World Congress on Information Technology (2019)

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WCIT 2019
Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline.jpg
View of Yerevan, Armenia
DateOctober 6–9, 2019 (2019-10-06 2019-10-09)
Venue Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex
LocationYerevan, Armenia
ThemeThe Power of Decentralization: Promise and Peril
Websitewww.wcit2019.org

The World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT) 2019 is an information and communications technology (ICT) event which took place from October 6 to 9, 2019 in Yerevan, Armenia. [1] The 23rd World Congress on IT featured discussions related to the evolution of the Digital Age. It included sessions on topics ranging from artificial intelligence, virtual reality, smart cities to cybersecurity, climate change, and more.

Contents

The 2019 World Congress had over 2000 delegates from 70 countries, with over 31 sponsoring organizations.

Overview

The Congress has been organized since 1978 by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) and takes place every two years in different countries - since 2017 annually. [2]

WCIT 2019 events and programs

Sunday, October 6th

Pre-Opening Celebration: World's First AI Concert on Republic Square of Yerevan, Armenia, conductor Sergey Smbatyan and special guest Armin Van Buuren

Monday, October 7th

Substantive Sessions WCIT 2019 Keynote Address

Tuesday, October 8th

Substantive Sessions Ministerial Session

Wednesday, October 9th

Substantive Sessions Genomics

Speakers

Among the featured speakers were internationally recognized leaders from government and industry.

Business

Government

Academia/Media/Other

Sponsors

Partners

Palladium Sponsors

  • Ucom
  • SoftConstruct
  • DigiTec Expo

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

  • InecoBank
  • Codics
  • HachTech
  • Digitain
  • IUnetworks
  • Renderforest
  • Virtlo
  • Joomag
  • Storaket Architectural Studio
  • Pikasso
  • Adrack
  • Ardshinbank
  • Interprint
  • Coca-Cola
  • Digifield
  • Karas
  • Converse Bank
  • The Crowdfunding Formula
  • Sproot
  • HD Studio

Special Partner

  • All.me
  • Multi Group Concern

Branding Partner

  • Maeutica Branding Agency

Travel Partner

  • Armenia Travel

Digital Marketing Partner

  • MAROG Creative Agency

See also


References

  1. "World Congress on Information Technology 2019". wcit2019.org. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  2. "WCIT".