ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT )
The 4th edition of Pakistan CIO Summit and 2nd IT Showcase Pakistan 2016 is scheduled to be held on April 5-6, 2016 at a local hotel in Karachi. The dual events are widely considered as the biggest platform that amalgamates cios, IT Heads, IT professionals, policy makers and decision makers from Pakistan and abroad. The event is organized by Solutions Inc.
Federal Minister of IT and Telecom Anusha Rahman Ahmad Khan and Managing Director, Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) have confirmed to attend the dual event. A part from Ministry of IT and Telecom and PSEB, the event is duly supported by all the relevant associations and forums including Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Pakistan Software Houses Association (PASHA), KPK IT Board, Pakistan Information Security Association (PISA), ISACA Karachi Chapter, MIT Enterprise Forum Pakistan, Overseas Pakistanis Entrepreneur Network (OPEN) Karachi Chapter and Jump Start. Major IT Universities of Pakistan are Knowledge Partners for the event.
The sponsors of the event include Redtone, Viptela (USA), New Horizon, VMWARE (USA), Inbox Business Technologies and Rapid Compute
The theme of the 4th Pakistan CIO Summit is Solutions for Tomorrow: Vision 2020. The summit is designed to include thought provoking keynote speeches from visionaries and industry leaders and panel discussions provoking insights from cios and IT heads steering the industry towards 2020 today. The summit prepares the IT industry of Pakistan to meet the technological challenges they may face in the next few years and also be equipped with the best of the solutions for the productivity of their organizations.
The CIO Summit is expected to be attended by Cios, IT Heads and IT Managers from all industry verticals including Banking, Finance, Manufacturing, FMCG, Healthcare, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, Services sector and many more.
The 2nd IT showcase Pakistan is much bigger and better than the first edition with the top IT companies participating from Pakistan, USA, Australia and China through their local representatives. Apart from companies from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, many companies from Peshawar are also participating in the event. More than a thousand invitations have been sent to IT managers and IT professionals from all over Pakistan to visit the exhibition and evaluate the products on display for the productivity of their organizations.