Gartner predicts that by 2025, 80% of CIOs will be explicitly measured on their ability to contribute to revenue growth. This shift underscores the evolving role of CIOs, CTOs and senior technology leaders in Asia, who now must navigate a landscape marked by rapid technological disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and economic uncertainties.
In this complex environment, CIOs are no longer confined to traditional technology management roles. They are increasingly viewed as strategic architects of business value, tasked with aligning technology and cybersecurity investments with broader business objectives. This transformation necessitates that they justify their technology expenditures to the board, demonstrating how these investments drive growth, innovation, and security.
Industry experts emphasise the importance of a data-driven culture and strategic alignment in achieving these goals. For instance, Franco Chiam, Vice President at IDC Asia/Pacific, notes that “CIOs must embed technologies like AI into the very DNA of business as a strategic ally in addressing business challenges and opportunities.” This perspective highlights the necessity for technology leaders to not only adopt new technologies but also integrate them into core business strategies.
As CIOs face increasing scrutiny on their roles in protecting revenue streams and ensuring business continuity, they must leverage data analytics and AI to inform decision-making and drive customer engagement. IDC predicts that by 2025, 40% of CIOs will prioritise strategic data management and foster a data-centric culture. This shift is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving digital landscape, especially in Asia, where regulatory compliance and data privacy are paramount.
The upcoming FutureCIO Hong Kong Conference 2025, themed “Pathways Towards Differentiated Success“, will focus on how IT leaders can enhance IT value by ensuring that technology initiatives contribute directly to business growth, resilience, and competitive advantage. The conference will feature insights from industry leaders and practitioners, addressing key topics such as:
As we approach 2025, the role of technology leaders in Asia will increasingly reflect a dual focus on driving business value while ensuring robust cybersecurity measures are in place. The ability to navigate these challenges will be critical for success in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
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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.
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09:00
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
09:15
In a world where everything moves very rapidly, the role of IT and CIO/CTO naturally needs to evolve and develop into technology business partners. IT is now required to champion innovation, advance enterprise business goals and drive enterprise transformation for business growth, efficiency and competitive advantage.
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
09:50
Cloud computing has completely transformed IT capabilities to run more effectively thus support the business to grow and innovate faster. Cloud computing is, however, poised to offer even more profound developments in 2025 – from multi-cloud and hybrid cloud dominance, AI-powered cloud, serverless, edge and quantum computing to the rise of autonomous cloud infrastructure, one that is integrated with artificial intelligence and machine learning.
10:15
The days of just keeping the lights on are gone for today’s IT leaders. Most IT leaders are now under pressure to help the business to drive business changes and propel growth with continuous innovation.
As the epicenter of modern enterprise, CIO/CTO’s role in championing innovation today is often iterated as efforts to help business increase revenue, tap new markets, increase customer engagement or grow new product lines. How should CIOs/CTOs lead innovations that don’t impact current business operations thus overshadow new innovations?
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
10:40
11:10
Gartner predicts that by 2028, organisations that implement comprehensive AI governance platforms will experience 40% fewer AI-related ethical incidents compared to those without such systems. This session will share how AI governance platforms will ensure the legal, ethical and operational performance of enterprise AI systems.
11:35
2024 saw immense growth of Generative AI (GenAI) adoption where the technology fundamentally changed how businesses get done. However, Gartner analysts predict that at least 30% of generative AI (GenAI) projects will be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025, due to poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, escalating costs or unclear business value.
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
12:10
Gartner says more than 80% of Enterprises will have used Generative AI (GenAI) APIs or deployed GenAI-Enabled applications by 2026. With AI emergence as a substantial transformative force and CIOs found themselves standing at the forefront of AI revolution where it reshapes how business operates.
12:35
13:45
In a constantly changing digital landscape, enterprises need to build not only robust and scalable IT infrastructure, but also an infrastructure that is flexible enough to adapt to the latest tech trends such as AI, cloud, critical compute, storage, edge and so on. This session will explore the strategies to exploit digital infrastructure innovations as new generation technologies become available.
14:10
Gartner research shows that 89% of boards agree digital is an implicit part of growth strategy, but 81% report they have not made progress toward or achieved their digital business transformation goals. Now that CEOs and the boards expect to see top- or bottom-line benefits from digital investments, how should CIOs and CTOs handle lagging digital transformation efforts and demonstrate business value from technology investments?
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
14:45
Technical (tech) debt is a growing issue for many organisations. Forrester’s Q2 2024 Tech Pulse Survey revealed that 30% of IT decision makers showed alarming struggle with high or critical debt – a growing burden that is caused by past decisions, time constraints, or external pressures that competes with the ability to pursue new initiatives. Also, in a recent CIO Sentiment Survey by IDC, 47% percent of CIOs expected to overspend blamed excessive tech debt, including old apps.
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
15:10
According to the 2025 Gartner CIO and Technology Executive Survey, only 48% of digital initiatives meet or exceed their business outcome targets. This session will discuss how IT leaders can lead their organisation’s success through developing a successful IT strategy that supports organisation-wide goals and maximised digital investments.
15:25
16:05
As organisations increasingly prioritise sustainability, data centres are coming under scrutiny for their significant energy consumption and environmental impact. Greening data centre operations involves implementing strategies that reduce carbon footprints, enhance energy efficiency, and promote sustainable practices. While many initiatives, such as adopting renewable energy, optimising cooling systems, and improving server utilisation, show promise, others may fall short of expectations. Understanding what works and what doesn’t is crucial for CIOs aiming to create greener, more efficient data centres.
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
16:30
Cybersecurity plays a key role in risk management and business continuity though 2025. The adoption of AI and GenAI, spread of fake news and misinformation, cloud movement and talent crunch are pushing security to the top of IT leaders’ priorities list in 2025. Also, according to Gartner, 44% of C-suites and boards are less confident CISOs can deliver on key priorities. How should CIOs and CISOs protect their organisations from constantly evolving security threats, especially in the era of AI and distorted information?
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
16:55
According to Forrester, while most technology executives expect to increase their IT budgets in 2025, it might not be enough to keep up with inflation. The rising costs from AI and cloud spends, security frameworks, supply chains and tech talents will expect CIOs to manage technology investments more carefully to avoid redundancy.
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
17:30
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