3rd Annual E. Mediterranean, Middle East & Gulf Countries “Strategic’s Digital World Forum 2003” Major International Conference on “Building Bridges for Growth in a Connected World”, to be held in Nicosia, on 25th of February 2003.

Athens, 6 February 2003 – The 3rd Annual Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East & Gulf Countries “Strategic’s Digital World Forum 2003”, one of the most important events for TELECOMS, IT, INTERNET and NEW MEDIA, will take place on the 25th of February 2003, at Hilton Hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus, under the basic theme: "Building Bridges for Growth in a Connected World - Challenges for the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and Gulf Countries", under the chairmanship of Mr. Santino Saguto, Vice President, ATKEARNEY (Mediterranean Unit, Italy - Greece). With the opportunity, Strategic International’s CEO, Mr. Costas Kataras said: “This is the 3rd time we bring together the key- players in the region to discuss its digital future. In the current uncertain economic climate it is important to define strategies and build bridges for growth in this region, that will help us navigate in these turbulent times”.
As one of the most important event in Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East & Gulf Region on the Networked Economy, Strategic’s “Digital World Forum 2003” will feature high-level speakers.
Keynote speakers include: Mr. Jawad Abbassi, President/ Arab Advisors Group, Mr. Maarten Botterman, Director Information Society Programme/ RAND Europe, Mr. Hans - Peter Gebhardt, Principal Administrator International Aspects/ DG Information Society/ European Commission, Mr. Michel de Bievre, Executive Director/ NEC Computers International Division/ SEMEA and Latin America, Dr. Kyriacos Sabatakakis, Senior Partner/ Accenture, Mr. Colm Reilly, Partner/ PA Consulting, Mr. Tom Reklitis, General Manager/ HP.
Distinguished by its top-level speakers, state of the art program and unique networking opportunities, this event of Strategic International S.A., the Strategy consultants for the Networked Economy, is organized towards the following key thematic areas:

• Competing for Growth in the Digital Capital Era
• Building Networks for Business in a Connected World
• The Competitive Landscape of Future Telecoms
• Competitiveness through Connectivity
• Banking and the Region’s Digital Future

Sponsoring companies include: Computer Associates, Demstar, HP, NEC (Inter Frontiers), while among the supporting Companies/ Organizations are: Bank of Cyprus, IBM Cyprus, HTTP Planitis.
For more information regarding 3rd Annual Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East & Gulf Countries “Strategic’s Digital World Forum 2003”, visit the forum web site:
http://www.strategic.gr/events/EMedDigitalWorldForum2003
 or call (Tel: (+30)-210-72 29 571).

About Strategic International SA
Strategic International SA (http://www.strategic.gr) is a Strategy Consulting firm specializing in Telecommunications, Information Technologies, New Media and the Digital Economy. As a leading firm in S.E. Europe and Eastern Mediterranean region, the company provides effective and unbiased consultancy on the future of High Technology in the region but also in a wider, global context.
Services include: Consulting, Market Research, Publications/ On-Line Services and Events.
Clients include the largest worldwide Telecom, IT, High Tech and Financial companies.

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