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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