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style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#000000;margin-bottom:20px;\"><em><strong style=\"color: #ad2480;\">CNME<\/strong>, the region\u2019s largest technology and IT B2B publication is delighted to announce the 14th edition of its CIO Leadership Awards. <\/em><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Digital transformation is continuing to sweep across the Middle East, and the region\u2019s chief information officers have been tasked with the responsibility of orchestrating this transformation and put themselves at the core of their businesses decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>The CIO Leadership Awards 2022 celebrates the thought-leaders, who are grabbing this opportunity with both hands, and who are constantly striving for new innovative practices designed to champion and pioneer change.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Nominate Now&#8221; style=&#8221;gradient-custom&#8221; gradient_custom_color_1=&#8221;#1a3359&#8243; gradient_custom_color_2=&#8221;#ad2480&#8243; align=&#8221;left&#8221; 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style=\" font-size:72px;\"><div class=\"icon_list_icon\" data-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"font-size:24px;background:#055b7c;color:#ffffff;border-color:#055b7c;\"><i class=\"icomoon-font-awesome-14x14-calendar\" ><\/i><\/div><div class=\"icon_description\" id=\"Info-list-wrap-9608\" style=\"font-size:24px;\"><h3 class=\"ult-responsive info-list-heading\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-list-wrap-9608 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:22px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:30px;\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#000000;\">21 November 2021<\/h3><div class=\"icon_description_text ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-list-wrap-9608 .icon_description_text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:22px;\"}'  style=\"color:#333333;\"><p>Nominations Open<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon_list_connector\"  style=\"border-right-width: 1px;border-right-style: dashed;border-color: #ad2480;\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"icon_list_item\" style=\" font-size:72px;\"><div class=\"icon_list_icon\" data-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"font-size:24px;background:#055b7c;color:#ffffff;border-color:#055b7c;\"><i class=\"icomoon-font-awesome-14x14-calendar\" ><\/i><\/div><div class=\"icon_description\" id=\"Info-list-wrap-1229\" style=\"font-size:24px;\"><h3 class=\"ult-responsive info-list-heading\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-list-wrap-1229 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:22px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:30px;\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#000000;\">14 February 2022<\/h3><div class=\"icon_description_text ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-list-wrap-1229 .icon_description_text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:22px;\"}'  style=\"color:#262626;\"><p>Nominations close<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon_list_connector\"  style=\"border-right-width: 1px;border-right-style: dashed;border-color: #ad2480;\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"icon_list_item\" style=\" font-size:72px;\"><div class=\"icon_list_icon\" data-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animation-delay=\"03\" style=\"font-size:24px;background:#055b7c;color:#ffffff;border-color:#055b7c;\"><i class=\"icomoon-font-awesome-14x14-calendar\" ><\/i><\/div><div class=\"icon_description\" id=\"Info-list-wrap-2511\" style=\"font-size:24px;\"><h3 class=\"ult-responsive info-list-heading\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-list-wrap-2511 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:22px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:30px;\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#000000;\">28 February 2022<\/h3><div class=\"icon_description_text ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-list-wrap-2511 .icon_description_text'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"desktop:22px;\"}'  style=\"color:#262626;\"><p>Live Awards Ceremony<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div 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