Cairo ICT Celebrates its 18th
“In the Heart of Tomorrow”
2014, November 4-7
Cairo ICT is about to kick-start its 18th round, with a totally new direction towards bringing professionals together, seeking to build up the future of humanity through technologies that have become easy to access by most human beings.
With a focus on two of the fastest growing regions in the world – the Middle East and Africa – Cairo ICT is blessed to be sitting in the heart of this region, with access never as simple within a goldmine of potential users from governments to institutions and from individuals to businesses; and the region has an unquenchable thirst for progress.
“In the Heart of Tomorrow” is the slogan for this round, scheduled for November 4 – 7, at the Cairo International Convention Centre, hinting at the type of technologies that will be presented by world leaders in telecommunication, Information Technology and Media. These domains with their sub-headings from Security Apps to E-payment and Financial Inclusion practices, and from Cloud Computing and Big Data to Connected Communities shall create an experience along four days that will not be forgotten.
Under the auspices of H.E. Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Atef Helmy, Cairo ICT promises visitors they will not only experience the latest technologies and their applications, but will find an unmatched venue for meeting the right peers, partners and potential clients.
High level regional and international presence is reaching its peak in the 2014 round of Cairo ICT, with names and faces that rarely meet in one place at the same time. And they will be there to network with you alongside top officials from all corners of the African continent, who have started to make their annual visit to Cairo ICT an annual exercise.
This year’s exhibition includes 28 discussion panels dealing with the future of Egypt’s telecom sector. It also reviews the most important developments in the sector, such as the Internet of Things , cloud computing, and large data. This year’s exhibition brings together over 500 local and international companies, bringing the exhibition into the focus of the IT community in the Middle East. Identity Authority Head Aly Khoury and Minister of State Sultan al-Jabber, both from the UAE, and Intel Vice President John Davies are set to participate.
The exhibition will host the first forum on online payments and financial inclusion entitled “PAFIX”, while top players from companies, banks, and financial institutions in the Arab world and Africa will take part. The exhibition is also considered the premiere event for directly shopping for electronic devices in Egypt.
Various companies operating in the sector, such as Visa, Morfo, OSN, Cybercom, will participate in Cairo ICT for the first time. Oracle will also launch Oracle Day for the first time during the exhibition.
Cairo ICT represents an excellent marketing opportunity for local businesses to review the best technological products and solutions. It also provides opportunities for cooperation between local companies and their international counterparts. Cairo ICT offers a place for new partnerships to be made and will help highlight investment opportunities available in the local technology sector.