CIO ANZ Hybrid Series - October Edition 2022
Accelerating Business Outcomes Across your Organisation with Automation
Hosted by Factor
- 500 attendees
- 32400 hours
Overview
Accelerating business outcomes across your organisation with AI and automation: The overall goal of AI is to enhance decision making, and improving the structures around automation. The effects of automation might be slow at first but the pace has recently picked up with the ongoing impact of a declining working-age population.
How CIOs Can Jump Start AI and Automation for the Workforce: A Hands-On Workshop
Creating Business Value at the Intersection of Customer and Employee Experience
What’s Next in Automation and How Do You Get There?
Governance Automation and scaling with control
What to expect
- Sessions 6+
- Speakers 5+
- Virtual Attendees 200+
- Live Interactions 1:1
What we will cover
- Driving Business Value The intersection between client relationship and employee experience
- AI strategies for business Lack of clarity where to start an automation process, what's next?
- The role of a CIO CIO's role in bridging in jumpstarting a cost effective transformation journey
- Adapt & Thrive Building resilience to adapt and thrive under current economic conditions
Agenda
- A Business-First Approach to Building Data Governance Programs - Precisely(CIO ANZ-October) Traditional data governance initiatives fail by focusing too heavily on policies, compliance, and enforcement, which quickly lose business interest and support. This leaves data management and governance leaders having to continually make the case for data governance to secure business adoption. In this presentation, we will share a lean, business-first data governance approach that connects key initiatives to governance capabilities and quickly delivers business value for the long-term. He will give examples of organisations worldwide who have successfully implemented a data governance program by engaging with key stakeholders using innovative techniques such as gamification and data catalogue scavenger hunts. Join this session to learn: Adapting your data governess A business first data approach Engaging the key stakeholders
- Evolve: Global Context of Data - Australia vs the World(CIO ANZ-October) During this session we focus on bench marking cities against the world. We take a closer look at what making data lead decisions and interpreting the data could look like without making mistakes. Furthermore, we uncover how this leads to protecting your career – making good data decisions for your future. Join us as we get together with Christopher Hire, as he takes us through a journey where we dive deep into how we can use data to our advantage.
- Data Quality and Data Trust Moving Forward - IBT(CIO ANZ-October) Data quality and trust is one of the most important things for an organisation. To reach the data maturity you need to develop quality and trust within your organisation you'll need to integrate all your data into a central Modern Data Stack. When it comes to developing a Modern Data Stack, the age-old question remains - build vs buy? We believe it's not a question of can you build... The question is should you build?
- Using the STAY Conversations to Craft a Leadership Experience(CIO ANZ-October) What career experiences do senior leaders want? What could their career pathway look like as a leader of leaders in the business? The answer is... by using data to pull together themes, and craft a career pathway with experiences the enables leaders' growth and development. After all, how do we expect them to be good leaders if they do not get the opportunities to develop themselves. During this session we cover a journey that has grown significant interest from leaders at EY and we talk about how it can be replicated in organisations. Join us as we get together with Liz Heathwood to dive into: How we are thinking about their career experiences and pathways. How to have a good leadership / career conversation. What does it look like and how do you break down the walls so people get vulnerable and tell you what they really think rather than lip service. A new way of thinking for an innovative and practical practice to take back to your organisations.
- Morning Tea & Networking(CIO ANZ-October)
- How to Realise Federated Identity in Days not Months(CIO ANZ-October) The Digital transformation journey many organisation are on, is challenging to say the least. Leaders are often constrained by legacy technologies; not well integrated systems of records, all leading to significant traditional IT debt! They’ve learned over time that they cannot achieve their business growth goals using these existing, outdated technology.Optimisation and modernisation of these legacy technologies is really the foundation to digital transformation. This will provide an overall reduction of costs, and also greatly increase business agility, not to even mention the security benefits. As they move towards Cloud adoption, business apps, best-of-breed partners, there is a great opportunity for optimisation, particularly through consolidating to a central identity plane, connecting all of these various apps, various partners, and increasing the mandate for centrally managed MFA. Not only will this provide increased visibility with the wider operational security team, but it will enable them to provide federated identity services in days, not months.
- A Panel Discussion : Technology vs. Innovation(CIO ANZ-October) During session we get together with Sabina Janstrom of Dyno Nobelto to gain insights into the story of 2-year long journey on what digital transformation looks like when you user experience and customer satisfaction in mind. It’s no secret that customers have expectations, constantly evolve along with how fast they need to those expectations met. But doing so and delivering on that promise is not as easy or as fast as we’d like it to be. Join us and Sabina as we uncover some key insights around: Engineering your approach with sustainability and quality assurance in mind Customer expectations and striving towards a real-time delivery Balancing internal processes to drive visibility for customers
- Benchmark Your Third-party Sensitive Content Communications Maturity Level(CIO ANZ-October) Digital transformation is accelerating sharing and transfer of sensitive content to third parties across all industry sectors. Nearly all of this data is regulated and protected by governmental and industry standards. In addition to a cyber-threat landscape that is growing in complexity and maliciousness, maturity of governance and security tracking and controls directly translates into risk. This presentation explores key findings from a new cross-industry global survey focused on third-party sensitive content communications and spells out key takeaways that will help attendees improve their risk posture as it relates to compliance and security.
- Lunch & Networking Hour(CIO ANZ-October)
- Starting with the why and fit for purpose approach vs. best of breed.(CIO ANZ-October) Whilst stating the obvious that any transformation journey, any step towards automation should be a journey started with the notion of being fit for purpose, we often find that it is easily forgotten. It’s no secret that the CIO is at the forefront of any conversation when it comes to automation and digital transformation but do, we, as CIOs always take the next step because it’s beneficial for the user, because it’s fit for purpose, or do we sometimes take the best of breed approach, meaning just because it happens to be a good idea on paper? Join us as we get together with Isaac Nicol of EPIC Assist and discuss: Why take a step towards automation across any area of the business How to step towards cost savings and the benefits for non-for-profit organisations Having a fit for purpose approach vs. best of breed
- Digital Transformation With AI: A Data Scientist's Journey(CIO ANZ-October) How are companies across industries undergoing digital transformation projects? In this session Tomas takes us on his transformation journey of building Data Science teams and Data-Driven practices at various companies. Discussing various tasks in helping businesses to design, patent, commercialise, and put machine learning products into production for their clients and users. This is what he continues doing at Nablas AI, helping businesses to adopt AI and create sustainable economies at scale. Join this session to learn about: building your own data science teams and practices undertaking your digital transformation projects understanding digital products with machine learning
- Innovation Delivery of Digital Technology(CIO ANZ-October) Everyone wants innovation. It drives above trend success for many organisations. Some say innovation thinking is the key. It certainly is the start. Innovation delivery is ultimately what counts. Without that, the feel good moments and the initial investments won't last. So, what components make up innovation delivery of digital technology, and how do you ensure your investment generate results. Join this this session as we get together with Mark Nicholls to discuss: How enterprise platforms, cloud technologies and SaaS create the opportunity to accelerate innovations, and fast-track adoption of new innovations such as data analytics, AI and other advanced technologies. How to build culture through effective governance, operating models, and sound financial management to gain advocates, reduce blockers, mitigate delivery risks, and increase success. Focus on building the right capabilities within your organisation, and where they should be built, to drive successful innovation delivery.
- Afternoon Tea & Networking Break(CIO ANZ-October)
- A Look Into the Implications of Enabling Trusted Customer Privacies, Identity and Data Protection - SnowFlake(CIO ANZ-October)
- Prioritizing Data as a Strategic Asset - Syniti(CIO ANZ-October) Data is a critical business asset, whether that's realized to its full potential is up to the business. How an enterprise prioritizes data as a strategic asset will determine its survival, growth potential, and competitive advantage. Having a true data management strategy to ensure quality, trustworthy data at scale will be key for businesses to drive increased revenue and outperform competitors. Join Rex Ahlstrom; CTO, EVP Innovation & Growth at Syniti, as he discussed on what are the cost and implication of bad data and how with improved data management, business executives can then make more informed decisions. Attendees will walk away with: Understanding data’s significance & value - why is it so important for businesses today? How data quality and company success are inextricably linked Combining quality data with the right choice of emerging tech to improve competitive advantage
- Momentum: The Art & Science Of Working With Stress And Pressure For Leadership, Wellbeing and Performance(CIO ANZ-October) Modern science is validating millennia old traditions to help people lead themselves and others, manage wellbeing and perform with stress and pressure. Join us in this session as Toby shares: A simple, evidence based model for working with stress and pressure. The 1 min practice that unlocks performance in critical moments How to uncover your source of momentum in 3 mins.
Speakers
Liz Heathwood · Global People Strategy Lead, Strategy & Transactions, EY Liz is an expert in Talent Strategy, Talent Development, Transformation and Change as well as Talent Communications. Liz leads and works with teams globally and is known for her creative thinking style and ability to bring out of the box thinking to the talent projects she leads. Liz regularly speaks at events both internal and external about the Future of Work and strategy writing, her work also talks to the communication and engagement required to engage a global audience in the strategic talent agenda.Mark Nicholls · CEO, Information Professionals Group, Information Professionals Group Mark is the Chief Executive of Information Professionals Group, leading clients to grow with effective leverage of Digital Technology. he is also a Director and Deputy Chair of the Australian Information Industry Association, the peak industry body for the digital technology sector in Australia. Mark is a passionate believer and leader in the immense benefits that digital technology brings to organisations, communities and our nation, and also acutely aware of the significant risks to be managed in achieving those benefits. This is why he is committed to working with those leaders and organisations aiming to leverage digital technology for their maximum benefit.
Tomas Turek · Chief Executive Officer, Nablas AI A distinguished executive consultant for R&D and commercialization of FinTech with artificial intelligence, who is a pragmatic tech evangelist of bleeding edge technologies. I bring people together with the goal of radical innovation and trailblazing toward a creation of thrilling products! my goal is to empower the community with next-gen FinTech giving users more power to act and the ability to understand the reasoning behind decisions + promote the best practices for the R&D of sustainable, ethical, and accessible Artificial Intelligence
Christopher Hire · Director, 2THINKNOW Publisher of the Innovation Cities Index. Leader in the field of helping you using city data for business and planning insights. Recovering programmer, graphic designer. Frequent traveller, casual dining /streetfood foodie and F1 fan.
Isaac Nicol · Head of ICT, Epic Assist Isaac Nicol’s objective is to ensure that organisations work effectively and efficiently to deliver the best outcomes for its stakeholders by using fit-for-purpose technology as the enabler. With over eighteen years of experience working as an ICT professional, Isaac has worked across several industries, however, his passion remains working for Not-for-Profit organisations that support people with a disability. This passion is further demonstrated in his personal life, as he mentor’s young people, donate technology to third world countries including free training from Australia. Isaac obtained a Master of Information Technology from QUT, yet he worked his way up the ranks from level one into senior leadership positions. Growing through ranks allowed him to put systems in place that lead to improved business processes through technology with a primary focus on information security. Isaac’s experience covers Not-For-Profit, Government, Superannuation, Gambling as well as Managed Service Providers. In a constantly changing environment, Isaac stands among leaders who drive the progress of continuous improvement by utilising superior analytical and effective organisational leadership skills to effect positive change. His years of experience in collaborating with stakeholders at every level exhibits his natural interpersonal ability, further enabling him to empower and reinvigorate teams in achieving organisational objectives. Isaac was born in Sierra Leone on the West Coast of Africa, migrated to Australia under the refugee resettlement scheme in July 2005. He is married with two sons and supports Chelsea Football Club (the real football). Isaac is currently the Head of Information Communication and Technology at EPIC Assist.
Evan Shellshear · Head of Analytics, Biarri Dr Evan Shellshear is the Co-CEO at Biarri, a world-leading mathematical and predictive modelling company, and an expert in artificial intelligence with a Ph.D. in Game Theory from the Nobel Prize winning University of Bielefeld in Germany. He has many years of international experience in the development and design of AI tools for a variety of industries having worked with Australia's top companies on all aspects of advanced analytical solutions. He is also the author of a number of books including the best-selling book on Amazon, Innovation Tools.
Toby Jenkins · Leadership Coach, Toby Jenkins Coaching Toby Jenkins is a leadership coach, Olympian and award winning entrepreneur and author. His purpose is to help people bring all of who they are to everything they do. He’s worked with Olympic medalists, investors, elite military, founders, CEOs and leaders – individually and as teams. From leadership to wellbeing, Toby loves helping leaders and their teams perform in situations of pressure and stress. Toby has spoken to thousands of people in live and broadcast audiences around the world at organisations such as Ernst & Young and the Australian Institute of Sport. He’s married to Lucy and father to Beatrix, Heidi and Zoe. His favourite thing is writing about himself in the third person.
- Rohan Dutt · Director Technical Engagement, Kiteworks With more than 20 years of Sales Engineering and IT experience, Rohan has an extensive background in cybersecurity, solution architecture and customer success across ANZ, Asia Pacific and the USA. Rohan has been instrumental in the rapidly expanding Kiteworks business across the Asia Pacific region for the last 8 years, providing technical sales, design, and solution consulting expertise to Kiteworks customers and prospects. In his role Rohan works with CISOs and CIOs from many of the region’s leading organisations across regulated industries including government, financial services, healthcare and legal to address 3rd party risks and securing of external communication channels.
Evan Hodge · Director, IBT Evan is an IBT Founding Director and Technical Team Leader. For over 30 years, Evan has worked with many of A/NZ’s largest public and private companies and organisations on complex and high-profile ERP and BI projects. He has experience across various industry sectors including government, financial services, insurance, energy, health, and wholesale distribution.David Normandeau · Sr. Director Sales Financial Services, Precisely David is lead sales of Precisely Data Integrity Software & Solutions into the Banking & Financial Services sector in Australia & New Zealand. I recently relocated in January from Boston to Brisbane. My previous role with Precisely was leading a team that was responsible for Global technology partnerships, prior to that I was the head of North America Sales Data Integration & Quality for Precisely.
Majid Miri · Senior Sales Engineer, Snowflake Majid is a senior sales engineer at Snowflake. He has 15 years of experience in the data space. He built his first Snowflake solution back in 2018 and has been a big advocate ever since. He's passionate about data and the role it plays in today’s competitive market.
Re Ahlstrom · CTO, EVP Innovation & Growth, Syniti Seasoned executive with strategic vision and ability to execute. Highly successful in leading organizations during growth and turnaround stages through influence and action. Operational experience across a broad range of executive roles including CEO, CSO, CTO, CMO, global operations, strategic partnerships, technology and strategy. History of delivering results based on long-range planning with a high degree of accuracy. Built corporate structures and executive teams from the ground up; extremely low attrition rates, high morale and company loyalty. Financially savvy with full P&L responsibility. Diverse market and business development expertise across Enterprise Software, Cloud, ERP, Healthcare, Telecommunications and Aerospace & Defense sectors. BSEE and MSEE degrees. Specialties: • Creative, strategic thinker on a broad range of businesses and technologies • Complex M&A, contract negotiation and partnership strategy experience • P&L responsibility including raising capital across private and venture networks • Due diligence experience in evaluating businesses/investment opportunities for VC firms • Deep technical and engineering background within many market segments • Continual focus on revenue growth and cost containment
Partners
- Kiteworks Kitework's mission is to empower organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive and save of sensitive content. To this end, we created Kiteworks a Content Governance, Compliance, and Protection platform. The platform enables customers to unify, track, control and secure sensitive content moving within, into, and out of their organization to reduce risk exposure and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Okta Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, and the Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to both secure and manage their extended enterprise, and transform their customers’ experiences. With over 5,500 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely adopt the technologies they need to fulfill their missions. Over 5,600 organizations, including 20th Century Fox, JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, Teach for America and Twilio, trust Okta to securely connect their people and technology.
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