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SAMENA Council, in Strategic Collaboration with the ITU, Saudi CST
Commission, and Leading Telecom Operators, to Hold the Industry's First

“RISE” Conference on January 11 2023 in Riyadh
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SAMENA Telecommunications Council technology and regulatory sandboxes; Eng. Olayan M. Alwetaid, Group CEO of stc
announces that its first Rising for Industry making beneficial use of 5G investments; and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Sustainability & Efficiencies (RISE) network evolution toward 5.5G/5G- of SAMENA Council, has stated: “As the
Conference will be held on 11th January Advance; rising discussion on 6 GHz; new Kingdom's maturity shifts into a world-
2023 at Fairmont Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, cybersecurity imperatives; emergence of class digital nation driven by Vision
in strategic collaboration with stc Group, metaverse; the role of financial services 2030, among the many initiatives now
Mobily, China Mobile International, the industry and other sectors; and the taking place within the Kingdom, the
Communication, Space & Technology overarching critical requirement of ICT RISE Conference is structured to address
Commission (CSTC) of Saudi Arabia, ecosystem sustainability, are serving the emerging needs and challenges of
and the 193 Member States and private- as catalysts to rethink investment, the digitally transforming businesses,
sector driven UN premier ICT agency, the sustainable operations, end-user and economic sectors, telecom industries and
International Telecommunication Union enterprise service delivery, while delivering the society at large becoming a platform
(ITU). on globally-agreed digital development toward sustainability in investment and
expectations. Rising synergies among ICT improved collaborations.”
Recent policy and regulatory developments Industry and other Industries, especially
in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region, the Financial Services industry, also merit Mr. Bocar BA, CEO & Board Member of
particularly with respect to accelerated repositioning of perspectives. SAMENA Council views that “The RISE
focus on digital transformation; adopting Conference as a new dimension of SAMENA

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