12 Nov 2025
Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel & Villas, Qatar
IDC Qatar CIO Summit 2025
Architecting an AI-Fueled Business
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Overview
Qatar is rapidly transforming into a tech-driven economy under its National Vision 2030 and national AI strategy, emphasizing innovation and economic diversification. The government is heavily investing in digital infrastructure, cloud computing, AI, big data, IoT, sustainability, and cybersecurity to advance Smart City projects and enhance public services.
With 69% of organizations prioritizing AI investments (IDC META Survey), Qatar is positioning itself as a leading regional tech hub. Business and technology leaders are focusing on strategies for the efficient, secure, and scalable deployment of AI, including GenAI, to boost agility and innovation while managing risks.
The IDC Qatar CIO Summit 2025 will bring together top executives, analysts, and industry leaders to explore AI’s transformative role in business strategy and discuss key trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the region’s digital economy.
Key Theme
AI Everywhere
Artificial intelligence is moving from concept to core, transforming industries, powering smart cities, and elevating Qatar’s digital economy toward a more intelligent, efficient future.
Digital Business Strategies
Redefining growth through innovation, agility, and data, digital business strategies are driving Qatar’s transformation toward a smarter, more connected economy.
Digital Economy Trends
Shaped by innovation and intelligence, the digital economy is powering Qatar’s next wave of growth and global competitiveness.
Data Platforms for the Intelligent Enterprise
Empowered by intelligent data platforms, enterprises are unlocking real-time insights, enhancing agility, and accelerating Qatar’s journey toward a data-driven economy.
Data-driven Customer Experience (CX) Transformation
Powered by data and intelligence, customer experience is transforming into a catalyst for loyalty, innovation, and digital excellence across Qatar’s enterprises.
Future of Work
As technology reshapes how we work, Qatar’s enterprises are building agile, intelligent, and people-centered environments that drive innovation and growth.
Digital Trust and Security
As digital ecosystems expand, building trust through robust security and governance is vital to sustaining Qatar’s innovation-driven economy.
Industry 4.0
Smart, connected, and data-driven, Industry 4.0 is powering the next leap in Qatar’s digital transformation.
Sustainability
Empowered by technology and innovation, sustainability is shaping Qatar’s journey toward a smarter, greener, and more resilient digital economy.
Future of Digital Infrastructure
Qatar’s digital future depends on agile, intelligent infrastructure that drives innovation, strengthens resilience, and supports a rapidly evolving economy.
Software Innovation and Modern App Dev
Through modern app development, Qatar’s enterprises are accelerating innovation, enhancing user experiences, and shaping a future built on agility and intelligence.
Expert Perspectives
IDC Opening Keynote: Rethinking Digitalization for an AI-first World
As generative AI unleashes a new wave of disruption across industries, tech leaders are reviewing their approach to AI and its role in digitalization. The promise of significant impact on digital innovation, customer experience and operational efficiencies will drive progressive governments and digitally-determined organizations to take an AI-first approach. The concerns about data privacy and displacement of jobs and the demand for regulatory oversight remain, yet the need for competitive parity with early adopters will drive tech agendas.
Jyoti Lalchandani | IDC
Head of WW Events & MD – META, Central Asia, India
Jyoti Lalchandani
Jyoti Lalchandani is a seasoned business executive with more than 25 years of experience in emerging markets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). In his role as IDC’s Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META), he has been instrumental in establishing IDC’s presence in the region – first, through the initial expansion of the Dubai headquarters and then by spearheading the development of IDC offices in Johannesburg, Istanbul, Riyadh, Casablanca, Lagos, Nairobi, and Cairo.
Jyoti is responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and coordination of IDC’s market intelligence and advisory services, sales, conferences and events, go-to-market services, and office development activities across the META region. As a respected authority on emerging market tech trends, he is also regularly invited to speak at major industry events throughout the region and is frequently quoted by both the national and international media.
His field of expertise includes key tech areas such as cloud, analytics, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, and he is well known for providing guidance on digital transformation strategies for the entire C-suite. He is a trusted advisor to senior executives in the supplier/enabler space across the ICT ecosystem, as well as to tech buyers from the CIO and line-of-business communities.
Starting at IDC’s CEMA (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) headquarters in 1995 in Prague, the Czech Republic, Jyoti served as IDC’s regional consulting manager. In this role, he headed several country-based project teams that advised local and multinational IT vendors on issues relating to entry strategy, competitor analysis, ROI analysis, distribution and partner evaluation, and market segmentation. He later took on the additional responsibility of overseeing the CEMA software practice, in which he was responsible for overseeing all related research (applications, system infrastructure, and tools) and advisory work across emerging EMEA countries.
Before joining IDC, Jyoti served on the national board of international non-profit organization AIESEC, where he managed the association’s partnership agreements with leading Indian conglomerates. He graduated from Loyola College, India, where his studies focused on strategy management and business policy. He later attended a corporate-sponsored program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts.
Event Sessions
Sunday, October 12 2025 9:00 am | Location:
IDC Opening Keynote: Rethinking Digitalization for an AI-first World
As generative AI unleashes a new wave of disruption across industries, tech leaders are reviewing their approach to AI and its role in digitalization. The promise of significant impact on digital innovation, customer experience and operational efficiencies will drive progressive governments and digitally-determined organizations to take an AI-first approach. The concerns about data privacy and displacement of jobs and the demand for regulatory oversight remain, yet the need for competitive parity with early adopters will drive tech agendas.
Meet our partners
MANNAI
Unifyapps Waiktek
Schneider Electric
At Schneider, we believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. We empower all to do more with less, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment.
We provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. We combine world- leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software and services into integrated solutions for Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries.
We are committed to unleash the infinite possibilities of an open, global, innovative community that is passionate with our Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.
OpenText
OpenText™ is the leading Information Management software and services company in the world. We help organizations solve complex global problems with a comprehensive suite of Business Clouds, Business AI, and Business Technology.
OreData Google Cloud
Who We Are
At Oredata, we don’t just deliver services—we spark transformation. As the leading technology company in the MENAT region, we harness the power of data, cloud, and end-to-end solutions to elevate your business.
Our mission is to reveal actionable insights, streamline processes, and create extraordinary experiences that set you apart in a competitive landscape. Discover how we can revolutionize your business today.
Proofpoint
What Sets Us Apart
Email, social media, and mobile devices are the tools of your trade—and for cyber criminals, the tools of attack. Proofpoint protects your people, data and brand against advanced threats and compliance risks.
ManageEngine 250 Px
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
Gulf IT
About Gulf IT
Gulf IT helps your cybersecurity evolve ahead of the threats and cover your entire attack surface whether you are in the cloud, on-site, or hybrid.
As the official and exclusive distributor of over 20 cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies in the Gulf region, Gulf IT is one of the premier cybersecurity Value Added Distributors in the region. We work with a wide variety of vendors and resellers and equip them with cutting-edge tools covering all facets of cybersecurity. Our product portfolio allows coverage of the entire attack surface from legacy servers to the cloud.
Our comprehensive array of cybersecurity products, complimented by an experienced and top-tier on-ground team, allows us to cater to all cybersecurity needs of our clients. We are able to package products and orchestrate service delivery to optimally meet the cybersecurity needs of our clients. The products we offer to vendors and resellers in the Gulf region follow the prevalent compliance requirements even for the most challenging industries like finance and healthcare.
Fileorbis
FileOrbis is an on-premise file management and sharing system that is equipped with unique usage and control features. It is a safe, fast and easy platform that can be integrated into file structures, security solutions, and you can start using it quickly by integrating it into existing user permissions and file environments. It collects all file environments that your users have access on a single screen. It provides easy and location-independent file access to users via mobile, web and Outlook Add-in. Your users can easily share their files within the establishment and exchange files with external users, without file size limit. While your users gain a comfortable and safe working environment, you can increase the manageability of your establishment’s files, control access permissions – report, prevent sensitive data leakage, or even economize the workload you spend on IT needs of your end users.
Venue
Experience the elegance of the Grand Hyatt Doha — a landmark of luxury and innovation, perfectly suited to host the CIO Summit 2025.
