In order for the regions enterprises to leverage the power of digital transformation, first governments and city administrators must lay the foundations by way of next generation infrastructure, that supports the exponential growth of urban populations in a sustainable and efficient manner, that unlocks the digital economy and empowers enterprises to future proof their business. This panels pulls together the vendors and regulators to discuss what makes a smart city and the pivotal role they will play for the region’s economies.

We are in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and companies; institutions and governments are turning their attention to the needs of digital transformation with increasing urgency. But what are the priorities for businesses in the region? What is the future that needs to be embraced? What are the technologies and tools that need to be identified and deployed? This panel will gather some of the brightest minds in the sector to look at what decisions business leaders need to make now to ready themselves for the realities of the digital economy – whether that’s enterprise software, AI, data management, communication, e-commerce, marketing and the ever-increasing concerns of cyber-security.

Discussing how the company went from trash to Tesla trucks, evolving for a new sustainable age by becoming a digitally-focused sustainability company with an AI-powered headquarters inspired by science fiction stories using the very latest in technology designed by the famed architect Dame Zaha Hadid.

The team from Kitopi will join us for a special session to answer the question ‘How does a digital company become a unicorn?’  The company should have some of the secrets of success having just crossed the $1 billion valuation mark.