The GCC Board of Directors Institute (GCC BDI), a not-for-profit company, and Elm, a provider of secure digital solutions, announced the 6th Annual Chairman Summit in Riyadh on November 26, that is expected to draw the participation of influential chairmen, board directors and C-suite executives to debate on a wide range of topics.
Titled ‘Digital Disruption and the Fourth Industrial Revolution – Are boards ready?’, the summit will look into board strategies on digital transformation and the skill sets required to fully embrace disruptive technologies, as well as cyber security advice, best-practices in IT governance and how Blockchain technology and AI will transform business processes.
The Summit will be opened by His Excellency Eng Abdullah Al-Swaha, Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia, with welcome remarks given by Mohammed Al-Shroogi, Chairman of GCC BDI, as well as Dr Abdul-Rahman bin Saad Al-Jadhai, Chief Executive Officer of Elm.
Other guest speakers will include renowned serial entrepreneur James Bilefield, Lino Cattaruzzi, Managing Director MENA of Google, Ihab Foudeh, General Manager of Public Sector MENA at Microsoft, Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of STV, Xavi Anglada, Managing Director and Digital Lead MENA at Accenture, Phyllis Newhouse, Chief Executive Officer of Xtreme Solutions, Dr Hans-Martin Stockmeier, Senior Partner McKinsey & Company, Evans Munyuki, Group Chief Digital Officer at Emirates NBD, Matthew White, Head of Digital Trust and Blockchain Lead at PwC, Omar Hashem, Head of Digital and Technology at NCB, Wael Fattouh, Cybersecurity and Technology Risk Partner at PwC, Zeyad Khoshaim, Managing Partner at Khoshaim & Associates, and Vinay Chandran, Digital Partner, McKinsey & Company.
Jane Valls, Executive Director of GCC BDI, said, “Technological advancements continue to shift the paradigms in the business world faster than ever before. This year’s Chairman Summit has been established to identify industry trends with the help of some of the most sought-after experts in the industry, including our partners from Elm, to share their insights with our members. Doing so will enable stakeholders to explore innovative solutions to optimize their corporate strategy and governance structures.”
The GCC BDI Chairman Summit is an annual leadership event that has attracted over 500 delegates since its inception in 2013