7 - 8 May 2018 | Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai, UAE
Conference Day One: Monday, 7 May 2018
8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration, coffee and networking
9:00 am - 9:05 am Opening remarks from the Chairman
OVERVIEW OF REGIONAL AND GLOBAL TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES IN NETWORK VIRTUALISATION
9:05 am - 9:20 am Opening keynotes and awards ceremony
9:20 am - 10:00 am Executive panel discussion – Strategic plans for cloud and virtualisation in the MENA region
- Gain insight into the strategic plans for the top telecommunication operators and large enterprises in the region
- Learn what they are doing to keep up with the latest regional regulations and global standards
- Understand their preparations for the newest advances in technology such as 5G, IoT/IoE, augmented and virtual reality, big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence
Hamed Al Mukhaini
Enterprise & Infrastructure Support Team LeaderOman Telecommunication Company
10:00 am - 10:30 am Regional leading practice: Etisalat’s Cloudification Journey
- Gain insight into how telecommunication providers can embark on the cloudification journey and implement virtualisation technologies such as cloud, NFV and SDN
- Understand how these can be used to progress from the current market state towards the ideal scenario
- Hear the challenges to be addressed throughout the journey
10:30 am - 11:30 am Networking coffee break
GLOBAL BENCHMARK: THE KEY ROLE OF NFV AND SDN IN SMART DUBAI 2021
11:30 am - 12:00 pm The Role of 5G, NFV and SDN in Smart Dubai 2021
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Building the architecture for smart, safe cities
- Understand the role smart cities play on citizen happiness and future accelerations
- Gain insight into the as networking architecture required for the successful implementation of such cities
- Learn the step forward for networking life cycle implementations of artificial intelligence for smart, safe cities
Dr. Mohammad Khaled
IT Compliance & Digital Transformation SpecialistRegulation and Supervision Bureau, UAE
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm SD-WAN – The future of wide area networks
- Learn what SDN means for wide area networks
- Understand how SD-WAN can be used to better connect enterprise networks over large geographical distances and maximise data flow efficiency to increase access speed to critical applications and information
- Gain insight into the biggest challenge of implementing SD-WAN interoperability
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Networking lunch break
TO THE CLOUD - EMBRACING THE POWER OF CLOUD ADOPTION IN THE MENA REGION
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm DTEC – Promoting the potential of cloud in the region
- Understand the Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre’s entrepreneurial eco system in reference to the cloud
- Learn about the Create@Alibaba cloud start-up contest (hosted by DTEC in 2016) and what this means for cloud implementation in the region
- Gain insight into the Cloud Report 2017 and what this means for navigating the cloud as a Dubai start-up
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Panel discussion – Cloud adoption in the MENA region
- Learn what industry trailblazers in the MENA region are doing to fast track their cloud adoption
- Understand the massive advantages the cloud can bring to large enterprises and digital businesses alike in this region
- Realise the biggest challenges in the cloud journey, especially as they relate to security and connectivity
