Forum Agenda (February 21st)

Time	Activity​	Speakers
10:00 - 10:30	Registration	​
10:30 - 10:35	Welcoming Remark	HE Mr. Zaher Qatarneh - Investment Ministry Secretary General & Commissioner General of the Jordanian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai​
10:35 - 11:00	Why Jordan Is a Digital & Innovation Hub? During this session, panelists will interact with the audience and answer many questions which might be in the heads of many participants, such as: Is Jordan really a regional digital & innovation hub? What is the value proposition of Jordan? Why and what makes it unique as a regional digital hub? What does Jordan offer in terms of Infrastructure, human resources, incentives, legislations, success stories, etc.?	Eng. Bashar Kilani - Vice Chairman of JBC - Dubai (Moderator)​ HE Mr. Ahmad Hanandeh - Minister of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship HE Mr. Zaher Qatarneh - Investment Ministry Secretary General & Commissioner General of the Jordanian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai​ Mr. Amjad Swais - Chairman of int@j
11:00 - 11:45	​What are the efforts done by the  Government of Jordan  towards  AI transformation and smart cities?  During this session panelists will interact with audience to answer questions related to:  Ministry of Investment/Jordan AI Transformation vision and Road map:  AI transformation journey and vision,  the 6 main technologies that will be adopted, what is the added value? Future Smart cities plans, road map, mega projects and investment opportunities in Amman &  Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority  (ASEZA)	Mr. Mohammad Rawabdeh - Promotion Expert at Jordan Ministry of Investment (Moderator) Eng. Hadeel Abdallat - AI Transformation Project Manager at Jordan Ministry of Investment Eng. Sultan Al-Kharabsheh - IT Director at Greater Amman Municipality - GAM Eng. Jabra Dahdal - IT Director at Aqaba Special Economic Zone - ASEZA  ​
11:45 - 12:30	What is happening in Jordan in regard to Fintech? During this session, panelists will interact with the audience and highlight some Jordanian success stories and case studies related to Fintech by Jordanian companies and startups locally, regionally and globally.	Eng. Hazem Mulhim - Founder & CEO of Eastnets (Moderator) Ms. Maha Bahou - CEO of Jordan Payments & Clearing Company - JoPACC Eng. Mohammad Tahboub - President & CEO of Bayanat  Ms. Maha Al-Said - CEO of Gate to Pay Eng. Naser Saleh - Executive Chairman and Founder of MadfooatCom
12:30 - 13:00	Networking & Lunch
13:00 - 13:45	How Successful were Jordanian companies in driving digital transformation in public and private sectors?  ​During this session, panelists will interact with the audience and highlight some Jordanian success stories and case studies related to EnterpriseTech & digital transformation locally, regionally and globally	​Mr. Majed Sifri - CEO of Optimiza (Moderator) Eng. Aiman Mazahreh - CEO of Specialized Technical Services - STS Dr. Rami Shaheen - Transformation Consultant Ms. Rana Abuzaid Qubain - General Manager of Investment World for Development and Technology - IWDT Mr. Walid Tahabsem - CEO of Integrated Technology Group - ITG Mr. Yousef Alem - Managing Director of Echo Technology
13:45 - 14:30	Is Jordan keeping up with Emerging Technologies? During this session, panelists will interact with the audience and highlight some Jordanian success stories and case studies related to Emerging technologies (Cyber Security, AI, Blockchain, IOT) by Jordanian companies and startups locally, regionally and globally.	Mr. Saqr Ereiqat - Co-Founder / Managing Partner of Crypto Oasis Sentio (Moderator) Eng. Sameer Mubarak - Chairman of Nafith Logistics, Traxware Ltd. Eng. Ruba Darwish - Country Manager of BMB Dr. Hussein Al-Natssheh - Chief Data Scientist - EMEA of Beyond Limits Mr. Samer Obeidat - CEO of Stallion AI Eng. Alaa Daboubi - Managing Director/Co-Founder of Synaptic Technologies
14:30 - 15:15	Are Jordanian Talents the key to why Jordan is becoming ITO/BPO International Hub?  During this session, panelists will interact with the audience and clarify what is making Jordan ITO/BPO international hub, why would international companies chose Jordan to serve their regional and international clients from? And why would other international companies chose Jordanian ITO/BPO companies to receive their services?	​Dr. Mutaz Nabulsi - CEO of Estarta Solutions (Moderator) Eng. Raed Madanat - Project Director of Youth, Technology & Jobs (YTJ) Project at  Ministry of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship - MODEE Mr. Michael Orfaly - Country Senior Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in Jordan Mr. Wa’ed Al Hawamdeh - Country Director of Webhelp Jordan Eng. Jawdat Nassar - VP of Technology and Business Development of Aspire IT Services Partner
15:15 - 15:45	Networking & Coffee Break​
15:45 - 16:15	Jordanian Startups Success in Numbers Presentation and Discussion	Mr. Philip Bahoshy - Founder and CEO of MAGNiTT
16:15 - 17:00	Why Jordanian Startups are special? During this session, panelists will interact with the audience and answer many questions which would provide investors and potential partners clear idea about the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan and  showcase some success stories.	Mr. Tamer Al-Salah - Managing Director of BeyondCapital (Moderator) Eng. Mohammad Khawaja - CEO of StartAppz Mr. Ziad Al Masri - Entrepreneurship Consultant / StartupsJo Council Mr. Yousef Hamidaddin – Board Member of The VentureX Mr. Anas Elayyan - General Manager of OpenSooq
17:00 - Onward	​Closing & Networking

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