World Congress on Information Technology (2019)
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.
Date | October 6–9, 2019 |
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Venue | Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex |
Location | Yerevan, Armenia |
Theme | The Power of Decentralization: Promise and Peril |
Website | www.wcit2019.org |
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]
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
- Alexander Yesayan, President of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises
- Yvonne Chiu, Chairman of the World Information Technology and Servies Alliance
Government
- Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia
Academia/Media/Other
- Kim Kardashian, American media personality, businesswoman, socialite, model and actress
- Serj Tankian, Armenian-American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet and political activist
Sponsors
- Government of Armenia
- World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)
- Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises
Partners
Palladium Sponsors
- Ucom
- SoftConstruct
- DigiTec Expo
Gold Sponsors
- Taiwan Excellence
- Smart Taiwan
- TeamViewer
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
Gallery
- WCIT 2019 banner in Yerevan
- WCIT 2019 logo on Republic Square
See also
References
- "World Congress on Information Technology 2019". wcit2019.org. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- "WCIT".