IDC today announced that it has formed a new CIO Advisory Council, an independent industry body tasked with spurring collaboration, incubating innovation, and accelerating the proliferation of new technology trends across the Gulf region.
“The CIO Advisory Council will provide strategic direction to IDC in terms of research coverage, thereby assisting us in our quest to provide the region’s ICT professionals with a trusted, neutral, and secure source of information, advocacy, and resources for enhancing their processes and shaping the technology landscape of tomorrow,” says Jyoti Lalchandani, IDC’s vice president and regional managing director for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey.
Membership of IDC’s CIO Advisory Council is strictly by invitation only and is restricted to senior executives from the region’s foremost end-user organizations. The founding members include the following esteemed leaders, whose influence on the region’s ICT environment extends far beyond the widely respected organizations they represent:
- H.E. Wesam Lootah, CEO, Smart Dubai Government Establishment
- Fuad Al Ansari, Vice President of IT, ADNOC Refining
- Yahya Abdulrahman, Executive Director of IT & Communications, Saudi Electricity Company
- Ahmad Almulla, Executive Vice President of Corporate Services, Emirates Global Aluminium
- Dr. Salim Al Ruzaiqi, CEO, Information Technology Authority, Oman
- Robert Teagle, Group CIO, Kuwait Food Company (Americana Group)
“Its members have also been instrumental in shaping the agenda for the upcoming IDC Middle East CIO Summit 2018 , and will chair a number of informative sessions at the event,” added Lalchandani.