Sit-Down | CDO | CIO SEA Series | November 2023 | Singapore
Charting Digital Resilience: Data, Security, and Innovation in the Age of Transformation
North/South Ballroom, Level 2 Conrad Centennial Singapore
Hosted by Factor
- 100 attendees
- 4 hours
Overview
In the rapid pace of the digital age, resilience is more than just a buzzword—it's a necessity for survival and growth. Our theme, "Charting Digital Resilience: Data, Security, and Innovation in the Age of Transformation," encapsulates the need for an integrated approach to adapt to the dynamic technological landscape. This event provides a platform to explore and strategize around critical aspects of digital transformation, encompassing the power of data, the necessity of robust security, and the opportunities in Data and IT practices. Expect to dive deep into conversations about leading-edge strategies, innovative solutions, and the potential of harnessing data to strengthen digital resilience in an ever-evolving environment. This event is designed to inspire, challenge, and equip leaders navigating these intersections, catalyzing the journey towards a secure, data-driven future.
What we will cover
- Data-Driven Adaptation Explore data's role in guiding strategic decisions and navigating shifts in the digital landscape.
- Balancing Security and Innovation Examine strategies for fostering innovation while ensuring robust cybersecurity.
- Cultural Resilience Discuss how to cultivate a resilient mindset across the organization, driven by leadership and collaboration.
- Future-Ready Strategies Delve into data-driven insights, innovation, and adaptive IT practices for building digital readiness.
Agenda
- Registration(CDO|CIO November 2023)
- Welcome Address(CDO|CIO November 2023)
- Bz value creation enabled by Innovation & technology(CDO|CIO November 2023) Exploring how CDOs can harness the power of data analytics to enhance organizational resilience, make informed decisions, and pivot in response to dynamic market changes.
- Strengthening data protection using security compliance through ManageEngine(CDO|CIO November 2023) Generate customizable audit-ready reports for SOX, HIPAA, FISMA, GDPR, PCI, GLBA, and much more. Ensure high levels of security by detecting and resolving compliance issues in real time before external audits occur. Enjoy continuous auditing to maintain file accountability and integrity. Preconfigure reports (based on user, business hours, file path, etc.) to audit your organization's specific requirements.
- Tea Break(CDO|CIO November 2023) Networking Tea Break
- "Harmonizing Forces: Data, Security, and Innovation in Charting Digital Resilience"(CDO|CIO November 2023) Join us for an illuminating panel discussion that brings together the expertise of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Data Officers (CDOs), in a unified exploration of "Charting Digital Resilience: Data, Security, and Innovation in the Age of Transformation." In this unique session, our panelists—each representing a distinct yet interconnected aspect of the digital landscape—will converge to shed light on the critical interplay between data-driven strategies, fortified security measures, and innovation-driven growth. As we journey through the evolving terrain of digital transformation, we'll uncover how these leaders collaboratively navigate the complexities of a rapidly changing technological environment. From unleashing the potential of data insights to the intricacies of securing valuable digital assets, and from fostering an innovation culture that thrives on disruption to ensuring airtight defenses against evolving threats, our panelists will share real-world experiences, strategies, and visionary insights that drive the quest for digital resilience. Be prepared for a dynamic discussion that underscores the holistic approach required to steer organizations confidently toward a secure, data-powered, and innovation-fueled future.
- "The Secure Horizon: Building Strong Foundations for Digital Transformation"(CDO|CIO November 2023) Discussing the essential groundwork that CIOs need to lay in terms of cybersecurity, data privacy, and compliance to establish a secure foundation for successful digital transformation.
- Cybersecurity is a people problem, not technology(CDO|CIO November 2023) Since the beginning of this century, Cybersecurity has progressed from a purely IT matter to now a topic of discussion at the boardroom level. From the evolution of simple technical solutions, this domain has become saturated with thousands of vendors and solutions looking to solve the problem of hacks, malware and disruptions to businesses as they operate online. Objectives and Takeaways · To understand that cybersecurity has 3 elements: People, Process and Technology – with most breaches resulting from people. · To understand that there needs to be a fundamental need to rethink the Security Control Program · To understand the proposal from Gartner Priorities Navigator .
- Lunch Break(CDO|CIO November 2023) Networking Lunch
- Considerations of using AI models in business operations(CDO|CIO November 2023)
- Cybersecurity in the Digital Transformation Era.(CDO|CIO November 2023) Exploring the unique cybersecurity challenges that arise in the context of digital transformation and discussing strategies to turn these challenges into opportunities for enhancing overall resilience.
- Data-Driven Innovation: How CDOs Can Orchestrate Ecosystems and Break Silos for Resiliency(CDO|CIO November 2023) In today's rapidly changing and interconnected world, organizations need to be able to innovate quickly and effectively in order to stay ahead of the competition. CDOs play a critical role in this process by orchestrating innovation ecosystems and breaking down silos across the organization. By leveraging data-driven insights, CDOs can help organizations identify new opportunities for innovation, develop and launch new products and services, and improve their overall performance. They can also help organizations break down silos between different departments and functions, which can lead to increased collaboration, improved decision-making, and greater resilience. In this talk, I will discuss the importance of data-driven innovation and how CDOs can play a leading role in this process. I will also share some specific examples of how organizations have used data to drive innovation and achieve their business goals. I believe that data-driven innovation is essential for organizations that want to succeed in the 21st century. By orchestrating innovation ecosystems and breaking down silos, CDOs can help their organizations become more innovative, agile, and resilient.
- Modern Data Architectures(CDO|CIO November 2023) The journey to the cloud, increasing data security, and removing silos are just some of the benefits of a modern data architecture. Data Fabrics are a mature architecture, perfect for preparing and managing data at scale. Data Lakehouses and Data Mesh have emerged recently as paradigms to solve complexity and cost, driving value and insight from your data. Making sense of the information is a challenge for organisations today. We invite you to join Cloudera APAC Field CTO, Daniel Hand as he demystifies the emerging data architectures of Data Lake House, Data Mesh and Data Fabric and explores important questions like how can you effectively implement modern data architectures? Do you need more than one? Which will make the biggest impact on your business?
- Closing the Data Value Gap Using A Democratisation Approach(CDO|CIO November 2023) Today, only 32% of the companies realise tangible business value from their data initiatives, and 60 - 73% of the data within enterprises still need to be explored. Could a decentralised data strategy based on real-time data integration be the next big thing to unleash the data innovation and productivity we badly need to close this data value gap? Join us as we explore the shifting role of the data and how you should be preparing for this paradigm shift to democratise real-time data to deliver highly actionable insights and recommendations to the business: Data Mesh vs Data Fabric: Which Approach Should You Be Taking Develop A Data Integration Strategy That Drives Business Value Unlock Hidden Value In Data With Qlik Cloud Data Integration and Analytics
- Closing Remarks(CDO|CIO November 2023)
- Networking Drinks(CDO|CIO November 2023)
Speakers
Paul Gray · Regional Vice President, Sales, Delphix Paul Gray is the Regional VP at Delphix, the leading platform provider for providing compliant data to the DevOps process. With over 20 years of IT leadership in both Multi-Cloud infrastructure sales and Enterprise software, he has extensive experience helping customers transform their businesses. Paul has a passion for building diverse and inclusive teams to drive growth across the Asia-Pacific Region.
Xu Ren · Digital Transformation, Sun Venture
Josiah Gan · Director IT East Asia Japan Zone, Schneider Electric Josiah Gan is the Director for IT-Digital (East Asia Zone) in Schneider Electric; He leads IT operations and transformation and Digitization transformation on technology and partnering closely with the Business Leaders to realize the business ambition in the zone. He had 20+ years of experience in directing supply chain and operations activities to ensure bottom line accountability and sustain business growth in companies like KEPPEL, SINGTEL, Hewlett Packard, IFF, consulting for Tory Burch before joining Schneider Electric.
Maheshkumar Paik · Data Evangelist, DBS Mahesh is a Data Technology Leader with a proven track record of success in leading and delivering data-driven projects. He is a driven and creative leader who loves solving problems and developing practical solutions. He is also an effective communicator and team player who is passionate about sharing his knowledge with the data community. Mahesh has over 13 years of experience in data-driven projects and IT consulting for multiple industries in North America, Europe, South East Asia and Australia. He has worked as a Business Intelligence Expert / Data Warehouse Architect with a thorough knowledge of all aspects of Data Management, including Data Modeling, ETL Architecture, Performance Tuning and Analytic Applications. Mahesh is a highly skilled and experienced data professional who is passionate about using data to solve business problems and drive innovation. He is a valuable asset to any team and would be an asset to your organization.
Nicolas Paris · Chief Technology & Data Officer, Aboitiz Data Innovation Nicolas Paris is the Chief Data & Technology Officer of Aboitiz Data Innovation (ADI) and the Head of Data & Technology of Union Bank of the Philippines’ (UnionBank) Data Science and AI Unit. He plays a critical role in advancing ADI and UnionBank’s move towards operationalizing their Data Science and Artificial Intelligence products. Nicolas has over 18 years of experience in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Software Engineering, having recently built a state-of-the-art cloud data platform in a startup. He guides his teams in solving all the pain points that come with using Machine Learning (ML) to drive business outcomes, setting best practices for successful ML projects, and bringing his product mindset to Data Science. Previously, Nicolas was Chief Technology Officer at Healint, a Healthtech startup, where he and his teams created ML models helping millions of chronic patients improve their quality of life. Nicolas has Masters in Advanced Finance and Business Administration & Management from IE Business School and ESSCA Ecole de management, respectively.
Nyan Tun Zaw · Chief Information Security Officer / Regional SVP, BD, athena dynamics Nyan Tun Zaw, CISSP, is serving dual roles as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as well as Regional Senior Vice President for Business Development at Athena Dynamics Pte Ltd, which is a subsidiary of BH Global Corporation Ltd, an SGX mainboard listed company. He is also currently serving in the executive committee of ISC2 Singapore Chapter as Honorary Secretary. With a wide range of background in cybersecurity, software development, web development, networking as well as business development, Zaw specializes in evaluating and analysing different cybersecurity technologies available in the industry and particularly experienced in areas like zero trust and file cleansing technologies like CDR. During the early days as technical lead and head of good hackers alliance (gha), he was also involved in various project implementations with Athena Dynamics in several highly confidential government and critical infrastructure projects in Singapore and the region. Zaw holds a Master of Business Administration from Quantic School of Business and Technology as well as Bachelor of Business Management, with double majors in Finance and Information Systems, from Singapore Management University (SMU). He is also a holder of CISSP, ECSA and CEH.
Danielle Bateman · Head of Data, Digital and Technology, Growth and Emerging Markets, Takeda Danielle Bateman is proud of her 15 year tenure with Takeda and was appointed to her current role, Head of Data, Digital and Technology for Growth and Emerging Markets (GEM) on 01 April 2022. Danielle is passionate about leveraging data and digital to bring value to both our external stakeholders including patients and their caregivers as well as steering digital transformation internally. She enjoys working with highly-talented and dedicated team members who are continuously driving initiatives to improve processes, structures, and systems which has helped build her career spanning over two decades. Danielle’s early career as a Naval Officer in the Royal Australian Navy helped shaped her leadership skills, work ethic, integrity, and teamwork due to being one of the few women on board during her first deployments. Danielle ventured into the IT industry and worked as an IT Project Manager for Dimension Data before relocating from Australia to Singapore in 2002. First working for Telstra supporting Data Centre Operations, she later joined the Pharmaceutical industry taking up IT roles of increasing responsibilities in the last 15 years. She started at Baxter responsible for the APAC Data Centre outsourcing contract, before moving into IT Business Partner roles and through several M&As, stayed with the company through its reorganizations: as Head of APAC, China & Japan IT at Baxalta; Head of APAC (including China) at Shire, Head of Precision Health, at Shire’s Global Hematology Business Unit; and Takeda since 2019, firstly as the Head of Commercial IT and Digital, GEM and most recently was appointed to the GEM Business Unit, as the Head of Data, Digital and Technology. Danielle holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from the University of New England Australia and Degree in Computer and Information Science from the Defence Force Academy Campus at University of New South Wales.
Bobby Thomas · Head – Governance & Analytics, Prudential Bobby Thomas is a seasoned Risk Management Professional with nearly 2 decades of extensive experience primarily in the insurance industry specialising in Risk Management, Internal Process Controls and Analytics. He has primarily been with the Prudential Group in India (ICICI Prudential) where he was Vice President – Operational Risk before moving to Prudential Assurance Company Singapore as the Head of Risk Analytics and then moving as an Innovation Lead. In his current role, he is the Head of Governance and Analytics, Strategic Partnerships, Regional Technology with Prudential Corporation Asia. His passion lies in Risk mitigation and control using Technology and Analytics. In his last role in Innovation, he worked on solutions with various Fintech partners across the globe to identify best in class solutions. By way of education, Bobby is an: • MBA • PG in Enterprise Management • PG in Cyber Laws • PG in Intellectual Property Rights • ILPSE – INSEAD Leadership Program for Senior Executives Bobby is also an ICICI Group Leadership Award winner and a subject matter expert in areas of Risk Management where he shares his knowledge on the subject with various external bodies as well. He has primarily been with the Prudential Group in India (ICICI Prudential) where he was Vice President – Operational Risk before moving to Prudential Assurance Company Singapore as the Head of Risk Analytics and then moving as an Innovation Lead. In his current role, he is the Head of Governance and Analytics, Strategic Partnerships, Regional Technology with Prudential Corporation Asia. His passion lies in Risk mitigation and control using Technology and Analytics. In his last role in Innovation, he worked on solutions with various Fintech partners across the globe to identify best in class solutions. By way of education, Bobby is an : - MBA - PG in Enterprise Management - PG in Cyber Laws - PG in Intellectual Property Rights Bobby is also a Group Leadership Award winner and a subject matter expert in areas of Risk Management where he shares his knowledge on the subject with various external bodies as well. He also won the Innovation Award in 2018 At Prudential Assurance Company Singapore for designing and implementing the Analytics model for Business Health monitoring and represented the company at the Silicon Valley, California.
Partners
- Delphix Delphix is the industry leader for DevOps test data management. Businesses need to transform application delivery but struggle to balance speed with data security and compliance. Our DevOps Data Platform automates data security, while rapidly deploying test data to accelerate application releases. With Delphix, customers modernize applications, adopt multi-cloud, achieve CI/CD, and recover from downtime events such as ransomware up to 2x faster. Leading companies, including Choice Hotels, J.B.Hunt, and Fannie Mae, use Delphix to accelerate digital transformation and enable zero trust data management. Visit us at www.delphix.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
- ManageEngine As the IT management division of Zoho Corporation, ManageEngine prioritizes flexible solutions that work for all businesses, regardless of size or budget. ManageEngine crafts comprehensive IT management software with a focus on making your job easier. Our 120+ award-winning products and free tools cover everything your IT needs. From network and device management to security and service desk software, we're bringing IT together for an integrated, overarching approach to optimize your IT.
- Cloudera At Cloudera, we believe data can make what is impossible today, possible tomorrow. We deliver an enterprise data cloud for any data, anywhere, from the Edge to AI. We enable people to transform vast amounts of complex data into clear and actionable insights to enhance their businesses and exceed their expectations. Cloudera is leading hospitals to better cancer cures, securing financial institutions against fraud and cyber-crime, and helping humans arrive on Mars — and beyond. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open-source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.
- Qlik Qlik, with the recent addition of Talend, is the global leader in data integration, data quality, and analytics solutions. Its comprehensive cloud platform unifies data across cloud and hybrid environments, automates information pipelines and data-driven workflows, and augments insights with AI. Qlik enables users to make data more available and actionable for better, faster business outcomes. With more than 40,000 active customers in over 100 countries, Qlik is committed to providing powerful data solutions to meet the evolving needs of organizations worldwide.
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