CIO Summit Qatar
The Rise of Agentic Systems
Celebrating 7 years of thought leadership, the IDC CIO Summit – Qatar returns on 17 November 2026 in Doha as the country’s premier gathering of technology decision-makers.
Qatar is accelerating its digital transformation under the National AI Strategy and Qatar National Vision 2030, supported by targeted programs, strategic investments, and strong private-sector participation. With AI spending in the region expected to reach USD 25.9 billion by 2029, Qatar is well-positioned to lead the shift toward Agentic AI through its ethical frameworks and global partnerships.
CIOs face key challenges, including modernizing legacy systems, strengthening data foundations, managing infrastructure costs, expanding AI talent, and ensuring responsible, outcome-driven adoption.
The IDC Qatar CIO Summit 2026 will bring together senior leaders from government, industry, and technology to advance responsible, scalable AI deployment and reinforce Qatar’s role as a regional hub for digital intelligence.
Expert Perspectives
Hear from global thought leaders, visionary CIOs, and celebrity speakers redefining technology, leadership, and innovation across the region.
IDC Keynote: Building the CIO Roadmap for the Agentic Era
Eren Eser | IDC
Associate Research Director, Türkiye
Eren Eser
Eren is a seasoned analyst with 20+ years of experience in the ICT sector. He directs all IDC ICT research and consulting engagements in Türkiye, and all sustainability research and consulting projects across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META).
Based in Istanbul, Eren has been involved in projects ranging from market forecasts to strategic consulting engagements on market entry, competitive analysis, go-to-market strategies, technology marketing, and end-user studies. Eren’s vast experience in the IT services, cloud, software, and telecommunications domains helps IDC clients understand the impact of technology-enabled, sustainable transformation processes in the context of sustainable digital business strategies, operations, products, and services. In addition to his research and consulting activities, Eren is a speaker at industry events.
Prior to joining IDC in 2017, Eren spent more than a decade in IT industry roles spanning portfolio management, channel and business development, pricing, and software development at companies including Turk Telekom and TAI.
Eren earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering and an MBA focused on technology road mapping for strategy and innovation, both from Middle East Technical University. He received a master of science in information systems, with a thesis on modeling mobile telecommunications services, from Middle East Technical University. During his academic endeavors, he studied for one semester at the University of Copenhagen, and for one semester at Harvard University. He is pursuing a marketing PhD focused on sustainability.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:35 am
IDC Keynote: Building the CIO Roadmap for the Agentic Era
Our Partners
Cloud4C
Cloud4C, part of Capgemini, is a global leader in AIOps platform-driven, application-centric managed services and cloud infrastructure, delivering Sovereign & Secure Industry Hybrid Cloud across 25 countries. Trusted by 2500+ enterprises—including 50+ Global Fortune 1000 firms in 25 countries—we bring together Agentic AI, self-healing secure processes, Centers of Excellences (COEs), and next-gen technologies to help enterprises run, modernize, protect, and scale mission-critical operations across sovereign, public, private, hybrid & multi-cloud estates at fool-proof continuity. A global Premium Partner for RISE with SAP, Cloud4C offers secure intelligent cloud and full-stack SAP migration, modernization, and managed services while also leading in automation-first Managed Security Services, rendering zero trust vigilance and continuous compliance for key sectors.
DStation
DStation is a data governance and maturity orchestration partner serving organisations across Saudi Arabia and the GCC.
As AI, automation, and advanced analytics accelerate, many organisations face a growing challenge: technology adoption is moving faster than governance maturity. This creates what we call the Governance Gap.
DStation works with enterprises, regulated organisations, and digital transformation leaders to strengthen data governance frameworks, align technology infrastructure with regulatory expectations, and embed governance directly into operational systems rather than policy documents.
Our focus is helping organisations move from periodic compliance exercises to continuous operational readiness, improving data maturity, accountability, and trust.
In an AI-driven economy, data is no longer just an asset. It is capital, currency, and the foundation of digital sovereignty.
DStation’s product is launching summer of 2026 with a mission to help organisations turn regulatory intent into operational certainty.
ManageEngine
ManageEngine is a division of Zoho Corporation and a leading provider of IT management solutions for organizations across the world. With a powerful, flexible, and AI-powered digital enterprise management platform, we help businesses get their work done from anywhere and everywhere—better, safer, and faster. To learn more, visit www.manageengine.com
Barco
About Barco
Barco, headquartered in Kortrijk (Belgium), is a global company leading in visualization, networking, and collaboration technology. Its innovative solutions drive advancements in the healthcare, enterprise, and entertainment markets. At the heart of Barco’s success are over 3,000 dedicated ‘visioneers’, each passionately contributing to driving change through technology.
Barco is listed on Euronext (BAR), Reuters (BARBt.BR), and Bloomberg (BAR BB). For further insights, please visit www.barco.com.
