Connections on the Road 2023 – Riyadh

1. Keynote: Innovate with Confidence
Keynote presentation by Fady Richmany, Area Vice President and General Manager, SEEMEA

In this session, Fady Richmany shares his insights, best practices, and technical tips you need to Innovate with Confidence today and deliver the cloud-first data protection services your business needs tomorrow.

2. Microsoft: The evolution of IT and the new business partners – 3 horizons model
Keynote presentation by Ayman AlGhamdi, Vice President, Global Partners Solutions, Microsoft KSA.

3. IDC: Thriving in Today’s Digital First World – Perspectives from the Evolving Kingdom
Keynote presentation by Hamza Naqshbandi, Associate Vice President – Saudi Arabia & Bahrain, IDC

4. Simplify SaaS protection with Metallic for O365 and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Keynote presentation by Etienne Niken, Principal Pre-Sales Engineer discussing SaaS protection with Metallic for 0365 and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

5. Hitachi: Data Management with the Power of One
Keynote presentation by Rehan Shahid, Regional Channel & Alliances Head – Middle East & Pakistan, Hitachi Vantara

6. Fortify your data against Ransomware with Cyberdeception and AI
Keynote presentation by Anil Titus, Manager – Sales Engineering, SEEMEA, discussing how Commvault helps you protect your data against Ransomware with Cyberdeception and AI

7. Reaching The Highest Mountains with Confidence – Tima Deryan
Tima Deryan, Mountaineer, Mindset Coach, Social Entrepreneur, & Author

8. Panel Discussion – Stepping into Digital First World
Panel Discussion moderated by Hamza Naqshbandi, Associate Vice President – Saudi Arabia & Bahrain – IDC

• Yahya Kassab, Senior Director & General Manager – KSA, Gulf & Pakistan – Commvault
• Saad AlQahtani, Director of Azure Cloud Solutions KSA – Microsoft
• Saeed Nader, Channel Sales Manager KSA – Nutanix

9. ExaGrid: Tiered Backup Storage with Retention Time-Lock for Ransomware Recovery
Keynote presentation by Wasef Baidas, Territory Sales Manager, ExaGrid