Agenda
FutureTech Summit
One Day Event
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Welcome Address & Opening
IDC Keynote: The AI Platform Imperative: Architecting for Scale, Speed, and Autonomy
In the fast-evolving AI economy, mastering platform innovation is key to unlocking transformative business value. This presentation offers a strategic roadmap for building AI-ready technology foundations and leadership capabilities. We’ll explore critical building blocks for scalable, secure AI workloads, followed by designing resilient cloud-native and hybrid infrastructures for sustainable AI innovation. Finally, we’ll examine the rise of agentic AI systems enabling autonomous decision-making across IT operations, governance, development, and observability. This presentation equips the C-suite and technology leaders to recalibrate their platform strategy and confidently lead their organizations into the AI economy.
Modernizing Legacy Systems: Mainframe to Cloud and Beyond
From AI Ecosystem to AI Ready Data Centers
Transitioning from AI ecosystems to AI-ready data centers requires scalable infrastructure, optimized workloads, and data architectures that support high-performance AI at scale.
Panel 1: Redefining the Digital Core for the New Enterprise
This panel will explore how organizations are redefining their digital core to meet evolving business demands in an increasingly dynamic, distributed, and data-driven environment. Beyond technology adoption, the discussion will focus on how infrastructure, cloud, and data platforms are becoming key enablers of operational efficiency, agility, and innovation.
The conversation will examine the shift from traditional models to modern architectures—hybrid, cloud-native, and data-centric—designed to scale capabilities, optimize operations, and continuously deliver business value. Leaders will share real-world perspectives on aligning technology with business priorities while balancing performance, cost, data sovereignty, and resilience in complex environments.
FinOps and GreenOps: Optimizing Cost and Sustainability in Hybrid Cloud
FinOps and GreenOps enable organizations to optimize costs and sustainability in hybrid cloud by improving resource efficiency, visibility, and accountability.
Coffee Break
Interview end user
Security in the Age of AI: Balancing Innovation and Risk
Security in the age of AI requires balancing innovation with risk management to protect systems, data, and business outcomes.
Panel 2: AI as a Driver of Business and Operations Transformation
This panel will explore how organizations are leveraging artificial intelligence to transform their business models and optimize operations, moving from isolated initiatives to real, enterprise-wide integration. Beyond use cases, the discussion will focus on how AI is reshaping processes, enhancing decision-making, and unlocking new growth opportunities.
The conversation will also address the key enablers of sustainable adoption, including intelligent automation, the shift toward more autonomous operations, and the need to ensure security, resilience, and regulatory compliance. Leaders will share how they are turning AI into a strategic enabler while balancing innovation, control, and value creation.
Designing AI-Native Architectures: Agility, Openness, and Resilience
Architectural intelligence for a future where AI workloads demand flexibility, security, and seamless integration.
Cloud-Native Transformation: Accelerating Innovation and Resilience
Cloud-native transformation accelerates innovation and resilience by enabling scalable, flexible architectures that support rapid development and continuous adaptation.
Connect Roundtables
Some of the topics to be covered:
- Open-Source and Composable Technologies: Building Agile Ecosystems.
- ESG and Sustainable IT: Aligning Modernization with Business Values.
- Edge Computing for Real-Time Intelligence and Operational Efficiency.
- Hybrid and Multicloud Strategies: Best Practices for European Enterprises.