- 25 September 2024
- 9:00am - 6:00pm
- Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
EVENT OVERVIEW
The 5th Annual C-Engage Convention is Singapore’s largest, exclusive gathering of CIOs and CFOs happening 25 September 2024 at Marina Bay Sands.
Co-locating the FutureCFO and FutureCIO Conferences, the event helps IT and Finance team leaders learn about technology investments that are cost-effective and directly contribute to the financial health and long-term success of their companies.
This year’s theme of “Delivering Outcomes” focuses on the CFO and CIO collaboration — which is crucial for delivering the desired outcomes set by the CEO and the Board.
The CIO’s focus on leveraging technology for innovation and operational efficiency complements the CFO’s responsibility for financial planning, risk management, and resource allocation. Together, they can create a unified vision for how technology can enable the organization to deliver the desired outcomes.
By aligning their efforts, the CIO and CFO can ensure that technology investments are not only cost-effective but also directly contribute to the financial health and long-term success of the company.
A Gartner poll of more than 1,400 executive leaders revealed that 45% of enterprises are scaling generative AI investments across multiple business functions, with 22% scaling across more than three different functions.
AI is no longer exclusive to the CIO office. Among leading organisations, its democratization of use coupled with a sound governance framework, is creating new business opportunities and delivering desired outcomes.
Make plans now to join your CFO and CIO peers at the 5th Annual C-Engage Convention to learn the latest technologies and best practices to achieve your strategic goals in 2025 and beyond.
At this year’s flagship event, we will cover:
- Achieving sustainable growth
- Transformative leadership
- Embracing AI to power growth
- Harnessing the latest digital capabilities for decision-making
- Continuous innovation
- Human-machine partnerships
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
C-Engage Convention aims to give insights on driving technological transformation and on addressing pressing concerns to optimize digital investments and business performance to over 400 senior IT and finance leaders from multiple industries in the region.
This one-day event offers the best opportunity to hear from the industry’s leading professionals, contribute questions from the floor, engage in panel discussions, attend hands-on workshops on harnessing the power of disruptive technologies, and witness first-hand best practices in deploying the right technology and strategy to be successful in moving to the next phase of digital transformation and managing the change.
High-Level Industry Speakers
We gather 40+ industry speakers and experts from leading organizations for keynote presentations and incisive discussions so you can tap on their invaluable insights and best practices to your digital transformation journey.
Interactive Discussions
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 business leaders on stage.
Networking Opportunities
Meet new business partners, engage and forge new connections with our business leaders, end users, solution providers and many more at our event through luncheons, coffee breaks, one-to-one meetings and informal introductions.
Targeted In-Depth Sessions
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 conferences we crafted for you - FutureCIO and FutureCFO conferences.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
CFOs, VPs, Directors, Heads, MDs, GMs, Sr Mgrs involved in:
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Strategic Planning & Forecasting
- Costing & Budgeting
- Accounting and Reporting
- Fiscal Policy Planning
CIOs, CTOs, Directors, Heads, MDs, VPs, Leads involved in:
- IT Security and Technology Risk
- Enterprise Architecture and Strategy
- IT Infrastructure or Operations
- Big Data/Analytics
- Cloud Management
At the conference
2024 AGENDA
09.00
Conference Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks
Dr. Seamus Phan
Editorial Consultant
CXOCIETY
09.15
PANEL DISCUSSION I: Modernising Foundational Digital Platforms
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.
- Key trends that will shape digital transformation landscape in 2024
- Transforming IT for digital success
- Doing the cloud right: Scalable and flexible
- Transforming IT Ops with hyper-automation
- Optimising digital platforms for AI and D&A delivery
- Building/deploying solutions that support specific revenue stream
MODERATOR:
Allan Tan
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
PANELISTS:
Damian Leach
CIO
SEACO
Darren Sim
Regional IT Director (APAC Digital & Connected Commerce)
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Yedu Siddalingappa
Technology Lead Specialist– AI-Native Networks
JUNIPER NETWORKS
09.50
FIRESIDE CHAT: CIO Priorities and Top Emerging Technologies IT Must Watch
With emerging technologies such as AI creating much fanfare, there is a sense of urgency for CIOs to make critical decisions related to IT to future-proof the business. That includes finding business value in AI, improving the ROI of cloud infrastructure, mulling the value of new digital twin tools, quantum computing, and more.
- Amid competing top agenda items, what is critical?
- Which technologies do CIOs think they should place their emphasis on next, and why?
- Beyond the emerging tech we see today, how should CIOs position themselves to thrive?
INTERVIEWER:
Dr. Seamus Phan
Editorial Consultant
CXOCIETY
INTERVIEWEES:
10.15
PANEL DISCUSSION II: Embedding IT in Business Strategy
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
MODERATOR:
Jowynne Khor
Programme Director
IASA ASIA PACIFIC
PANELISTS:
Bruce Leong
Director, Technology & Strategy
MOUNT ALVERNIA HOSPITAL
Donseok Ahn
Former Global IT Director – Medical
RECKITT
Jawwad Zaki
IT Director
TELENOR ASIA
Parimal Goel
IT Business Partner, Central & South Asia
BD
09.00
Conference Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks
Jeremy Gray
Editorial Consultant
CXOCIETY
09.15
PANEL DISCUSSION I: Achieving Sustainable Growth and Cost Efficiency
Dealing with overall macroeconomic conditions, increased interest rate, rising capital costs and geopolitical challenges will worry many senior finance executives in 2024. Finance leaders are under great pressure to bring costs down to anticipate volatile business landscapes in the coming years and yet, also tasked to preserve profitability for the business.
- What’s top of CFO’s mind in 2024
- Monitoring business/investment risks under global uncertainty in 2024
- Capturing market opportunities to ensure unit economics stay above the hurdle rate
- Strategic cost reduction: Balancing revenue-sustaining and cost-cutting efforts
- Building robust balance sheet in turbulent times
- Striking the optimum balance between cost cutting and investing for growth
MODERATOR:
Jeremy Gray
Editorial Consultant
CXOCIETY
PANELISTS:
Haider Manasawala
Regional Finance Head – Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia
CHEVRON
Kris Giswold
Senior Vice President Finance, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL
Shivam Kumar
CFO – South East Asia and Taiwan
HALEON
Xiang Jie Chung
Vice President Finance
CARRO
09.50
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW I: Revamping the Future of Finance with Connected Finance
Organisations today are stretched from a time and human capital perspective. As the architect of business transformation, how can CFOs use technology to connect and automate the mundane, allowing their teams to use their skills and experience to drive strategic value for their businesses?
In this session, we will hear from Takeda, a multinational pharmaceutical company, on how they have delivered timely and accurate, board-trusted data across their annual reports involving more than 200 entities around the world to drive value, streamline operations, and enhance decision-making capabilities within their organisation.
INTERVIEWER:
Man Kin Tran
Head of Sales, Asia
WORKIVA
INTERVIEWEE:
Olga Oreshkina
Finance Controller, ISEA and TAS
TAKEDA
10.15
PANEL DISCUSSION II: CFO’s Transformative Leadership
- What it takes to be an effective transformative CFO
- Designing a future finance operating model that supports growth and innovation
- CFO’s leadership in delivering transformation projects
- What really matters to a CFO in 2024 and beyond?
- Lessons learned managing stakeholders and orchestrating company-wide transformation
MODERATOR:
Allan Tan
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
PANELISTS:
Christine Tan
Chief Financial Officer, APAC
CYTIVA
Hongrui Mo
CFO
MET ASIA ENERGY
Mike Vorias
Regional Director and Lead for Finance and Risk Solutions, Centre of Excellence
SAP APJ
Sebastian Tan
Board of Director and Regional Head of Finance
AKZONOBEL (ASEAN, SOUTH ASIA)
11.15
KEYNOTE I: Enterprise Software Strategies to Unlock AI Powered Innovation
Enterprise software such as ERPs have long been key to managing an organisation’s customers, sales, people, and money. Often, they are viewed as supporting applications that simply serve a single purpose. However, as businesses become more attuned to delivering amazing customer and employee experiences; a more modern approach to ERP is required to differentiate in the industry, increase profits, retain and grow its people. This session explores the following:
- The role of the CIO in the modern enterprise
- How to leverage emergent technology and deliver excellence
- The role of AI in empowering business productivity and innovation
Shan Moorthy
Chief Technology Officer, APAC
WORKDAY
11:40
PANEL DISCUSSION III: Using Generative AI to Power Growth
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.
- The future of Gen AI’s enterprise developments and applications
- How to leverage GenAI and where do you begin: What is realistic, what has worked and what has not?
- Moderating GenAI
- Managing AI risk, ethics and governance
- GenAI use cases
MODERATOR:
Allan Tan
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
PANELISTS:
Damian Leach
CIO
SEACO
John Ang
CTO
ETONHOUSE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GROUP
Luis Carlos Cruz Huertas
Executive Director, Head of Automation, Infrastructure, Big Data, AI & Analytics
DBS BANK
12:15
KEYNOTE II: Digital Integration Hub and Hyper-Automation: What & Why?
As organizations seek to enhance efficiency and agility, technologies like Digital Integration Hubs (DIH) and Hyper Automation have emerged as game-changers. This session will explore what these technologies are, why they matter, and how they can be leveraged to deliver strategic business outcomes.
- Integrating DIH and Hyper Automation to enable innovations
- How DIH and Hyper Automation support both IT and other business functions in driving value across the organisation
- Embracing DIH and Hyper Automation to position business for long-term success
Taresh Mulky
Head of APAC Presales
FRENDS iPaaS
11:15
KEYNOTE I: Navigating the Future of Financial Reporting: Integrating Automation for Strategic Decision-Making
In an increasingly complex financial landscape, the need for accurate, timely, and strategic financial reporting has never been greater. This session will explore how CFOs can leverage automation to transform their financial reporting processes.
- Harnessing advanced technologies to streamline data consolidation, enhance reporting accuracy, and reduce manual workloads – allowing finance teams to focus on delivering actionable insights
- Leveraging automation to accelerate compliance and empower CFOs to drive more informed strategic decisions
Rui Yuan
Regional Head
LUCANET
11:40
PANEL DISCUSSION III: Embracing Generative AI: Opportunities and Risks for CFOs
According to EY, CFOs saw a new priority on C-Suite agenda as they steer their organisations through an uncertain growth outlook in 2024: Generative AI (GenAI).
As much as this transformative technology is a powerful ally in shaping enterprise’s sustainable and prosperous future in the age of innovation, there are considerations that CFOs need to ponder before they confidently embark on adopting GenAI for their business.
- How is GenAI shaping the future of business and finance teams?
- Prioritising AI projects that deliver ROI
- Tackling technical debt presented by AI investments
- Responsible applications of Gen AI
- Challenges in ensuring AI and data governance
MODERATOR:
Daniel Leung
Country Manager
ACCA SINGAPORE
PANELISTS:
Dr. Yanir Landenberg
Chief Financial Officer
BRITOIL OFFSHORE SERVICES
Peter Oey
CFO
GRAB
Tahsin Alam
Regional Vice President and General Manager, Southeast Asia
UIPATH
12:15
KEYNOTE II: Empowering Your Organisation with Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Automation
Gartner, McKinsey and many other analysts predict that Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Generative AI, is one of the top investment areas for companies seeking a competitive advantage in 2024 and beyond. The AI revolution is impacting all businesses and organizations, and we cannot afford to ignore the opportunity to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and increase user satisfaction.
- How to make sense of the AI landscape and identify where to start
- Leveraging AI and Intelligent Automation to increase business process efficiency
- Improving performance visibility and drive continual process improvement with analytics
Greg Crowl
VP Solutions Engineering, APJ
TUNGSTEN AUTOMATION
13.40
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW I: Enterprise Cyber Risk Management for Today’s CIOs
Given the widespread reliance on technology, complexity of modern networks and vendor supply chains, and continuing proliferation of advanced threats, the role of the CIO has necessarily had to upskill and be on the offensive in relation to cybersecurity and cyber risk management. The stakes are high to get security right every time, whilst other business priorities continue to compete for resources and investments. How do you strike the right balance of resource allocation? What are the best practices and disciplines for CIOs in today’s high-stakes environment?
- Common strategies being deployed by Asia’s leading CIOs to prioritise cybersecurity
- How leaders can foster collaboration between IT, security and other departments to enhance organisation’s cybersecurity discipline
- Practical recommendations on communicating security matters upwards and downwards in the organisation
INTERVIEWER:
Allan Tan
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
INTERVIEWEE:
Jennifer Tiang
Regional Head of Cyber Practice – Asia
WTW
14.05
PANEL DISCUSSION IV: Transformative IT Leadership
In an era of on-going disruptions, the leadership team tend to have ambitious business agendas that require technology. CIOs need to step in and manage broad portfolio of enterprise technology required to transform, innovate, and run the business. To achieve these, CIOs need to deliver tech at speed, innovate at scale and harness the power of human-centred and bold leadership.
- The changing role of CIO
- IT leadership for greater agility
- Meeting the challenges in building enterprise’s digital dexterity and operational models
- Executive effectiveness in delivering digital dividends and transformation projects
- Lessons learned managing stakeholders and orchestrating company-wide transformation
MODERATOR:
Dr. Seamus Phan
Editorial Consultant
CXOCIETY
PANELISTS:
Irwan Yulianto
Head of Enterprise Infrastructure and Smart Innovation
PANASONIC ASIA PACIFIC
Henk van Rossum
General Manager – Group Cloud, Infrastructure and IT Operations
INTERNATIONAL SOS
Arif-Uz-Zaman
Head of Technology
TRANSCOM LTD. (BANGLADESH)
14.40
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW II: Should AI be Regulated?
Allan Tan
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
Raju Chellam
Chairman, Cloud & Data Standards
ITSC (IT STANDARDS COMMITTEE)
13.40
PANEL DISCUSSION IV: Building A Finance-First Culture: Aligning Financial Goals with Business Strategy
This session will explore how CFOs can foster a finance-first culture within their organisations, ensuring that financial goals are deeply integrated with overall business strategy.
- Aligning financial objectives with broader business goals
- Fostering a finance-first culture within organisation
- Strategies for improving financial literacy across all departments
- Role of the CFO in leading cross-functional collaboration
- Real-life examples in successfully integrating finance with business strategy
MODERATOR:
Chieh Suang Khor
VC & PE Partnership
ORACLE NETSUITE
PANELISTS:
Rensyn Hooi
GM
ACME TECHNOLOGY
Rahmat Budiardjo
Former CFO
TECH-ENABLED F&B UNICORN
Michelle Alphonso
CEO
POINTSTAR CONSULTING
14.05
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW II: Improving Working Capital to Sustain the Growth Engine
- Achieving effective working capital management by accelerating cash conversion cycle
- Planning and metrics for effective working capital optimisation strategy
- Finance and Procurement’s strategic collaboration to improve working capital
- Designing debt prevention strategies to mitigate bad debt risks
- Aligning policies, procedures and technology with working capital’s KPIs
Interviewer:
Jeremy Gray
Editorial Consultant
CXOCIETY
Interviewee:
Chaitanya Mehrotra
CFO APJ Region
SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS ULTRASOUND
14:30
PANEL DISCUSSION V: Incorporating Agility into Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting
VUCA or not, cash flow is indisputably the lifeblood of the business. Fulfilling short-term payment obligations have become challenging to some organisations, yet leveraging on credits or borrowing is not quite an answer either as interest rates continue to grow.
Making data-based forecasts and financial strategy will equip finance leaders to tackle obstacles and provide a clear picture of their financial trajectory throughout the coming year.
- Cash flow planning and frequent forecasting amidst uncertainty
- Meeting cash forecasting challenges
- Improving cash forecasting accuracy, liquidity planning and management and working capital with data and modern technologies
- Leveraging AI and ML to build realistic and trustworthy forecasts even without reliable recent historical data
MODERATOR:
Jeremy Gray
Editorial Consultant
CXOCIETY
PANELISTS:
Ma. Celina Leonardo
Senior Director, Corporate Finance and Strategic Investments
THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF®
Koh Lip Wee
Director of Finance
ST. LUKE’S ELDERCARE
Irwan Cahyono
Head of Business Control (FP&A & reporting)
ENGIE SOUTH EAST ASIA
15:30
CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME REMARKS
Allan Tan
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
15:35
C-SUITE KEYNOTE: Evolution of AI in the Workforce
Callistus Lim
Regional Head – Solution Engineering – ASIA & ANZ
FRESHWORKS
16:00
C-SUITE PANEL DISCUSSION I: Doing Things Differently with People and Technology
In order to thrive and succeed in today’s challenging business landscape, quite often than not, enterprises need to become more customer-centric, innovative, inclusive and sustainable. However, to drive the change needed to ensure successful enterprise-wide transformation, introducing new technologies alone is not enough.
- Talent management trends and career opportunities in 2025
- Less about technology and more about people and processes
- People and workflow simplification as key drivers of change and growth
- Enhancing employee experiences for sustained success and long term’s business growth
- Human-machine partnerships for the future of work
MODERATOR:
Allan Tan
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
PANELISTS:
Jasmine Chung
Senior Finance Director
ASCENDA
John Borneman
Regional Director, Singapore
HAYS
Sanjay Bakshi
Group Director, Global Head of Digital & Innovation
DURAPOWER HOLDINGS
Sourabh Chitrachar
Regional VP (APAC) – Technology Strategy & Ops
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
16:35
C-SUITE EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Understanding the Intellectual Property Problem of AI
The rapid evolution of AI technologies raises unique challenges regarding ownership, protection, and compliance with existing IP laws. CIOs and CFOs must navigate a landscape where traditional IP frameworks may not adequately address the nuances of AI-generated content, algorithms, and data. Questions surrounding the ownership of AI outputs, the risks of infringement, and the implications of using open-source tools are paramount. Ultimately, a robust understanding of these issues is essential for organizations to safeguard their innovations and maximize the value of their IP assets in an increasingly competitive environment.
INTERVIEWER:
Allan Tan
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
INTERVIEWEE:
Paul McClelland
Head of Legal and Faculty Member
IPOS INTERNATIONAL
17:00
C-SUITE PANEL DISCUSSION II: Leading the Democratization of Digital Delivery
- Evaluating the current enterprise tech strategy from the finance perspective
- Striking the right balance between innovation and stability
- Financing technologies for innovation
- Controlling the technologies’ finances while ensuring innovation delivery and business value in real time
- Ensuring that technology use, especially in the finance function, is at full potential
MODERATOR:
Allan Tan
Group Editor-in-Chief
CXOCIETY
PANELISTS:
Dominic Ong
CFO & Head of Strategic Partnerships
ENDOWUS
Juan Gomez
Regional ICT Director, APAC
TERUMO ASIA HOLDINGS
Miao Song
Global CIO & Executive Committee Member
GLP
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