Agenda
IDC CIO Excellence Awards & Symposium
One day event
Registration & Tea/Coffee
Welcome Note
Speaker
Ronita Bhattacharjee
Group Vice President, Events, META, India & APAC, IDC
IDC Keynote : Emerging Trends in IT Innovation
IDC Keynote : Emerging Trends in IT Innovation
This session will explore the latest advancements and shifts in the field of information technology, highlighting how these innovations are reshaping industries in everyday life. The session will provide a comprehensive overview of how businesses and individuals can leverage technology to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Speaker
Ranjit Rajan
Vice President, Research (META), IDC
Navigating Complexity: Simplifying the Tech Buying Process
This session aims to empower decision-makers with actionable insights for navigating the complexities of tech purchasing effectively.
Scaling for Success: Building Distributed Systems
Delves into strategies and best practices for designing and implementing distributed systems that can grow seamlessly with organizational needs. Focus on leveraging scalable architectures to enhance performance, resilience, and flexibility in modern computing environments, ensuring sustainable growth and operational excellence.
Generative AI: Shaping the Future of Innovation
Generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping application development the way we know it. It empowers developers to create apps using natural language inputs, accelerating innovation and improving efficiency. This paradigm shift allows for more personalized, adaptive, and intelligent applications, transforming the future of app developments.
Zero Trust Security: Transforming Cybersecurity in the Modern Enterprise
How Zero Trust principles redefine security strategies by eliminating implicit trust assumptions and enforcing strict access controls. This session highlights the benefits of adopting Zero Trust frameworks to mitigate cyber risks, enhance data protection, and safeguard organizational assets in today’s interconnected and evolving threat landscape.
Tea/ Coffee & Networking Break
Panel Discussion: Unlocking Business Value: CIO Perspectives on AI Success
In this panel, CIOs discuss why organizations struggle to demonstrate AI’s business value, ways to improve business outcomes and RoI, and the importance of measuring both direct and indirect benefits. The panel explores aligning AI with business goals, robust measurement frameworks, and strategies to maximize tangible and intangible gains from AI investments.
Platinum Tracks (Parallel Sessions)
Platinum Track A
Start of Session Raffle
Unleashing the Power of Generative AI for Cybersecurity
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Raffle)
Shattering the Perimeter: The Zero Trust Paradigm Shift
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Raffle)
Platinum Track B
Start of Session Raffle
Securing the Digital Transformation Journey: A Cybersecurity Roadmap
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Raffle)
The Human Factor in Cybersecurity: Building a Culture of Security Awareness
Q&A (Ask Questions & Stand a Chance to Win a Raffle)
Gold Tracks (Parallel Sessions)
Gold Track A
Start of Session Raffle
AI-Powered Cybersecurity: A New Era of Threat Detection and Response
AI-Powered Zero Trust: A New Paradigm for Secure Digital Transformation
Cybersecurity in the Age of Cloud Computing
Gold Track B
Start of Session Raffle
The Zero Trust Advantage: A Strategic Approach to Cybersecurity
Transforming Cybersecurity for the Modern Enterprise with Zero Trust
AI in IT Innovation: Harnessing New Technologies for Business Growth
End User Panel Discussion: Leading the Charge: CIO Strategies for the Agentic AI Era
Synopsis: In this panel CIOs explore how AI agents will disrupt business and organizational models, accelerate automation, and transform applications into agents. The discussion covers technology architecture changes, data and infrastructure needs, and the rising importance of AI governance. Panelists share strategies CIOs should adopt to prepare for the agentic AI era.