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ABOUT MENA ICT FORUM 2014

The MENA ICT ForumTM (www.menaictforum.com) is the MENA region s premier biennial ICT industry event, held in Jordan, under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II. Previously organized with great success, in 2002; 2004; and 2006 as Jordan ICT Forum , and in 2010 and 2013 as MENA ICT Forum, the Forum showcases the entire MENA region s ICT success stories, and discusses latest trends, opportunities and future outlook. The MENA ICT ForumTM features content-rich agenda that covers vital current and future issues related to regional investment climates, legislative supportive systems, infrastructure & communications, emerging technologies, as well as education & human capital development. In particular, the MENA ICT ForumTM addresses these issues in a context that is highly relevant to the MENA region, thus providing the business community, decision makers and stakeholders with a holistic overview of the region s current position, opportunities on hand and recommended approach for leveraging its potential. Furthermore, ICT globally has been taking a deeper sectorial focus such as ICT in Education, Health, Banking, Insurance, CleanTech, Fashion, and other sectors, hence the MENA ICT Forum addresses main vertical sectors and ICT integration/diffusion in those as key areas to increase productivity and accelerate economic development Moreover, the Forum provides a platform for renowned keynote speakers to offer their global perspectives about the MENA region and provide valuable advice and insight. Keynote speakers included H.M. King Abdullah II, Intel s CEO Dr. Craig Barrett, Cisco s Chairman, Mr. John Chambers, 3Com s CEO, Mr. Edgar Masri, Devoteam Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Mr. Stanislas de Bentzmann, Amazon CTO & VP, Dr. Werner Vogels, Sun Microsystems Chief Researcher, Mr. John Gage, Mrs. Catherine Rodgers, IBM SVP, Mr. Fadi Ghandour, Founder and Vice Chairman Aramex, Mr. Kieth Teare, Co-founder TechCrunch, among others.