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Let the Transformation Begin

We are at the dawn of the next Industrial Revolution, where the world is more intelligent and connected than ever.

The new digital economy is transforming the way we live and work – creating a world where everything is connected, and powerful new insight is at our fingertips. By harnessing its power you can accelerate your progress – from the edge to the core to the cloud.

At Dell EMC Forum 2017 we’ll explore how you can get there: from applications to data, to the infrastructure that powers your business and the security that protects it.


About Dell EMC Forum

Dell EMC Forum is a free one-day technology event where IT professionals explore business trends, cloud directions, use cases and best practice discussions. Connect with peers, learn from experts and experience new technologies. 

Register now to interact with colleagues and grow!

To transform your business and to thrive in the digital economy, you need the knowledge, inspiration and networking only a Dell EMC Forum can deliver.

Agenda

Please note that this agenda is still subject to change

Time Description
08:00 - 09:30 REGISTRATION & EXHIBITION
09:30 - 10:00 IT Transformation Track - Cloud Landscape
The Internet of Things, Simplified
Speaker: Anthony Sayers
IT Transformation Track - Modern Infrastructure
Modernize without Compromise with ALL-FLASH
Speaker: Ossama El Samadoni
Workforce Transformation Track
Cloud Client Computing: understanding VDI end to end
Speaker: Hicham Ayadi
10:15 - 11:00 WELCOME & KEYNOTE

Welcome and Opening

Mohammed Tantawi, Country Manager Egypt & Libya
11:00 - 12:00 Keynote: "Let the Transformation Begin"
by Patricia Florissi, Vice President & Global CTO
The next industrial revolution is upon us and businesses are quickly transforming by adopting new technologies which make them digital. Every person and organization now has faster access to innovative goods and services and they expect the same from your company. Learn how whole industries are being disrupted, what future technologies holds for mankind, and why you must let your transformation begin.
12:00 - 12:30 COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
12:30 - 13:00 IT Transformation Track - Cloud Landscape
Enterprise Hybrid Cloud – On-Premises Solutions
Speaker: Bassam Zantout
IT Transformation Track - Modern Infrastructure
DELL EMC Servers: Innovation at the Core of your Data Center
Speaker: Shams Hasan
Workforce Transformation Track
Is your workforce future ready?
Speaker: Nizar ElMasri
13:00 - 13:30 IT Transformation Track - Cloud Landscape
Buy vs Build:  Converged Platforms are the New End Game
Speaker: Tom O'Reily
IT Transformation Track - Modern Infrastructure
Dell EMC Networking: Unleashing Innovation that drive outs complexity
Speaker: Rafik Sulaiman
Workforce Transformation Track
Dell Client Product Overview
Speaker: Emad Sallam
13:30 - 14:00 IT Transformation Track - Cloud Landscape
The Impact of Hyper-converged Infrastructure on the IT Landscape
Speaker: Ahmad Allam
IT Transformation Track - Modern Infrastructure
Store.Analyze.Preserve Your Big Data Assets
Speaker: Ali Hassib
Workforce Transformation Track
Dell EMC Services: Driving the rapid adoption and optimization of your digital technologies
Speaker: Bensalem Boutalib
14:00 - 15:00 LUNCH & EXHIBITION
15:00 - 15:30 Microsoft: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Features
Direct: Let The Transformation Begin
Sigma: Advanced Analytics and the DELL EMC Analytics Solution
15:30 - 16:00 IT Transformation Track - Cloud Landscape
Software Defined Storage
Speaker: Ayman ElMarzky
IT Transformation Track - Modern Infrastructure
Dell EMC Networking: Solutions for the Future-Ready Enterprise
Speaker: Moataz Allam
Security Transformation Track
Video Surveillance Solutions: Scale-out architecture from Edge to Core
Speaker: Nigel Stein
16:00 - 16:30 IT Transformation Track - Cloud Landscape
Dell EMC: Advancing the adoption and implementation of HPC solutions
Speaker: Dr. Wayne Glanfield
IT Transformation Track - Modern Infrastructure
Data Protection Everywhere for the Modern Data Center
Speaker: Tareq Gemee
Security Transformation Track
Business Driven Security
Speaker: Ahmed Abdallah
16:30 EXHIBITION FINALE  
17:00 Dell EMC Partner Program
(Exclusive for DELL EMC Egypt Channel Partners Only)
Speaker: Gergely Borbely


Our Keynote Speaker


Patricia Florissi

Patricia Florissi

Vice President, Global CTO for Sales Distinguished Engineer
Dell EMC

Patricia Florissi is Vice President and Global Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Sales. As Global CTO for Sales, Patricia helps define mid and long term technology strategy, representing the needs of the broader EMC ecosystem in EMC strategic initiatives. Patricia also acts as the liaison between EMC and our customers and partners, to foster stronger alliances and deliver higher value to EMC clientele. Patricia is an EMC Distinguished Engineer, holds a Ph. D. in Computer Science from Columbia University in New York, graduated valedictorian with an MBA at the Stern Business School in New York University, holds multiple patents, and has published in periodicals including Computer Networks and IEEE Proceedings.

Meet our partners, explore the latest technologies and share new ideas.

Dell EMC Forum 2017: Let the Transformation Begin - brings together a range of industry partners and gives them the opportunity to showcase their latest developments and demonstrate solutions.

The event gives you the chance to meet our partners, start new professional relationships and explore the technologies that can transform your enterprise, all in one place. 

Prepare to be enthused, informed and entertained!


EMEA Sponsors

Intel

Intel

Experience a better way to work

Today’s intensely competitive business climate is creating an unprecedented opportunity for companies to transform how they work. A range of new experiences is now possible as the workplace is reinvented for a new era. Using the right tool for the right job, businesses can now cut the wires and achieve levels of efficiency, productivity, and collaboration never before possible. How exactly are forward-thinking organizations changing the way they work to drive innovation with velocity? What are the new methods and approaches they’re embracing?

For more information:
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/enterprise-security/a-better-way-to-work.html

Windows 10 Pro

Windows 10 Pro

Microsoft

Windows 10. Make the most of your 24 hours. With new and improved features,Windows 10 delivers continuous, customer-driven innovation to help you achieve more. Windows 10 empowers people of action to do great things.

For more information:
http://www.microsoft.com/

Microsoft - Windows Server

Microsoft - Windows Server

Windows Server 2012 R2 brings our experience delivering global-scale cloud services into your infrastructure with features and enhancements in virtualization, management, storage, networking, virtual desktop infrastructure, access and information protection, and the web and application platform.

For more information: http://www.microsoft.com/

Platinum Sponsor

Sigma

Sigma

Sigma is a member of SELECT International the parent corporation for a group of fast-growing companies, which operate across the EMEA region to provide advanced solutions of IT systems and services with a major focus on the Data Science concept (www.select-int.com). Sigma acts as SELECT International arm, which provides IT systems for data storage, virtualization and analytical predictive solutions. Like every company under the umbrella of SELECT International, we work in partnership with leading global technology companies to offer multiplatform expertise across a full range of hardware, software and services. We make it easier for our clients to manage their information, so that they can spend more time managing their core businesses.

Gold Sponsor

Direct Trading

Direct Trading

Direct Trading was established, in year 2000, by a group of shareholders to exploit an identified market opportunity.  Both Managing Directors had worked for leading multinationals. They identified that most multinationals standardized globally on leading hardware and software products and therefore required Information Technology (IT) products and services to a high international standard in Egypt.

The original business concept was based on providing leading global branded hardware and software packaged with high quality local support and services at a reasonable cost to the corporate market in Egypt.

Direct Trading has built a close working relationship with its main partner, has developed a strong blue-chip customer base, and has a reputation within its customer base for excellent quality and service.  The organization now has 10+ highly skilled technical professionals.

Silver Sponsor

Quest

Quest

Established in 2005 with an eye on the IT market in Egypt, Quest was focusing on supplying various quality products and solutions from different manufacturers. As IT further impacts and drives the effectiveness and efficiency of modern organizations, the choices faced can be vast and confusing. Quest aims to simplify the choice by offering a range of industry standard and bespoke hardware, software and services which align with our customers' needs.

In a very short period of time, Quest gained its customer confidence and held a suitable market share within large government authorities, educational institutes, and private corporate organizations. This has positioned us to be one of the most preferred partner to major IT players and gained their trust.

Our vision is ""To be recognized as one of the preferred partners in the region and to be valued as one of the premier IT systems supplier in our field of business."" coping with our mission '' To supply Quality products within a Unique business environment by Experienced team seeking always to Serve our customers professionally and looking forward gaining their Trust"".

QUEST is, Quality... Unique... Experienced... Service... and Trust.

SEE (Systems Engineering of Egypt)

SEE (Systems Engineering of Egypt)

SEE (Systems Engineering of Egypt) is a Cairo based system integrator with activities all over Egypt and the region. It was founded in 1984 by a group of university professors and professionals recognizing the need for offering new technologies packed with excellent quality of support.

SEE is the leading Egyptian and Regional Marketer of Data Communication and Retail Banking services/equipment. Maintaining the highest professional standards in customer support is the philosophy that SEE follows to better serve its clients.

A dynamic and young team of professionals with strong academic background and technical experience remains its primary and dominant strength (150 technicians out of 210 employees). SEE has been growing steadily from a small private partnership Company (LE 21000) to a group of regional share holding companies (Over LE 35 Million in capital and over LE .3 Billion in revenue).

SEE has gained a reputation for outstanding achievement and quality. Maintaining the company’s national and regional reputation has been the management’s main aim throughout the years of operation. So, it is not surprising that over 70% of SEE’s annual revenue comes from ongoing projects and loyal list of clients.

Distributor Sponsor

Metra

Metra

Metra is the leading distributor in Middle East in sales, marketing and logistics for the IT industry.As a very important link in the technology value chain, Metra creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through marketing programs, logistics services, technical support, financial services and product aggregation and distribution. Since its beginnings in 1982, Metra has connected technology solution providers with vendors, identifying markets and technologies that shape the IT industry.

The company supports operations through an extensive sales and distribution network throughout the Middle East region and has future plans to widely expand in the promising African market.

VAS

VAS

VAS Integrated Solutions focus on providing comprehensive solutions that meet client’s needs and expectations in the areas of DC (Data centers), SDDC (Software Defined Data Centers), converged infrastructures, Virtualization, Big Data, Data Management, Security, Mobility, and Cloud Computing enablement.  Since started in 1999, VAS Integrated Solutions goal was always helping its clients to better optimize their infrastructure, improve business performance, enhance agility, reduce operational cost and increase competitive advantages.

In its role as a specialized Value Added Distributor, VAS Integrated Solutions supports resellers and partners in Egypt and Libya in the selection and implementation of quality technology solutions based provided by EMC Federation of companies (EMC II, Pivotal, RSA, VCE and VMware).

Sponsored By

Equinox

Equinox

Equinox International is a leading provider of infrastructure technology solutions and services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, with a complete portfolio of solutions to meet the mission critical objectives of enterprises and service providers. Our solutions and services allow clients to build their infrastructures smarter, reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO), and increase the availability and robustness of their services and applications.

Equinox International has two major regional hubs: Equinox Middle East, which is based in Cairo with offices in U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia; and Equinox Africa, which is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Equinox International delivers consistently high levels of customer service to its 200 plus clients throughout the MEA region. Working closely with market leading technology partners and vendors allows Equinox International to offer an unrivaled level of expertise and experience in the multifaceted industries of Telecommunications, Technology and Information Systems.

Mantrac

Mantrac

Mantrac ITD was founded in 1997. It's a part of the renowned Mantrac Group , a subsidiary of the internationally recognized Mansour Group which is a privately owned trading conglomerate founded in Egypt.

Understanding the importance of information technology and the vital role it plays in the business world, Mantrac ITD has become a leading solution provider in the field of IT and office equipment distribution. Through its wide distribution network, the IT Distribution business has become a multi-brand/ multi-product distributor.

Mantrac ITD now is distributing DELL, Lenovo, acer, IBM, AVAYA, Fortinet, … and a wide range of products that allow us to satisfy all our customer needs and remain as the leader of the ITD Egyptian market covering all the region since 1997.

DELL EMC Forum Demos


TRANSFORMATION LOUNGE
Station # 1 Infrastructure Virtual Rack
Station # 2 Cloud Solutions
Station # 3 Software Defined Storage
Station # 4 All-Flash
Station # 5 Networking
Station # 6 Data Protection
Station # 7 Data Lake
Station # 8 Converged Platforms
Station # 9 TELCO TRANSFORMATION
Station # 10 Internet of Things

SECURITY TRANSFORMATION LOUNGE
Station # 12 Data Protection
Station # 13 Video Surveillance Solutions
Station # 14 RSA Archer
Station # 15 RSA Identity

WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION LOUNGE
Station # 16 DELL Client Solutions
Station # 17 Cloud Client Computing
Station # 18 Services and Support


Academic Alliance


Informatics Sector Committee, Supreme Council of Universities
Ismailia University – 2016


IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE SUCCESS!

It has been a very successful year for DELL EMC Academic Alliance program in Egypt. After some very hard work we are confident that our courses are now delivered across all Egypt, Especially the outstanding adoption for the Data Science course with more than 700+ Data Science & Big Data analytics academic certified students. 

Let me extend my utmost appreciation to all the Egyptian universities deans and professors for adopting DELL EMC Academic Alliance courses and graduating hundreds of EAA Academic certified students supporting directly the Egyptian Higher Supreme council vision to close the gap between the outputs of higher education and the requirements of the job market.

In 2015 -2016 educational year Dell EMC successfully organized Train the Trainer workshops for 120 professors, delivered multiple technical sessions presenting latest technologies and hosted students visits to our premises to experience our work environment , offered 24 students internships opportunities ; In addition to, supporting Master thesis.

What also made this year very special was the continuous success for Dell EMC regional graduation project “Envision the Future” sponsored by Egypt COE. Faculty of Engineering at Helwan University won the second place in the first round of the competition, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Amr Elsayed. Congratulations!

Thanks to our great Deans, Partners and Professors. We’ve built a lot of great relationships already together, and we're looking forward to strengthening them even further. Looking forward to meeting you all and to share the upcoming successful events for 2017!



Dr. Gamal Darwish
President, Informatics Sector
Supreme Council of Universities, Egypt

“I am pleased to share how I am proud of Dell EMC Academic Alliance being very keen to successfully fulfill their collaborations with colleges and universities to help prepare students for successful careers in a transforming the IT industry, in addition to working on the curriculum based education and development by organizing “Train the Trainer” workshops for professors in VMware, Data Science & Big Data Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure and Services and  Information Storage and Management courses. These workshops were successfully delivered for more than 120 professors across Egypt in the Academic year 2015-2016. Dell EMC was strongly supporting the universities and delivering Technical sessions for the students around Egypt, successfully established 9 Cloud-virtualized labs in different Universities to enable students to develop the knowledge and skills largely required by the job market.

And last but not the least, I want to express my utmost appreciation for how Dell EMC fulfilled the collaboration agreement with Supreme Council of Universities. In addition to, jointly supporting the Professional Master Program in Cloud Computer Networks at Cairo University to 40 students in the first year. The professional Master’s program aimed at qualification of IT professional in the field of cloud computing and cloud networks linking scientific backgrounds methods and modern techniques for the labor market. The program qualifies students to work and research in the areas of Computers and Information and contribute in technology innovation.

Thanks,
Gamal Darwish


Academic Alliance Track Agenda

Location: Florentine Room

Time Description
12:00 - 12:05 Opening
Marwa Zaghow, Senior Program Manager, University Relations
Turkey, Middle East & Africa
12:05 - 12:30 Dell EMC Keynote speech
Eng. Magued Mahmoud, VP, General Manager, Egypt Center of Excellence, Dell EMC
12:30 - 12:45 SCU Keynote speech
Dr. Ahmed Hassan, Vice Director, Electronic and Knowledge Services Center, Supreme Council of Universities
12:45 - 13:15 Data Science & Big Data Analytics Industry Update
Eng. Tarique Abu Elhassan, Enterprise Architect - Advisory
13:15 - 13:45 Journey to VMware
Eng. Mohamed Nofal, Senior Premier Services Engineer, VMware Certified Advanced Professional
13:45 - 14:10 DELL EMC Cloud Centralized Lab
Eng. Hossam Fadel, IT Specialist Supreme Council of Universities
Eng. Mostafa Hashem, Manager, Unified Storage Division, Dell EMC
14:10 - 15:30

Dell EMC Academic Alliance Overview

Honoring Distinguished Professors & Certified Students
Marwa Zaghow
15:30LUNCH







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