Join us, October 17, 6:00 PM at BDD, for the first Innovation RoundTables by Epita - Beirut 2018, the largest Graduate School of Computer Science and Advanced Technologies and a major player in the IT sector in France and in Europe, for an exclusive event in partnership with the French Embassy in Beirut that will build connections between innovation managers coming from Europe, in a setting where they will share and exchange best practices with local executive speakers and also discuss selected innovation topics, and shared experiences with peers around the following hot topics:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Effective Technological Strategy
• CyberSecurity

The goal of the session is to highlight:

• The importance of artificial intelligence and how it can advance business development
• How strategic technological integrations can be at the service of the company growth and the country economy
• The risk profile that organizations are encountering as they shift to Cloud and what can be done

Event Agenda:

6:30 - 7:00 PM: Opening ceremony with Epita official delegation to Beirut and major local partners.

7:15 - 8:45 PM: Roundtables discussions moderated by Ali Chehadeh.

• Round-Table 1 – “Artificial Intelligence: Reflection on its complexity and its positive impact on our society”
  • Confirmed Panelists: 
  • M. Jean-Francois Bonnet, Professor at Epita France and AI Consultant
  • Ms. Mariette Awad, Assistant Professor at AUB and a researcher in AI, Machine learning and data analytics
  • M. Samir EL Zein, Founder at Noetic
  • M. Christophe Zoghbi, Founder at Beirut AI and Head of AI at NAR

• Round-Table 2 -  "IT Strategy role in the company: managing multinational IT projects"
  • Confirmed Panelists: 
    • M. Jean-Sebastien Prost, Professor at Epita France and CIO group Peugeot-Citroen
    • M. Tarek Ayna, Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
    • M. Constantin Salameh, Managing Director at CSTouch and Senior Investment Manager at IM Capital
    • Dr. Antoine Khadige, Co-Founder Protegris

• Round-Table 3  – “CyberSecurity: a- Security Awareness and Threat Intelligence and b- Balancing Business Benefits and Cloud Security”
  • Confirmed Panelists:   
  • M. Robert Erra, Professor at Epita France and Head of the Security Lab
  • Ms. Joanna Moubarak, Director of Research Development at Potech
  • M. Toni Chebli, Senior Manager Information Security Department/Risk Management Division at Credit Libanais

8:45 - Ongoing - Networking dinner buffet.

This event is dedicated to executives, CTOs, Security and Risk Managers, current and aspiring entrepreneurs, VCs, Supply Chain Managers, lawyers, bankers, university students, and any tech-innovation enthusiast etc,...

Secure your seat before October 15th

*Places are limited.