Sustainable digital transformation tops agenda at a gathering of Kuwaiti business leaders
Senior Kuwaiti Government officials, business leaders and other strategic thinkers were recently joined by HE Hans-Christian Von Reibnitz, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Kuwait, for the ‘SAP Discovery Day’ held in the capital for high-level discussions that focused on initiatives to develop local technological talent, transform businesses in the cloud, build resilient supply chains, and create sustainable enterprises to support Kuwait’s future digital economy.
Among the many developments highlighted at the event was how SAP and Google Cloud are collaborating, with the support of the Kuwaiti government, to facilitate companies’ digital transformations. With the launch of Google Cloud’s local data center announced this year, Kuwaiti businesses will be able to adopt either of SAP’s acceleration programs–RISE with SAP or GROW with SAP–to facilitate their move to the fast, secure, reliable and clean Google Cloud platform.
“We are actively exploring the benefits and challenges of incorporating AI into decision-making processes,” stressed Dr. Khaled Mahdi, Secretary-General of the General-Secretariat of The Supreme Council for Planning and Development, who participated in an emerging technology panel discussion.
The Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy was also represented on the panel by its Director of IT, Saud Al Ajmi, who shed light on technology’s transformative role in the energy and water sectors, focusing on sustainability and infrastructure security.
Top table
Also sharing their insights from an SAP customer perspective on the panel were CEO, Floward, Abdulaziz Al Loughani; CIO, Al-Sayer Group Holding, Dr. Alexious Mulemba, CIO, Al-Sayer Group Holding; and Magd Donia, General Manager, Kuwait Application Service Provider, KASP.
SAP was represented by Sundus Bushahri, VP, Business Development and Sales, Kuwait, who highlighted SAP’s commitment to developing career opportunities for technology talents through expanding the SAP ecosystem in Kuwait.
“SAP is committed to expanding these programs in partnership with Kuwaiti institutions and enterprises to ensure that the future leaders of tomorrow are equipped with the technological skills they will need,” assured Badih Hakim, Managing Director, SAP Kuwait.
