- 26 November 2019
WELCOME NOTE
As business accelerates, competition intensifies and emerging technologies that drive enterprise value take hold at unprecedented scale. The adoption of digital transformation that revolutionizes overall business operations and generate new revenue streams; such as Cloud, Data Analytics, Blockchain, IoT, AI and Robotic Automation and even the upcoming new era of 5G – is an obvious trend that most organizations can no longer ignore.
Understanding and leveraging on technology are some of the key defining factors in modern corporate leadership and in becoming intelligent organizations. This said, success in today’s technology-driven economy will be determined by successful IT and finance leaders’ collaborative efforts in embracing the latest technologies and choosing the right IT investments for the company.
Now that every corporate executive is working to adapt, anticipate customer demands and enhance customer experience quickly, what does this mean to CFO / CIO? What are exactly the top-to-bottom strategy shifts and new role of CFO and CIO as catalysts for transformation and growth in today’s digital landscape?
Themed “Collaboration-Digital Transformation-Optimization”; C-ENGAGE CONVENTION will address the cutting edge technology developments, strategies in driving technological transformation across companies and building strong CFO-CIO relationship as well as pressing concerns to optimize digital investments and business performance.
Taking place in Singapore on 26 November 2019, this event will co-locate the FutureCFO and FutureCIO conferences, each gathering over 150 senior finance and 150 IT decision makers from cross-industry around the region for a day of insightful presentations, real business case studies, best practices and incisive panel discussion.
The early morning shared plenary session will bring together both the Finance and IT Leaders from enterprises to discuss the challenges they face in their businesses.
We look forward to having you at this exciting event!
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 300 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 30+ 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.
AGENDA
08:15
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00
Chairman’s Welcome Remarks
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
09:05
OPENING KEYNOTE: Spearheading Digital Transformations: A C-Level’s Guide
As much as digital success starts at the top, so does digital failure. With disruptive innovations and technologies transforming the business world, how should the C-Suites revamp their leadership playbook to successfully lead the digital revolution?
- Visionary CEO as the new engine of technological change
- Crafting the right roadmap for the executive teams to keep pace in the digital age
- The digital quotient of a leader
- Getting over the initial humps: From vision to execution
Sreeram Iyer, Chief Operating Officer, Institutional, ANZ BANK
09:35
C-SUITE PANEL DISCUSSION: Reimagining Business for the Digital Age: How to Do It Right?
Majority of organizations have now embarked on some form of digital transformation but the pace of innovation has made some organizations grapple with change due to rapid technological advancements.
- What are the strategies to fully take advantage of digital technologies that deliver lasting improvement to the business?
- How to choose the right technology especially since technology life cycle nowadays is very short?
- How to set the right implementation timeline?
- How to gain critical acceptance in the organization to make digital transformation happen?
- What are the lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid?
- How to move digital transformation forward?
Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY
Panelists:
Sreeram Iyer, Chief Operating Officer, Institutional, ANZ BANK
Ramesh Munamarty, Sr. Executive VP, Technology and Innovation, INTERNATIONAL SOS
Venkat Padmanabhan, President and Global Head of Finance, OLAM INTERNATIONAL
Dennis Chia, CFO, STARHUB
10:15
KEYNOTE: The New C-Suite Dynamics and Collaboration in a Digitally Transformed World
- Trends that shape digital transformation in 2020
- How does digital transformation change the dynamics of the C-Suite?
- Collaboration as key success driver to stay competitive and agile in today’s era of disruption
- Connected planning as a tool to create better decision making, drive performance growth and enable true collaboration across the organization
Bhavik Amit Vashi, VP Customer Success, APAC, ANAPLAN
10:40
KEYNOTE: Future Systems: Thriving in a World of Constant Change
In the session, we are going to discuss Accenture’s Point of View on Future Systems, which defines how companies can thrive in a world where nothing stands still. To establish a clear vision for these systems of tomorrow, Accenture recently conducted interviews with some of our top experts, industry analysts and select clients. We will share our latest thinking on what is required to scale tomorrow’s innovations. Innovate, Scale, Repeat!
Sandip Gupta, Managing Director, Cloud Lead, Products – Middle East, Africa and Asia, ACCENTURE
11:00
Morning Networking Coffee Break
FUTURECIO CONFERENCE
11:25
FutureCIO Conference Chairman’s Welcome Remarks
Cheang Wai Keat, Head of Advisory Singapore, Asean Technology Consulting Leader, EY
11:30
ANALYST KEYNOTE: The Future of CIOs in the Digital Economy
- Technology trend predictions for 2020
- CDO vs. CIO in driving digital transformation
- The role of IT in defining the future beyond digital frontier
- Evolving toward Intelligent Enterprise
Richard Wong, Vice President – Head of ICT, APAC, FROST AND SULLIVAN
12:00
KEYNOTE: A Roadmap to Intelligent Customer Care using IoT
- Revolutionizing customer engagement using intelligent technologies
- CRM: the heart of digital initiatives for years to come
- Role of IoT in intelligent customer care journey
Leo Kyaw, Director Microsoft Practice, S & I SYSTEMS
12:30
PANEL DISCUSSION I: CIO’s Playbook in Architecting and Innovating Customer Experience (CX)
- Why CX should be a concern for CIOs?
- What is the role of IT in achieving desired CX outcomes?
- What skills and who should collaborate with IT team to develop-build-rollout CX strategies?
- What are the key metrics for IT to evaluate the effectiveness or delivery of desired CX outcomes?
- How will the convergence of Cloud, Big Data, AI, IoT and 5G impact CX initiatives – Potentials and challenges?
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY Panelists:
David Tay, Chief Information Officer, BEYONICS
Jason Bridge, IT Director APAC, DYSON OPERATIONS
Gilbert Chuabio, Business Unit Technology Leader, JOHNSON & JOHNSON
San Zaw, Vice President Solution Consulting APJ, TIBCO SOFTWARE
FUTURECFO CONFERENCE
11:25
FutureCFO Conference Chairman’s Welcome Remarks
Jeremy Gray, Director of Operations Asia Pacific, GCP APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
11:30
FIRESIDE CHAT: Digitizing Finance: Practical Action Items for Achieving Singapore’s Smart Nation Goals
- Key trends of e-invoicing in Singapore and other parts of Asia
- How will e-invoicing affect you and the way you do your business?
- Understanding the potentials of electronic Invoicing for enterprises and SMEs
- Turning cost center into profit center with e-invoicing
- The future of business transactions: From hardcopy to PDF to Electronic to Blockchain
Geok Seong Wah, Director E-Invoicing Project Office, IMDA
Volkmar Ahrens, Managing Director, WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT & DOCUMENT CONSULTING ASIA (WMD)
12:00
KEYNOTE: Accelerating Finance Digital Transformation through Automation
- The pathway to build digital finance of the future
- How to make the change in modernizing finance function
- Collaborating with IT and other functions across departments (where inputs are triggered) for finance transformation success
- Why fix something that is “not” broken – the use of spread sheets? Is there a future for spread sheets in digital finance?
Anirban Kumar Ghosh, Asia Pacific Controller, JONES LANG LASALLE
12:30
PANEL DISCUSSION I: Propelling Finance Functions into the Future with Digital Transformation and Innovation
- Digital transformation as a key enabler of strategic finance function
- Adopting RPA and AI to automate cash flow management, payment processes, improve forecasting for budgeting and produce better internal data quality
- Making smart and rapid investments in digital tools that enhance decision-making and support profitability across multiple dimensions
- Roles of CFOs as digital “transformation headhunters” to proactively seek innovative solutions in an increasingly complex digitalized marketplace
KeshMahinder Singh, President and CEO, KOLLECT SYSTEMS Panelists:
Darren Chan, Finance Director, Singapore Food, DAIRY FARM INTERNATIONAL
Christopher Emslie, Asia Regional Treasurer, GENERAL MILLS
Frederic Verin, SVP Finance and HR, HAPPYFRESH
Eileen Tan, Regional Finance Director, LUXASIA
Sunil Golecha, CFO – Asia Pacific & Emerging Markets, THOMSON REUTERS
13:10
Networking Lunch
14:10
KEYNOTE: Future-proofing Supply Chain 4.0 against Emerging Cyber-Physical Threats
Steven Sim, Vice President, ISACA SINGAPORE CHAPTER
14:40
KEYNOTE: Data Strategies to Drive Enterprise-wide Analytics Transformation
Gartner predicts that by 2022, 90% of corporate strategies will explicitly mention information as critical enterprise asset and analytics as an essential competency.
With the arrival of emerging technologies and increasing deluge of data, how do big data and analytics implementations help elevate enterprise’s value in today’s digital economy?
- The future of big data and analytics in digital age
- Fundamentals in making data strategy actionable and delivers highest ROI
- Managing data ethics, security and privacy complexities in the era of big data, ML and AI
Sutowo Wong, Director, Analytics and Information Management Division, MINISTRY OF HEALTH
14:10
KEYNOTE: Leveraging Data Analytics to Transform FP & A
- Embracing latest technologies for finance function excellence
- Data and analytics as robust digital strategy
- Success strategy in driving and implementing successful digital transformation: Milestones and lessons learned
Keyur Shah, Senior Director Finance, F&A COE, APAC, JOHNSON & JOHNSON
14:40
KEYNOTE: In the Know – 2020 Industry Forecast and Strategic Travel Costs Management
Travel and expense spend is a significant corporate investment and for most companies, it is the 2nd or 3rd largest controllable expense. How will economic factors and supplier strategies affect business travel costs in 2020? What pricing developments should you anticipate to effectively manage your cost in 2020?
- Global, regional and market macroeconomic factors influencing travel
- Key industry and market developments and their effect on managed travel
- Forecasts for air, hotel, meetings and ground transportation
- Insights on how to beat the forecasts
Neeraj Singhal, CFO Asia Pacific, BCD TRAVEL
14:55
KEYNOTE: The New Age CFO: In the Driver’s Seat or Being Driven?
- Changing gears and taking charge of CFO’s largest cash outflow
- The rise of expert systems and automating the un-automatable
- Evaluating the right technology and creating a solid framework to thrive in today’s uncertainty
Vishal Parekh, Head South Asia & ASEAN, THOMSON REUTERS
15:15
Afternoon Networking Coffee Break
15:45
KEYNOTE: Data-Centric Risk Management in Digital Transformation
- Developing a data-centric risk management model in digital transformation
- Articulating the Business Value of Information Security on day to day operations
- Implementing data-centric controls driven by the users with embedded classification and protection
- Shifting stringent security controls to compliance controls
Mathieu Lahierre, Principal Application & Data Security, BHP
16:15
EXECUTIVE PANEL II: Convergence of Cloud and New Waves of Intelligent Technologies
- The next phase of cloud computing as digital business transformation enabler
- Combining cloud with new emerging technologies to achieve measurable customer experience outcomes
- How will the convergence new technologies shape the next generation of applications?
Allan Tan, Editor in Chief, CXOCIETY Panelists:
Jason Harvey, Managing Director, Asia Head for Markets and Securities Services Technology (MSST), CITI
Lee Kok Yeong, Director, Business Development, HITACHI CONSULTING
Steve Ng, Lead, Digital Platform Operations, MEDIACORP
Justin Ong, IT General Manager, PANASONIC ASIA PACIFIC
Darren Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, SPACE DC
17:00
Closing Remarks by Chairman
Cheang Wai Keat, Head of Advisory Singapore, Asean Technology Consulting Leader, EY
17:15
End of Conference
15:45
FIRESIDE CHAT: Strategic Treasury – The Catalyst of Value Creation
JaeSon Kim, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, KYRIBA
Interviewee:
Lay Perk Toh, Corporate Treasurer, KULICKE & SOFFA
16:05
EXECUTIVE PANEL II: Monetizing Digitalization – How to Get the Most from Your Digital Initiatives
Digital change transcends functional and business boundaries, from how the company should go to the market, interact with customers, and carry out operations to ensuring excellent internal and external customer experience. With the ongoing and evolving digital transformation efforts, measuring the return on digital transformation investments can be tricky.
- How to realize the value of digital investments?
- How to deal with the high TCO and recurring annual maintenance costs (AMC) of technology investments in the current uncertain economic situation?
- What are the strategies to check digital projects’ payoff?
Moderator:
Christiaan van Es, Regional Vice President – Revenue Southeast Asia & India, RGP
Panelists:
Alvin Liew Voon Siong, Finance Director, G4S
Goh Yin Shian, Group Financial Controller, TECKWAH INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
Deepak Chandran, CFO (International), WIPRO CONSUMER CARE AND LIGHTING
16:45
Closing Remarks by Chairman
Jeremy Gray, Director of Operations Asia Pacific, GCP APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
17:00
End of Conference
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