. Topics such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, machine learning, and the Internet of Things will be vital for the next generation of chief digital officers to lead the digital economy," said Tayfun Topkoc, managing director, SAP UAE and Oman.
The DigiTrans forum will bring business leaders and technology innovators together to understand processes, technologies and strategies to harness the power of digital transformation. It will include sessions by industry leaders such as Sandeep Chouhan, EVP Technology & Operations, Mashreq, UAE; Zaheer Nooruddin, Head of Digital Transformation, Shiseido, Hong Kong; Kumar Prasoon, Chief Information Officer, Al Safeer Group, UAE, and Sebastian Samuel, Chief Information Officer, AW Rostamani, UAE.
The forum will also feature the 'Digital Leader Awards', which will map the winners' journey from the phase of envisioning a transformation programme to its execution. It will bring to the fore the challenges they have overcome which show their determination to succeed and understanding of what the new age client demands.
Khaleej Times, the region's leading English newspaper, is a partner at this forum along with Querlo, which has joined as a networking partner. For more information about the event, visit www.digitransforum.com or email marketing@digitransforum.com
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