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ABOUT EVENT
The 2020 edition of Smart SMB Summit & Awards Oman will be held in the month of March. Smart SMB Summit & Awards is the premier exchange platform for mid-market IT and Business heads, where they get to enhance their understanding of the latest technologies and strategies for Business and digital transformation.
Know MoreWith an attendance of nearly 300 mid-market IT and Business heads of Oman, the inaugural edition in Oman last year at the Sundus Rotana in Muscat witnessed spectacular success.
The event format includes keynotes addressed by experts in the respective domains and the panel discussions with participation of a cross-section of industry representatives who bring the desired level of high level debates on the chosen topics. The Summit seeks to enhance awareness of decision makers and enabling appropriate decision making in adopting right technologies for Business growth.
The Awards following the summit recognizes standout deployments of digital transformation across verticals.
AGENDA
Smart SMB Summit & Awards Oman 2020
25th March, 2020
1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Registration
2:15 PM
2:15 - 2:25 PM
Opening address - Outlook for the Oman Mid-market
2:25 PM
2:25 PM - 2:40 PM
Keynote - Enabling your company in the digital economy
2:40 PM
2:40 PM - 2:55 PM
Keynote - Defining your Multi-Cloud strategy
2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Panel Discussion - CIOs / IT Heads as Business leaders
3:25 PM
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Coffee break & networking
3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Keynote - Role of cyber resilience in digital transformation
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Keynote - Technology as an enabler to enhanced customer engagement and retention
4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Keynote - A non-disruptive approach to Automation
4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Panel Discussion - 5G, AI and IoT - key enablers for true transformation?
5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Panel Discussion - Women in IT leadership roles
5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM
Closing address
5:40 PM
5:40 PM - 6:40 PM
Networking
6:40 PM
6:40 PM - 8:30 PM
Awards & Dinner
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
EXTENSIVE COVERAGE
The event will have keynote speeches from several well accomplished Technology and Business leaders. There would be pre-event and post event coverage across different media platforms including newspapers, magazines, and online platforms.
PRE-FIXED MEETINGS
Based on demand, the event is also likely to include limited pre-fixed meetings on the sidelines to facilitate serious business association/ partnership talks. This would be available to sponsors of the event.
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
The event will also include an elaborate showcase of innovative technologies and services that our sponsors would be looking to highlight at the event at their designated booths.

SMART SMB AWARDS
These Awards will recognise the outstanding work being done by companies in executing Digital and Business Transformation across different verticals. If you are an SMB / Mid-Market company, you are requested to submit your nominations.
The shortlist will be based on parameters like technologies used, vision and scale of deployment, pioneering aspect of the deployment, completion and proven benefits to Business and workforce, clarity of future relevance, interoperability with future deployments.
- IoT Solutions Vendor of the Year
- Blockchain Solutions Vendor of the Year
- Best digital transformation deployment in Healthcare
- Best digital transformation deployment in Hospitality
- Best digital transformation deployment in Education
- Best digital transformation deployment in Retail
- Best digital transformation deployment in Manufacturing
- Best digital transformation deployment in BFSI
- Best digital transformation deployment in Travel
- Cloud Computing Solutions Provider of the Year
- Blockchain Solutions Provider of the Year
- Regional Cloud VAD of the Year
- VAD of the Year with Best digital transformation initiatives
- Regional VAD of the Year in mid-market/SMB segments
- Cloud Computing Solutions Vendor of the Year
- Security Solutions Vendor of the Year
- Best commitment to SMB/Mid-market segments
- Networking Transformation Vendor of the Year
- Digital Workplace Vendor of the Year
- CEO of the Year (leadership in driving digital transformation)
- CIO of the Year (for execution of digital transformation)
- CDO of the Year (for innovations in transformation strategies)
- Digital Innovations in Client Services (Maximum services available for clients digitally with innovative features)
- Easy set-up services for SMB (Quick turnaround, cost competitiveness, Simplicity in processes, Client servicing and support, Digital services)
- CISO of the Year (for ensuring secure digital transformation)
SPEAKERS 2018
SHINO THOMAS PHILIP
Head PMO National Bank of Oman
MANSOOR SARWAR
Technical Director Sage Middle East
DUHA AWAYES
Director Protiviti Oman
KASHIF ADEEL
Senior Delivery Manager Technology Projects Bank Dhofar
MALAK AL SHAIBANI
Director General of the National Business Center, Sultanate of Oman
HARISH DANANI
Senior Consultant ICT, Infocomm Group
RAJESH NAIR
IT Head, Sohar Steel
SAMER SEMAAN
Distribution Manager, Dell Technologies
DR. FATMA MOHAMMED ABDULLAH AL-BALUSHI
Director of Human Resources Management Systems Department Ministry of Civil Service
LES JONSON
Director of Digital Technology, British School Muscat
LUJAINA SAIF AL KHARUSI
CEO and co founder at Envago
GEORGE-EL-KHOURY
Senior Channel Manager Dell Technologies
NAYAZ MOHAMED
Partner – Africa, India and Middle East (AIM) at EY, Oman
For Sponsorship Opportunities
Saumyadeep Halder
saumyadeep@bmimea.com
00971 544458401
Ankit Shukla
ankit@bmimea.com
00971 552572807
Ramakrishnan Subramanyan
subu@bmimea.com
+971 50 855 7531
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For Sponsorship Opportunities
Saumyadeep Halder
saumyadeep@bmimea.com
00971 544458401
Ankit Shukla
ankit@bmimea.com
00971 552572807
Ramakrishnan Subramanyan
subu@bmimea.com
+971 50 855 7531
For Editorial Enquiries
Raman Narayan
narayan@smartsmb.net
971 55 7802403
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