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Huawei, a leading global provider of
information and communications
technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart
devices, hosted this year’s SAMENA
Council Leaders’ Summit for the seventh
consecutive year.
The 2020 event, which is organised by
SAMENA Telecommunications Council, took
place in July, with leaders from multiple
country clusters to participate virtually.
The agenda of the Leaders’ Summit
2020 has been defined under the theme,
‘5G+X: Harnessing 5G across Industries for
Investment Revival.’
The annual SAMENA Telecommunications
Council Leaders’ Summit brings together ICT
leaders and decision makers, including policy
makers, heads of regulatory authorities and
premier global ICT development bodies,
CEOs of large telecom operator groups, toplevel
executives from telecommunications
service providers, professionals, experts from
vertical ICT segments and more, from South
Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia,
Europe and beyond.
Discussions during the summit focused on
driving digital development throughout the
region, learning from leading experiences
across the world especially in 5G and the
other advanced technologies such as AI,
cloud and big data, to take stock of the
rising complexities occurring within the
digital ecosystem in order to overcome
challenges and seize new business
opportunities in the ME region.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer meets with
Michael Dell, Chairman of Dell Technologies,
via video conference
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity
and Water Authority (DEWA), has held a video conference with
Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, a global leader
in telecommunications and information technology.
The meeting was attended by Marwan Bin Haidar, Vice Chairman of
Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions), Matar Al Mehairi, Board
member of Moro Hub, Mohammad Bin Sulaiman, CEO of Moro
Hub, Ahmed Al Ketbi, Chief Information Security Officer of Moro
Hub, Adrian McDonald, President of Dell Technologies EMEA, Fady
Richmany, General Manager – Dell Technologies, and Yahya Kassab,
Director of Sales at Dell Technologies.
The meeting aimed to share best international practices and
experiences between the two organisations to adopt and offer
futuristic digital solutions.
Moro Hub is working with Dell Technologies to develop and
deliver highly reliable enterprise cloud computing solutions,
integrated infrastructure administration services and servers,
secure data storage solutions and innovative information
technology applications.
“DEWA and its subsidiary, Moro Hub, work in line with the directives
of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice
President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who
mandated Dubai Government organisations to implement services
10 years ahead of other cities around the world through government
innovation through Dubai 10X initiative,” said Al Tayer.
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