Panel 7: The Future of Technology (Digital Revolution, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Drones, Latest Innovation)

- What is the future of digital technologies and their impact on global and regional economy?
- How will emerging technologies and latest innovation be the game-changer in determining who wins or loose in the new global digital order?
- How digital (technology) disruptions can boost Sharjah and UAE’s FDI and competitiveness?
- How new technologies, solutions and inventions will open new opportunities for investors in the digital economy?
Moderator: Billy Fitzherbert,Regional Editor, Middle East,Oxford Business Group

PANELISTS:
Mohamed Abdel Razek,Regional Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Africa and Middle East (AME) and CIO for Islamic BankingStandard Chartered Bank
Osama Al-Zoubi,Chief Technology Officer,Cisco Middle East
Sibu Siddique,Vice President - Customer Success for MEA & Turkey,GE Digital
Ghada Abdelkader,Vice President, CE-Invests,Crescent Petroleum
Amer Mdanat,Global Director, Smart Cities,Huawei Technologies

Panel 5: Sharjah Government – Investing in Sharjah

- Highlighting new opportunities and potentials in the emirate
- Updates on new investment direction and strategy to improve ease of doing business in Sharjah

Moderator: Randa Khecha, Producer and Journalist, CNBC Arabia
PANELISTS:
Colonel Abdullah Saleh Al NaqbiDeputy Director of Residence and Entry Permits, General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs of Sharjah
H.E. Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi,CEO Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park
Mohammed Juma Al Musharrkh, CEO, Sharjah FDI Office
Salim Omar Salim,Director, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone
Shihab Alhammadi, Director,Sharjah Media City Free Zone Authority
Abdulaziz Shattaf, Assistant Director General for Membership Services Sector,Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Panel 6: Raising Funds to Accelerate Corporate Sustainable Growth – By Dubai Financial Market (DFM)

Expert panelists discuss various capital-raising options, offering their perspectives on what appeals to an investor or large-scale investment fund when seeking to invest in a well-established or growing company, and offer practical tips on what companies can do to increase their investment appeal.
Moderator: Andrew Tarbuck,Partner, Al Tamimi & Company

PANELISTS:
Saeed Al Awar,Managing Director, Head of the Middle EastRothschild
Asar Mashkoor,Managing Director Investment Banking,Emirates NBD Capital
Fahima Al Bastaki,Executive Vice President, Head of Business Development, Dubai Financial Market

End of Day 2

Panel 8: The Future of Education (Re-skilling Perspective for Digital Growth)

- Developing the workforce for our digital future
- How to develop forward-looking strategies and plans to ensure an emergence of capacity building and skill development for the new digital future.
Moderator: Billy Fitzherbert,Regional Editor, Middle East,Oxford Business Group

PANELISTS:
Hind Al Mualla,Board Member & Chief of Creativity, Happiness & Innovation,Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)
Dino Varkey,Chief Executive Officer,GEMS Education
Geoffrey Alphonso,Chief Executive Officer,Alef Education
Prof. Martin Spraggon,Associate Dean, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government