DWTC Enhances ICT Portfolio with Future Technology Week Launch
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has actually enhanced its extensive Information Communications Technology (ICT) portfolio by gathering 4 specialist market trade platforms under the collective banner of the all-new Future Technology Week.
Future Technology Week, which runs 29-31 March throughout four halls at DWTC, will collect and showcase various 'pipeline innovations' and services included within Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC), the Internet of Things Expo (IoTX), The Big Data Show and Gulf Enterprise Mobility Exhibition & Conference (GEMEC).
"The umbrella Future Technology Week brand has actually been conceived to provide heightened cross-pollination across its four parts' complimentary ICT audiences," stated Trixie LohMirmand, Senior Vice President, Exhibitions & Events, DWTC. "The cumulative platform is lean in terms of the segmented focuses of its inner parts and also robust in the sense that the sum of these parts provide content-rich experiences for visitors whilst facilitating a higher return on investment for exhibitors.".
The consolidation of the four events has the IT market in the UAE alone estimated at close to Dh17 billion in 2015-- up from Dh12 billion in 2010-- according to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Chamber anticipates that value may swell to Dh22 billion by 2019, with per capita spending anticipated to exceed Dh2,000 by 2018.
Moreover, the GCC's IT services sector - leaving out the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - is forecasted to grow 8.64 per-cent yearly to reach a US$ 7.9 billion appraisal by 2020. In the UAE, the IT services market was valued at over $3 billion in 2014 and is expected to grow to more than $5 billion by 2019 on-the-back of continuous buy e-government services, IT hardware for education and Smart City initiatives.
"The three-day Future Technology Week schedule has actually been carefully designed to ensure its individual exhibits and conferences each amass their particular share of visitors' attentions, while likewise supplying an industry-wide overview of expert opinion, ingenious innovations and pioneering services in each ICT sector," included LohMirmand.
"By uniting 4 existing platforms under the Future Technology Week banner, we anticipate the improved academic offering to be especially appealing to developers, programmers and enterprise designers, along with government departments, significant international blue-chips and thousands of SMEs exploring the next generation of pipeline innovations to boost their new businesses.".
Supported by Dubai Smart Office as Smart City Partner, Future Technology Week will drive awareness of Dubai's Smart City initiative by offering a collaborative public and private sector platform to assist in IoT-led innovation in areas including security, data and movement.
"Collectively, we have arrived at an amazing juncture where Dubai's geographical benefit, financial outlook, resident variety and access to best-of-breed pioneers can be leveraged to change the city into a standard for the world's emerging economies" stated Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr, Director General of Dubai Smart Office. "Future Technology Week is an opportunity for these industry leaders and decision makers from all sectors to exchange experiences and forge collective collaborations towards realising the vision of Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid to welcome technology development to make Dubai the happiest city on earth.".
At Future Technology Week, interactive functions happening for the very first time ever in the UAE include a live on-stage Hack by AECert and a one-day code-cracking Capture The Flag Competition where developers, engineers and code breaking lovers will vie for money and other rewards.
The exhibition is likewise introducing The HIVE, a brand-new ingenious technology platform where individuals present their ideas to a panel of judges with the objective of accelerating their product development and enhancing the MENA entrepreneurship ecosystem. In addition, certification through accredited training sessions for I.T. specialists will take place for the whole week.
Amongst the vital speakers headlining the exhibit are Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr, Director General of Dubai Smart Office; Abdulla Al Madani, Head of Dubai Open Data Committee & CEO of Corporate Technical Support Services, Dubai's Roads and Transport Association (RTA); Karine Dognin-Sauze, Deputy Mayor, Greater Lyon; 'Uber Hacker' John Bumgarner, Chief Technology Officer, US Cyber Consequences Unit; Tudor Enache, Specialist, aeCERT; Jonny Voon, IoT Leader, Innovate UK; and Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, previous Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom.
As part of Future Technology Week, IoTX opens on March 29 and concludes on March 30, the one-day GEMEC works on March 29, GISEC opens on March 30 and ends on March 31, and the one-day The Big Data Show operates on March 31. The exhibition section runs for 3 days from March 29 to 31.
Secret sponsors of GISEC include BT Global as the Strategic Partner; Darkmatter as Cyber Security Innovation Partner; Lancope and Cisco as Platinum Sponsors; Fidelis Cybersecurity as Gold Sponsor; Pacific Controls as Keynote Sponsor and Huawei as Diamond Sponsor for IoTX. The sponsors for The Big Data Show are Microsoft as the Hackathon & Business Intelligence Analytics Partner and Dell Software as Platinum Sponsor.r.
Future Technology Week and its associated segmented exhibits and conferences are strictly trade-only events open to company and trade visitors just. Visitor attendance to Future Technology Week exhibitions is free of charge however conference participation is charged on either a single conference or 'season pass' basis. To learn more on conference charges, please visit www.futuretechweek.com/visit.
