IDC predicts that by 2027, organisations with highly developed industry value chains on an ecosystem control plane will innovate 25% faster than other businesses. Separately, Gartner research shows that four out of five CEOs are increasing digital technology investments to counter current economic pressures, including inflation, scarce talent, and supply constraints.
However, while information technology leaders have proven adept at identifying what technologies will be most suitable for the organisation, Gartner CEO and CIO surveys reveals few of these investments are delivering the digital dividends that senior leadership expects.
The triple squeeze of economic pressure (and persistent high inflation), scarce and expensive talent and ongoing supply challenges is heightening the desire and urgency to realise time to value.
In 2023, how should CIOs in Malaysia plan, execute and manage transformation initiatives?
Taking place on 15 June 2023 from 9 am to 5.30pm (GMT +8), at the FutureCIO Malaysia Conference, leading IT practitioners from multiple industries in Malaysia will converge to reveal, discuss and share observations and strategies for the year ahead, including:
This event also aims to address CIOs’ pressing concerns and business priorities in 2023, best-in-class IT leadership and management strategies as well as emerging technological and innovation trends to be agile, transformative and resilient amidst the rapidly evolving business landscapes.
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
The recent developments on economic and geo-political landscapes have transformed the objectives of digital investments. Therefore, it is imperative for CIOs to understand the types of financial and business impacts and time frame that other key business leaders from the organisation expect from IT to deliver. This session will investigate the evolution of CIO’s role, leadership, organisational and technology priorities that IT leaders need to lead today and tomorrow.
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Panelists:
Gaurav Sharma, Group CIO, MMC PORTS
Dr. Deny Rahardjo, Group Chief Information and Digital Officer, SIME DARBY BERHAD
09:50
Charting a winning course to the cloud can be a challenge – especially when a third of cloud spend is wasted. Sailing teammates work together to pull every advantage from race day winds. In the same way, your organisation needs to derive maximum utility from their available cloud budget. The problem is that companies can’t control how much is spent on cloud resources or who’s spending it, so they wind up with unexpected bills.
Jun Hao Wong, Practice Lead for IT Operations Management, SEA, OPENTEXT
10:15
A 2022’s IDC survey found that 83% of respondents agree sustainability is the most important criteria in IT buying decisions. As technology continues to take a larger role in corporate sustainability practices, purpose-driven CIOs need to create and implement a comprehensive sustainable technology strategy.
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Interviewee:
Ramesh Kanason, Vice President Group MIS, WASCO ENERGY GROUP OF COMPANIES
10:40
11:10
“Business composability is the antidote of volatility”, said Monika Sinha, Research Vice President at Gartner. A Gartner’s CIO report reveals that enterprises need to embrace business composability to thrive through disruptions, pursue new value streams through technology and stay ahead of competitions.
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Interviewee:
Ts. Tengku Intan Narqiah Tengku Othman, Group Chief Future Officer, SIRIM
11:35
Dealing with legacy systems and technology today and in the coming years is complicated and finding the necessary expertise to deal with legacy technology can be challenging. Enterprises with a lot of legacy technology find that legacy systems are a major inhibitor to stay agile and accelerate their digital transformation initiatives. This session will discuss insights into modernisation drivers, challenges, and best practices.
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Panelists:
Giap Bui Dinh, Founder & CEO, AKABOT – FPT CORPORATION
Vijayndran Asokan, Head Enterprise Application, CARSOME
Terence Tan, Director IT – Business Relationship Management (BRM) | Global Technology Services – APAC, HERBALIFE NUTRITION
Azizi Rashdi, Head, IT Operations & Engineering, SAPURA ENERGY
12:10
For companies that are migrating to the cloud, many will likely continue to have some of their critical applications on-premises. Hybrid cloud integration provides the middle ground solution for enterprises; however, operating on hybrid cloud does not come without its fair share of challenges.
12:35
13:30
Varun Vig, Senior Director, Strategic Alliances and Channels – APJ, India and MEA, FRESHWORKS
13:55
• Evolving CIO’s role in shaping customer experience (CX) across the entire customer lifecycle in the digital era
• CIO-CX Teams collaboration to ensure no blind spots in customer journey
• CIO’s must-haves in improving end-to-end CX and sales
Vic Omelchenko, VP of Digital Transformation of APAC Region, NOVENTIQ
14:20
“Cloud is the powerhouse that drives today’s digital organisations”, said Sid Nag, Research Vice President at Gartner. With enterprises’ cloud journeys are maturing and enterprise multi-cloud footprints continute to grow in scale and complexity, enterprises are struggling with simplifying their cloud operations and managing/controlling their cloud costs amidst the escalating IT costs.
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Panelists:
Tan Yong Nien, SVP, Technology & Operations, CAGAMAS BERHAD
Ganeshbabu Nagarajan, Head – Cloud Acceleration , STANDARD CHARTERED GBS MALAYSIA
14:55
15:25
Managing cyber security is indeed a one never-ending race. With threats constantly evolving and attackers always find new ways to adopt new strategies to expand their attack surfaces, enterprises need to take a more proactive, forward-looking stance in reinventing information security to protect their two biggest assets: Their people and data.
Interviewer:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Interviewee:
Baljit Singh, Head of Strategy, Planning and Governance, DIGITAL NASIONAL BERHAD
15:50
Casey Kwan, VP and Head of Enterprise Cloud, SAP SOUTHEAST ASIA
16:15
Workplaces in 2023 will be more diverse, flexible and distributed than ever before. As enterprises in Asia adapt to the new way of working, to cater the shifting employees’ expectations, IT leaders in Malaysia need to find ways to ensure productivity across organization while keeping employees happy and engaged in the hybrid working world.
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Panelists:
Budiman Bujang, Head of Digital Strategy & Enterprise Architecture, JOHOR CORPORATION
Tan Jit Wei, CTO, MAMEE-DOUBLE DECKER
Ts. Izuddin Abdullah, Head of IT, TNB INTEGRATED LEARNING SOLUTION
16:50
17:00
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
Head, IT Operations & Engineering
SAPURA ENERGY
Head of Strategy, Planning and Governance
DIGITAL NASIONAL BERHAD
Head, Digital Strategy & Innovation
JOHOR CORPORATION
VP and Head of Enterprise Cloud
SAP SOUTHEAST ASIA
Group Chief Information and Digital Officer
SIME DARBY BERHAD
Head – Cloud Acceleration
STANDARD CHARTERED GBS MALAYSIA
Group CIO
MMC PORT HOLDINGS
Founder & CEO
AKABOT - FPT CORPORATION
Practice Lead for IT Operations Management, SEA
OPENTEXT
Vice President Group MIS
WASCO ENERGY GROUP OF COMPANIES
Head of Systems Engineering, Growth & Emerging Markets
NUTANIX
CTO
MAMEE-DOUBLE DECKER
SVP, Technology & Operations
CAGAMAS BERHAD
Director – Global Enterprise Services: APAC, Digital and Technology Services
HERBALIFE
Head of IT
TNB INTEGRATED LEARNING SOLUTION
General Manager (Technology Strategy), Group Information Technology
DRB-HICOM BERHAD
Senior Director, Strategic Alliances and Channels - APJ, India and MEA
FRESHWORKS
VP of Digital Transformation of APAC Region
NOVENTIQ
Head Enterprise Application,
CARSOME
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