Safder heads Huawei’s regional Centre of Excellence for Digital Transformation focusing on Smart Cities and IoT. Prior to which he has held various leadership roles in global ‘blue chip’ companies. With over 20 years of experience across the world in industry verticals including real estate, smart cities, smart grid and manufacturing. Safder has enabled global companies to deliver exceptional results in new lines of business. Key to this success has been the innovative use of technology to drive business outcomes.
Having held senior leadership positions as the customer, the consultant and the vendor, this 360 degree view combined with over 10 years in the Middle East region gives Safder a rounded perspective of the market, challenges and opportunities.
Title of presentation: Digital ROADS – From Data to Decisions
This presentation will look at some of market drivers and technology trends behind digital transformation and its impact of Smart Cities and the relevance of IoT in industry transformation. It will also present a framework for understanding the potential risks and opportunities in this new data driven world of digital transformation.
