The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT), often referred to as the “Olympics” of the ICT Industry, is the biennial flagship event organized, since 1978, by the
World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), the leading consortium of the ICT industry.
It is the most important ICT Congress organized by Industry in the World
WCIT 2014
Under the theme “Building the Digital Age Together”, this international, high-level congress will bring together more than 2,500 delegates from over 60 countries, representing 90% of the ICT industry and more than 50 world-class exhibitors.
Corporate leaders, policy makers, government officials, international institutions, media and members from the academic community will discuss emerging issues on ICT, debate pressing topics, and address how legal, security, political, and economic trends affect business models.
The Congress will offer unprecedented business networking and business opportunities through social events and B2B programs.
WCIT Host Sites
WCIT 2014
¿Why Mexico?
• WCIT 2014 will provide an interdisciplinary, international platform, where local, regional and global business opportunities will be promoted.
• Networking with qualified, potential customers, suppliers and partners will be provided through a first class B2B platform.
• Presence of key policy-makers and stakeholders from all over the world.
• World-class conference program where relevant ICT topics will be discussed by highly influential and internationally known speakers.
WCIT 2014 Value Proposition
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Conferences
Workshops
Exhibition Area
Institutional Meetings
Social Events/Guest/Spouse Program
B2B Business Meetings
Meetings with Experts
Activities
WCIT 2014
Panel Sessions
Building and Sustaining a Thriving ICT Sector in
Developed and Emerging Markets
Developing Comprehensive Digital
Agendas
Open Data Transparent Government
Competing in a Data Driven Digital World
Closing the Global Skills Gap
CIO's Perspectives
ICT for Global Health Care
The New Wave of Business: Internet of
Things and Wearables
Internet Governance: Rights, Responsibilities, Roles, Trust and Integrity
Protecting Infrastructure and
Information
Challenges of the Digital Economy
Accelerating Global Innovation Ecosystems
The Future State of Broadband
Maximizing the Benefit of ICT
SpeakersGovernment Officials
Fred Matiang’i
Minister of Information, Communication and Technology
Kenya
Andrew Stott
Creator of “data.gov.uk”
Member
UK Transparency Board
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal Minister of Economy
Mexico
Amb. Daniel Sepulveda
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy
U.S. Department of State
Diego Molano Vega
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications
Colombia
Omobola Johnson
Minister of Communication Technology
Nigeria
Andrew W. Wyckoff
Director
OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry
Beñat Bilbao-Osorio
Associate Director and Senior Economist, Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance
World Economic Forum
Alan Marcus
Head of IT and Telecommunications Industries
World Economic Forum
SpeakersInternational Organizations
John Higgins
Director General
Digital Europe
John Wilson,
Lead Economist, International Trade
The World Bank
Miguel A. Porrúa
e-Government Lead Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
Ramesh Krishnamurthy
Acting Coordinator, eHealth UnitHealth Systems and Innovation ClusterWorld Health Organization (WHO)
Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General
UN Conference on Trade and Development
SpeakersCorporate Leaders
Ralf Dreischmeier
Global Leader, Information Technology Practice
The Boston Consulting Group
Gregg Lowe
Chief Executive Officer
Freescale Semiconductor
Dana Lorberg
Group Executive, Technology Relationship Management
MasterCard
Larry Quinlan
Chief Information Officer
Deloitte
Robert Pepper
Vice President, Global Technology Policy
CISCO Systems
Robert E. Kahn
Co-inventor of the Internet
Chairman, CEO and President
Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)
Som Mittal
Former Chairman and President
NASSCOM India
Special Events
World Youth Summit Awards (WYBN-UN) Open Access Forum (UNESCO) Smart Cities (IEEE) IT Ministers Forum e-Health Forum (IMIA-WHO) MUSEIC / PTM ISPs Meeting (ICANN) Endeavor Meeting
WCIT 2014 Organizing CommitteeAnahí Félix
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