CIO SEA Live Series - April Edition 2022

Overview

The Covid pandemic has changed the way businesses use technology. With this new economic and business landscape, companies now require specific practices and strategies, just to remain competitive and this means careful scanning of the market, trends and exploring the right areas.

This also means creating long lasting partnerships with your technology partners so that you are set up for success throughout your strategic alliances and vendors.

During this month's edition, we take a look at leading technologies and ways to further optimise the IT function.

Key takeaways:

The Rise of Cloud Adoption - What all CIOs Need to Know

The Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations

The Strategic Roadmap for Edge Computing

Discovering and Exploring Technologies that are Impacting DevOps

A Pragmatic Approach to Implementing a Zero Trust Security Architecture

What to expect

• Speakers 6+
• Sessions 7+
• Live Interactions 1:1
• virtual Attendees 150

What we will cover

• The Rise of Cloud Adoption - What all CIOs Need to Know How technology will continue to change how people interact with the world around them
• The Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations Build on core AI technologies and extend computing ability.
• The Strategic Roadmap for Edge Computing Underscore the importance of protecting an increasingly digital world.
• Discovering and Exploring Technologies that are Impacting DevOps What all CIOs need to know

Agenda

• 11:00 am Future of Identity Description(Plenary) Identity is increasingly central to all aspects of modern life: from online banking to your favourite streaming services to your workplace apps, it serves as the core of your interactions with digital systems. However, more than one billion people lack verifiable or useful identification. Amidst all the challenges and opportunities presented by this gap, one thing is certain: digital identity will either solve this growing disparity or be defined by it. Join the webinar to hear from Sandeep Kumbhat, Field CTO at Okta, as he discusses: - How identity has evolved over the recent years. - Some of the pressing issues and inspiring developments that are shaping the future of digital identity. - Why it is imperative for organizations to start pursuing decentralized identity initiatives in today’s digital landscape.
• 11:25 am Keynote: Developing IT Architecture for Large Companies(Plenary) Join this session to gain insights into: IT strategies, and leveraging technologies for rationalizing manpower Enhancing organizational productivity and improving efficiency of operations Successful business process re-structuring, implementation of business solutions in organizations within present budgets and deadlines. Insightful knowledge of business process analysis and design, re-engineering, process rationalization, cost control, capacity planning, performance measurement and quality How to manage Network & IT Infrastructure Design for global organization
• 11:48 am What are the 3 main stages of Zero Trust and why does it matter to you?(Plenary) Alignment is the key to a future-proof cloud strategy that can adapt to shifting business needs in any organisation. As CIO you play an important role in guiding all parties toward alignment on the project phases, expectations and outcome. In this session we’ll walk through: - a brief history of zero trust and the 3 main stages - the unique approach offered by the Zero Trust Exchange, - and why a comprehensive zero trust architecture matters
• 0:08 pm Keynote: Path To Digital Leadership With Disruptive Innovation(Plenary) The Covid-19 pandemic showed that infrastructure & operations (I&O) professionals can satisfy fast-changing business needs, but the future will be even more dynamic as businesses move quickly to exploit new opportunities.Join this session to learn more on: Digital natives Management confluence Data proliferation
• 0:30 pm Digital Asset Disruption – Solving the visibility problem amid a rapidly evolving IT landscape(Plenary) What we consider a digital asset has changed dramatically over the last 5 years, and the emergence of new asset classes has made managing them even more challenging. IT Leaders must leverage technology that enables complete visibility of their complex IT environment. Please join Snow to learn three essential ways to support business growth using technology intelligence: Visibility – achieve a holistic view of data, applications, and spend across the on-premises data centre, cloud, and SaaS environments Optimisation – leverage intelligent insights and recommendations about your data to optimise both spend and drive operational efficiencies Governance – manage security risk and compliance without affecting business performance
• 0:52 pm Keynote: The Future Of Enterprise And Cloud Technology(Plenary) As enterprises accelerate digitalization and strengthen enterprise resilience and agility post pandemic, CIOs must expand and evolve their responsibilities to increase contributions as business executives and leaders of IT. Join this session to: Emerging trends, expected challenges and what’s ahead for CIOs in 2022 Leading the team to digital transformation CIO’s role in contributing to overall success of the organisation
• 1:11 pm Securing Digital Acceleration Across All Application Journeys(Plenary) Application modernization is one of the key focus areas for organizations digital transformation, which are being accelerated by the toolsets, automated processes made available by the hyperscale cloud providers and their eco-systems. On the other hand, while we are seeing more mission-critical applications and workloads shifted to the Cloud, IT decision-makers still have significant concerns about the risks and increasing attack surfaces introduced by such changes. Hence, a holistic, cloud-native and fabric approach to strengthen organisation’s security visibility and controls at all vectors, covering the entire digital infrastructure and application development cycle, is a must-have to securely accelerate all application modernization journeys.
• 1:33 pm Fireside Chat: Utilising Technology To Accelerate Business Growth(Plenary) As enterprises accelerate digitalisation and strengthen enterprise resilience and agility post pandemic, CIOs must expand and evolve their responsibilities to increase contributions as business executives and leaders of IT. Attend this session to gain insights into Wunderman Thompson's transformational journey and understand how to: Focus on business led initiatives versus technology driven transformations Build incrementally and iteratively. Ensure data governance is business led
• 1:53 pm Set Data in Motion to Accelerate Digital Transformation and Innovation(Plenary) Businesses are in constant motion — products made, services delivered, stocks traded, accounts charged. Today’s pace of industry demands it’s all working in concert and happening in real time. But as businesses are on the move, databases continue to be siloed. Leaving no time to adapt until it’s too late. This requires a new type of data infrastructure - one that flows in real-time, allowing individual actions to trigger instant responses, across apps, systems and organizations - to enable companies to connect their data streams into a unifying central nervous system. In this session, we will discuss: What's Data in Motion and why is it essential to the success of modern businesses How to accelerate the transition to real-time & automated backend operations Top technology trends in 2022 and beyond Your business is in motion. Now is the time to learn how to set your data in motion too.

Speakers

• Mel Migrino · Chief Information Security Officer, Meralco Mel has more than 20 years of combined experience in Information Security Management, Cyber Security Governance, Assurance and Operations, Application and Infrastructure Security, Operational Technology (OT) Security, Cloud Security, Business Continuity, IT Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Risk Management, Privacy, IT Audit, Project Management across multiple industries namely financial services, technology and consulting, energy distribution, power generation, telecommunications, business process outsourcing, engineering and construction. She is the Vice President and Group CISO of the largest Power DU Conglomerate in the Philippines. Concurrently, she is the Co-founder and President of the Women in Security Alliance Philippines (WiSAP) which focuses on empowering and inspiring women in Security and the Vice Chairman of the MVP Group Cyber Security Council. She made it to the list of Women to Watch | Risky Women on February 2021 and an IFSEC Global Influencer Top 20 for Security and Fire on September 2020 and made it to the Top 5 on August 2021 under the Security Executives category. She was awarded as one of the Top 30 Women in Security ASEAN 2021. To round up her recognition, she was awarded as 2021 CISO of the Year by Women in Governance, Risk and Compliance Awards and was ranked #2 in the ASEAN and HK CSO Online and IDG Awards 2021. She served as the CISO and Vice President for Information Security, Privacy and Enterprise Risk Management of the largest Fintech Company wherein she established the compliance program on Data Privacy and led the strategy for application and infrastructure security. She led the development of the Security Operations Center and spearheaded the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and initiatives. She served as the Cyber Risk Director of a Big Four Auditing Firm where she led Technology Risk Management Projects servicing clients within Southeast Asia. In addition, she expanded the cyber security capability in the Philippines and increased the foot print of the firm in the local market by establishing strategic partnerships in the Philippines and within Asia Pacific. Further, she led the Information Security Group of an IT Multinational under the Technology workforce. She developed and improved the information security capabilities of the delivery center and had assumed concurrent roles in Client Data Protection and Business Continuity Management.Mel has more than 20 years of combined experience in Information Security Managemen
• Nathan Stevens · Head of Solution Consulting for APAC, Snow Software As technology evangelist for Snow Software, Nathan is committed to helping companies across the APAC region understand how to maximise and optimise their technology spend. Since joining Snow in 2016, Nathan has been constantly seeking opportunities to develop knowledge within the technology intelligence space and is always across the latest trends and customer interests, which he in turn shares with Snow customers and partners. Before Snow, Nathan spent 10 years working in varied roles within the IT space, including managed services at Fujitsu and transformation management at Emirates NBD in the UAE, where he spearheaded the company-wide implementation and utilisation of SAM, ITSM and MDM.
• Nadia Adelstein · Portfolio Manager, Factor A branding & events expert, with 10+ years experience in exponential marketing, Nadia thrives on bringing stories to life through creativity. Working overseas for 12 years on both agency and brand side, she has a unique approach to business strategy.

Partners

• Confluent Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Confluent’s cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion – designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can meet the new business imperative of delivering rich, digital front-end customer experiences and transitioning to sophisticated, real-time, software-driven backend operations. To learn more, please visit www.confluent.io
• Zscaler Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so that customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across more than 150 data centers globally, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest inline cloud security platform. Learn more at zscaler.com or follow us on Twitter @zscaler
• 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.
• Snow Software Snow Software is changing the way organizations understand and manage their technology consumption. Our technology intelligence platform provides comprehensive visibility and contextual insight across software, SaaS, hardware and cloud. With Snow, IT leaders can effectively optimize resources, enhance performance and enable operational agility in a hybrid world.
• Fortinet Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network—today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud, or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

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