Our Gartner experts, who are at the top of their fields, helped attendees address their most critical challenges. These key tracks kickstarted conversations around priorities and initiatives so that attendees could tackle what was most important to them.
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Attendees honed their leadership skills, refined their strategies and discovered the latest innovative technologies at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2022 conference in Kochi, India.
2022 topic highlights
Executive Leadership
Discover how to be a transformational leader, influence stakeholders and embrace the evolution of the CIO role. Acquire the competencies to anticipate, prepare and manage the onslaught of disruptions. Strive for high performance of a generationally and geographically diverse team.
IT Investment and Value
Discover new funding models and cost and financial management frameworks that will help your organization prioritize investments that deliver the highest business value.
Future of Work
Explore digital workplace strategies, frameworks, blended human and AI workforces, and human-centric organizational designs to succeed in this new landscape of work.
Customer and Citizen Experience
Discover how to create superior digital experiences that serve as a sustainable differentiator for customers and citizens. Explore ways to achieve total experience outcomes through linking with employee experience strategies.
Cybersecurity and Risk Management
Reframe cybersecurity as a business issue and manage risks in response to the disruption created by rapid changes in the digital world and a volatile geopolitical landscape. Rethink technology to enable composable trust and resilience.
Digital Business Acceleration
Build, scale, refine and accelerate your digital business strategy. Shift to the next level of creating new products and business models that can change the dynamics of your industry.
Innovation and Disruption
Drive innovation and harness disruption, leveraging emerging technologies and scenario planning to achieve your digital ambitions.
Operating Models
Explore how to align operating models with enterprise and information and technology strategies, as well as adopting new operating models that are a better fit for the current environment.
Strategic Planning and Execution
Learn how to create and execute dynamic strategies that build resilience and position your organization to thrive.
Architecture, Platforms and Software Engineering
Explore how to architect, build and run applications and platforms that drive your digital business strategy. Learn how to modernize legacy systems and accelerate software engineering practices with composable technologies, Agile, DevOps, and more.
Data, Analytics and AI
Leverage technologies of artificial intelligence (AI) and data and analytics to drive innovation, growth and efficiencies at scale and respond to uncertainty. Move to a data-centric culture of self-service and business analytics.
Cloud, Infrastructure and Operations
Optimize cloud business models, leverage edge computing and multicloud to evolve infrastructure and operations. Respond to new geopolitical pressures, such as data sovereignty and security, while managing costs through FinOps.
Sustainable Business and ESG
Improve quality, scale and prioritize sustainable technology investments and environmental, social and governance (ESG) data that will help your enterprise pursue new growth opportunities, optimize costs and mitigate risks.
Talent, Culture and DEI
Learn how to recruit and retain diverse talent and reskill and upskill your existing workforce. Create a culture that encourages continuous exploration and the quest for game-changing business capabilities. Foster equity and inclusion as a fundamental lever for motivation and engagement.
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Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST
Cisco: Seamless Digital Experience in a Multi-Cloud World with Full Stack Observability
Dave Borgeest, DIRECTOR SALES ENGINEERING APPDYNAMICS -, Cisco
Mahesh Ramamoorthy, CIO, YESBANK LIMITED
Hybrid Cloud is a reality. The complexities of managing multicloud environment with application modernisation, provisioning, life cycle management, optimization, visibility and security are cumbersome. Silos are the antithesis of operational efficiencies reflecting on digital experience.
In this session, you will understand Cisco’s approach for Full Stack Observability aiding multicloud digital experience management with simplified operations and unified visibility across clouds by standardising observability and actuating end-to-end digital experience assurance.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM IST
Roundtable: Infrastructure as Code with a Systemic DevSecOps Framework to Modernize Applications, Moderated by Kyndryl, Inc
Kalyan Mukhopadhyay, CTO-FSS, Kyndryl
Himanshu Gupta, Program Director, Multicloud Deployment Services, Kyndryl
Infrastructure as Code with a systemic DevSecOps framework enables flexibility, agility and velocity to modernize applications for your enterprise. It provides seamless deployment of the Infra Stack and removes complexity for the Application Owners and Developers at every stage of the modernization journey. Join this roundtable discussion to learn how to simplify your journey
for infrastructure transformation and application modernization.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Unlock Value in AI Investments With Seven Practices
Rajesh Kandaswamy, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Realizing the value and reaping the benefits are the top issues facing leaders executing AI projects. The five keys distilled from successful pioneers will enable leaders to productize AI at scale and unlock value from their AI initiatives.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
VMware: From Cloud Chaos to Cloud Smart–The Destination of Every Multi-Cloud Journey
Roman Tarnavski, SR. DIRECTOR, SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING, vmware
The need for continuous innovation has driven companies across to embrace a multi-cloud model. While multi-cloud provided greater choice, it also led to a big spike in complexity. We call this phase “Cloud Chaos”. The desired state in organisations is a more mature “Cloud Smart” approach, where you have freedom to enable and accelerate developer productivity whilst enhancing your cost, security and risk management across different private, public and edge clouds.
Join us in this session to understand how VMware can enable Business Leaders realise a consistent Multi-Cloud Operating Model.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:55 PM - 01:15 PM IST
Snowflake: Driving Data Collaboration with the Snowflake Data Cloud
Tom Devasia, Sales, Snowflake
Enabling your data teams to successfully deliver more value from data with AI/ML and other strategic initiatives is not a trivial task. In recent years, the data cloud has gained popularity as a way to solve many of the data governance, processing, and collaboration challenges that prevent data teams from delivering more value, faster. With sharing and collaboration in mind, the Snowflake Data Cloud provides your organization with the necessary foundation to embark on a data collaboration journey.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM IST
Kyndryl: Radically Transform how you can Provision, Consume, and Manage Digital Technologies
Ashish Kothari, COUNTRY LEADER - ADVISORY & IMPLEMENTATI, Kyndryl
Kalyan Mukhopadhyay, CTO-FSS, Kyndryl
Demand for digital is growing, but enterprise transformation is falling behind. Inherent complexities in business and the technology that enables it, along with scarcity of technical skills, make progress difficult. Compounding the problem is the explosive increase in digital providers that are outpacing organizations ability to integrate right solutions for the best outcomes. Join this session to learn how to accelerate digital business journey by creating an uninterrupted path between a digital business and the technology that delivers it.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM IST
Magic Quadrant for Robotic Process Automation
Arup Roy, VP Analyst, Gartner
Robotic process automation (RPA) continues to grow its footprint as organizations look for ways to improve operational efficiency and integrate digital business with legacy systems. This session offers a quick overview of the enterprise RPA vendors to help CIOs with their own assessment.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Strategic Trends In Application Platforms and Architecture
Akash Jain, Sr Principal, Advisory, Gartner
Business innovation is more digital then ever and relies on technology platforms that deliver continuously safe and effective intelligence, agility, integrity and scale. Some critical strategies are emerging to bring the application platforms forward to meet this accelerating business demand.
- Applications become digital platforms
- Enterprise nervous system keeps the business always ready
- Business-IT continuum redefines the models of software engineering
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Govern Your Citizen Technologists to Optimize Your Low-Code Initiatives
Akash Jain, Sr Principal, Advisory, Gartner
Citizen technologists play a crucial role in contributing to an organization’s low code automation and development efforts. This session guides CIOs and software engineering leaders in creating an adaptive governance model to identify the unique needs of every organization, select the right mix of tools, and scale citizen development programs to drive business innovation.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:05 PM IST
Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing
Siddharth Shetty, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Gartner's Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing highlights the key technologies and trends impacting the cloud computing market. This session will highlight the key trends and technologies to watch and offer guidance on how to optimize your cloud computing experience - both today and in the future.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM IST
Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services
Naveen Mishra, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
This Magic Quadrant will provide insights into the public cloud positioning of leading IT services providers.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Future of Cloud 2027: From Technology to Business Innovation
Naresh Singh, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As cloud computing evolves from technology enabler to business disruptor, IT leaders must understand their organization’s business strategy first, and then seek opportunities to leverage new and emerging cloud capabilities to accelerate that strategy. This session is based on our top predictions regarding cloud computing in 2027 and how they drive the cloud value proposition forward.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Build the Right Cloud Operating Model to Deliver Better Business Outcomes
Naveen Mishra, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
In order to accelerate digital innovation, technology teams must go beyond cloud centers of competence. They must sponsor a cloud center of excellence that empowers and enables the business, a transformative approach to infrastructure and operations, and an emphasis on agility throughout the rest of the I&T operating model.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
Avoiding the Top Mistakes in Your Cloud Strategy
Siddharth Shetty, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Many organizations think they have a working cloud strategy or are lacking one altogether. They often consider the needs of IT without input from other parts of the organization. Likewise, they are often operating under the false assumption that a cloud strategy is the same as a cloud implementation plan or a data center strategy. Here are the top 10 mistakes Gartner saw most often while reviewing hundreds of cloud strategy documents.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM IST
Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms
Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
When organizations need to deliver engaging digital experiences — beyond simple websites and mobile webpages — they turn to digital experience platforms. Their functional breadth and ability to serve a variety of channels and modalities equip them uniquely to improve customer, partner and employee journeys. This session will examine the leaders, challengers and visionaries in this innovative and vibrant market.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM IST
Ask the Expert: Prioritizing Customer Experience in 2023
Pulkit Pandey, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Varun Agarwal, Principal Analyst, Gartner
In this interactive session, we will focus on what are the important elements of creating a digital experience and how to enhance it further. We will also discuss, how the pandemic has shifted the gears from organizations focusing primarily on customer experience to undertaking total experience initiatives, and how CX is becoming more and more data centric.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM IST
How to Drive Business Outcomes Through Experience-Level Agreements (XLAs)
DD Mishra, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Experience Level Agreements (XLAs) are becoming a key element in measuring user experience (UX) within the Digital Workplace. This session will examine Why XLAs are important, how to utilize them for continuous improvement of the UX, and how the XLA is set to evolve to manage the quality of business processes in a post-COVID world.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Maverick* Research: How CIOs Can Help Their Organizations Become Digitally Sensitive to Drive a Great CX
Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Understanding consumer attitudes and beliefs, how emotion fits into transactional and interaction requirements, and how technology adoption is driven by psychological attributes is essential. This presentation will review three concepts: empathy, emotional sensitivity and digital sensitivity, providing recommendations to CIOs on how to address these problems and drive effective CX programs.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM IST
Ask the Expert: Use Total Experience to Drive Resilient Government Service Delivery for Citizens and Employees
Apeksha Kaushik, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Total experience (TX) is an approach that combines the disciplines of UX, CX (inclusive of all government customers, residents, visitors, businesses and others), EX, and MX for a more holistic service design and delivery. It represents a logical evolution in maturity away from CX or EX management in isolation toward creating shared and better experiences to increase citizen and employee confidence with government services.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
Zendesk: AI's Next Frontier and the Impact to CX
Kt Prasad, Country Sales Director, Zendesk
ekhlaque bari, GCIO, JUBILANT FOODWORKS
For the last several years, Artificial Intelligence has been a key priority for Business leaders across industries. But one of the biggest challenges comes after companies adopt AI solutions: while using AI to improve the customer experience. Through this session, KT Prasad (VP, Strategic Enterprise, APAC at Zendesk) elaborates on the evolution of AI and what it means for CX. We also get the industry perspective from Ekhlaque Bari (CIO at Jubilant Foodworks) who weighs in with his real-world insights on how AI will shape the future of CX
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM IST
Don't Just Add to Your Customer Experience - Subtract From It
Pulkit Pandey, Principal Analyst, Gartner
"Let's do new things." "Let's do more." The customer experience (CX) is typically additive. But another path to CX improvement is via subtraction. What can you remove from your CX to make it better? What blockers are preventing a better CX, and how can you eliminate those blockers? How do you utilize a "stop doing" list? This session explains how to effectively utilize subtraction to improve your CX.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Automation Anywhere: Transforming the Employee Experience with Intelligent Automation
Raj Kumar Singh, HEAD SALES ENGINEERING - INDIA & GLOBAL, Automation Anywhere
Has your organization been impacted by the talent shortage? Whether you're a business or technical leader, finding skilled employees has become another full-time job. The talent shortage is here to stay, but fortunately, Automation Anywhere helps businesses create and manage intelligent automation that enables teams to increase productivity while providing a better work experience. Join and learn how you can use intelligent automation to make the lives of your teams happier and more fulfilling while driving business growth
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
What the Best CX Organizations Do
Varun Agarwal, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Gartner conducted its first-ever survey of executives to learn what makes best-in-class organizations work. In this presentation, we’ll share insights on executive compensation, organization structure, collaboration and decision making that go into creating a CX capability that will help CIOs and organizations weather the next disruption.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM IST
CIO Experience Roundtable: Navigating a Successful Customer Experience Journey
Devendra Dhawale, Executive Partner, Gartner
Shifting consumer trends have many organizations on a “customer experience journey.” Customer experience (CX) leaders say that 68% of the CX projects in 2021 involved technology. Join this lightly facilitated interactive discussion and prepare to share how you've addressed the impacts to technology organizations, traps to avoid and best practices for success.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:45 PM - 01:15 PM IST
ManageEngine: The Future of Work Led by Democratized IT
Shailesh Davey, VICE PRESIDENT, ManageEngine
In this session, Shailesh Davey, our Vice President will be speaking about the attributes of Future of Work and how IT teams have to reinvent themselves and democratize to meet the needs and expectations of modern workplaces.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Govern Your Citizen Technologists to Optimize Your Low-Code Initiatives
Akash Jain, Sr Principal, Advisory, Gartner
Citizen technologists play a crucial role in contributing to an organization’s low code automation and development efforts. This session guides CIOs and software engineering leaders in creating an adaptive governance model to identify the unique needs of every organization, select the right mix of tools, and scale citizen development programs to drive business innovation.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM IST
Gartner Opening Keynote: Make the Difference
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Partha Iyengar, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Naveen Mishra, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
CIOs are leading in a world that is deglobalizing, economically disrupted and facing a greater range of threats than ever before. The executive challenge is how to turn these risks into business opportunities while dealing with significant uncertainty and resource constraints. Join us for the Gartner Opening Keynote in which we’ll focus on some of the most important ways in which CIOs and IT executives can use information and technology in new and emerging ways to lead and make a difference for their enterprises.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST
IBM: Business and Technology Transformation to Lead in a Changing World
Kamal Singhani, Country Managing Partner, IBM Consulting, India, IBM
Organizations are increasingly navigating forces that are out of their control - geopolitical instability, security threats, supply chain disruptions and the climate crisis to name a few. CIOs can help their companies take charge, drive business reinvention and deliver value with an integrated technology and business strategy that leverages an open but secure infrastructure, leading AI and intelligent automation. Learn how India's leading companies partnered with IBM to co-create innovative solutions to their challenges while advancing sustainability as a business imperative.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:55 PM - 01:15 PM IST
Recorded Future: Understanding the Threat Landscape and Its Influence on Cyber Insurance Trends
Stuart Solomon, , RECORDED FUTURE-MA
Threat Landscapes are constantly changing and keeping up with emerging security risks can feel like a daunting task. How do you know if you are covered when new threats are emerging? Organisations are often blindsided due to the uncertainty in achieving situational awareness of the cyber threat landscape and in turn its influence on the cyber insurance trends. Join us to learn how organisations can tap on security intelligence to help understand the cyber threat landscape better and also increase organizations' operational efficiency in threat prevention and risk mitigation.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM IST
Versa Networks: Unified SASE Platform to Secure and Connect Users, Applications and Devices Anywhere, Anytime
Kumar Mehta, Founder and Chief Development Officer, Versa Networks Inc
IT leaders are struggling to connect and protect their enterprises by using several products for SD-WAN, SWG, ZTNA, CASB, NGFWaaS and DLP. Such a bolt-on approach weakens security posture due to increased complexity brought about by use of multiple consoles and inconsistent security and network policies. Additionally, it results in increased TCO. According to Gartner, 65% of enterprises will have consolidated individual SASE components by the year 2025. Join us to learn more about Unified SASE. This session would provide the essential blueprint that CIOs/CISOs can use for their environment to build a workplace for the next generation workforce.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Treat Cybersecurity as a Business Investment
Richard Addiscott, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Cost and value drive every business outcome, except cybersecurity (until now). Measuring cybersecurity value delivery by establishing consistent outcome-driven metrics accrues many benefits and helps enhance decision-making and board governance. In this session, senior director analyst, Richard Addiscott, will share an approach to help CIOs and CISOs guide a board toward apt and defensible cybersecurity investments and execution.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Townhall: Gartner Opening Keynote
Arup Roy, VP Analyst, Gartner
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Partha Iyengar, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Naveen Mishra, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Join us for a townhall style discussion of the Gartner Opening Keynote.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
CIO Experience Workshop: Gamifying Cybersecurity — A Day in the Life of a Cybercriminal
Sudhir Madhugiri, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
This interactive “gamified” workshop is designed to actively involve senior leaders, board members and business stakeholders to boost their awareness of Cybersecurity by flipping their perspective by looking through the lens of the attacker’s PoV. This workshop also serves as an approach to identifying potential gaps and actions required to bolster the security efforts of the enterprise.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
Dell Technologies: India’s Digital Journey – Delivering Breakthrough Innovation
VenKat Sitaram, Manager, DELL
According to a recent research, data has grown multifold so much so that few organizations are handling 10 times more data than in the last five years. How does Dell Technologies help? We provide a simplified, scalable and intelligent modern security approach that helps you build your business confidently and securely. We are committed to getting you there faster and easier with our own portfolio- Zero Trust.
With that, we have talked about the key areas of innovation at Dell Technologies.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM IST
Roundtable: Demystifying Zero Trust Framework, Moderated by Cisco
Anand Patil, SALES TECHNOLOGIST, Cisco India & SAARC
Corien Vermaak, CISO ADVISOR, CISCO SYSTEMS - AUSTRALIA
Zero Trust, Gartner's CARTA, Forrester's Zero Trust eXtended, ZTNA, Zero Trust Access, etc; but what does any of this really mean to the security practitioner? In this session, we will debunk the 'evil marketing buzz' and provide clarity to all this noise, help you connect the dots, and see the implementation demo of how the Zero Trust Architecture model was always intended to be, why, and how that model provides for efficient security. Many approaches to ZT are focused only on situations where a user can interactively authenticate and access an application via. broker-based method.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 01:45 PM - 02:05 PM IST
Checkmarx: Securing the Software Supply Chain from Cybersecurity Threats
Nitin Kumar Dang, Regional Director- India, Middle East &, Checkmarx
Organizations are under constant pressure to deliver business applications to stay ahead of competition and deliver value. Hence, many have turned to open-source software to increase app development speed and agility. This exposes organizations to what's known today as supply chain attacks triggering ransomware assault or third-party data breaches threatening to shut down operations at any moment. Join this session to learn how you can gain full visibility into threats facing your digital supply chain & how to use actionable intelligence to focus on the risk that matters most to your business.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
What Goes Where: A Guide to Cybersecurity Organization Design
Ravisha Chugh, Principal Analyst, Gartner
There is no such thing as a perfect, universally appropriate model for security organizations. Every enterprise must develop its own model, taking into consideration basic principles, practical realities and the challenges of digital transformation. This session will address the following issues: Trends and challenges in security organization design; Factors that influence security organizations; Best practices and contemporary conceptual design models for security organizations.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM IST
Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE)
Abhyuday Data, Director Analyst, Gartner
Gartner published a new Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE) covering the cloud-delivered security services of a SASE architecture. This session will cover how to think about solutions and vendors represented in this new market.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Commvault: How Modern Data Protection Delivers a Zero Data Loss Strategy for Business Resilience
Harnath Babu, CIO, KPMG
Balaji Rao, AREA VICE PRESIDENT - INDIA & SAARC, Commvault
IT teams today must manage vast volumes and variety of data between legacy and traditional workloads spread across cloud, on-premises and the edge, resulting in silos adding complexity whilst increasing risks from cyberattacks, ransomware etc. How can you manage this data sprawl, protect and recover from threats and ensure the integrity of your data all while managing costs and shrinking IT budgets? Join this session to learn how Modern Data Protection offers a solution by delivering a Zero Data Loss strategy to boost data and business resilience for organizations.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
How to Build a More Security Conscious Corporate Culture That Actually Reduces Cybersecurity Risks
Richard Addiscott, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The human element is the most prominent contributor to data breaches and legacy approaches delivering curriculum-based, awareness-centric programs are no longer effective. CIOs and CISOs must look beyond merely raising 'security awareness' and embed a contextually-appropriate security culture for their organization. Join this session to learn how to build and deliver an effective security behavior and culture change program or SBCP.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:45 PM - 01:05 PM IST
Snow Software: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Spend Wisely!
Nathan Stevens, Director Solution Consulting APAC, Snow Software
It's no secret that the world continues to be challenging, especially for the modern IT leader who is balancing competing business priorities and embracing new technologies while facing economic and environmental constraints. Survival and success means taking action now to be ready for 2023. A well-trained technology muscle can cope even with unwieldy SaaS and Cloud, and that firm grip enables you to optimise and accelerate in the right places. Come to Nathan Stevens' bootcamp to be fully prepared for the mission ahead!
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM IST
Ask the Expert: Presenting Cybersecurity to the Board of Directors
Richard Addiscott, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Presenting security to board of directors is becoming a requisite part of IT leadership. Attendees to this session will be able to ask about best practices in articulating the security posture of their organizations to the executive leaders.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Five Steps for Dynamic Management of Globalization Risks in Uncertain Times
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Major geopolitical, economic and technical shifts are altering the assumptions underpinning enterprises’ globalized expansion. As such deglobalization increases, CIOs and other leaders should use Gartner’s framework to assess the likely impacts and create adaptive strategies to proactively minimize risk.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
Top Data and Analytics Predictions, 2022
Shubhangi Vashisth, Director Analyst, Gartner
Gartner's top predictions for data and analytics provides a forwarding looking perspective on how markets, skills and organizations will to evolve to help you build a data and analytics strategy to return to growth, drive innovation and accelerate change.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST
IBM: Business and Technology Transformation to Lead in a Changing World
Kamal Singhani, Country Managing Partner, IBM Consulting, India, IBM
Organizations are increasingly navigating forces that are out of their control - geopolitical instability, security threats, supply chain disruptions and the climate crisis to name a few. CIOs can help their companies take charge, drive business reinvention and deliver value with an integrated technology and business strategy that leverages an open but secure infrastructure, leading AI and intelligent automation. Learn how India's leading companies partnered with IBM to co-create innovative solutions to their challenges while advancing sustainability as a business imperative.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:55 PM - 01:15 PM IST
Recorded Future: Understanding the Threat Landscape and Its Influence on Cyber Insurance Trends
Stuart Solomon, , RECORDED FUTURE-MA
Threat Landscapes are constantly changing and keeping up with emerging security risks can feel like a daunting task. How do you know if you are covered when new threats are emerging? Organisations are often blindsided due to the uncertainty in achieving situational awareness of the cyber threat landscape and in turn its influence on the cyber insurance trends. Join us to learn how organisations can tap on security intelligence to help understand the cyber threat landscape better and also increase organizations' operational efficiency in threat prevention and risk mitigation.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM IST
Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI Platforms
Shubhangi Vashisth, Director Analyst, Gartner
The definition of self-service is shifting in this field as augmented capabilities pervade platforms. At the same time, cloud ecosystems and alignment with productivity tools have become key selection factors. This will help clients better understand the Magic Quadrant and market for analytics and BI platforms.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM IST
Versa Networks: Unified SASE Platform to Secure and Connect Users, Applications and Devices Anywhere, Anytime
Kumar Mehta, Founder and Chief Development Officer, Versa Networks Inc
IT leaders are struggling to connect and protect their enterprises by using several products for SD-WAN, SWG, ZTNA, CASB, NGFWaaS and DLP. Such a bolt-on approach weakens security posture due to increased complexity brought about by use of multiple consoles and inconsistent security and network policies. Additionally, it results in increased TCO. According to Gartner, 65% of enterprises will have consolidated individual SASE components by the year 2025. Join us to learn more about Unified SASE. This session would provide the essential blueprint that CIOs/CISOs can use for their environment to build a workplace for the next generation workforce.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Unlock Value in AI Investments With Seven Practices
Rajesh Kandaswamy, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Realizing the value and reaping the benefits are the top issues facing leaders executing AI projects. The five keys distilled from successful pioneers will enable leaders to productize AI at scale and unlock value from their AI initiatives.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Building a Digital Future: The Metaverse
Anushree Verma, Director Analyst, Gartner
Organizations should consider cautiously investing in the Metaverse, or at the very least explore it in detail because their digital future may be molded by it. CIOs and IT leaders must consider the Metaverse as a key trend that will provide opportunities and drive strategic business innovations beyond technology. This session discusses the strategies that leverage how the Metaverse will provide innovative digital product or service opportunities.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
SAS: Going from Insights to Impact with Analytics & tackling the barriers to Cloud
Deepak Ramanathan, Sr. Director, Pre-Sales Support,, SAS
Venkatraman Venkateswaran, GROUP PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICE, The Federal Bank Ltd
Increasing revenue, reducing cost, faster deployments, and de-risking the cloud are challenges organizations deal with in their journey to make the best out of their analytics investments.
In this session, complemented with real-world stories of organizations, you’ll hear how augmenting the 4Ds of the analytics lifecycle will help accelerate automation and decisioning – resulting in maximized business value and better returns.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:55 PM - 01:15 PM IST
Snowflake: Driving Data Collaboration with the Snowflake Data Cloud
Tom Devasia, Sales, Snowflake
Enabling your data teams to successfully deliver more value from data with AI/ML and other strategic initiatives is not a trivial task. In recent years, the data cloud has gained popularity as a way to solve many of the data governance, processing, and collaboration challenges that prevent data teams from delivering more value, faster. With sharing and collaboration in mind, the Snowflake Data Cloud provides your organization with the necessary foundation to embark on a data collaboration journey.
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Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 04:10 PM - 04:30 PM IST
Splunk: How to Build a Foundation for Business Resilience
Dhiraj Goklani, AVP, STRATEGIC ACCOUNTS, Splunk
Every organization depends on their underlying digital systems now more than ever before. But also in today’s world, we are experiencing more unpredictability and more uncertainty than ever before. Organizations must build cyber resilience that spans across silos. Splunk can help build a foundation of cyber resilience that spans across Security, IT and DevOps and across different levels of disruption. As the unified Security and Observability platform, only Splunk is designed to help you access all relevant data at scale, while helping achieve tool consolidation.
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Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Commvault: How Modern Data Protection Delivers a Zero Data Loss Strategy for Business Resilience
Harnath Babu, CIO, KPMG
Balaji Rao, AREA VICE PRESIDENT - INDIA & SAARC, Commvault
IT teams today must manage vast volumes and variety of data between legacy and traditional workloads spread across cloud, on-premises and the edge, resulting in silos adding complexity whilst increasing risks from cyberattacks, ransomware etc. How can you manage this data sprawl, protect and recover from threats and ensure the integrity of your data all while managing costs and shrinking IT budgets? Join this session to learn how Modern Data Protection offers a solution by delivering a Zero Data Loss strategy to boost data and business resilience for organizations.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM IST
AI Strategy - From Plan to Execution
Shubhangi Vashisth, Director Analyst, Gartner
AI will make or break industries and companies over the next decade. Executive leaders should develop a formal AI strategy document that can help identify use cases, quantify benefits and risks, align business and technology teams, and change organizational competencies to support AI. In this session, the IT leaders will learn about the foundational elements of an AI strategy and craft a strategy document to harness its potential.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Govern Your Citizen Technologists to Optimize Your Low-Code Initiatives
Akash Jain, Sr Principal, Advisory, Gartner
Citizen technologists play a crucial role in contributing to an organization’s low code automation and development efforts. This session guides CIOs and software engineering leaders in creating an adaptive governance model to identify the unique needs of every organization, select the right mix of tools, and scale citizen development programs to drive business innovation.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST
Cisco: Seamless Digital Experience in a Multi-Cloud World with Full Stack Observability
Dave Borgeest, DIRECTOR SALES ENGINEERING APPDYNAMICS -, Cisco
Mahesh Ramamoorthy, CIO, YESBANK LIMITED
Hybrid Cloud is a reality. The complexities of managing multicloud environment with application modernisation, provisioning, life cycle management, optimization, visibility and security are cumbersome. Silos are the antithesis of operational efficiencies reflecting on digital experience.
In this session, you will understand Cisco’s approach for Full Stack Observability aiding multicloud digital experience management with simplified operations and unified visibility across clouds by standardising observability and actuating end-to-end digital experience assurance.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST
IBM: Business and Technology Transformation to Lead in a Changing World
Kamal Singhani, Country Managing Partner, IBM Consulting, India, IBM
Organizations are increasingly navigating forces that are out of their control - geopolitical instability, security threats, supply chain disruptions and the climate crisis to name a few. CIOs can help their companies take charge, drive business reinvention and deliver value with an integrated technology and business strategy that leverages an open but secure infrastructure, leading AI and intelligent automation. Learn how India's leading companies partnered with IBM to co-create innovative solutions to their challenges while advancing sustainability as a business imperative.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM IST
Banking: A View on the Future and Moves to Make Now
Jasleen Kaur Sindhu, Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
It's a constant refrain - "we're looking forward to when things get back to normal." Yet the Banking and Investment Services industry competes in a highly dynamic environment with decision risks all around, and technology plays an even more elevated role than the recent past. Join this session to understand Gartner's view of the industry in five years and the implications on near term actions.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM IST
How Digital Should Your Enterprise Be?
Apoorva Chhabra, Principal Analyst, Gartner
The last two years have made it clear that all enterprises must be more digital. But how far does your enterprise need to go? Is there an endpoint? Can you become too digital? We start by showing digital business benchmarks from over a 1000 enterprises, so you can compare yourself to others. We then show how business outcomes and customer needs determine how digital you should be.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM IST
Roundtable: Infrastructure as Code with a Systemic DevSecOps Framework to Modernize Applications, Moderated by Kyndryl, Inc
Kalyan Mukhopadhyay, CTO-FSS, Kyndryl
Himanshu Gupta, Program Director, Multicloud Deployment Services, Kyndryl
Infrastructure as Code with a systemic DevSecOps framework enables flexibility, agility and velocity to modernize applications for your enterprise. It provides seamless deployment of the Infra Stack and removes complexity for the Application Owners and Developers at every stage of the modernization journey. Join this roundtable discussion to learn how to simplify your journey
for infrastructure transformation and application modernization.
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Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 04:25 PM - 04:45 PM IST
GoTo: Redefining Remote Support in Hybrid World
Andrew Kernebone, SOLUTIONS CONSULTING LEAD-APAC, GoTo
The pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote and hybrid working practices, as well as changed how IT enables and supports the workforce.For CIOs and IT teams, this presented a number of challenges around deciding which technology infrastructure will best support these environments for years to come and importantly, how data will be effectively secured with so many people operating outside the network perimeter.In the presentation, GoTo will share some of the key findings from our recent research and explore its Impact on IT teams who must enable it, now and in the future.
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Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Building a Digital Future: The Metaverse
Anushree Verma, Director Analyst, Gartner
Organizations should consider cautiously investing in the Metaverse, or at the very least explore it in detail because their digital future may be molded by it. CIOs and IT leaders must consider the Metaverse as a key trend that will provide opportunities and drive strategic business innovations beyond technology. This session discusses the strategies that leverage how the Metaverse will provide innovative digital product or service opportunities.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
Zendesk: AI's Next Frontier and the Impact to CX
Kt Prasad, Country Sales Director, Zendesk
ekhlaque bari, GCIO, JUBILANT FOODWORKS
For the last several years, Artificial Intelligence has been a key priority for Business leaders across industries. But one of the biggest challenges comes after companies adopt AI solutions: while using AI to improve the customer experience. Through this session, KT Prasad (VP, Strategic Enterprise, APAC at Zendesk) elaborates on the evolution of AI and what it means for CX. We also get the industry perspective from Ekhlaque Bari (CIO at Jubilant Foodworks) who weighs in with his real-world insights on how AI will shape the future of CX
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM IST
Roundtable: Demystifying Zero Trust Framework, Moderated by Cisco
Anand Patil, SALES TECHNOLOGIST, Cisco India & SAARC
Corien Vermaak, CISO ADVISOR, CISCO SYSTEMS - AUSTRALIA
Zero Trust, Gartner's CARTA, Forrester's Zero Trust eXtended, ZTNA, Zero Trust Access, etc; but what does any of this really mean to the security practitioner? In this session, we will debunk the 'evil marketing buzz' and provide clarity to all this noise, help you connect the dots, and see the implementation demo of how the Zero Trust Architecture model was always intended to be, why, and how that model provides for efficient security. Many approaches to ZT are focused only on situations where a user can interactively authenticate and access an application via. broker-based method.
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Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM IST
Kyndryl: Radically Transform how you can Provision, Consume, and Manage Digital Technologies
Ashish Kothari, COUNTRY LEADER - ADVISORY & IMPLEMENTATI, Kyndryl
Kalyan Mukhopadhyay, CTO-FSS, Kyndryl
Demand for digital is growing, but enterprise transformation is falling behind. Inherent complexities in business and the technology that enables it, along with scarcity of technical skills, make progress difficult. Compounding the problem is the explosive increase in digital providers that are outpacing organizations ability to integrate right solutions for the best outcomes. Join this session to learn how to accelerate digital business journey by creating an uninterrupted path between a digital business and the technology that delivers it.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
The Journey Map to Change the Enterprise Culture
Amresh Nandan, VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs are increasingly encountering that the main barriers for their enterprise's digital ambitions do not come from the IT organization but from the rest of business areas. Many CIOs are mandated to create a digital mindset in their companies. Others are not explicitly mandated, but feel the pressure of the expectation that they lead that mindset shift. In this session attendees will learn the map to make that culture change journey.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Automation Anywhere: Transforming the Employee Experience with Intelligent Automation
Raj Kumar Singh, HEAD SALES ENGINEERING - INDIA & GLOBAL, Automation Anywhere
Has your organization been impacted by the talent shortage? Whether you're a business or technical leader, finding skilled employees has become another full-time job. The talent shortage is here to stay, but fortunately, Automation Anywhere helps businesses create and manage intelligent automation that enables teams to increase productivity while providing a better work experience. Join and learn how you can use intelligent automation to make the lives of your teams happier and more fulfilling while driving business growth
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
Unprecedented Change Fatigue Is Lurking — Don't Let It Spoil Your Team and Business
Ranadip Chandra, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Accelerated digital transformation is causing unprecedented levels of change fatigue. According to our research, it will only get worse. Under this scenario, your team's performance and business goals are at stake. In this session you will learn how to anticipate to it and minimize change fatigue.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:45 PM - 01:15 PM IST
ManageEngine: The Future of Work Led by Democratized IT
Shailesh Davey, VICE PRESIDENT, ManageEngine
In this session, Shailesh Davey, our Vice President will be speaking about the attributes of Future of Work and how IT teams have to reinvent themselves and democratize to meet the needs and expectations of modern workplaces.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM IST
How to Extract Value From Digital Ecosystems
Apoorva Chhabra, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Enterprises are learning how to reap the benefits of participating in various digital ecosystems, many of which are dominated by digital dragons. Join the session to learn practical examples and tactics you can use to extract value out of being an ecosystem participant.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
The New Value Proposition for the Role of CIO
Ganesh Ramamoorthy, Managing Vice President, Gartner
The role of the CIO evolved steadily for 40 years pushed by changes in technology. The pandemic was a major pivot point, demonstrating the criticality of digital acceleration and the need for technology leadership by all executives. Leading CIOs are responding by changing how they create and deliver value as a member of the C-suite and leader of the IT function. This session provides the new value blueprint CIOs can use to expand their role and progress their careers.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:45 PM - 02:15 PM IST
CIO Experience Lunch: Overcoming Unconscious Bias
Nandita Das, Actor, Director & Social Advocate,
Our values, perceptions, assumptions, and expectations are shaped by our experiences in life. They inform our unconscious biases and how we see the world around us. The fact that it’s unconscious, it needs a fair amount of self-awareness and work to be able to alter it. Most of us understand it theoretically, but to actually change one’s behaviour and perception requires serious work.
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Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Executive Insights: Creating a Purpose Driven Organization: Culture, Value and Accountability
Ajay Kumar, Head Core Brokerage Technology – India, Fidelity Investments
This case study will bring to life the digital transformational journey of Fidelity, addressing key aspects such as people, organization model, culture, accountability, and participation that played a major role in their transformation.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:45 PM IST
Exclusive Invitational Program: How to Influence the C-Suite and Progress Digital Transformation
Eyad Tachwali, Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
In this exclusive session, we’ll empower you to effectively communicate and collaborate with the C-suite and the board to get their support on your talent strategy, operating model, technology investments, and program decisions to ultimately achieve business outcomes. We’ll also help you understand how to strengthen your reputation as an influential, credible leader and a trusted digital transformation advisor to help steward the next big change for your organisation. You will hear first-hand from former digital leaders that have successfully navigated the same challenges you’re facing so you, too, can be successful.
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Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Driving Competitive Advantage: Board of Directors Survey 2023
Partha Iyengar, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Boards are looking for long-term strategic competitive advantage from their digital business investments. It is no longer about 'just' incremental fringe improvements in enterprise financials. Analysis from the Board survey 2023 will be presented, with a particular emphasis on how executive leaders can support board objectives in driving long-term competitive advantage in a difficult environment colored increasingly by societal challenges including DE&I and sustainability priorities.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
VMware: From Cloud Chaos to Cloud Smart–The Destination of Every Multi-Cloud Journey
Roman Tarnavski, SR. DIRECTOR, SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING, vmware
The need for continuous innovation has driven companies across to embrace a multi-cloud model. While multi-cloud provided greater choice, it also led to a big spike in complexity. We call this phase “Cloud Chaos”. The desired state in organisations is a more mature “Cloud Smart” approach, where you have freedom to enable and accelerate developer productivity whilst enhancing your cost, security and risk management across different private, public and edge clouds.
Join us in this session to understand how VMware can enable Business Leaders realise a consistent Multi-Cloud Operating Model.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM IST
Executive Insights: Apex Technology Leadership – The Evolving Role of the CIO
Madhavi Kanumoory, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Birla Carbon
Arup Roy, VP Analyst, Gartner
Join the conversation with Chief Digital & Information Officer of Birla Carbon Madhavi Kanumoory on her perspective of the evolving role of the CIO and the leadership requirements to influence and drive business growth. The session will address areas such as the business models, evolution of technology, talent and culture.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
The Journey Map to Change the Enterprise Culture
Amresh Nandan, VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs are increasingly encountering that the main barriers for their enterprise's digital ambitions do not come from the IT organization but from the rest of business areas. Many CIOs are mandated to create a digital mindset in their companies. Others are not explicitly mandated, but feel the pressure of the expectation that they lead that mindset shift. In this session attendees will learn the map to make that culture change journey.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
Unprecedented Change Fatigue Is Lurking — Don't Let It Spoil Your Team and Business
Ranadip Chandra, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Accelerated digital transformation is causing unprecedented levels of change fatigue. According to our research, it will only get worse. Under this scenario, your team's performance and business goals are at stake. In this session you will learn how to anticipate to it and minimize change fatigue.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
How to Build a More Security Conscious Corporate Culture That Actually Reduces Cybersecurity Risks
Richard Addiscott, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The human element is the most prominent contributor to data breaches and legacy approaches delivering curriculum-based, awareness-centric programs are no longer effective. CIOs and CISOs must look beyond merely raising 'security awareness' and embed a contextually-appropriate security culture for their organization. Join this session to learn how to build and deliver an effective security behavior and culture change program or SBCP.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Become a CIO by Amplifying Your Executive Leadership Abilities
Anish Roy, Principal Analyst, Gartner
As CIOs' responsibilities expand, with greater focus on delivering business outcomes, opportunities expand. Carving time out to develop oneself when the pace of work is already relentless can feel unattainable. This session focuses on the critical capabilities that, when developed, amplify a CIO’s ability to make enterprisewide impacts, thus transitioning into a truly outcome-driven executive.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Five Steps for Dynamic Management of Globalization Risks in Uncertain Times
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Major geopolitical, economic and technical shifts are altering the assumptions underpinning enterprises’ globalized expansion. As such deglobalization increases, CIOs and other leaders should use Gartner’s framework to assess the likely impacts and create adaptive strategies to proactively minimize risk.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM IST
Gartner Opening Keynote: Make the Difference
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Partha Iyengar, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Naveen Mishra, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
CIOs are leading in a world that is deglobalizing, economically disrupted and facing a greater range of threats than ever before. The executive challenge is how to turn these risks into business opportunities while dealing with significant uncertainty and resource constraints. Join us for the Gartner Opening Keynote in which we’ll focus on some of the most important ways in which CIOs and IT executives can use information and technology in new and emerging ways to lead and make a difference for their enterprises.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
Creating a Future of Work Strategy
Ranadip Chandra, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Many organizations’ preparations for the future of work are happening informally and fragmentedly in silos across the business. It can provide a competitive edge in the industry and labor market, accelerate action during times of disruption and enhance employee engagement. Attend this session to learn how you can take a leadership role in creating a unified future of work strategy at your organization.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST
Freshworks: How Mahindra Group Excels at Service Management with Freshworks
Rucha Nanavati, CIO, MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD
Prakash Bharath, SDR Head, Freshworks
In this digital-first business environment, technology plays an important role in employee engagement as employees’ expectations for smart, automated, easy-to-use technology are on the rise. Consequently, technology leaders have a critical role in not just delivering uninterrupted IT but also transforming employee experience.
Join Rucha Nanavati, CIO, Mahindra Group and Prakash Bharath, Director, Freshworks India, as they discuss:
• Redefining IT’s role in building the future of work
• Why and how EX matters
• How Freshworks helps Mahindra Group deliver employee experience
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM IST
Roundtable: The Hybrid Work That Really Works and the One That Doesn’t
Sudhir Madhugiri, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Roundtable discussions are informal, allowing you to relax, share insights, challenges and learn lessons, experiences and approaches from your peers. Participation is required.
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Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 04:25 PM - 04:45 PM IST
GoTo: Redefining Remote Support in Hybrid World
Andrew Kernebone, SOLUTIONS CONSULTING LEAD-APAC, GoTo
The pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote and hybrid working practices, as well as changed how IT enables and supports the workforce.For CIOs and IT teams, this presented a number of challenges around deciding which technology infrastructure will best support these environments for years to come and importantly, how data will be effectively secured with so many people operating outside the network perimeter.In the presentation, GoTo will share some of the key findings from our recent research and explore its Impact on IT teams who must enable it, now and in the future.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Signature Series: Flourishing in the Rejuvenated Work and Talent Landscape
Eyad Tachwali, Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
The way we work and treat tech talent has gone back to its roots — human-centricity. Progressive CIOs must continuously renew ways of working and reinvigorate approaches to talent to match the pace of market change. This session will cover the latest trends and emerging leading practices.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Future of Work: Getting the Talent and Skills You Need
Kaustav Dey, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Is talent getting in the way of your organization’s success? Or is it your most important enabler? The combination of labor market conditions, uncertainty and digital transformation demand new ways of looking at skills and talent. In this future-oriented session, we look at how to rethink where CIOs and their teams can find talent in talent marketplaces, and reskill and upskill in dynamic ways
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
Zendesk: AI's Next Frontier and the Impact to CX
Kt Prasad, Country Sales Director, Zendesk
ekhlaque bari, GCIO, JUBILANT FOODWORKS
For the last several years, Artificial Intelligence has been a key priority for Business leaders across industries. But one of the biggest challenges comes after companies adopt AI solutions: while using AI to improve the customer experience. Through this session, KT Prasad (VP, Strategic Enterprise, APAC at Zendesk) elaborates on the evolution of AI and what it means for CX. We also get the industry perspective from Ekhlaque Bari (CIO at Jubilant Foodworks) who weighs in with his real-world insights on how AI will shape the future of CX
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM IST
Ask the Expert: Flourishing in the Rejuvenated Work and Talent Landscape
Eyad Tachwali, Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
Join us for an opportunity to engage more deeply in the themes and concepts presented in the Signature Series session: “Flourishing in the Rejuvenated Work and Talent Landscape.”
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Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Automation Anywhere: Transforming the Employee Experience with Intelligent Automation
Raj Kumar Singh, HEAD SALES ENGINEERING - INDIA & GLOBAL, Automation Anywhere
Has your organization been impacted by the talent shortage? Whether you're a business or technical leader, finding skilled employees has become another full-time job. The talent shortage is here to stay, but fortunately, Automation Anywhere helps businesses create and manage intelligent automation that enables teams to increase productivity while providing a better work experience. Join and learn how you can use intelligent automation to make the lives of your teams happier and more fulfilling while driving business growth
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:45 PM - 01:15 PM IST
ManageEngine: The Future of Work Led by Democratized IT
Shailesh Davey, VICE PRESIDENT, ManageEngine
In this session, Shailesh Davey, our Vice President will be speaking about the attributes of Future of Work and how IT teams have to reinvent themselves and democratize to meet the needs and expectations of modern workplaces.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM IST
How to Measure Employee Experience, Productivity and Wellbeing
Pankil Sheth, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Hybrid work changes how many leaders think about employee experience, productivity and well-being. How do you know if hybrid work approaches are working? Measurement is not simple. However, strategies, data and measurement techniques will give CIOs and technology teams the insights they need to drive improvements and course correct for missed targets.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
Trendspotting: Turning Trends Into Innovation and Action
Gilbert van der Heiden, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
This session will examine methods to explore trends, evaluate the relevant opportunities and risks and communicate the potential impact on the enterprise. It show examples of how scenario planning, back casting, storytelling, and other approaches can be used to support innovation and drive evolution of strategy and operations.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
Top Data and Analytics Predictions, 2022
Shubhangi Vashisth, Director Analyst, Gartner
Gartner's top predictions for data and analytics provides a forwarding looking perspective on how markets, skills and organizations will to evolve to help you build a data and analytics strategy to return to growth, drive innovation and accelerate change.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
Signature Series: Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2023
Naresh Singh, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Strategic technology trends have significant disruptive potential and set the stage for innovation over the next five years. Enterprises must examine the business impact of these trends and adjust business operations appropriately or risk losing competitive advantage to those who do. These are trends that IT cannot afford to ignore as they deal with the uncertainty driven by global change.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST
Lenovo: Business Transformations with New IT
Shailendra Katyal, Managing Director, Lenovo
Are digital innovations responsible for being the ‘moment of truth ‘ that enable business growth?
From innovative devices to connected spaces, individual computers to computing everywhere, traditional IT to digital industries - The world is changing Fast. The pace of innovation is accelerating, & it is changing what is possible.
Lenovo is enabling IT Leader’s highest priorities – digital transformations, sustainability & Services focused on Cloud, Security & Edge – from pocket to cloud.
Join Mr.Shailendra Katyal, MD, Lenovo India for a firsthand view of Lenovo's innovation & partnerships.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM IST
Roundtable: How to Not Sabotage your Transformation, Moderated by AWS.
Transformation continues to be a top concern for most organizations’ C-Level executives, with the majority indicating that their own operating model is holding back progress. Through the thousands of engagements we had with executives from some of the world’s largest organizations, and extensive research, we have identified patterns of success and failure in transforming how work gets done in organizations. In this round table we will be focusing on key elements required for successful transformation initiative.
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Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM IST
Ask the Expert: Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2023
Naresh Singh, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Rajesh Kandaswamy, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
A follow up from the Signature Series presentation “Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2023". Bring your questions to this interactive session and take a deeper dive into these trends including — which will have the greatest potential impact to your organization.
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Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM IST
Executive Insights Roundtable: Enhance Customer Experience with Innovation
Mahesh Ramamoorthy, CIO, Yes Bank
Join your peers in this executive round table discussion to share your perspective and discuss challenges on improving customer experience with platform innovation. This session will place a spotlight on Yes Bank’s journey on developing a next generation customer platform and an open discussion on topics such as automation, analytics, customer service, user adoption etc.
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Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM IST
Ask the Expert: Reignite Your Innovation Process to Turn Great Ideas Into Real Value
Gilbert van der Heiden, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
A repeatable innovation process is essential for meaningful, sustainable innovation. Get your questions answered around how to create or reignite innovation process; how to surface great ideas and nurture progress while managing risk; and how drive the best opportunities forward to deliver real value.
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Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM IST
Hype Cycle for Digital Banking Transformation
Jasleen Kaur Sindhu, Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
Technology innovations are driving bank and nonbank competitor activity, influencing customer demand for product and services, and shaping regulators’ actions globally. Learn about key innovations shaping the industry and implications for technology investment strategies.
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Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Building a Digital Future: The Metaverse
Anushree Verma, Director Analyst, Gartner
Organizations should consider cautiously investing in the Metaverse, or at the very least explore it in detail because their digital future may be molded by it. CIOs and IT leaders must consider the Metaverse as a key trend that will provide opportunities and drive strategic business innovations beyond technology. This session discusses the strategies that leverage how the Metaverse will provide innovative digital product or service opportunities.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Advancing to Outcome-Based Technology Investments
Akshay Jhawar, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Leaders expect technology to do more than automate and integrate operations, they expect it to achieve business outcomes. Outcome-based investments have long been an aspiration of CIOs and business leaders. New combinations of information, technology, provider and management techniques make investing in outcomes not only possible but preferred and a big part of the future of IT.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM IST
Drive Business Innovation With Democratized Digital Delivery
Gilbert van der Heiden, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
As technology delivery is distributed across the enterprise and digital innovation becomes a shared leadership responsibility, CIOs must orchestrate and enable innovation by technologists outside of IT to accelerate the pace of digital business. Join this session to learn how leading CIOs are leveraging democratized digital delivery to drive business innovation.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM IST
Roundtable: Thriving in Disruptive Times through ‘As-A- Service’ Models, Moderated by Lenovo
Shailendra Katyal, Managing Director, Lenovo
Ajay Sehgal, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Lenovo Group Limited
IT leaders believe their roles have increased in influence. Today they make major technology investments based on their own vision of the company compared to the organization’s overall vision. They are under increasing pressure to deliver on strategic business objectives for their organization. Can the ever-growing demands on IT be mitigated by simple, flexible, consumption-based ‘As-a-Service’ model?
Join, the Lenovo Leadership team for an engaging discussion on ‘As a Service’ Services such as Lenovo TruScale - flexible solutions delivered with the simplicity of a scalable as a service model.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Signature Series: Gartner’s Top Strategic Predictions for 2023 and Beyond - Seizing Uncertainty
Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
The future is always uncertain. But the idea that “uncertainty brings opportunity” is almost a universal constant. And now is the time to seize opportunities. This presentation covers ten predictions of the future that represent opportunity — or threat. CIOs tech providers and business leaders will need to decide which while acting swiftly.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 04:10 PM - 04:30 PM IST
Splunk: How to Build a Foundation for Business Resilience
Dhiraj Goklani, AVP, STRATEGIC ACCOUNTS, Splunk
Every organization depends on their underlying digital systems now more than ever before. But also in today’s world, we are experiencing more unpredictability and more uncertainty than ever before. Organizations must build cyber resilience that spans across silos. Splunk can help build a foundation of cyber resilience that spans across Security, IT and DevOps and across different levels of disruption. As the unified Security and Observability platform, only Splunk is designed to help you access all relevant data at scale, while helping achieve tool consolidation.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM IST
Ask the Expert: Gartner's Top Strategic Predictions for 2023 and Beyond: Seizing Uncertainty
Arup Roy, VP Analyst, Gartner
Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
A follow-up from the Signature Series presentation “Gartner's Top Strategic Predictions for 2023 and Beyond: Seizing Uncertainty". Bring your questions to this interactive session and take a deeper dive into these predictions including the ones you feel will have the greatest potential impact to your organization or industry.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM IST
Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
Rajesh Kandaswamy, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs must determine the impact of emerging technologies on their industries and organizations. This session identifies the emerging technologies on the horizon with transformational benefits and broadest cross-industry impact.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Maverick* Research: Gartner Global Scenarios: A $170BN Autonomous Business Just Entered Your Industry. Now What?
DD Mishra, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
In the Gartner Global Scenarios program, we tackle a cross-industry, cross-regional futuristic topic every year. This year we examine what would happen if autonomous businesses have become the norm. What would that mean for your organization, and your role? What potential impacts could autonomous businesses have on your industry? What would be different scenarios on how autonomous businesses would even work? Time to sit back, reflect, and see how “what if…” thinking will help you get new ideas that will help your business today.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Five Steps for Dynamic Management of Globalization Risks in Uncertain Times
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Major geopolitical, economic and technical shifts are altering the assumptions underpinning enterprises’ globalized expansion. As such deglobalization increases, CIOs and other leaders should use Gartner’s framework to assess the likely impacts and create adaptive strategies to proactively minimize risk.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM IST
Contract Negotiation Clinic: How to Negotiate a Successful Enterprise SaaS Implementation
Jaideep Thyagarajan, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Organizations are embarking on digital transformation programs that require them to move to cloud-based solutions and composable application architectures to meet business outcomes.
This clinic will empower you with the tools to navigate the key cost driver categories, develop a reasonable budget for your implementation and establish a contracting model for modern SaaS implementation aligned to business outcomes. As an attendee you will receive valuable, ready-to-use material including vendor proposal checklists, which you can use to optimize spend.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:55 PM - 01:15 PM IST
Recorded Future: Understanding the Threat Landscape and Its Influence on Cyber Insurance Trends
Stuart Solomon, , RECORDED FUTURE-MA
Threat Landscapes are constantly changing and keeping up with emerging security risks can feel like a daunting task. How do you know if you are covered when new threats are emerging? Organisations are often blindsided due to the uncertainty in achieving situational awareness of the cyber threat landscape and in turn its influence on the cyber insurance trends. Join us to learn how organisations can tap on security intelligence to help understand the cyber threat landscape better and also increase organizations' operational efficiency in threat prevention and risk mitigation.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM IST
CIO Playbook to Use 3 Powerful Financial Models for Negotiation Leverage and Bargaining Power
Monica Baranwal, Principal Analyst, Gartner
CIOs and IT leaders will see how to use three financial models for leverage and bargaining power as this session walks through three technology and cloud negotiation scenarios. Attendees will see how to take simple and ready-to-use templates and checklists to enhance their organization's negotiation playbook using the financial models TCA/TCO, NPV, and cash flow vs. P&L impact for negotiation leverage and bargaining power.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Advancing to Outcome-Based Technology Investments
Akshay Jhawar, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Leaders expect technology to do more than automate and integrate operations, they expect it to achieve business outcomes. Outcome-based investments have long been an aspiration of CIOs and business leaders. New combinations of information, technology, provider and management techniques make investing in outcomes not only possible but preferred and a big part of the future of IT.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
SAS: Going from Insights to Impact with Analytics & tackling the barriers to Cloud
Deepak Ramanathan, Sr. Director, Pre-Sales Support,, SAS
Venkatraman Venkateswaran, GROUP PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICE, The Federal Bank Ltd
Increasing revenue, reducing cost, faster deployments, and de-risking the cloud are challenges organizations deal with in their journey to make the best out of their analytics investments.
In this session, complemented with real-world stories of organizations, you’ll hear how augmenting the 4Ds of the analytics lifecycle will help accelerate automation and decisioning – resulting in maximized business value and better returns.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:55 PM - 01:15 PM IST
Snowflake: Driving Data Collaboration with the Snowflake Data Cloud
Tom Devasia, Sales, Snowflake
Enabling your data teams to successfully deliver more value from data with AI/ML and other strategic initiatives is not a trivial task. In recent years, the data cloud has gained popularity as a way to solve many of the data governance, processing, and collaboration challenges that prevent data teams from delivering more value, faster. With sharing and collaboration in mind, the Snowflake Data Cloud provides your organization with the necessary foundation to embark on a data collaboration journey.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM IST
Gartner's CIO Playbook for Dealing With a Recession
Anshul Gupta, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Economic downturns represent considerable challenges for CIOs and IT functions. This session will lay out Gartner's playbook on how CIOs should proactively respond and prepare for periods of economic uncertainty, by managing three key components: spend management, digital investment and talent.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM IST
AWS: Measuring Success of your Transformation
Kamlesh Bhatia, LEADER DIGITAL INNOVATION,
How do you know whether you’re successful in your cloud journey and your digital transformation? Or, when you’re planning your digital initiative, what benefits should you expect and how will you see them reflected in the company’s performance? In this session, referencing the experience gained through transformation journeys with companies, we will cover how organizations can find ways to measure results, starting with gaining clarity on goals and formulating approaches to accomplish them.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM IST
Roundtable: Thriving in Disruptive Times through ‘As-A- Service’ Models, Moderated by Lenovo
Shailendra Katyal, Managing Director, Lenovo
Ajay Sehgal, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Lenovo Group Limited
IT leaders believe their roles have increased in influence. Today they make major technology investments based on their own vision of the company compared to the organization’s overall vision. They are under increasing pressure to deliver on strategic business objectives for their organization. Can the ever-growing demands on IT be mitigated by simple, flexible, consumption-based ‘As-a-Service’ model?
Join, the Lenovo Leadership team for an engaging discussion on ‘As a Service’ Services such as Lenovo TruScale - flexible solutions delivered with the simplicity of a scalable as a service model.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM IST
Contract Negotiation Clinic: Follow Gartner's Top 10 Tips, Tactics and Tricks for Negotiation Success
Jaideep Thyagarajan, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
This session will illustrate and guide procurement, vendor managers, and IT leaders involved in the negotiation planning process how to incorporate ten “must know” tips, tactics and “tricks” into the negotiation plan to optimize pricing, discounts and contract terms. Attendees will receive ready-to-use checklists, templates, and worksheets for optimizing future negotiations with existing, new, and emerging vendors.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM IST
Contract Negotiation Clinic: Software as a Service
Monica Baranwal, Principal Analyst, Gartner
SaaS has become the primary delivery model for many applications, including critical systems such as CRM, HCM and ERP. SaaS buyers are often unsure which contract terms are negotiable. This interactive clinic will cover key SaaS terms and what to negotiate, including SLAs, exit planning, security and data provisions, hidden costs, and mitigating commercial risks.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:45 PM - 01:05 PM IST
Snow Software: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Spend Wisely!
Nathan Stevens, Director Solution Consulting APAC, Snow Software
It's no secret that the world continues to be challenging, especially for the modern IT leader who is balancing competing business priorities and embracing new technologies while facing economic and environmental constraints. Survival and success means taking action now to be ready for 2023. A well-trained technology muscle can cope even with unwieldy SaaS and Cloud, and that firm grip enables you to optimise and accelerate in the right places. Come to Nathan Stevens' bootcamp to be fully prepared for the mission ahead!
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM IST
Implementing a New Operating Model - Roadmaps, Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls
Ganesh Ramamoorthy, Managing Vice President, Gartner
The majority of CIOs are looking to implement new I&T Operating models; however, doing so is both challenging and requires both patience and careful planning and execution. This session will provide a pragmatic overview of the best practice roadmaps for implementing a new I&T Operating Model — as well as tips, tricks and pitfalls.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM IST
CIO Experience Roundtable: Stop Talking About Your Operating Model and Start Living It
Devendra Dhawale, Executive Partner, Gartner
Many organizations are attempting to make, or evaluating, changes to their operating model with varying levels of success and acceptance. Join this lightly facilitated interactive discussion on implementing operating models. Come prepared to share lessons learned and pathways to success in making operating model changes in your organization.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Grow Business Through Modular Redesign of the Enterprise Operating Model
Akshay Jhawar, Principal Analyst, Gartner
A modular enterprise operating model enables executive leaders to proactively steer their business toward growth opportunities despite market volatility. Digitalized business capabilities are the key. CIOs and Enterprise Architects can use Gartner's 3 integrated business frameworks — strategy, business model, enterprise operating model — with their business executives to identify where modularity is most needed.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
CIO Experience Leadership Exchange: Drive Growth by Democratizing Digital Delivery by Design
Devendra Dhawale, Executive Partner, Gartner
Akshay Jhawar, Principal Analyst, Gartner
This highly interactive, discussion-based session will bring CIOs together to explore how to meet accelerating demand by democratizing digital delivery by design. This means finding ways to equip and empower others to safely build digitalized capabilities, channels, assets and products that drive growth, save money and minimize risks. Join your peers for this unique opportunity to share experiences, identify best practices and discover trends.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM IST
Gartner Opening Keynote: Make the Difference
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Partha Iyengar, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Naveen Mishra, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
CIOs are leading in a world that is deglobalizing, economically disrupted and facing a greater range of threats than ever before. The executive challenge is how to turn these risks into business opportunities while dealing with significant uncertainty and resource constraints. Join us for the Gartner Opening Keynote in which we’ll focus on some of the most important ways in which CIOs and IT executives can use information and technology in new and emerging ways to lead and make a difference for their enterprises.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
Top Data and Analytics Predictions, 2022
Shubhangi Vashisth, Director Analyst, Gartner
Gartner's top predictions for data and analytics provides a forwarding looking perspective on how markets, skills and organizations will to evolve to help you build a data and analytics strategy to return to growth, drive innovation and accelerate change.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST
Creating a Future of Work Strategy
Ranadip Chandra, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Many organizations’ preparations for the future of work are happening informally and fragmentedly in silos across the business. It can provide a competitive edge in the industry and labor market, accelerate action during times of disruption and enhance employee engagement. Attend this session to learn how you can take a leadership role in creating a unified future of work strategy at your organization.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM IST
Roundtable: How to Not Sabotage your Transformation, Moderated by AWS.
Transformation continues to be a top concern for most organizations’ C-Level executives, with the majority indicating that their own operating model is holding back progress. Through the thousands of engagements we had with executives from some of the world’s largest organizations, and extensive research, we have identified patterns of success and failure in transforming how work gets done in organizations. In this round table we will be focusing on key elements required for successful transformation initiative.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM IST
Executive Insights Roundtable: Product Centric Mindset – A Cultural Shift to Get Best of the Agility
Rahul Agarwal, Vice President, Credit and Fraud Risk, American Express
Join this discussion to share insights, challenges and learn lessons, experiences and approaches from your peers. Being a large Organization, there are multiple platforms solving for different needs. As these platforms were working in isolation in project centric approach, this was resulting into unplanned expansion, redundancy and wastage. At American Express in last 2-3 years, we have implemented concept of Product owners for every platform and Journey with a fixed capacity and a clear roadmap. Things are no longer driven by funding. This is resulting into outcome centric culture, 50-60% reduction in delivery time/ cost for large scale projects and true globalization. Are you ready to onboard this journey?
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Townhall: Gartner Opening Keynote
Arup Roy, VP Analyst, Gartner
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Partha Iyengar, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Naveen Mishra, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Join us for a townhall style discussion of the Gartner Opening Keynote.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Turning Strategy into Reality - How to Successfully Execute on Your Strategic Goals
Anshul Gupta, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Creating a great strategy will not bring success if you can’t execute it successfully. Many enterprises struggle to translate their strategic objectives into action that delivers success. While many create good execution plans, they fail to manage them effectively. This session will provide Executive Leaders with practical steps and approaches to improve their enterprise’s strategy execution.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Executive Vision for 2023: Strategic Portfolio Management
Amresh Nandan, VP Analyst, Gartner
Increased adoption and acceleration of digital business has forced virtually every executive to drive their enterprises to become more adaptive and agile to excel in time of constant disruption. This session is designed to equip executives with strategic portfolio management practices to embrace the unprecedented complexity and change that will provide at certain business context in the next 12 to 18 months.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Unlock Value in AI Investments With Seven Practices
Rajesh Kandaswamy, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Realizing the value and reaping the benefits are the top issues facing leaders executing AI projects. The five keys distilled from successful pioneers will enable leaders to productize AI at scale and unlock value from their AI initiatives.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM IST
Gartner's CIO Playbook for Dealing With a Recession
Anshul Gupta, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Economic downturns represent considerable challenges for CIOs and IT functions. This session will lay out Gartner's playbook on how CIOs should proactively respond and prepare for periods of economic uncertainty, by managing three key components: spend management, digital investment and talent.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM IST
Don't Just Add to Your Customer Experience - Subtract From It
Pulkit Pandey, Principal Analyst, Gartner
"Let's do new things." "Let's do more." The customer experience (CX) is typically additive. But another path to CX improvement is via subtraction. What can you remove from your CX to make it better? What blockers are preventing a better CX, and how can you eliminate those blockers? How do you utilize a "stop doing" list? This session explains how to effectively utilize subtraction to improve your CX.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM IST
Use Management Hacks to Create an Antifragile Enterprise
Andy Rowsell-Jones, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Being able to evolve and grow through highly uncertain times is a critical capability that most companies are lacking to the extent needed in the current global context. Implementing initiatives to become more antifragile can be slow and expensive. Use the management 'hacks' shared in this session to kickstart your enterprise's antifragility quickly and cheaply.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM IST
AWS: Measuring Success of your Transformation
Kamlesh Bhatia, LEADER DIGITAL INNOVATION,
How do you know whether you’re successful in your cloud journey and your digital transformation? Or, when you’re planning your digital initiative, what benefits should you expect and how will you see them reflected in the company’s performance? In this session, referencing the experience gained through transformation journeys with companies, we will cover how organizations can find ways to measure results, starting with gaining clarity on goals and formulating approaches to accomplish them.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Ask The Expert: How Can CIOs Enable Banking Leaders To Deliver On Critical Priorities?
Jasleen Kaur Sindhu, Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
Per Gartner's latest survey, nearly 90% of banking board of directors view digital as a core business growth strategy. The focus is no longer on having a good digital strategy but building a better business strategy, enabled by digital. This session will explore the main priorities of banking leaders and allow CIOs to discuss the role they can play in delivering business priorities.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Executive Insights Roundtable: Driving Digital Transformation in Manufacturing with Emerging Technologies
Aashish Kshetry, Vice President - Systems, Asian Paints Ltd
Join your peers in this executive round table discussion to share your perspective and discuss challenges on emerging technologies transforming your operating model. This discussion will address areas such as cost efficiency, quality, customer experience and cybersecurity.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM IST
Signature Series: CIO and Technology Executive Agenda for 2023
Andy Rowsell-Jones, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
During these uncertain and challenging times, leading CIOs radically reframe their organization’s value proposition and how their technology departments create value. They reposition the organization as a force multiplier. This year’s CIO and technology executive agenda explores the leadership actions necessary to close IT execution gaps by leveraging a decentralized and distributed delivery approach.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Signature Series: CEO Concerns 2022-23 - Implications and Actions for CIOs
Partha Iyengar, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Now in its second decade, Gartner’s global CEO survey uncovers business leader priority changes that will redirect the use of technology in the business. Momentous events are reshaping the business world; this session will explain some of the domino consequences for CIOs.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Executive Insights: How to Execute a Large-Scale Transformation in a M&E Landscape
Raj Mohan Srinivasan, Chief Information Officer, SPNI, Mumbai
Large scale transformation on technology landscape on both – Functional & Enterprise side (addition of incremental & exponential capabilities through CoE Model- AIML, Automation, Startup Ecosystem)
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM IST
Ask the Expert: CIO and Technology Executive Agenda for 2023
Andy Rowsell-Jones, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
A follow up from the Signature Series presentation “CIO and Technology Executive Agenda for 2023."
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM IST
AI Strategy - From Plan to Execution
Shubhangi Vashisth, Director Analyst, Gartner
AI will make or break industries and companies over the next decade. Executive leaders should develop a formal AI strategy document that can help identify use cases, quantify benefits and risks, align business and technology teams, and change organizational competencies to support AI. In this session, the IT leaders will learn about the foundational elements of an AI strategy and craft a strategy document to harness its potential.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Five Steps for Dynamic Management of Globalization Risks in Uncertain Times
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Major geopolitical, economic and technical shifts are altering the assumptions underpinning enterprises’ globalized expansion. As such deglobalization increases, CIOs and other leaders should use Gartner’s framework to assess the likely impacts and create adaptive strategies to proactively minimize risk.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM IST
Roundtable: Protecting Your Sustainability Agenda Against the Turmoil of a Geopolitical Crisis
Sudhir Madhugiri, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Roundtable discussions are informal, allowing you to relax, share insights, challenges and learn lessons, experiences and approaches from your peers. Participation is required.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM IST
Lenovo: Business Transformations with New IT
Shailendra Katyal, Managing Director, Lenovo
Are digital innovations responsible for being the ‘moment of truth ‘ that enable business growth?
From innovative devices to connected spaces, individual computers to computing everywhere, traditional IT to digital industries - The world is changing Fast. The pace of innovation is accelerating, & it is changing what is possible.
Lenovo is enabling IT Leader’s highest priorities – digital transformations, sustainability & Services focused on Cloud, Security & Edge – from pocket to cloud.
Join Mr.Shailendra Katyal, MD, Lenovo India for a firsthand view of Lenovo's innovation & partnerships.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
How to Evaluate Vendor Sustainability
DD Mishra, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Sustainability is a multifaceted concept and includes environmental, social and economic dimensions. Executive leaders pursuing sustainability outcomes must fully understand the sustainability posture of their partners, suppliers and technology vendors to achieve their desired sustainability outcomes. This session will cut through the noise and hyperbole of sustainability positioning and provide practical guidance for assessing vendor sustainability.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Building a Digital Future: The Metaverse
Anushree Verma, Director Analyst, Gartner
Organizations should consider cautiously investing in the Metaverse, or at the very least explore it in detail because their digital future may be molded by it. CIOs and IT leaders must consider the Metaverse as a key trend that will provide opportunities and drive strategic business innovations beyond technology. This session discusses the strategies that leverage how the Metaverse will provide innovative digital product or service opportunities.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
Dell Technologies: India’s Digital Journey – Delivering Breakthrough Innovation
VenKat Sitaram, Manager, DELL
According to a recent research, data has grown multifold so much so that few organizations are handling 10 times more data than in the last five years. How does Dell Technologies help? We provide a simplified, scalable and intelligent modern security approach that helps you build your business confidently and securely. We are committed to getting you there faster and easier with our own portfolio- Zero Trust.
With that, we have talked about the key areas of innovation at Dell Technologies.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
Accelerate Sustainability With AI, IoT and Blockchain
Rajesh Kandaswamy, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Everyone thinks of electric vehicles and renewable energy only as key technologies driving sustainability. But digital also plays a huge and so far underutilized role. CIOs should use AI, IoT, blockchain and other digital technologies to make faster sustainability and ESG impact.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM IST
Gartner Opening Keynote: Make the Difference
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Partha Iyengar, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Naveen Mishra, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
CIOs are leading in a world that is deglobalizing, economically disrupted and facing a greater range of threats than ever before. The executive challenge is how to turn these risks into business opportunities while dealing with significant uncertainty and resource constraints. Join us for the Gartner Opening Keynote in which we’ll focus on some of the most important ways in which CIOs and IT executives can use information and technology in new and emerging ways to lead and make a difference for their enterprises.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM IST
Ask the Expert: Tactics to Improve Your Talent Acquisition Index
Kaustav Dey, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Amid talent shortages, intense competition and rising employee expectations, CIOs must prioritize talent acquisition and retention strategies. Join us in this Ask The Expert session to gain insight on some key tactics that you could use to raise your talent acquisition index. Get your questions on areas such as:
- Key tactics used by best performing companies
- Factors that impact your attractiveness index such as Work arrangement, Culture and DEI commitments
- Key retention tactics
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 12:45 PM - 02:15 PM IST
CIO Experience Lunch: Overcoming Unconscious Bias
Nandita Das, Actor, Director & Social Advocate,
Our values, perceptions, assumptions, and expectations are shaped by our experiences in life. They inform our unconscious biases and how we see the world around us. The fact that it’s unconscious, it needs a fair amount of self-awareness and work to be able to alter it. Most of us understand it theoretically, but to actually change one’s behaviour and perception requires serious work.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 02:15 PM - 03:45 PM IST
CIO Experience Workshop: Attracting Talent When You Can't Compete on Compensation
Devendra Dhawale, Executive Partner, Gartner
In this workshop, you will be introduced to the modern elements of an Employee Value Proposition, and then develop your own "sales pitch". You will have the opportunity to try out your sales pitch with other workshop members and receive immediate feedback. Participants will leave the workshop with a new and improved capability to attract and retain the talent they need to succeed.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Townhall: Gartner Opening Keynote
Arup Roy, VP Analyst, Gartner
Miriam Burt, Managing Vice President, Gartner
Partha Iyengar, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Naveen Mishra, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Join us for a townhall style discussion of the Gartner Opening Keynote.
Monday, 14 November, 2022 / 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM IST
Executive Insights: Creating a Purpose Driven Organization: Culture, Value and Accountability
Ajay Kumar, Head Core Brokerage Technology – India, Fidelity Investments
This case study will bring to life the digital transformational journey of Fidelity, addressing key aspects such as people, organization model, culture, accountability, and participation that played a major role in their transformation.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM IST
D,E&I Leadership Panel: Overcoming Diversity Challenges
Anjali Grover, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Madhavi Kanumoory, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Birla Carbon
Kiran Haryadi, Deputy Head of Wholesale Banking, Societe Generale Global Solution Center
Ashok Jayakumar, CIO, India, JLL
There is widespread agreement on the need to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace. But it’s not easy to deliver on the promises made. We have definitions, trainings, and frameworks in place for DE&I, now we need to move to next level with ground level challenges and implementation. This panels of leaders will provide their views on these challenges and much more.
Please Note: Based on availability and eligibility you may sign-up for the session via Conference Navigator after you register for this conference.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM IST
Seven Big DEI Mistakes and How CIOs Can Avoid Them
Arup Roy, VP Analyst, Gartner
Common but avoidable mistakes can keep organizations from achieving DEI advancement. This session shows CIOs the DEI pitfalls to evade and how to develop a measurable action plan that leads to progress on this key organizational priority.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022 / 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM IST
CIO Experience Leadership Exchange: Drive Growth by Rethinking Your Talent Bench
Sudhir Madhugiri, Sr Executive Partner, Gartner
Eyad Tachwali, Sr Director, Advisory, Gartner
CIOs can’t hire their way out of the technology talent crisis. This highly interactive, discussion-based session will bring together CIOs to explore how leading organizations are adapting their talent management practices to drive business outcomes. We will explore unconventional approaches along multiple dimensions of the talent management lifecycle, from attracting and retaining top talent to upskilling/reskilling staff to thrive in a dynamic and distributed digital delivery environment.
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Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM IST
The Journey Map to Change the Enterprise Culture
Amresh Nandan, VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs are increasingly encountering that the main barriers for their enterprise's digital ambitions do not come from the IT organization but from the rest of business areas. Many CIOs are mandated to create a digital mindset in their companies. Others are not explicitly mandated, but feel the pressure of the expectation that they lead that mindset shift. In this session attendees will learn the map to make that culture change journey.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM IST
Roundtable: How to Ensure the Balance of Equity and Equality in a Hybrid Workplace ?
Anjali Grover, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Equity and Equality in the workplace is all about empowering employees to be their best, Join your peers to discuss and learn how organizations are building a balance of Equity and Equality in a hybrid workplace. Addressing topics such as bias, culture, governance etc.
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Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
Unprecedented Change Fatigue Is Lurking — Don't Let It Spoil Your Team and Business
Ranadip Chandra, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Accelerated digital transformation is causing unprecedented levels of change fatigue. According to our research, it will only get worse. Under this scenario, your team's performance and business goals are at stake. In this session you will learn how to anticipate to it and minimize change fatigue.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM IST
How to Build a More Security Conscious Corporate Culture That Actually Reduces Cybersecurity Risks
Richard Addiscott, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The human element is the most prominent contributor to data breaches and legacy approaches delivering curriculum-based, awareness-centric programs are no longer effective. CIOs and CISOs must look beyond merely raising 'security awareness' and embed a contextually-appropriate security culture for their organization. Join this session to learn how to build and deliver an effective security behavior and culture change program or SBCP.
Wednesday, 16 November, 2022 / 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM IST
Building Technology Talent Beyond IT: Principles for New Talent Management
Kaustav Dey, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Technologists outside of IT are at higher risk of attrition than other employees, including IT staff. These technologists need new and better opportunities to develop and grow in their careers. Join this session to learn how to transform technology management to support an workforce of technologists.