Managing Ceremony:
Eng. Ashraf S. Hijazi;
Business Development Office at Business & Technology Incubator (BTI)
08:30 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:20
Plenary Session-Orientation and Welcoming; “Coming Future of Digital Transformation Landmarks: Where is Palestine Heading”.
Speakers:
- Remarks by Hammam Alnabahin; PITA board member.
- Remarks by Ibrahim Abu Al-Naja; president’s Representative.
09:20- 10:50
Symposium 1: "Digital Transformation and Adoption Indicators"
Measuring digital transformation requires a holistic analysis and auditing approach. It is important to evaluate various factors to understand how rapidly the plans are moving towards Digitalization. Choosing the appropriate KPIs is critical to driving technology adoption in the right areas.
In this session, we will evaluate key points when choosing the KPIs to steer digital transformation measuring strategy and make a checkpoint for all previous efforts.
Moderator:
Mr. Basel Qandeel- Director of the Business & Technology Incubator (BTI).
Speakers:
- Suhail Mdouk- Deputy Minister of Telecom and IT.
- Mohammed Abu Nahla- Regional Director- Paltel
- Mohammad Abu Safiya- The Chairman of the Palestinian Information & Communication Technology Association (PICTA).
- Hammam Alnabahin- PITA board member and CEO of Nepras for Media & IT.
- Dr. Iyad Al Agha- Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Technology, Islamic University of Gaza.
10:50-12:20
Symposium 2: “ 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 sustainableeconomic growth.
Moderator:
Basma Al-Shaikh Ali- Executive Director of G Gateway
Speakers:
- Victor Munteanu- Head of Gaza Office – UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People.
- Haneen Abu Nahla- Gaza Portfolio Manager- Belgian Development Agency – Enabel.
- Faisal Al-Shawwa- Vice Chairman of the Board of the Palestinian Trade Center (PalTrade)
- Ashraf Al Yazouri- CEO and co-founder of VISION PLUS Co.
- Eng. Basem Al Ashi- General Manager for the Palestinian Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (PADICO)
12:20- 12:35
Coffee Break
12:35- 14:05
Symposium 3: “Creating the “Right” Enabling Environment for Palestine; ICT Industry, Broadband Deployment and Telecom. Reforming”.
The symposium will complement and dive into where 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 Telecom. sector and its prominent strides in 5G, 4G and Fibe Optics -, and the policies and regulations for exerting significant influence on Telecom. operators and the whole sector.
Moderator:
- Ashraf S. Hijazi- Business Development Office at Business & Technology Incubator (BTI).
Speakers:
- Khaled Abu Hasna- Fusion Executive Manager
- Haitham Abu Shaban- ICT Expert
- Ziad Rafiq ElSheikhdeeb- Director General of the General Directorate of Licensing, Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology.
- Nour Nusseibeh- Marketing Communication Acting Senior Manager at Ooredoo Palestine- Ooredoo representative
- Eng. Hasan Alhendi- Technical Department Head at Jawwal.
14:05- 15:35
Symposium 4: “ICT-Finance-Growth Nexus; Facets of Next-Gen Technology Transformation in Financial Services”
The symposium will identify where the financial and 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 from integrating ICT within the
Palestinian context.
Moderator:
- Mohammed S. Skaik- Gaza programs Manager at Pal Trade.
Speakers:
- Ashraf AlAstal- Managing Director, 1plus1 Business Consulting.
- Rafat Alaraj – Regional Supervisor for Supervision Gaza
- Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA )
- Hadi Hassan Qusa- General Assistant Manager – IT manager – PalPay.
- Fares Fares – CEO of Patric Technology.
- Ezzeldeen Alakhras- Founder of Torood Company for E-Commerce Solutions
15:35- 16:35
Fruitful Abridgments and Closing Ceremony; “Entering the New Era of IT: Digital Transformation”.
Moderator:
Dr. Nael Qtati- Lecturer of Digital Marketing and E-Commerce at IUG
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
16:35- 17:35
Lunch