Intro & Challenger Panel

Sheryl Koenigsberg VP of Global Product Marketing, Mendix

Allan Coulter Distinguished Engineer, Global CTO for SAP Services, IBM,

Philip Alfano Field CTO, Apptio

Creating Total Experiences In A Post-Pandemic Landscape Where ESG Takes Centre Stage

The pandemic is now fully normalised in most peoples lives. As a result the excuse it offered for IT to provide sub-optimal IT experiences is no longer available. No matter where people work or how they work, they expect a frictionless experience. The stakes are even higher now given that as the pandemic has waned and it has given rise to the great resignation.

Scott Strickland CIO, Wyndham Hotels

Jeff Afonso SVP-Systems and Technology, US Bank

Earl Newsome CIO, Cummings

The CIO's Dream for Digital Transformation – Enabling the Boring Go-Live

As businesses scramble to accelerate their digital transformations, migrate their ERP platforms, move to the cloud, implement artificial intelligence, and acquire or divest, winners and losers will inevitably emerge. This was just as true before the pandemic as it will be after. Given that digital transformation requires a strong digital core, it is critical for companies running multiple disparate, outdated, and highly customized SAP systems to select the optimal migration path. The end goal isn’t simply to upgrade systems to the latest release or embark on another digitalization project, the ultimate goal is to generate new business value. Companies that take multiple years to transform risk becoming obsolete. To gain a competitive edge, companies need to reduce the timeline of their digital transformation projects from years to months.

Dr. Steele G Arbeeny CTO, SNP

Track 1: Critical Links – Different Approaches To Getting Closer To The Business

What emerging leadership skills are required of CIO’s to create fusion teams that do not have traditional reporting lines?

Sheryl Koenigsberg VP of Global Product Marketing, Mendix

Track 2: The key to a sustainable future - Driving ESG through technology

There is no question that the responsibility to improve the environment, social and governance metrics is becoming one of the most important features of corporate strategy. Yet how does this need conflict with the call for even faster digital transformation? One of the biggest governance issues impacting AI and ML is bias together with how already fragile communities are protected through reskilling in the transition to a tech first economy.

Allan Coulter Distinguished Engineer, Global CTO for SAP Services, IBM,

Track 3: Leading A Frictionless Total Experience

This roundtable explores how CIO’s are increasingly being called on to take responsibility to provide a frictionless experience now that workplaces, digital channels and post pandemic operating processes become more standardised. One thing is for sure, the pandemic can no longer be used as an excuse for a poor experience.

Philip Alfano Field CTO, Apptio

Michael Sun VP of Data Science, Rocket Mortgage

Balancing Transformation, Sustainability and Financial imperatives With Cloud at Core

Progressive organizations have leveraged the cloud as a critical ally to address their digital transformation journey and are harnessing power of cloud to balance the need to increase quarter-on-quarter growth and profitability while transforming their business and meeting board level ESG commitments to the street. A Forbes 2020 report mentions that 90% of consumers have a positive image of a company that supports sustainability physically or socially. Enterprises have big transformation plans for 2022 and beyond and Cloud will be a key element to future organizational strategies and plans to enable growth and business agility. HCL and Google Cloud are developing and delivering services in a sustainable manner while helping enterprises balance their transformation and sustainability agendas.

Sanjay Singh EVP & Head, Alphabet & HCL Google Cloud Ecosystem Unit, HCL Technologies

Philip Moyer VP of Strategic Industries, Google Cloud