Int@j announces agenda of innovation, tech event in Dubai

AMMAN — The Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan (int@j) on Tuesday announced the agenda of Jordan Innovation, Tech and Entrepreneurship in Dubai (JOITED), in partnership with the Ministry of Investment, Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship and the Jordan Business Council in Dubai.

The event, scheduled for February 21-25, aims to promote Jordan as a regional digital and innovation hub and enable Jordanian companies to network with major international companies and investment funds, with the aim of creating opportunities for growth and expansion, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Int@j indicated that the opening statement will be delivered by Zaher Qatarneh, secretary general of the Ministry of Investment and Commissioner General of the Jordanian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

The forum will include several sessions, the first of which is titled “Why Jordan is a Digital and Innovation Hub”, where Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Ahmad Hanandeh will be attending as a speaker, along with Minister of Investment Khairy Amr and Chairman of int@j Amjad Suwais.

Int@j added that the second session will discuss the government’s efforts towards artificial intelligence transformation and smart cities, followed by the third session, which will tackle Fintech in Jordan, while highlighting some Jordanian success stories and case studies.

In the fourth session, panellists will discuss the success of Jordanian companies in driving digital transformation in public and private sectors based on Jordanian success stories and case studies related to EnterpriseTech and digital transformation locally, regionally and globally.

The fifth session will tackle Jordan’s attempts to keep up with emerging technologies, while the sixth session will highlight Jordanian talents and the possibility of Jordan becoming an ITO/BPO International Hub.

Also during the forum, Philip Bahoshy, founder and CEO of MAGNiTT, will present and discuss “Jordanian Startups Success in Numbers”.

The closing session will highlight and promote Jordanian startups with the aim of providing investors and potential partners with a clear idea about the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan and showcasing some success stories.

In the four days following the forum, an expo for tech companies and startups will be held at the Jordanian pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.