DAY ONE : TUESDAY, 7 MARCH 2017

9:00 - 10:00 | REGISTRATION

EVENT MODERATOR:

• Mark Spelman, Co-Head, System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Digital Economy and Society, World Economic Forum, Switzerland

• Simon Giles, Global Lead, Smart Technology Strategy, Accenture, UK

10:00 - 10:30 | OPENING SESSION

INTRODUCTION TO QATAR FUTURE NATION

Digital Technologies are transforming the cities and nations in which we live. Qatar is embracing the transformational power of technology to improve quality of life and promote sustainable economic growth. Qatar is embarking on an ambitious Smart Nation program and in this session the Qatari Minister for Transport and Communications introduces Qatar’s Government vision. Ooredooo Company as a major player in the Telecommunication market in Qatar will present the company efforts to support the development of smart cities.

10:30 - 10:45 | OPENING REMARKS

SMART QATAR PROGRAM

This session introduces the Smart Qatar Program, it presents the strategic objectives, the main priority sectors and the implementation roadmap.

Keynote Speaker: Reem Al Mansoori, Assistant Undersecretary - Digital Society Development, MoTC Qatar

10:45 - 11.30 | KEYNOTE 1

THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY

Congestion costs cities on average 2% of GDP and transportation is the biggest cause of Air Pollution. Coupled with increasing populations and resource constraints, cities are turning to technology to enable more efficient transportation systems that allow cities to prosper. Intelligent transport systems, autonomous vehicles and new apps will define the cities of tomorrow. This session considers how these technologies can improve mobility, save time for citizens, maximise resources for cities and facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Alan James, VP Worldwide Business Development, Hyperloop One, USA

11:30 - 12:00 | BREAK

12:00 - 13:00 | PLENARY SESSION 1

INNOVATIVE IDEAS TRANSFORMING TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICSThe ways in which we move people and goods around is changing. Whilst both industries are being shaped by both data and infrastructure transformations, the logistics industry is also exploring the possibilities presented by 3D printing and drone delivery. This has profound implications for people, governments and businesses in terms of efficiency and convenience. In this session we explore the trends shaping the industries and discuss what the future may look like.

Panelists: Rashid Al Nabit, Assistant Undersecretary for Land Transport Affairs, MoTC, Qatar Dr. Ulrich Koegler, Partner, Strategy&, UAEDr. Adnan Abu-Dayya, CEO, QMIC, Qatar Silvester Prakasam, Director Fare System, Land Transport Authority, Singapore Capt. Abdulla Al Khanji, CEO, Qatar Ports Management Company, Mwani Qatar Timo Elliott, Global Innovation Advocate, SAP, France Eng. Abdulla Saif Al-Sulaiti, Director of Operation & Maintenance, Qatar Rail, Qatar

13:00 - 14:00 | PLENARY SESSION 2

THE FUTURE OF SMART CITIESFrom city data exchanges to connected infrastructure to new models for education, the Smart Cities concept is moving beyond pilots to tackle big urban challenges and drive sustainable growth in a range of different ways. In this session, we welcome global leaders from very different cities around the world to discuss and learn from their successes and challenges. We place particular emphasis on the emerging business models driving winning formulas to build Smart Cities of the future.

Panelists: Eng. Essa Kaldari, CEO, Lusail Real Estate Development Co. , Qatar Eng. Abdulla Al Mehshadi, CEO, Msheireb, Qatar Dr. Aisha Bin Bashr, Director General, SMART Dubai, UAE Antoni Vives, Former Mayor of City of Barcelona, CEO of City Transformation Agency, Spain Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Palo Alto, USADr. Rainer Schnepfleitner, Department Head Regulation Affairs and Competition, CRA, QatarDr. Alexander Tettenborn, Undersecretary, Head of Development of Digital Technologies Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany

14:00 - 14:45 | BREAK

14:45 - 15:45 | PLENARY SESSION 3

SMART GOVERNMENTS LEADING THE WORLD OF TOMORROW

Digital technologies enable governments to better engage with citizens and Big Data can enable more responsive service design. From voting to waste collection to making tax payments, digital services are changing the ways in which we interact with governments. Government is playing catch up with the private sector and striking the balance between effective, efficient and the full range of services that citizens expect is difficult. In this session we consider the strategies and digital technologies that can enable governments to work Smarter, online.

Moderator: Simon Field, Senior Executive Partner, Gartner Executive Programs, UAE

Panelists: Hassan Al Sayed, Assistant Undersecretary – Information Technology, MoTC Qatar Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, Chief Executive, Information & E-Government Authority, Bahrain Qusai Ibrahim Al-Shatti, Acting Director General and Deputy Director General, The Central Agency for Information Technology, Kuwait Dr. Salim Bin Sultan Al-Ruzaiqi, CEO, Information Technical Authority, Oman Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al Shaibi, E-Government Program General Manager, KSA Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director General, Telecom Regulatory Authority, UAE

15:45 - 17:00 | PLENARY SESSION 4

DIGITAL CLUSTERS AS ECOSYSTEMS TO ENABLE INNOVATION

Digital clusters are driving economic growth by stimulating innovation and knowledge spill overs. These cities and regions are experiencing rapid job creation, economic growth, and International investment are attracting global talent. As part of Qatar Smart Program, the Qatari government are embarking on a Digital Cluster Strategy which will form alliances with other global Digital Hubs and foster start up partnerships internationally. In this session we discuss how governments can embrace emerging business models and modes of financing to enable innovation through Digital Cluster Strategies.

Panelists: Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al-Khalifa, CEO, Qatar Development Bank, Qatar Marwan Marouf Mahmoud, Chairman, MOSECO Qatar Charbel Aoun, Non-Executive Director, Future Cities Catapult, UK Steve Fifita, Executive Director, City Digital, UILabs, USA María Benjumea, Founder and CEO, Spain Startup, Spain Bas Boorsma, Director, Internet of Things & City Digitization North Europe, Cisco, Netherland

17:00 | END OF DAY ONE

DAY TWO : WEDNESDAY, 8 MARCH 2017

9:30 - 10:00 | REGISTRATION

EVENT MODERATOR:

• Mark Spelman, Co-Head, System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Digital Economy and Society, World Economic Forum, Switzerland

• Simon Giles, Global Lead, Smart Technology Strategy, Accenture, UK

10:00 - 10:45 | KEYNOTE 2

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES TRANSFORMING CITIES

Emerging disruptive technologies have the potential to shape the cities we live in. In this session we explore how transformational technologies can improve quality of life for citizens.

Keynote Speaker: Carlo Ratti Professor at MIT and Founding Partner at Carlo Ratti Associati Design Office, USA

10:45 - 11.45 | Qatar Smart Program

QATAR SMART NATION: INNOVATION, GROWTH AND SOCIAL PROSPERITY

In this session we welcome policy leaders to discuss how Smart Qatar Program will drive sustainable growth and improve quality of life for all of Qatar’s citizens by embracing innovation and technology. They will discuss how the program will strategically deploy technology solutions across a range of industries - Transport, Logistics, Environment, Health and Sports.

11:45 - 12:15 | BREAK

12:15 - 13:15 | PLENARY SESSION 5

CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY FOR SMART CITIES

Protecting critical infrastructure and ensuring digital safety are key for the development of smart cities. At the same time, governments must maintain privacy standards for citizens. In this session we discuss the strategies Governments can pursue to achieve this and present innovative ideas to take on this challenge and the role the private sector and vendors have to play in cybersecurity.

Moderator: Rashid Al Naemi, Cyber Security Crisis Management Specialist, MoTC Qatar

Panelists: Khalid Al Hashmi, Assistant Undersecretary- Cyber Security Sector, MoTC Qatar Mohammed Ali Al-Emadi, Chief Operation Officer, malomatia, QatarBader Ali Al Salhi, Director, Cybersecurity Regional Center (ITU), Oman Eng. Ahmad Mohamed Al-Kuwari, Chief Executive Officer, MEEZA, QatarMahmoud El-Deeb, Managing Director, Salam Technology Group, Qatar Cyril Voisin, Chief Security Advisor, Europe Middle East & Africa, Microsoft

13:15 - 14:15 | PLENARY SESSION 6

INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTHIER SOCIETIES

Healthcare is one of the biggest contributors to local and national government spending. This is a key driver in the technology revolution for healthcare, where we see emerging technology transforming the industry. AI can enable digital diagnosis, new technologies for bionics are here and IoT for connected hospitals and wellbeing are improving patient experience. In this session we explore the challenges and trends shaping this transformation and discuss what the future of healthcare may look like.

Panelists: Clive Gibbons, Chief of Health Information & Communications Technology and Clinical Information Systems Programme Director, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar Dr. Héctor Upegui, Worldwide Market Development Executive, IBM, Germany Dr. John-John Cabibihan, Associate Professor - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Qatar University, Qatar Eyad Al Musa, Partner, PwC, UK David Champeaux, Global Health Lead, Accenture, UK Paul Epping, Consulting Principal Healthcare Transformation Services, Philips Healthcare, UAE

14:15 - 15:00 | BREAK

15:00 - 16:00 | PLENARY SESSION 7

ADDRESSING EMERGING CHALLENGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Resource constraints around water and energy scarcity, stresses on food production and climate change are requiring our cities to become more resilient. Technology provides an avenue for cities and nations to drive more efficient resource consumption and pivot away from the hydrocarbon economy by embracing renewable energy resources. In this session we discuss how cities can take on these challenges, through policy and private partnerships, to build sustainable cities of the future.

Panelists: Dr. Rolf Apel, Head of Technology Strategy, Energy Managment, Siemens AG, Germany Rasha K. Al-Sulaiti, Vice Chair Qatar Green Building Council, Qatar Foundation, Qatar Harry Sealy, Senior Sustainability Consultant, CH2M, Qatar Abdul Aziz Al Hammadi, Manager of Conservation & Energy Conservation, Kahramaa, Qatar Tim Turitto, Public Sector General Manager, Microsoft HQ Dr. Tareq Al-Ansari, Assistant Professor in Sustainability Division, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar Justin Keeble, Sustainability Lead for Europe, Africa and Latin America, Accenture

16:00 - 17:00 | PLENARY SESSION 8

RETHINKING SPORTS MEGA EVENTS

Doha is emerging as the sporting capital of the GCC and with the World Cup in 2022, all eyes will be on Qatar. Sport is a key pillar of the Smart Nation Strategy and the Government of Qatar recognise that Sporting Mega Events are being transformed by technology in two ways. Technology enables a new level of sports performance for athletes through equipment and connected health devices. At the same time, IoT for stadia and in stadium entertainment create an augmented event experience for fans. In this session we explore the future of sports through these two trends, drawing on international examples as well as focusing on Qatar’s journey.

Panelists: Mohamed Khalifa Al-Suwaidi, CEO, Aspire Zone Foundation, Qatar John Short, Global Sales Executive - IBM Sports and Entertainment Practice, USA Faisal Ameer Malik, Chief Technology Officer, Huawei Middle East Region HQ, UAE Stewart Mison, Director of Business Development, Worldwide Sports Industry – Microsoft Corp Fatma Gungor, Services & Applications Team Manager, Vodafone, Turkey Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud, ICT Executive Director, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Qatar

17:00 - 17:30 | CLOSING SESSION

CLOSING SESSION & WRAP UP OF THE CONFERENCE

This session is an opportunity to present the conference highlights, re-visiting the leading examples of city innovation from Qatar and around the world, and show how key learnings from conference discussions can be translated into meaningful actions for citizens, businesses and governments.

Reem Al Mansoori, Assistant Undersecretary - Digital Society Development, MoTC Qatar