Arabnet Partners with Smart Dubai to Highlight Smart Economy and Digital Business Transformation
For the second year in a row, Smart Dubai Office is partnering with the ArabNet Digital Summit to highlight digital transformation in the public and private sector and the capacity for the Smart Economy. "We believe what we are doing today in Dubai will be the platform other cities will learn from," stated H.E. Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr, Director General of Smart Dubai Office, during last year's ArabNet Digital Summit 2015. The partnership will clarify Dubai's ambitious strategy to provide government-as-a-platform, which will open up the city's connection and data and allow government, businesses and entrepreneurs to produce innovative services on top of this platform.
The private sector is anticipated to supply up to 80% of smart services, and the ArabNet Summit will collect these diverse stakeholders to connect and exchange ideas on ways to leverage innovation to drive company development and improve lifestyle.
" And this is where ArabNet can be found in, supplying the platform for all involved digital players to connect across the UAE and abroad" states Omar Christidis, CEO and Founder of ArabNet.
The Strategic Partners of Smart Dubai Office, which consist of 11 Dubai Government entities throughout, will be taking part in the occasion, consisting of RTA, DEWA, Dubai Police, DED, DHA, Dubai Data Establishment, DSO and many more. Confirmed speakers include H.E. Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr, Director General of Smart Dubai Office, Mr. Younus Al Nasser, CEO, Dubai Data Establishment, Mr. Mohammed Abdulla Shael AlSaadi, CEO, Business Development & Strategy Sector, Department of Economic Development; Mr. Abdulla Ali Al Madani, CEO, Corporate Technology Support Services, Roads & Transport Authority; Colonel Khalid Al Razooqi, General Director, Smart Services Department, Dubai Police, amongst others.
In collaboration with Smart Dubai Office, the ArabNet Digital Summit 2016 will include a Smart Economy Track, which will cover a range of subjects consisting of smart cities, machine learning, Internet of Things, big data, corporate investment in innovation, and much more. It will also host two exclusive invitation-only roundtables, each focused on a specific part of the smart economy namely digital payment & open data.
The ArabNet Summit will also host the inaugural edition of the Smartpreneur competitors, where entrepreneurs will pitch their business concepts for supporting the smart city transformation of Dubai. The competitors is arranged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and the last pitches will take place at the Summit, with the winners announced at the closing event of the event on May 31st.
The ArabNet Digital Summit 2016 will be held on May 30-31 at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference and Events Centre in Dubai, and is expected to be one of the most special ArabNet events. Previous ArabNet occasions have actually notably drawn in top speakers, participants, and partners from corporations such as Smart Dubai, Souq.com, Du, Touch, Alfa, TBWA, Facebook, DMS, Majid Al Futtaim, JWT, STC, Twitter, Starcom, Criteo, SkyNews, VISA, Leo Burnett, Deloitte, LBC, Microsoft, Uber, Vivaki, GE, MakerStudios (Disney), FP7, 500Startups, OMD, International New York Times, and a lot more.
