Make plans now to join CIOs, CTOs and other IT leaders on 24 Oct 2024 at the leading CIO conference in Hong Kong. At the conference you’ll hear how the CIO’s opportunities and responsibilities are expanding – and continue to do so in good times and bad. What is clear is that the CIO is expected to focus the organisation’s attention and energy towards delivering business outcomes.
“CIOs need to orchestrate peers, partners and the IT organization toward the business objectives. With a small, but powerful set of practices, CIOs will be the outcome-driven leader the organization needs,” said Christie Struckman, VP Analyst at Gartner.
The conditions for 2024 reflect a consistent theme of the past few years with uncertainties and volatility continuing to test the mettle of leadership across the board, the executive suite, and down the functional lines of the organisation.
The common thread is the recognition that technology will be central to not only achieving adaptive resilience but uncompromising growth – the Board knows this, and the Executive Suite is counting on this. For the CIO, the task of delivering business outcomes is all the more challenging when faced with calls for greater use of technology to power business initiatives, restrained budgets/resources, and greater pressures for accountability not just for what has been spent but for what is yet to come.
The 2nd FutureCIO Hong Kong Conference is back to Kowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong on 24 October 2024, bringing together seasoned IT professionals in Hong Kong to discover the behind-the-scenes machinations that will drive to the state of innovation and discuss:
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
CIOs, CTOs, Directors, Heads, MDs, SVPs, VPs, Leads, involved in:
The FutureCFO Conference aims to give CFOs, who also act as their company’s strategic business partner and catalyst, insights on ensuring corporate growth and successfully mitigating risks and challenges amidst the current economic and political uncertainties in their countries. The conference will also address strategies and best practices on how CFOs can reimagine finance functions and their organizations to survive and thrive in today’s fast-paced and digitally driven landscape.
This by-invitation only one-day event will gather over 120 senior finance leaders from multiple industries and offers the best opportunity to hear from the industry’s leading professionals, contribute questions from the floor, engage in incisive panel discussions that discuss real-life business cases, updates and strategies to meet the most pertinent challenges facing the finance function in 2020.
We gather 20+ industry speakers and experts from leading organizations for keynote presentations and incisive discussions so you can tap on their invaluable insights and best practices important to your finance function management and transformation.
Be part of our interactive panel discussions that address the current hot topics, share ideas and experiences and get the answers to your pressing questions from prominent finance leaders on stage.
Meet new business partners, engage and forge new connections with fellow finance and treasury leaders in the region, solution providers and many more at our event through luncheons, coffee breaks, one-to-one meetings and informal introductions.
8 hours of learning and networking opportunities packed into 10 in depth sessions. Listen to corporate-driven best practices and case studies sharing that are targeted to your profession through the personalized country-specific conferences we crafted for you - FutureCFO Conferences.
09:00
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
09:15
An IDC study, mentions that digital infrastructure is set to drive 43% of business revenue in Asia by 2027. From adopting customer-centric mindset to embracing product-based approaches, CIOs need to redesign their IT framework and strategy to guarantee continuous business transformation.
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Panelists:
Ralph Chan, Group Head of Technology Transformation and Enterprise Services, bolttech
Dr. Crystal Fok, Director of AI Applications, AISC Project Team, CYBERPORT
Dave Chen, Vice President (Cutting-Edge Technologies), HONG KONG COMPUTER SOCIETY
09:50
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses are increasingly reliant on digital channels to connect with customers, deliver services, and drive revenue. However, maintaining the reliability, performance, and security of these digital channels presents a significant challenge.
Organisations look to drive better business outcomes but often have difficulty overcoming challenges such as data overload, tool sprawl, and organizational resistance while doing so. Teams are overloaded and unable to keep pace with the ever-increasing demands of the business and ultimately this leads to burn out and unsatisfactory customer experiences.
In this presentation, we will explore strategies for fostering a culture of observability and share how other organisations have driven innovation, optimised their costs and mitigated risks and delivered exception customer experiences.
Harris Wong, General Manager & Regional Director, Greater China Region, DYNATRACE
10:15
Innovation does not always have to be disruptive for Enterprise IT. This session will address how to enable innovation and integrating it seamlessly into existing IT enterprise systems to fuel business growth and competitiveness, create new business capabilities, and maintain operational stability.
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Interviewee:
Fuller Yu, Exco Member of Cyber Security Specialist Group, HONG KONG COMPUTER SOCIETY (HKCS)
10:40
11:10
Senior representative, INFOR
11:35
2024 is the year of Generative AI (Gen AI). 2024 Work Trend Index mentions that 88% of knowledge workers in Hong Kong use GenAI at work while 86% of AI users are bringing their own AI tools to work – a testament that employees in Hong Kong are much more willing to empower themselves to adopt innovations than most other regions.
With more organisations in Hong Kong deploying gen AI at work, building the right IT infrastructure to harness AI is key. From networking to compute to storage, embedding AI into the business requires a different kind of framework than traditional IT. What are the best practices and innovations that IT leaders must undertake in adopting the latest AI trends, thus accommodate the changing business needs and future growth?
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Panelists:
Roddie Samuel, VP Sales APAC, DIGITAL REALTY
Shah Irani, Chief Technology Officer, FLEET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Quentin Leung, Head of Technology, TAHOE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Robby Ma, Group IT Director, TIANDA GROUP LIMITED
12:10
Mark Arel, Head of Professional Services, AWS HONG KONG
12:35
13:45
14:10
The era of widespread adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) tools have come. AI has captured the attention of many IT leaders and reaching more users. CIOs must prepare to fit emerging transformative technologies, such as GenAI, into the enterprise’s digital planning and technology investments.
Moderator:
Simon Kong, Vice President, Consulting, RGP
Panelists:
George Chung, Head of IT, HK EXPRESS
Bianca Ho, Director of Information Technology, SWIRE HOTELS
Queenie Chan, General Manager – Business Analytics & e-Development, THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY (TOWNGAS)
14:45
GenAI poses a challenge for leaders: how to balance the benefits of democratization with the need for central oversight?
This session will showcase how two organizations are leveraging platforms, rethinking resourcing and other operating model shifts to balance this tension and maximize the value of their GenAI investments.
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Interviewees:
Keith Ip, CTO, LI & FUNG
Kanth Kolluru, Head of IT Infrastructure & Security, PACIFIC BASIN SHIPPING HK LIMITED
15:10
15:40
According to Triton Market Research, the global Everything as A Service (XaaS) market is estimated to witness revenue at a CAGR of 20.94% during the forecast period 2023-2030 and is expected to reap revenue worth $2610.98 billion by 2030. Why does XaaS matter to business?
Hubert Tsang, CIO, PACIFIC TEXTILES HOLDINGS LIMITED
16:05
In today’s increasingly complex threat landscape, critical systems and data have become a prime target for malicious actors that could potentially disrupt critical business operations. With the increasing convergence of physical and digital domains and rapid shifts to emerging techs adoption like AI, IoT, and cloud computing – while all these new tech integrations promise improved efficiencies and operations, they also cause current enterprises to be more susceptible to cyberattacks.
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Interviewees:
Kanth Kolluru, Head of IT Infrastructure & Security, PACIFIC BASIN SHIPPING HK LIMITED
Silvia Ihensekhien, Director of Information Security and Risk Management, SWIRE COCA-COLA
16:30
IDC predicts that by 2026, 60% of CIOs will find their roles being challenged by line-of-business (LOB) counterparts who can better demonstrate the ability to align technology with organisation’s mission and customers.
As an enabler that solves business’s problems and needs, IT is a powerful catalyst for business’ progress, innovation and efficiency. Therefore, to emerge as a true business enabler, CIOs must have profound understanding of the organisation’s wider goals and act as business’ strategic partner.
• IT as business enabler
• Strategies for tracking and assessing disruptive trends
• Partnering with business teams and building an ecosystem of innovation partners
• CapEx vs. OpEx: Funding IT strategy that delivers against business objectives
• Adopting a franchise model for IT to co-own the responsibility of digital delivery with other CxOs
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Interviewees:
Terrence Siu, Chief Information Officer, APAC, L’OCCITANE GROUP
Sam Lim, Chief Information Technology Officer, PRUDENTIAL HONG KONG LIMITED
16:55
17:00
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
Director of Information Technology
SWIRE HOTELS
Vice President (Cutting-Edge Technologies)
HONG KONG COMPUTER SOCIETY
Director of AI Applications, AISC Project Team
CYBERPORT
Exco Member of Cyber Security Specialist Group
HONG KONG COMPUTER SOCIETY (HKCS)
Head of IT
HK EXPRESS
General Manager & Regional Director, Greater China Region
DYNATRACE
CIO
PACIFIC TEXTILES HOLDINGS LIMITED
Head of IT Infrastructure & Security
PACIFIC BASIN SHIPPING HK LIMITED
CTO
LI & FUNG
Head of Professional Services
WS HONG KONG
General Manager – Business Analytics & e-Development
THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY (TOWNGAS)
Head of Technology
TAHOE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Group Head of Technology Transformation and Enterprise Services
bolttech
Group IT Director
TIANDA GROUP LIMITED
VP Sales APAC
DIGITAL REALTY
Chief Information Technology Officer
PRUDENTIAL HONG KONG LIMITED
Chief Technology Officer
FLEET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Director of Information Security and Risk Management
SWIRE COCA-COLA
Vice President, Consulting
RGP
Chief Information Officer, APAC
L'OCCITANE GROUP
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