CIO SEA Live Series - February Edition 2022

Overview

Recent history further demonstrates that volatility is the norm rather than the exception. CIOs and technology executives who use composability to deal with continuing business disruption make their enterprises more adaptive and resilient. They make more sustainable, meaningful contributions to the enterprise, in this edition we will explore and share how IT leaders:

Strategies in supporting CIOs to Embrace The Power of Composability

Implementing Effective Organizational Strategies to Enable the Scaling of DevOps

How to Apply SASE’s Principles to Network and Secure Distributed Applications

Leadership Vision for 2022: Infrastructure and Operations

What to expect

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

What we will cover

• Composable Thinking Composable thinking is the mindset to guide the business through uncertainty and opportunity.
• High Trust Culture High-trust culture can empower teams to identify signals indicating a shift marketplace, business or key relationship.
• Funding Initiatives Improve the ability to generate funding for new business initiatives. Create more visibility with the C-level.
• Refine Digital Initiatives How to accelerate and refine your digital strategy.

Agenda

• 0:00 pm Building Cybersecurity Immunity to Ransomware with PAM(Plenary) Ransomware shows no signs of abating. Digital transformation, expanding cloud deployments, and increased remote work are all creating new planes of privileges for ransomware to exploit. In the session James Maude, Lead Cyber Security Researcher, will explore ransomware attacks and how you can protect your environment by making it inhospitable to them. Attend this session to learn: 6 things to know about ransomware Realistic security practices you can implement to protect against ransomware The role of PAM (Privileged Access Management) in mitigating the risks of ransomware and other cyber threats with a powerful, blended defense
• 0:23 pm Keynote: The Benefits of IT and OT Integration(Plenary) What does successful integration of IT and OT look like? How can CIO's embrace this style of integration and creates wins for the entire organisation. Join this session to gain insights into the benefits: In terms of infrastructure and network connectivity Breaking down silos Shared best practice Increased efficiencies
• 0:42 pm Establishing Zero Trust Security, One Step at a Time(Plenary) Last year, the business community was forced to adapt to a new era of distributed work—and cyber threats have adapted right along with them. Between unsecured home WiFi networks and the rise in personal devices accessing company resources, the opportunities for data theft have risen as teams have dispersed. What are the best-practice models for securing it? Why is continuing to rely on traditional approaches courting disaster? What are the steps you must take to implementing Zero Trust across your ecosystem? What are the top trends in Identity Management and how can your organisation leverage these for customer success? In this session, Sami will focus on: The full Zero Trust reference architecture and steps to get there Why Identity is the foundational layer to build contextual access controls from
• 1:03 pm Keynote: The Human Side of Cybersecurity and Life Stories of a CISO(Plenary) Join Mel Migriño Vice President and Group CISO for MERALCO Energy as we explore her last two years in this pivotal CISO role, and the key insights she can provide to all CIO leaders across the region, including a case study on their cybersecurity Centre of Excellence. Join this session to explore and learn: CISO challenges on people, process and technology Building a cybersecurity Centre of Excellence Winning conversations with the business
• 1:27 pm Transforming The Leadership Vision In 2022: Lessons From The Past 2 Years(Plenary) Despite on-going uncertainty, businesses can definitely reposition their digital transformation journey for performance, growth, and scalability in 2022. This session shows how leaders can build on the rush to cope with Covid in 2020 and the more strategic business stance on digital transformation in 2021 to ready themselves for success this year. By re-evaluating their strategies, processes, technologies and skillsets, leaders will be able to unlock more value in existing resources; protect their business, and reinvent themselves for the future.
• 1:47 pm Keynote: How to Shift Your Internal Operating Systems as a Leader(Plenary) High performance is an inside job. What is your current default way of thinking? And does it help or hinder what you’re building as a leader? Ram Castillo will share tools, techniques and frameworks to access empowered, value-aligned behaviour shifts. Learning outcomes: Why our results start with our mind How to identify behaviours that aren’t serving us What to do when our thoughts and beliefs need to change
• 2:09 pm 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

Speakers

• Gareth Lewis · Head of Production, Factor Creatively driven, strategic thinker, with a passion for story-telling & story-doing. Working to helping business leaders connect through meaningful and engaging experiences.
• Manish Chandegara · Head IT & CISO, Aditya Birla Group A Master in computer, having more than 2 decades of experiences in managing IT & Communication Systems. Currently working As Head IT at Aditya Birla Insulator. (Grasim), Experienced Infrastructure Project Manager Implemented Many IT Infrastructure Projects & driving the operations & management of Many Companies like Aditya Birla, Maahi(N.D.D.B) Adani Group,IBM,Roquette France, Magna International,HP etc. Successfully assisted the top management in planning IT strategies, and leveraging technologies for rationalizing manpower, enhancing organizational productivity and improving efficiency of operations. Adept in IT Infrastructure Management, Technology Resource Administration with experience of establishing vendor networks, forging strategic alliances & partnerships. An Ambassador of Change with the distinction of 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. handling Network & IT Infrastructure Design for global organization.
• Rahul Shinde · Chief Information Officer (CIO), Coca-Cola I am passionate about possibilities of driving exponential change with technology promise. Over 18 years, I have had significant hands-on experience in charting digital strategy and technology vision, driving IT enabled business transformations, managing IT operations and P&L, across countries and organizations. As CIO for Coca Cola’s Vietnam business, I am passionate about our digital vision “click’s reach of desire” to drive change by putting people at the heart of transformation. I am driving omni channel customer experience encompassing B2B, B2B2C, Telesales & social commerce supported by enterprise SAP ERP. As early adopter of the cloud first strategy, I led large workload Multi cloud environment on Azure and AWS, PAAS enablement with Cloud native services, Agile DevOps & Cloud security working with company's ecosystem, partners, and startups. In my past, I worked for snacking leader Mondelez International. Developing within through many regional, global and market IT leadership roles , I lead post merger integrations, Sales, supply chain transformation in SAP, SFA, B2B and D2C, Operationalizing Shared services and IT portfolio strategy in confectionery industry, working across geographies in India, Thailand and Vietnam markets. In 2015, I led the IT integration for JV and launched fresh IT function for Mondelez Kinh Do JV in Vietnam office and has been part of Vietnam’s growth and expansion since. Prior to FMCG industry, I spent 10 years in consulting. While working for EY and KPMG, I advised public and private companies across sectors on IT strategy, digital transformation, Cybersecurity compliance in US and India. Occasionally, I contribute to thought leadership through CIO forums, AmCHAM and participated in panels and articles/ publications. Beyond corporate life, I am committed to community service with the view to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy.
• Mike Tan · Advisory Solution Consultant, ServiceNow Mike Tan is an Advisory Solution Consultant from ServiceNow, and have supported multiple organisations to embark on their digital transformation journey for the past decade. He enjoys speaking to people from various levels and backgrounds to gain insights on the big problems that we are tackling today and he is passionate about leveraging technology for a better quality of life.
• Dr. Francisco Castillo · Chief Information Officer (CIO), Maynilad Water Services, Inc. Dr. Francisco Castillo is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Maynilad Water Services, inc., the water concessionaire for the West area of Manila’s greater metropolitan area, which serves over 9 million people. In 2013 he was named “Outstanding ASEAN CIO” by IDG, and in 2016 was voted Best ASEAN CIO 2016 during the ASEAN IT Strategy Forum in Singapore. He has also recently been named among the top 10 Asean CIOs by IDG this 2021 He is an ECE graduate from the De La Salle University, and holds a Ph.D. in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña (Barcelona, Spain), where he also taught as Associate Professor and was Associate Director (equivalent to Vice Dean) for the Technical Engineering College. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), as well a certified Project and Portfolio Manager. Under his watch in Maynilad, the company attained ISO20,001 certification, and is one of the few companies in the region to hold an SAP Customer Center of Expertise accreditation. Last 2016, Maynilad was nominated to the SAP CCOE Global award, the first time an Asian company is nominated. Aside from being in charge of the IT Dept., he also heads the Plant Automation & Industrial Design Depts., making it one of the first companies to have an integrated IT and OT setup. He is also the author of the book entitled “Managing Information Technology” published by Springer (Germany) this 2016, intended to be a one-stop shop guide for CIOs and IT Professionals interested in the best practices in managing a technology setup, and is currently teaching part-time in the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on various technology management courses. He holds patent UM 2/2020/050675 as co-inventor under Maynilad for the “Utility Meter Reading and on-site Utility Billing”, as well as the Patent filed #12021050260 “Access Control to Application Module Functions Using Assignable Permission Groups and User Profiles” He has also delivered lectures on IT worldwide including Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Singapore, Sweden, Hong Kong, among others, and is currently part-time Adjunct Professor in the Asian Institute of Management (AIM-Manila), teaching on a diverse set of topics related to the management of technology. He is also a founding member of the CISSP Philippine chapter.
• 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

Partners

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