AWITA 2017

26th of January 2017 / Mugham Center 

18.00-19.00

RECEPTION  

18.30-19.00

THANKFUL DIPLOMAS FOR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS 

OPENING SPEECH 

19.00-19.05

Welcome speech, Mr. Murad Dadashev 

19.05-19.10

Femmes Digitales and AWITA 2017 Presentation, Mrs. Jana Krimpe 

19.10-19.15

FEMMES DIGITALES MEDIA FRIEND AWARD 

19.15-19.20

FEMMES DIGITALES FRIEND AWARD 

19.20-19.23

Welcome VIDEO from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 

19.23-19.25

Presentation of the Jury  

NOMINATIONS CEREMONY PART I 

19.25-19.30

WOMAN OF THE YEAR, Mr. Elmir Valizade, Deputy Minister of Communications and High Technologies 

19.30-19.35

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR, H.E. Mr. Robert F. Cekuta, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan 

19.35-19.40

IT TEACHER OF THE YEAR, Mrs. Sadagat Qahramanova, The State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of Republic of Azerbaijan 

19.40-19.45

DIGITAL LEADER OF THE YEAR, Mrs. Anne Cekuta, the spouse of U.S. Ambassador Robert F. Cekuta 

19.45-19.50

FOUNDER / CEO / CIO OF THE YEAR, Mr. Tahir Mirkishili, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan 

19.50-19.55

MUSICAL BREAK, Mr. Isfar Sarabski  

NOMINATIONS CEREMONY PART II 

19.55-20.00

HERO OF IT Mr. Magomed Zulfugarli, Chief of Business Services Group, ULTRA Technologies 

20.00-20.05

STARTUP OF THE YEAR Mr. Farid Ismayilzada, CEO GoldenPay, Board Member AMCHAM 

20.05-20.10

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR Mr. Bahruz Hidayatzade, Executive Director, Caspian Event Organisers 

20.10-20.15

RURAL AND REMOTE CONTRIBUTION in IT Mr. Emin Musavi, Director ASAN Radio  

20.15–20.20

JUDGES CHOICE Mr. Nuri Ahmadov, NETTY AWARD Winner “For contribution to the development of national information technology in Azerbaijan” 

20.20-20.25

MUSICAL BREAK 

NOMINATIONS CEREMONY PART III 

20.25-20.30

TRANSFORMATION OF THE YEAR Mr. Rovshan Akbarov, TSC Pursuit Lead and Information Systems Architect HP Enterprise   

20.30-20.35

IT STUDENT OF THE YEAR  Mr. Ilham Namazov, CEO Cybernet 

20.35-20.40

DEPLOYMENT OF THE YEAR Mr. Chingiz Safaroff, Founder Safaroff Creative Agency 

20.40-20.45

DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR Mr. Mammad Abbasbayli , General Director and First Deputy CEIBC  

20.45-20.50

IT COMMUNITY/ IT education program/ IT education project Mr. Araz Yusubov, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, School of Information Technologies and Engineering ADA University & Founder Azerbaijan ACM Chapter 

20.50-20.55

MUSICAL BREAK 

CLOSING CEREMONY