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GLOBAL MEDIA & CxO SUMMIT Digital Transformation—addressing CxO Challenges
Hayes Mansion, San Jose, California, USA February 15th & 16th 2023
AGENDA
WELCOME...
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the NetEvents Global Media & CxO Summit.
It is so lovely to see you all here – some familiar faces and some new ones! We hope you had a pleasant journey and are delighted to welcome you to the NetEvents 2023 Global Media & CxO Summit, including top press and analysts covering 25 countries around the globe – a truly international multi-cultural event! We wish you an enjoyable and productive few days, networking with fellow IT professionals. The main NetEvents representatives responsible for organising all conference schedules, individual briefing sessions, conference transcripts etc. at this event are Helen Whitworth and Sian Aceto. Julie Mocock will be taking care of all other logistical arrangements such as press travel arrangements, airport transfers, catering and general hotel liaison. On Tuesday February 14th, our media registration desk will be open at the Hayes Mansion from 5.30pm – 8:00pm, located in the main reception area and we would like to invite you to join the Welcome Recep- tion in the evening which will take place in Orlo’s at 7pm, closing at 9pm. The event commences on Wednesday February 15th with breakfast in Hayes Foyer from 7:30-8:30am. The conference will then commence at 8.40am in Hayes 2 with an opening keynote presentation by Tom Bianculli, CTO of Zebra Technologies in which he will be discussing ‘Transformational benefits at the intelligent edge’, followed by an onstage interview with Roy Chua, Founder & Principal, Avid Think. This keynote will be followed by a series of industry debates on Cloud, IoT, and Business Continuity chaired by leading analysts and we end the morning conference with a VIP fireside chat on ‘Secrets for Success – Learning from the Past and Planning for the Future’ with Dr Mary Lou Jepsen, Chairman of the Board, Openwater. Lunch will commence at 12.20pm outside on the terrace, when meeting schedules will be provided to each delegate. At 1.50pm, the most important element of this summit will commence – the individually scheduled briefings between press, analysts and delegate companies. All briefings will take place in Hayes Foyer. For those who have registered to take part in the CxO round table workshops, please make your way to Willow Glen, in the main Mansion House, after lunch where the scheduled workshops will start at 1.50pm through to 5.10pm. At 6.00pm there will be a cocktail reception hosted by Dell’Oro Group in the Hayes Foyer. This will be followed at 7.00pm by the NetEvents dinner and the 2023 awards ceremony held in Hayes 2. During dinner, we will announce the winners of the ‘CxO of the Year’ and ‘Women Business Leaders’ Awards. Thursday’s conference sessions will open at 8:40am with guest speaker, Ramesh Marimuthu – VP & Head of Americas, Tata Communications. Interviewed by Zeus Kerravela, Founder and Principal Analyst, ZK Research. Ramesh will be discussing ‘Building Hyperconnected ecosystems –what's Next for the Enterprise’. We’re also delighted that Prof. Martin Curley, Chair of UN Digital Health Symposium will be closing our ple- nary sessions with key takeaways from the event and sharing some insights gained as a thought leader at the cutting edge of digital transformation. Lunch will take place on the terrace at 12.20pm, followed by scheduled briefing sessions from 1.30pm to 4.00pm in Hayes Foyer. There are airport transfers scheduled for media on Thursday after the event finishes. The coach will depart at 4.30pm promptly for all press going to SFO airport. Please refer to the NetEvents registration desk for further details and any SJC transfers.
On behalf of our team, I would like to wish you an enjoyable and successful event. If there is anything we can do to assist you during your stay, please do not hesitate to ask.
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A special thanks…..
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A selection of featured speakers…
Hugo Vliegen Senior Vice - President of Product Management
Amir Khan President & CEO
Renuka Nadkarni Chief Product Officer
Roy Chua Founder & Principle
Matt Lourens Office of the CTO
Jan Söderström Vice President and Head of Advanced Technology and Industry Group
Anit Lohtia CTO, 5G Strategy Lead
Harry McCracken Global Technology Editor
Prakash Mana Chief Executive Officer
Yousuf Khan Vice President,
Technical Marketing, Cisco Data Center & Provider Connectivity
Dr Srinivas Bhattiprolu Global Head of Advanced Consulting Services & Pre - sales
Paul Hughes Research Director, Future of Connectedness
Jason Bloomberg President & Principal Analyst
Steve McDowell Principal Analyst & Founding Partner
MK Palmore Director, Office of the CISO
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Mark Cohn Principal Technology Strategist
Dr Mary Lou Jepsen Chairman of the Board
Manish Mehta CTO of Security
Michael McNerney Marketing VP
John Canali Principal Analyst, IoT
Jason Rolleston VP & GM of Security Business
Srinivas Rao AVP & Solution Specialist
Vikas Tandon AVP – Product Management & IoT
Ramesh Marimuthu VP & Head of Americas
Pavan Pidugu Chief Technology Officer
Zeus Kerravala Founder and Principal Analyst
Prof. Martin Curley Chair of UN Digital Health Symposium
Tom Bianculli Chief Technical Officer
Ken Levine Chief Executive Officer
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OUTLINE AGENDA
Tuesday 14th February
5:30pm – 8:00pm
7:00 — 9:00pm
Wednesday 15th February
NetEvents conference registration desk open — Location: Hayes Foyer
7:30 – 8:30am
7:30 – 8:30am
Opening welcome and conference introduction — Location: Hayes 2 Event introduction by Angus Robertson, NetEvents Board Member.
8:40 — 8:50am
Opening keynote presentation by Tom Bianculli, CTO of Zebra Technologies — Transformational benefits at the intelligent edge Our keynote will be offering useful insights for companies going through digital transformation, looking to make business-critical decisions with the aid of solutions that intelligently connect people, assets and data. They are responsible for helping customers across a range of verticals realise the benefits of intelligent edge solutions and the IoT, and will talk about optimizing workflows, operations, and decisions in real time for efficient, impactful results.
8:50 — 9:10am
Keynote interview and audience Q&A with Tom Bianculli, CTO of Zebra Technologies and Roy Chua, Founder & Principal, Avid Think
9:10 – 9:30am
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Wednesday 15th February
9:30 — 10:10am
Conference Debate Session I: The Future of secure cloud connectivity Introduced and chaired by Jason Bloomberg, President & Principal Analyst, Intellyx Tomorrow’s security protection will be built in the cloud and with cloud needs put first. Solutions are needed that give secure access to sensitive cloud-based data and mission-critical systems. Networking and security must furthermore be better integrated to allow for maximum protection while empowering and enabling all employees whether they are mobile, working from home or office-based. This debate will consider what the cloud-centric security of tomorrow will really look like. Panellists: Amir Khan, President & CEO, Alkira; Renuka Nadkarni, Chief Product Officer, Aryaka Networks; Prakash Mana, Chief Executive Officer, Cloudbrink; MK Palmore, Director - Office of the CISO, Google Cloud; Srinivas Rao, AVP& Solution Specialist, Tata Communications
Conference Debate Session II: IoT and the Network Edge of Tomorrow Introduced and chaired by John Canali, Analyst Chair: Principal Analyst, IoT, Omdia
10:10 — 10:50am
IoT use cases are multiplying weekly. The hot IoT applications of next year probably haven’t been invented yet. How do you keep pace with developments in this dynamic space? What connectivity is needed to make the IoT market of tomorrow as profitable as possible? What sectors will be the next big IoT playgrounds? Panellists: Anit Lohtia, CTO, 5G Strategy Lead, Dell Technologies; Marc Cohn, Principal Technology Strategist, Spirent Communications; Vikas Tandon, AVP – Product Management & IoT, Tata Communications; Tom Bianculli, CTO, Zebra Technologies
10:50 — 11:10 am
11:10 — 11:50 am
Conference Debate Session III: Business continuity in the face of current and future challenges Introduced and Chaired by Paul Hughes, Research Director, Future of Connectedness, IDC Nobody can predict the next global crisis, but enterprises need to be prepared for it. Disruption caused by network failures, natural disasters, power outages, geopolitical events, or health crises can impact organizations of any size, in any location, and at any time. Every organization needs to have a business continuity plan to ensure operations can continue. A distributed, cloud-first architecture with built- in, redundant high availability ensures an organization’s users can stay productive while IT maintains control over access to corporate resources. This session explores the critical elements for an organization’s business continuity plan to ensure readiness when a crisis strikes. Panellists: Amir Khan, President & CEO, AlkiraHugo Vliegen, Senior Vice- President of Product Management, Aryaka Networks; Prakash Mana, Chief Executive Officer, Cloudbrink; Srinivas Rao, AVP & Solution Specialist, Tata Communications; Ken Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Xcitium
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Wednesday 15th February
VIP Keynote: Secrets for Success – Learning from the Past & Planning for the Future Dr Mary Lou Jepsen, Chairman of the Board, Openwater Keynote ‘Fireside Chat’ led by Harry McCracken, Global Technology Editor, Fast Company Time Magazine 100, CNN’s “Top 10 Thinkers”, Anita Borg’s “Top 50 Female Computer Scientists”, Forbes’ “America’s Top 50 Women in Tech” and a host of other awards and honours... not just an innovator with over 200 patents to her name (100+ in the last 5 years), she is also recognized for her radical approach to innovation itself. Where others see setbacks, she sees new sources of inspiration: her experience of undergoing brain surgery led to acclaimed contributions to healthcare, brain imaging and IA as an essential complement to AI. Where others see existential threats she sees new challenges. In this fireside chat led by Harry McCracken of Fast Company, we will hear about her progressive approach to innovation, the mindset, the drive... and staying wide open to the unexpected.
11:50am — 12:15pm
Lunch — Location: Hayes terrace
12:20pm — 1:30 pm
Wednesday afternoon break-out sessions are split into two parallel event tracks.
Media Track
CxO Track
Delegates at the NetEvents Global Media will join a series of 30-45 min. individually scheduled media briefing sessions throughout the afternoon with top technology press and analysts covering more than 25 countries worldwide.
C-Level Executives will join the Business Innovation Leaders Forum for the CxO roundtable workshops. By invitation only — exclusive, private sessions.
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AFTERNOON AGENDA
Media Track — press & analyst briefings
CxO Track — roundtable workshops
1:50pm — 5:10pm - Location: Hayes Foyer A series of individually scheduled media briefing sessions with top technology press and analysts covering more than 25 countries worldwide. These afternoon sessions are always the most important element of our events. Delegates move on every 30-45 mins to brief a pre-selected group of press and/or analysts – briefings may comprise of an overview of the company and its strategy for the regional/international market; announcement of new product/service introductions or industry partnerships and customer wins; presentation of use cases and case studies; commentary on the latest industry trends/surveys or focus on thought leadership topics and market positioning. These sessions are an excellent opportunity to raise your organisations profile internationally – enabling you to get to know the key media throughout the world in a focused environment and build close, long lasting relationships for the future. The meeting schedule for speakers at this event may also include filmed interviews or podcast recordings relating to their conference session topic. NetEvents will feature selected video and podcast content after the event and make this available to selected media following the event. 5.10pm — 6.00pm Open networking opportunity for follow-up briefings with delegates you wish to spend more time with at the event.
1:50pm — 5:30pm - Location: Willow Glen A unique opportunity for Business Leaders, CxOs, IT professionals & technologists to share and discuss digital transformation challenges, trends and innovations impacting their businesses The Business Innovation Leader Forum are hosting 4 workshops on key topics, each introduced and chaired by a leading industry analyst. This is an exclusive private event with approx. a dozen like-minded people from diverse business sectors intent on discussing real-world experiences, challenges and potential solutions.
Workshop topics:
Topic1: Cloud Strategies – real world experiences and planning for success Topic 2: The application of AI for optimal business effi- ciency Topic 3: Overcoming CISO challenges in Cybersecurity Topic 4: Business Benefits of New Innovations in Big Data and Analytics Each workshop begins with the analyst’s intro presentation to set the scene for the discussion, including current issues and relevant data to inform the ensuing round table discussion. The afternoon will include refreshments and ample time for informal networking, discussion and building relationships with industry and business peers. A post-event White Paper will be created covering each workshop, including analyst data plus learnings from the session. These will be released in sequence following the event and made available to BILF members, workshop participants plus a wider business audience. These sessions offer a superb opportunity for highly focused networking. It is an ideal format for interacting with innovators and peers across other business sectors and a chance to put forward ideas for real world solutions.
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Wednesday 15th February
CxO Track — Location: Willow Glen
Introduction by Angus Robertson, followed by series of private workshops behind closed doors.
1:50 - 2:00pm
Workshop 1: Cloud Strategies – real world experiences and planning for success. Introduced & Chaired by: Steve McDowell, Principal Analyst & Founding Partner, Nand Research. Co-Chair: Prof. Martin Curley, Chair of UN Digital Health Symposium Getting cloud migration right is one of the biggest challenges that today’s CxO's are facing. They must make sense of multi -cloud and hybrid cloud complexities, and integrate Cloud Native technologies with existing IT investments. We look at some success stories in this field, and consider how cloud might be evolving in the future. Workshop 2: The application of AI for optimal business efficiency Introduced & Chaired by: John Canali, Principal Analyst, IoT, Omdia Co-Chair: Pavan Pidugu, CTO Department of Transport (FMCSA) Co-Chair: Tom Bianculli, CTO, Zebra Technologies Any business failing to embrace artificial intelligence is going to find themselves at a disadvantage to competitors sooner or later. AI is rapidly becoming part of the DNA of a modern digitally-focussed enterprise. By making use of AI enhanced automation, for example, businesses can more easily identify new opportunities, reduce costs and improve productivity. AI is at the heart of innovation from the data center to the network edge. The technology is evolving fast, demanding close attention at C-level.
2:00pm - 2:40pm
2:40pm - 3:20pm
Networking time with your peers, coffee & tea - Willow Glen
3:20pm - 3:40pm
Workshop 3: Overcoming CISO challenges in Cybersecurity Introduced & Chaired by: Zeus Kerravala, Founder and Principal Analyst, ZK Research, Co-chair: Prof. Martin Curley, Chair of UN Digital Health Symposium Businesses are having to meet this rising tide of threat by changing the way they approach cybersecurity. The CISO is no longer looking out for best-of-breed point solutions that protect one area of the business, leaving loopholes that bad actors can exploit. What they are demanding is a more integrated approach based around Zero Trust principles, designed for an age of cloud, IoT and mobile working.
3:40pm - 4:20pm
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Wednesday 15th February
4:20pm - 5:00pm
Workshop 4: Business Benefits of New Innovations in Big Data and Analytics Introduced & Chaired by: Jason Bloomberg, President & Principal Analyst, Intellyx Co-Chair: Tom Bianculli, CTO, Zebra Technologies Data analytics and the exploitation of Big Data is undergoing a revolution thanks to a new generation of software tools, technologies and applications. Huge amounts are being invest- ed across all sectors in trying to turn data and analytics into busi- ness advantage. The Big Data innovations of the future are all about automation with systems getting smarter and applications more adaptable and self-configuring. AI-driven algorithms are at the heart of this Innovation, designed to improve and optimize
5.00pm-5.10pm
Followed by round up and closing remarks.
5:10pm - 5:30pm
Networking time with your peers, coffee & tea
Cocktail Reception — Location: Hayes Foyer
6:00 — 7:00pm
Sponsored by:
NetEvents evening dinner & the 2023 awards ceremony — Location: Hayes 2
7:00pm
The 2023 award categories include :
CxO Business Leader Award 2023
The Business Innovation leaders Forum CxO of the Year Award is open to any CIO or CISO working at the heart of business strate- gy and innovation – whether in a trail-blazing multinational or simply driving some radical business model like the P2P “Sharing Economy”. The Award shines a spotlight on what it takes – and those who have it. An inspiration for every business leader active- ly exploring innovative technologies and solutions to propel their enterprise forward. Finalists: Pavan Pidugu, CTO US Department of Transport (FMCSA); Gene Sun, CISO, Fedex; Bill Pappas, EVP, Head of Global Technology and Operations, MetLife
Woman Business Leaders Award 2023
The Business Innovation Leaders Forum “Women Business Leaders Award” is open to any CEO or C -Suite woman executive nomi- nated for her exceptional contribution towards business innova- tion. The award shines a spotlight on these leaders and their po- tential to inspire a new generation of successful women entrepreneurs. Finalists: Sudha Chandrasekharan, GM, Trelleborg; Reshma Kewalramani, CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, Presence
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Thursday 16th February
7:30 – 8:30am
NetEvents registration desk open — Location: Hayes Foyer
7:30 – 8:30am
8:40 — 8:50am
Day Two: Welcome, conference commences — Location: Hayes 2
8:50 — 9:10am
Guest speaker , fireside chat: Building Hyperconnected Ecosystems- What's Next for the Enterprise Ramesh Marimuthu – VP & Head of Americas, Tata Communications ‘Fireside Chat’ led by Zeus Kerravala, Founder and Principal Analyst, ZK Research Organisations must pivot to a ‘digital first’ future where technology enables people and machines to communicate and collaborate with each other, seamlessly and in real time. These new ecosystems require solutions that work across disparate areas such as connectivity, collaboration, IoT and security, at the same time as making sense of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud complexities.
9:10 — 9:50am
Conference Debate Session IV: Fresh thinking to fight back a rising tide of cyberthreats
Introduced and chaired by Roy Chua, Founder & Principle, Avid Think New ideas are needed to protect against ransomware and other high destructive malware across all industry sectors. Data and networks are under threat as never before. We use this session to examine some of the cutting-edge work being done in the security space. Who are the vendors helping to make tomorrow’s commerce safe? What innovations are we seeing in the area of EDR, MDR and XDR? Panellists: Matt Lourens, Office of the CTO, CheckPoint Dr Srinivas Bhattiprolu, Global Head of Advanced Consulting Services, Nokia Cloud and Network Services; Jason Rolleston, VP & GM of Security Business, VMware; Ken Levine Chief Executive Officer Xcitium Conference Debate Session V: The Future of the Datacenter – and Finding the Right Cloud Balance Introduced and chaired by Steve McDowell, Principal Analyst & Founding Partner, Nand Research The datacenter is going through radical change as it evolves towards greater agility, programmability and flexibility. The traditional approaches of yesterday are history. We also consider the latest thinking in the debate about where data really belongs – in the cloud or on- prem. Is ‘cloud first’ thinking changing in favour of a retreat to the datacenter ? Or are we just seeing a cloud reset and a shift to more hybridised approaches? Panellists: Manish Mehta, CTO of Security, ServiceNow; Yousuf Khan, Vice President, Technical Marketing, Cisco Data Center & Provider Connectivity, Cisco; Michael McNerney, Marketing VP, Supermicro; Prof. Martin Curley, Chair of the UN Digital Health Symposium
9:50 – 10:30am
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Thursday 16th February
10:30 — 10: 50am
10:50 — 11:30am
Conference Debate Session VI: 5G/6G and Mobile Solutions for Commercial Use Introduced and chaired by Paul Hughes, Research Director, Future of Connectedness, IDC Forget the slow start that 5G has made in the consumer space. Is the next wave of 5G, and beyond that 6G, set to turn the world of enterprise connectivity on its head? We consider a range of dizzying possibilities for the enterprise. Panellists: Anit Lohtia, CTO, 5G Strategy Lead, Dell Technologies; Jan Söderström, Vice President and Head of Advanced Technology and Industry Group, Ericsson, Marc Cohn, Principal Technology Strategist, Spirent Communications Guest speaker , round-up: A New Paradigm for Digital Transformation Martin Curley, Professor of Innovation, Maynooth University & Chair of UN Digital Health Symposium For the closing session of the event, Professor Curley will re-cap key “ take- aways” from topics discussed over the past two days and share some insights gained as a thought leader at the cutting edge of digital transformation. His CV includes IT leadership roles with a variety of blue chip organisations where he has consistently sought to add momentum to their transformational journey, sometimes in the face of C-level resistance. He is especially passionate about bringing the healthcare sector into the modern world. Fresh from his involvement with the UN General Assembly’s Science Summit initiative, he will outline his vision for a new generation of healthcare technology as well as talk about Curley’s Law, his formula for unleashing the exponential power of digital technologies.
11:30 — 11:50pm
11:50 — 12:00pm
12:00 — 12:20pm
12:20 — 1:20pm
1:30 — 3:30pm
These afternoon sessions are always the most important element of our events – a series of individually scheduled briefings sessions with top technology press and analysts covering more than 25 countries worldwide.
NetEvents will feature selected video and podcast content after the event and make
Open networking — opportunity for follow-up briefings with delegates you wish to spend more time with at the event.
3.30-4.00pm
Close of event & departures
4:15pm
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Briefings with press and analysts from around the globe...
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Testimonials:
“....we were able to brief top tier publications and analysts groups in two days without having to do a road show or innumerable conference calls….this has been an incredibly successful experience for us.” Douglas Gourlay — Vice President, General Manager Cloud Networking “NetEvents has a proven formula for successfully bringing together the top networking press from around the world with leading vendors in a single location… It’s a cost -effective and efficient way to connect.” Johnathan Seckler — Senior Director of Product Marketing “NetEvents offers a unique opportunity to meet an impressive number of international press, from an impressive number of countries in record time. There is no other platform like this in the industry.” Mansour Karam — VP Products “NetEvents provides a unique opportunity to reach a wide tech press audience on a targeted global basis. It is an ideal event to launch a new product or initiative and know that it will achieve broad coverage in tech savvy publications.” Kevin Deierling — Senior Vice President "NetEvents put on a fantastic event. We were really impressed by the quality of the press, analysts and fellow vendors.” Nir Zuk — Founder & CTO “NetEvents provided a great platform for SpyCloud to reach journalists from around the world. We saw more social media discussion about us than we expected and continued to get coverage more than 6 months later.” Ted Ross — CEO & Co-founder
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