- 25 September 2024
- 9:00am - 6:00pm
- Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
EVENT OVERVIEW
The signs have been around for years. 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.
Our FutureCIO Singapore Conference will bring together seasoned IT professionals in Singapore to discover the behind-the-scenes machinations that will drive to the state of innovation and discuss:
- Achieving sustainable growth
- Transformative leadership
- Embracing AI to power growth
- Harnessing the latest digital capabilities for decision-making
- Continuous innovation
- Human-machine partnerships
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
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.
High-Level Industry Speakers
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.
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 finance leaders on stage.
Networking Opportunities
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.
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 country-specific conferences we crafted for you - FutureCFO Conferences.
2024 AGENDA
09.00
Conference Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks
[tlpteam id="9381" title="2024 CIO MODERATOR Dr. Seamus Phan"]
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:
[tlpteam id="8116" title="2024 CIO MODERATOR ALLAN TAN"]
PANELISTS:
[tlpteam id="8503" title="2024 CIO 915 PANEL DISCUSSION_1"]
9.50
FIRESIDE CHAT I: 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:
[tlpteam id="9381" title="2024 CIO MODERATOR Dr. Seamus Phan"]
INTERVIEWEES:
[tlpteam id="8686" title="2024 CIO 1115 FIRESIDE CHAT_1"]
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:
[tlpteam id="8803" title="2024 CIO MODERATOR AARON TAN DANI"]
PANELISTS:
[tlpteam id="8507" title="2024 CIO 1015 PANEL DISCUSSION_2"]
10.50
Morning Coffee Break
11.15
KEYNOTE I: Enterprise Software Innovation for Continuous Innovation
Enterprise software such as SCM, ERP, CRM and HCM have long been considered as support function for business operations that just sit in a data centre or a cloud environment. However, as we are living in an era of innovation, to stay ahead in a competitive landscape, organisations will need to disrupt their IT systems and transform them into digitally innovative platforms.
- Software developments to unlock new revenue streams
- Key challenges in digitally transforming traditional IT ecosystem
- Keeping up with innovation without interfering existing business operations
- Building innovation-driven enterprise software platform
- Incorporating security in the innovation process
[tlpteam id="9947" title="2024 CIO KEYNOTE I 1115 – SHAN MOORTHY"]
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:
[tlpteam id="8116" title="2024 CIO MODERATOR ALLAN TAN"]
PANELISTS:
[tlpteam id="8512" title="2024 CIO 1140 PANEL DISCUSSION_3"]
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
[tlpteam id="9149" title="2024 CIO 1215 KEYNOTE_2_TARESH MULKY"]
12:40
Lunch
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:
[tlpteam id="8116" title="2024 CIO MODERATOR ALLAN TAN"]
INTERVIEWER:
[tlpteam id="9892" title="2024 CIO EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW 1340 – Jennifer Tiang"]
14:05
PANEL DISCUSSION IV: Transformative IT 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: [tlpteam id="9381" title="2024 CIO MODERATOR Dr. Seamus Phan"] PANELISTS: [tlpteam id="8513" title="2024 CIO 1430 PANEL DISCUSSION_4"]
14:40
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW II: Should AI be Regulated?
INTERVIEWER:
[tlpteam id="8116" title="2024 CIO MODERATOR ALLAN TAN"]
INTERVIEWER:
[tlpteam id="10122" title="2024 CIO EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW 1440 – Raju Chellam"]
15:05
Afternoon Coffee Break
15:30
CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME REMARKS
[tlpteam id="8116" title="2024 CIO MODERATOR ALLAN TAN"]
15:35
C-SUITE KEYNOTE: Evolution of AI in the Workforce
[tlpteam id="9663" title="2024 C-ENGAGE 1535 KEYNOTE (for Conference pages)"]
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:
[tlpteam id="6956" title="2023 CFO MODERATOR ALLAN TAN"]
PANELISTS:
[tlpteam id="9289" title="2024 C-ENGAGE 1600 PANEL DISCUSSION_1_copy"]
16:35
C-SUITE EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Understanding the Intellectual Property Problem of AI
The session explores how the democratization of technology is impacting leadership responsibilities, accountability and decision rights.
- Technology and digital initiatives as shared leadership imperatives
- Realising the value of digital initiatives and driving speed and agility with technology democratization
- Empowering various business functions to create technology
- Meeting the challenges in achieving technology integration with business units
- C-Suite collaboration to design and implement a new technology delivery model that fosters democratized digital delivery
INTERVIEWER:
[tlpteam id="6956" title="2023 CFO MODERATOR ALLAN TAN"]
INTERVIEWEE:
[tlpteam id="10055" title="2024 CFO KEYNOTE 2 1405 – Paul McClelland (for CFO page)"]
17:10
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
INTERVIEWER:
[tlpteam id="6956" title="2023 CFO MODERATOR ALLAN TAN"]
INTERVIEWEE:
[tlpteam id="9296" title="2024 C-ENGAGE 1700 PANEL DISCUSSION_2_(For Conference pages)"]
17:35
CLOSING REMARKS
17:45
END OF EVENT
2024 SPEAKERS
Speaking Opportunities:
- Christine Tjahjadi
- [email protected]
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