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

a.felix@wcit2014.org +55 33 30 30 73 86

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