ICT CONFERENCE – West Bank

General Moderator:
Mr. Omar Alsahili; CEO of Business Alliance




08:30 – 09:00

Registration



09:00 – 09:25

Plenary Session-Orientation and Welcoming; “Coming Future of Digital Transformation Landmarks: Where is Palestine Heading”.

Speakers:

  • Remarks by Mr. Tamer Baransi, Chairman of PITA.
  • Remarks by Mr. Abdul Majeed Melhem; Chief Executive Officer – Jawwal.
  • Remarks by Mr. Thaer Hamayel; Chief Retail Officer – Bank of Palestine.
  • Remarks by Dr. Durgham Maraee; Chief Executive Officer – Ooredoo Palestine.
  • Remarks by Eng. Mohammed Tamimi; Chief Operations Officer – BCI Group.

Remarks by The President’s Representative. (To be confirmed)



09:30 – 09:45

Key Note Speech: Ms. Ieva Žilionienė; GoVTech Policy Expert.



09:45 – 10:45

Symposium 1: “Creating the “Right” Enabling Environment for Palestine; ICT Industry, Broadband Deployment and Telecom. Reforming”.

The symposium will complement and dive into where is the Palestinian ICT sector is heading aligning with the sector’s strategy for pinpointing the current capacity of the sector, the ultra-methods of doing businesses for the ICT sub sectors – such as the Telecom. sector and its prominent strides in 5G, 4G and Fiber Optics -, and the policies and regulations for exerting significant influence on Telecom. operators and the whole sector.

Moderator:

  • Hani Alami – CEO of Coolnet.

Speakers:

  • E. Dr. Ishaq Sider; The Palestinian Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology.
  • Abdul Majeed Melhem; Chief Executive Officer at Jawwal.
  • Fadi Dweik; General Manager of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF).(To be confirmed)
  • Durgham Maraee; Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo Palestine.
  • H.E Eng. Bassam F. Al-Sarhan; Chairman of the Board of Commissioners / CEO – The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission – Jordan.



10:45 – 11:00

Coffee Break



11:05 – 12:05

Symposium 2: “Accelerating Digital Transformation in the Public Sector; Local, National and Regional Experience Sharing in DT”.

The symposium will present advanced international, regional and local journeys and experiences that were paved within the digital transformation era for the purposes of circulating and pinpointing the most prominent IT trends, lessons learned and insights that can be interchangeable between all sectors and parties.

Moderator:

  • Mr……..(To be confirmed)

Speakers:

  • Karolis Žemaitis; ViceMinister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania.
  • E. Dr. Feras Melhem; Governor and Chairman of the Palestine Monetary Authority.
  • Fadi Morjanh; General Manager of E-Government – MTIT.
  • H.E. Mr. Khalid Osseily; Minister of National Economy. (To be confirmed)



12:10 – 01:10

Symposium 3: “ICT Consortium Strategy and International Digital Footprints”.

The symposium will entail discussions in respect to the ICT sector strategy for the upcoming 3 years – that PITA is working on in cooperation with Tasdeer – in correlation with donors’ initiatives and strategies that aim to support digital transformation and digital development for promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

Moderator:

  • Nassim Nour; Tasdeer Team Leader – Tasdeer Programme.

Speakers:

  • Leontine Specker; Regional Director Middle East and Turkey – Spark.
  • Stefan Emblad; Country Director – World Bank.
  • Khaled Rajab; Strategic Advisor of Enabel in Palestine and Jordan.
  • Mr. Fadi S. Abdellatif; Economic Growth and Infrastructure Team Leader USAID/ West Bank and Gaza Mission.



01:10 – 01:50

Coffee Break



01:55 – 02:10

Key Note Speech: Mrs. Jekaterina Govina; Partner at Response Legal, and Co-Founder and Director at We Invest



02:15 – 03:15

Symposium 4: “ICT-Finance-Growth Nexus; Facets of Next-Gen Technology Transformation in Financial Services”.

The symposium will identify where the financial and the banking sectors are positioned and where shall be projected and oriented amidst the Palestinian ICT – Digital Economy; the financial strides in staying competitive in the digital age, the policies, procedures, and benefits seized of integrating ICT within the Palestinian context.

Moderator:

  • Ala Alaeddin; CEO of InterTech Company.

Speakers:

  • Thaer Hamayel; Chief Retail Officer – Bank of Palestine.
  • Eyad Zeitawi – Director of the Financial Stability Department in PMA.
  • Iyad Qumsieh; CEO of PCNC IT Solutions.
  • Mr. Mohammed Ewaida Betawi – CEO – Al-Andalus Software Development.



03:15 – 03:30

Fruitful Abridgments and Closing Ceremony; “Entering the New Era of IT: Digital Transformation”.

The event will be concluded with a summary of the main takeaways, and with the creation of future strategies and work plans to ensure the sustained development of the Palestinian ICT infrastructure.



03:30

Lunch