Middle East Low Code

No Code Summit 2023

Low code - No Code Summit 2023

Middle Eastern Digital Acceleration Through Low Code No Code Technologies

  • 9th November 2023
  • Marina Hotel
  • Dubai
  •  UAE
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ABOUT LOW CODE-NO CODE SUMMIT 2023

The global low-code development platform market predicts to generate a revenue of $187 billion by 2030, rising from $10 billion in 2019. It is expected to advance at a fast pace, 31% CAGR, during the forecast period. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need for rapid application development and BPA and RPA processes. Organizations have embraced ‘citizen developers’ to cope with this change, and Low-Code/No-Code development is a critical part of the digital transformation toolset. The past 12 months have seen increased adoption of cloud technologies in government and private industries. Low-Code and AI tools simplify software development, allowing companies to move faster and wiser.

The one-day summit will host 20+ speakers and attract 100+ industry-specific experts to discuss the best practices on various strategies and topics covering the latest Low Code platform and applications that are changing how organizations work.

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Key Sessions

WHY ATTEND?

From construction to deployment, how does a low code platform reduce the time required to build, deploy, and change cutting-edge, powerful enterprise apps?

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Replacing lengthy, complex, and highly time-consuming coding practices with simple drag and drop so developers can create applications visually, resulting in faster time-to-launch.

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Low code or No code, which one is better on an enterprise level and individual level

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They are empowering IT to build their apps 5X faster than traditional app building.

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Security and scalability of the low code apps and platforms, the correct standard code tool has all the security certificates and proven experience with large-scale initiatives.

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Low code workflow automation is one of the necessary tools to increase work productivity at all levels of corporate and enterprises.

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Instant and easy mobility, build once and deploy everywhere.

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AUDIENCE BREAKDOWN SENIORITY

41 %
C-Suites
30 %
VPs/ Directors/ Heads
19 %
Managers/ Senior Managers
10 %
Others

CONFERENCE AGENDA

  • 08:00

    Registration & Networking

  • 08:50

    Welcome Note from MAK Conferences

  • 08:55

    Opening Remarks from the Master of Ceremonies

  • 09:00

    Keynote Presentation:

    Driving the Future of Work with Low Code and No Code platforms.

  • 09:20

    Panel Discussion:

    How can you Supercharge the Digital Transformation Journey with Low-Code in 2023?

  • 10:00

    Presentation:

    Low-code: Enabler for rapid application development used for enhancing customer experience, automating processes and modernizing legacy systems.

  • 10:20

    Presentation:

    Low-Code/No-Code: Democratized Development or Shadow IT on Steroids?

  • 10:40

    Presentation:

    How to be future ready with Low code? Improved Agility, Higher productivity and better customer
    services.

EVENT SPEAKERS 2022

Aleksandar Gvozden

Aleksandar Gvozden

ADVISOR
Abu Dhabi Digital Authority
Ellis_Wang_Pic

Ellis Wang

Board of the Executive & Advisory Team
The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum

Vineesha Satwani

Advisor to Senior Government Leadership at the Ruler's court/Amiri Diwan
Suleiman-Mohammad-Aldabbas

Suleiman Mohammad Aldabbas

Chief Specialist / Digital Services / Dubai Public Sector
Dubai Government
Thuraya Al-Harthi

Thuraya Al-Harthi

Senior Specialist - Innovation & Emerging Technology
Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technology, Oman
Suraj Nair

Suraj Nair

Director of Digital Services
Mondelēz International’s Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP)
Francis-Arul

Francis Arul

DTO
Alshaya Group
Ahmad Altarawneh

Ahmad Altarawneh

Senior Strategic Consultant Digital Transformation, Pioneering and Excellence
Dubai Police HQ
Rakesh N

Rakesh N

Director of Strategic Operations
Kissflow
Imran Shaikh

Imran Shaikh

Chief Technology Officer
Virgin Mobile UAE
Tamer Hamed

Tamer Hamed

Chief Information Officer
Dubai Cable Company
Tarek Fadel

Tarek Fadel

Head of IT Program Delivery
DHL Express
Youhanna Sidrak

Youhanna Sidrak

UAE Territory Manager
Outsystems
Vishal Anand

Vishal Anand

Senior Director of Information Technology
Dubai Holding Hospitality Asset & Jumeirah Group
Mohamad Najmeddine

Mohamad Najmeddine

Head of Digital Platforms and Data
Citi Bank
Karan Dixit

Karan Dixit

Vice President Sales
Joget
Madhav Reddy Kolli

Madhav Reddy Kolli

Head of Digital Transformation
Alpha Data
Mario Herdt

Mario Herdt

Co-Founder, CEO, Chief Architect Appollo Low Code Platform
Appollo Systems GmbH
Gafoor Sarang - Pic

Gafoor Sarang

Global Lead - Process Excellence & Intelligent Automation
CSL Behring
Mohamad Al Solh

Mohamad Al Solh

Solution Architect
Tahaluf Al Emarat Technical Solutions
Ali Shabdar

Ali Shabdar

Regional Director MEA
Zoho Corporation

Srivatsan Srinivasan

CRO and Board Director
ZVOLV
Mausam Khan (1)

Padam Kafle

Head IT and Automation
Aster Hospital - UAE
Alexandra Topalian

Alexandra Topalian

Master of Ceremonies

WHO WILL YOU MEET?

CEO
Head of Innovation
Digital Strategy Director
Chief Algorithms Officer
Head of Digital transformation
CTO
Chief Innovation Officer
Head of AI & ML
SVP
Digital Transformation Director
CIO
Chief Digital Director
Head of IT
IT Director
Growth Strategy & Marketing

INDUSTRY

SPONSORS & PARTNERS 2022

PLATINUM SPONSOR

 

GOLD SPONSORS

 

SILVER SPONSOR

 

Aleksandar Gvozden

ADVISOR

Abu Dhabi Digital Authority

Alex is a technical professional with 20 years experience and 15 years in management roles. Throughout his career, he’s been leading technical teams across enterprise software, digital transformation, marketing agencies, and start-ups. That gave him a unique mix of product, technical and operational skills that helped me successfully drive digital products and IT programs. Recently, he is also involved in large-scale digital government transformation, running the core team and technical architecture.

Ellis Wang

Board of the Executive & Advisory Team

The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum

Ellis is an impact-driven deep-tech builder who brings together business entrepreneurs and technical talents to bring advanced technologies to the markets quickly.

With over 25 years of experience in the field of digital transformation, Mr. Ellis worked for Mashreq Bank, Mckinsey, W Motors, Alibaba, Google, Asustek, Intel, and three owned Startups. He worked in various roles (CIO/CTO, CEO, Board Member) in different countries (UAE, US, China, Singapore, Taiwan), creating strategies and deploying technology roadmaps to boost business growth.

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Vineesha Satwani

Advisor to Senior Government Leadership at the Ruler's court/Amiri Diwan

Diwan Al Amiri (Ruler’s Court) – Government of Ajman

Vineesha is currently a digital transformation advisor to the senior government leadership of the Emirate. She is a renowned regional digital strategist with extensive experience in top-tier global consulting firms and Public Sector. Over the years, she has worked with 40+ public sector organizations in the Middle East (Dubai, AUH, Doha, etc.) as well as various Fortune 500 companies across different industry verticals to solve unique business challenges and create opportunities through digitalization. She has also re-designed various public services on digital channels and systematically worked on enhancing digital maturity in these organizations and designing initiatives to benefit the city’s transformation and improve its residents’ lives.
As a digitalization advisor to the foresighted government leadership, she aims to promote the culture of continuous innovation and digital transformation and specializes in translating leadership vision into an actionable strategy.
She has received multiple awards for her work and transformations from government entities of the UAE and global firms. Recently, she was awarded the ‘Global Rising Star of Technology’ by UK’s top technology magazines. She was invited by multiple Australian government-sponsored entities to promote Women in AI.
Additionally, she holds the position of UAE Country Chairperson for Technology and Innovation for a non-profit global organization that aims to create equal opportunities for women.
Her key skillsets include Digital Strategy Development, RPA, DCX, Running Digital Transformation Offices and Digital Portfolio Management, Digital Maturity Assessment, Enterprise Architecture, Budgeting and ROI analysis of Technology initiatives, Technology/Platform Selection, Advisory, etc.

Suleiman Mohammad Aldabbas

Chief Specialist / Digital Services / Dubai Public Sector Digital Transformation

Dubai Government

A Chief Specialist with over 16 years of proven track record with excellent practices and awards. I’ve demonstrated competence in a wide range of best practices in Organizational excellence, quality management, smart cities, and digital transformation in the public and private sectors.
Lead Auditor, ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System – EFQM Excellence Assessor – Certified Train Of Trainer (TOT) – Lead Auditor, ISO 22301 Business Continuity system – Smart Transformation Assessor – Certified Creative Leadership & Innovation.

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Winning Awards:

Thuraya Al-Harthi,

Senior Specialist - Innovation & Emerging Technology

Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technology, Oman

Thuraiya is currently a project manager in the Digital Transformation Empowerment unit in the Ministry of transport and communication and IT. Thuraiya is leading some of the top national projects under digital transformation in Oman: the “Oman National Government Unified Platform,” the “National Unified Government Suggestion and Complaints.
Platform and the “National Oman Open Data Platform.”
She is an expert in emerging technologies, Open data, and digital transformation with more than Twelve years of professional experience. She got her master’s degree in “Business Information Technology” in Scotland.
Currently, she is a member of the GCC eGovernment Portal Executive Team in the UAE. She was also a board member of the Smart City platform and the National Youth Committee in Oman.
Thuraiya has also worked as a mentor and judge in different hackathons and competitions, and she is an excellent motivator for startups. Besides her volunteer efforts in sharing knowledge in Oman and globally, she has participated in different conferences globally as a keynote speaker.

Suraj Nair

Director of Digital Services

Mondelēz International’s Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP)

Suraj Nair is the Director of Digital Services for Mondelēz  International’s the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP) region. With over 19 years of experience, in his current capacity, Nair leads the company’s digital strategy and technology vision and manages IT-enabled business transformation. He has also shown IT operations and P&L oversight in regional and global business units across India, South East Asia, and the Middle East geographies. 

As Director of Digital Services for Mondelēz  International’s MENAP business, Nair is passionate about the company’s digital vision, #TRANSFORMNOW, which aims at enabling people and placing them at the heart of transformation.

He is driving an Omni channel customer experience encompassing SFA, Ecommerce, Data and Analytics supported by enterprise SAP ERP and latest technology interventions like RPA, AI, and ML.

Before joining the FMCG sector, Nair held several responsibilities in shipping and logistics, retail and IT enabled services by managing and leading software testing, project as well as program
management office. 

Passionate about the possibilities of driving change with the promise of technology, Nair is a believer in the well-being of youth. He firmly believes in preparing young people to succeed in the global economy while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Francis Arul

DTO

Alshaya Group

Francis is an experienced technology leader driving digital strategy and transformation programs across global and regional enterprises. Bring technical, process, and strategic leadership as well as a service-oriented mindset to create value for stakeholders and customers. Known for the ability to transcend barriers between technology and business by aligning and engaging effectively with executive management and project delivery teams to deliver state-of-the-art capabilities accelerating ambitious growth and revenue goals. Highly skilled at managing cross-functional, geographically distributed teams who work impact positively all levels of the company. Experienced in working within a global environment, in MNC & Start-up cultures embodying cultural sensitivity and embracing diversity.

Ahmad Altarawneh,

Senior Strategic Consultant Digital Transformation, Pioneering and Excellence

Dubai Police HQ

Ahmad is currently the Senior Strategic Consultant for Digital Transformation, Pioneering, and Excellence at Dubai Police HQ. He is a Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies Use Cases, Excellence & Business Expert, A Business Data science professional, A professional Business Developer, a Civil Engineer & A Project Management Practitioner. Total Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma Professional. Market Strategy, Business Analysis, Global Trends, and Benchmarking.

Rakesh N

Director of Strategic Operations

Kissflow

Rakesh is the Director of Strategic Operations at Kissflow, a LowCode and NoCode Work management platform. Kissflow has more than 10,000 customers across 160 countries.
Rakesh is a skilled operations practitioner who writes extensively on operations, workplace technologies, and work management. He also actively contributes to various business and technology platforms.

Imran Shaikh

Chief Technology Officer

Virgin Mobile UAE

Imran Shaikh is a Chief Technology Officer at Virgin Mobile UAE and has spent over 20 years in Information Technology, leading Digital Transformations for large Canadian organizations like Rogers, Loblaws, and Shaw Communications. Imran is currently working on shaping the Metaverse Strategy for Virgin Mobile UAE.

Tamer Hamed

Chief Information Officer

Dubai Cable Company

Tamer has diverse international experience in solving complex business problems across various products in multinational firms by identifying the appropriate balance between business and technology.
Having a good grip over the business processes and technology landscape, Tamer assists organizations and start-ups in developing strategies to transform to the next level of maturity.
Business and technology strategy development using an analytical and hypothesis-driven approach. Organizational redesign to support business start-up and transformation. Business-technology alignment and governance. ICT effectiveness and efficiency improvement. Project management, ICT Operations, and Service Delivery Expertise.

Tarek Fadel

Head of IT Program Delivery

DHL Express

A technologist at heart, Tarek has been involved with Digital Transformation projects for over a decade. From a consultant helping companies join the 21st century to now heading the Program in the delivery team at DHL Express, Tarek’s experience has revolved around digital transformation in one way or another.

Youhanna Sidrak

UAE Territory Manager

Outsystems

Youhanna has over 17 years of experience in the software industry.
Throughout his career, he focused on helping customers by providing efficient and effective solutions in different industries and markets to overcome their challenges, empowering teams in achieving their digital transformation aspirations.
Since he joined Outsystems, his mission has been to empower every organization to innovate through the power of software using Outsystems, the high-performance, low-code platform.

Vishal Anand

Senior Director of Information Technology

Dubai Holding Hospitality Asset & Jumeirah Group

Senior management professional with more than 24+ years of experience in managing multiple disciplines across Information Technology (IT), Destination Management(DMC), Retail, Hospitality, and Human Resources (HR) in world-class organizations. This experience includes 17+ years in creating business & IT strategies, operational planning, building high-performance teams, and implementing change across the organization. A seasoned operator, Vishal has overseen every facet of IT development, from the procurement of software solutions to the design and setup of offshore development centers and mastermind of business systems and their simultaneous execution across multiple domains. In his current role, he is the Senior Director at Jumeirah Group, part of the team driving their Digital and Business transformation strategies, change, and outcome with innovation and technology. He worked at Emirates Airlines for over two decades and has a Masters degree in Business Administration from Bradford University, UK.

Mohamad Najmeddine

Head of Digital Platforms and Data (Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan )

Citi Bank

Mohamad is currently Heading Digital Platforms & Data for Citi’s Treasury & Trade Solutions (TTS) across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENA).
Mohamad has over 12 years of financial services experience across cash management sales & advisory, digital payments, digital transformation, API Architecture & host to host connectivity, open banking, product management & development, Statement reporting & delivery, Blockchain, and AI technology and most recently Digital onboarding & e-signature rollout across MENA. He is currently based in UAE, having worked in the past in the UK, Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan.
Mohamad is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP). He also holds a certification in Blockhain from Said Business School (Oxford), a certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from MIT, and a certificate in Design Thinking from INSEAD.
Mohamad holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a minor in Computer Science from the American University of Beirut.

Karan Dixit

Vice President Sales

Joget

Karan Dixit is a two-decade veteran of the ICT industry, majorly of which has been spent in Dubai working within the EMEA and India regions. His career is built with a passion for creating self-sustaining ecosystems around start-ups and disruptive business models and technologies. For close to 10 years, Karan set up and led the sales team of the leading ICT market research firm IDC across the META region as AVP-Sales. In 2018, Karan was in charge of setting up and establishing UiPath within the MEA region. In addition to building the entire team across the region, Karan supported channel management, driving exponential sales growth and customer value realization. Within three years, UiPath was established as the undisputed leading RPA platform in the regions validated by the Gartner 2020 Market Sizing report. He is currently setting up the EMEA + India GTM team for Joget, a transformational Low Code No Code platform bringing the power of Rapid Application Development and accelerating hyper-innovative collaboration between IT and Business.

Madhav Reddy Kolli

Head of Digital Transformation

Alpha Data

He is an MBA and B.Tech graduate with Finance and Computer Sciences majors and 17+ years of immersive Technology Solutions, Sales, and Leadership experience in the GCC.
He is an established industry leader with a client base in commercial, government, semi-government, and consumer applications.
Particularly robust negotiation, presentation, and communication skills. Driven-to-succeed implementer and strategic thinker. He has built highly-productive relationships with clients and business partners in multiple GCC countries. He is known for perseverance in challenging and ever-demanding business environments. He possesses Leadership abilities in fostering an environment of high productivity and team orientation.
He is also known for aligning cross-functional teams with differing industry and cultural representations to produce and deliver multi-million dollar projects that exceed expectations.
Expert in gaining consensus from C-level executives while being a change evangelist who is self-driven and believes Innovation, Industry, and Perseverance are the key to success. Effectively respond to operational challenges to not just resolve but devise business processes to optimize delivery methodologies and eventually eradicate the re-occurrence of those challenges.

Mario Herdt

Co-Founder, CEO, Chief Architect Appollo Low Code Platform

Appollo Systems GmbH

Mario started his career as an IT consultant for various business areas, including digitalization, AI, and machine learning. In 2015, Mario co-founded Appollo Systems and had since served as CEO with the significant responsibility as the chief architect of the Appollo Low Code Platform. Mario participated as a speaker in several European conferences on digital transformation and low code. He is known as a visionary for his strategic competencies regarding future low code technologies.

Gafoor Sarang

Global Lead - Process Excellence & Intelligent Automation

CSL Behring

Mohamad Al Solh

Mohamad is representing Tahaluf Al Emarat Technical Solutions L.L.C for their core Low Code to NoCode product “Maestro Blocks”. A Solution Architect With over 15 years of experience in the software industry, M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the American University of Sharjah, is passionate about Cloud, IoT, and Open-Source technologies. Have led multiple CRM and BPM projects, and utilized agile-based methodologies and DevOps tools to deliver projects with optimum quality and speed. Since joining Tahaluf, Mohamed is taking part in Maestro Blocks product’s vision to empower every citizen or professional developer to create his applications faster.

Ali Shabdar

Regional Director MEA

Zoho Corporation

Ali Shabdar is the Regional Director of the Middle East and Africa. A business technologist, advisor, and published author, Ali advocates for practical and profitable digital transformation, with added focus on customer and employee experience, information management, and privacy.

Ali also serves as the Chair of the Community Outreach at MENA Cloud Alliance, an organization focused on strengthening local cloud markets, leveraging a unique community comprised of major players within the regional tech ecosystem.

Passionate about people, process, education, and business strategy, Ali presents ideas about the best uses of technology in the service of the business and society with a triple-bottom approach.

Srivatsan Srinivasan

Srivatsan Srinivasan

CRO and Board Director

ZVOLV

Sri is an experienced C-suite executive and board member with a demonstrated history
working in the technology sector for 30 years across Asia, Europe, and Australia, with some
of the largest Silicon Valley companies, global and Australian enterprises across diverse
industries (government, private and non-profits).
Sri is the Board Director, and Chief Revenue Officer for Zvolv, one of the fastest growing
HyperAutomation platform companies from India. In addition, Sri is an advisor to
Browserstack, an Accel backed tech startup from India, that is the market leader in
browser & mobile testing solutions in the world. Sri is an advisor for Linarc, a Silicon Valley
tech startup focused on reshaping the construction industry to a more digital and ESG-first
world. Previously, Sri performed multiple executive leadership roles for Salesforce and
Oracle, helping shape the growth of these firms across the APAC region for the past 2
decades.
Highly experienced in helping enterprises in their journey to ‘Becoming Digital”, Sri brings
strategic and operational experience in driving business growth, digital customer
engagement, financial acumen, and governance. Sri works with boards and c-suite
executives as a trusted advisor, mentor and innovation partner in their quest to digitalise
their enterprises for growth.
Sri lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and 2 boys, and is a passionate advocate for
inclusivity around youth education and women empowerment. He is an advisor to Skyline
Foundation Australia, an Australian non-profit that is focused on enabling gifted and
academically talented youth to become resilient leaders in the face of social and economic
diversity, and, Global Sisters an Australian non-profit focused on empowering
underprivileged women in their journey to financial freedom Sri is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and contributes to the Forbes Business Development Council as a Thought Leader on Becoming Digital and Growth. Sri has an MBA from Imperial College, London, and, has undertaken multiple leadership learning programs with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) CISR, Ross Business School, Univ of Michigan, and IESE Business School, Univ of Navarra, Barcelona.

Padam Kafle

Head IT and Automation

Aster Hospital - UAE

Currently working as Head IT and Automation at Aster Hospitals – UAE. Has over 15 years of Healthcare Technology Work Experience, MBA In Innovation and Change Management, Pursuing a Ph.D. in Innovation and Change management, Certified C#, MSSQL & MS Azure Developer Cloud Computing and Healthcare technology Use Cases, Researcher. He is the first in UAE to have a Complete Cloud-based Datacenter. First in UAE to have a Complete Cloud-based Datacenter. Winner of UAE innovation Award 2020.

Alexandra Topalian

Master of Ceremonies

Abu Dhabi Digital Authority

Alex is a technical professional with 20 years experience and 15 years in management roles. Throughout his career, he’s been leading technical teams across enterprise software, digital transformation, marketing agencies, and start-ups. That gave him a unique mix of product, technical and operational skills that helped me successfully drive digital products and IT programs. Recently, he is also involved in large-scale digital government transformation, running the core team and technical architecture.