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Press Alt+1 for screen-reader mode, Alt+0 to cancelAccessibility Screen-Reader Guide, Feedback, and Issue Reporting TechTalk Home | Events Agenda Advisory Board Speakers Sponsors Venue About IMPACT Pricing & Registration Agenda Advisory Board Speakers Sponsors Venue Share Event X Send IMPACT 2024: AI & The Future of Business Join us for IMPACT 2024, a groundbreaking event designed specifically for executives and leaders across industries to explore best practices to assess and demonstrate value from AI to the business. This is not just a technology event; AI permeates the entire leadership of an organization, empowering the entire C-suite to drive innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage. Led by our analyst partner, IDC, and top AI solution providers, IMPACT 2024 offers a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and gain insights from the industry's brightest minds. Immerse yourself in thought-provoking discussions led by IDC analysts, who will guide the conversation on the latest AI advancements and strategic implications for your organization. Learn from leading AI solution providers across vertical markets, each sharing their expertise and innovative solutions to help you navigate the AI landscape and unlock new possibilities. Register now to secure your spot at AI Impact and embark on a transformative journey that will redefine your organization's future. * * Agenda * Experts * Topics Overview * Venue * Network w/ Peers * Day 1Feb 5 Day 2Feb 6 Day 3Feb 7 Monday, Feb 5 Register 8:00 AM - Registration & Breakfast 8:45 AM 8:45 AM - Welcome Remarks - Mike Healy 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - Opening Keynote - Kevin Prouty, IDC 9:25 AM AI’s Transformation of the Relationship between Technology and Business The PC, the internet, outsourcing, and the cloud have all progressively contributed to how the business uses technology and how it works with the business. But nothing can prepare technology users for the transformation that is starting to build around the business’s accelerating use of AI. A combination of open-source tools, access to data, and changing skill sets amongst business executives provide an environment for business leaders and their staff to bypass tech for technology-driven business solutions. CXOs and their organizations must rapidly develop a transformation plan to support the business, or else technology will be left behind in the “AI everywhere” world. Speakers Kevin Prouty Group Vice President & General Manager, Tech Buyer Business at IDC 9:25 AM - Workgrid: Revolutionizing your Workplace With Conversational AI Assistants 9:55 AM Speaker: Robert Ryan, Director of Product Marketing Workgrid: Revolutionizing your Workplace With Conversational AI Assistants The conversation around the potential of AI is everywhere, but the question is – where to begin. In this session, we’ll showcase practical use cases and real-world case studies of how organizations have adopted AI Work Assistants. Learn how personalized and contextual actions, tasks, and information can be orchestrated across disparate systems; by providing employees with an intelligent conversational assistant. This innovative mix of strategy and technology empowers employees to ask questions, automate tasks, and find information more efficiently, enabling them to accomplish more work faster. Workgrid is a conversational AI platform that guides employees' attention to the moments that matter. Our AI Work Assistant consolidates information from various systems, documents, and knowledge bases. This enables employees to complete tasks and access information seamlessly through a user-friendly, conversational interface. The Assistant provides a personalized and engaging experience by simplifying work processes and delivering information to employees in the channels they work in most, reducing digital friction and enhancing the employee experience. 10:00 AM - Fireside Chat – PANEL – Led by Dan Rasmus 10:15 AM Speakers Daniel W. Rasmus Founder and Principal Analyst at Serious Insights 10:15 AM - Morning Break, 1:1s & Networking 11:10 AM 1:1s – 10:20 – 10:40 and 10:45 – 11:05 11:10 AM - AI Transformation: The Promises and Limitations - Christopher Tozzi, Adjunct Research Analyst at IDC 11:40 PM AI Transformation: The Promises and Limitations The hype surrounding AI -- especially generative AI -- has made it easy to assume that if we make AI good enough, there is virtually no challenge it can't solve. The reality, though, is that while AI offers great opportunities for moving the needle, the extent to which it can transform the enterprise is ultimately limited. To illustrate this point, this presentation examines the impact of AI on the cybersecurity market to offer examples of what AI can do that is radically new, as well as which tasks AI is unlikely ever to conquer. Speakers Christopher Tozzi Adjunct Research Analyst at IDC 11:40 AM - AI-Ready Infrastructure: Partnering for Success - Matt Eastwood, Senior Vice President at IDC 12:10 PM AI-Ready Infrastructure: Partnering for Success In today's dynamic market, technology sits at the forefront as customers digitally transform their businesses through optimized data models and workloads. This session explores the pivotal role played by technology in unlocking value for organizations as they securely optimize workloads across edge, core, and hybrid cloud environments. From tailoring infrastructure strategies to seamless deployment, and from managing services for peak performance to addressing security, compliance, and up-skilling needs, technology is more critical than ever to customer success. Join Matt as he explores transformational opportunities and gain insights on navigating the ever-evolving infrastructure optimization landscape being enabled by new data models and new generative AI based applications." Speakers Matt Eastwood Senior Vice President at IDC 12:15 PM - Lunch Break, 1:1s & Networking 1:15 PM 1:1s – 12:20 – 12:40 and 12:45 – 1:05 1:20 PM - Proggio 1:35 PM Proggio is more than a PM tool. It’s a Project Portfolio Management platform that adapts to changes faster to keep projects and revenue running smoothly. It does what Gantt can’t, not just for one project, but for hundreds of projects across entire organizations. Our years of experience, backed by enterprise-grade, certified and audited data protection, make Proggio the choice PPM for pros. Whether it’s a 30,000-ft view of a project or a snapshot of multiple portfolios, Proggio delivers complete clarity and real-time visibility. All while mitigating risk and surprises at every point in a project’s lifecycle. Proggio simplifies complexities for the whole company - with its dynamic views, risk matrices and customizable workflows that help ensure priorities are in place, goals are met and strategies always align with operations. Proggio’s patented ProjectMapTM provides a seamless view of everything on one collaborative timeline. So, the entire company can be prepared for what’s now and poised to deliver what’s next. That’s why pros use Proggio. Proggio is more than a PM tool. It’s a Project Portfolio Management platform that adapts to changes faster to keep projects and revenue running smoothly. It does what Gantt can’t, not just for one project, but for hundreds of projects across entire organizations. Our years of experience, backed by enterprise-grade, certified and audited data protection, make Proggio the choice PPM for pros. Whether it’s a 30,000-ft view of a project or a snapshot of multiple portfolios, Proggio delivers complete clarity and real-time visibility. All while mitigating risk and surprises at every point in a project’s lifecycle. Proggio simplifies complexities for the whole company - with its dynamic views, risk matrices and customizable workflows that help ensure priorities are in place, goals are met and strategies always align with operations. Proggio’s patented ProjectMapTM provides a seamless view of everything on one collaborative timeline. So, the entire company can be prepared for what’s now and poised to deliver what’s next. That’s why pros use Proggio. 1:35 PM - Models and Platforms: GenAI for Competitive Advantage - Daniel Saroff, Vice President Consulting Services at IDC 2:00 PM Models and Platforms: GenAI for Competitive Advantage This topic explores the strategic decision-making process regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to gain a competitive advantage. It delves into the considerations of whether to build capabilities in-house or to acquire them externally. Analyzing the advantages and challenges associated with both options, the discussion revolves around optimizing the balance between developing proprietary AI solutions and leveraging existing ones to enhance competitiveness in the evolving business landscape. Speakers Daniel Saroff Group Vice President, Consulting and Research 2:00 PM - Applications and Use Cases: Charting your GenAI Use Case Journey - Mickey North Rizza, Program Vice President, Enterprise Applications and Digital Commerce at IDC 2:25 PM Applications and Use Cases: Charting your GenAI Use Case Journey Generative AI is exploding, but without business use cases to learn and understand its application and value it, organizations don’t understand why it is critical to incorporate GenAI into their business processes. This session will showcase GenAI use cases in some of the key functional/application areas such as customer service and support, finance, and human resources. The GenAI use cases will also bring forward the value of speed, scale, agility, and results achieved from the incorporation of GenAI into the business. Speakers Mickey North Rizza Program Vice President, Enterprise Applications and Digital Commerce at IDC 2:25 PM - AI and Gen AI Use Cases – A Case Study from an Innovative High-Tech Manufacturer - Vishal Gupta, Senior Vice President & CITO at Lexmark International 2:50 PM AI and Gen AI Use Cases – A Case Study from an Innovative High-Tech Manufacturer In this session, we will discuss both horizontal and vertical-specific use cases that we have developed for both AI and Gen AI both for Lexmark’s internal use and in collaboration with strategic customers, and the impact that these are having along with lessons learned. Speakers Vishal Gupta Senior Vice President & CITO at Lexmark International 2:50 PM - Break 3:05 PM 3:10 PM - Security, Trust & Data Governance: Generative AI, Predictive AI & the CISO - Frank Dickson, Group Vice President, Security & Trust at IDC 3:35 AM Security, Trust & Data Governance: Generative AI, Predictive AI & the CISO Combinations of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have influenced the cybersecurity landscape for the better of 15 years. What computers have always been able to do is make correlations to the bytes, files, hashes, and code that comprise a network. However, for all of the improvements in computing and years of refining algorithms, so much of operating the network and the cybersecurity software that protects the network are still manually intensive processes. After all of this time, recent developments in generative AI are seemingly addressing the cybersecurity manpower gap. IDC calls it "autonomizing the SOC." The process of realizing a fully autonomous SOC involves several intermediary steps, but the new efficiencies in evidence are: • The availability of enriched data at the time of the incident investigation • The ability to generate an instantaneous response based on the type of attack is increasingly automated • The implementation of analytics to discover unmanaged devices in the network • The development of natural language processing (NLP) that enables threat hunting and security querying at the speed of speech AI is improving SOC processes and empowering security analysts; the power comes at a critical time as organizations struggle with hybrid, multi-cloud complexity and a chronic workforce shortage. However, the hard work is not about the AI at all, but about creating and enabling the security data foundations that will allow AI to create outcomes. Regardless, the cause for overall optimism is real. This session will provide an overview of AI in security and discuss the reasons for the real optimism. Speakers Frank Dickson Group Vice President, Security & Trust at IDC 3:35 PM - Brent Deterding – Afni- CISO 3:55 PM Speakers Brent Deterding Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Afni, Inc 3:55 PM - Insider Insights: Proven Strategies to Maximize your Data Tech and AI Investments - Dora Boussias, Senior Director Data & Analytics at Stryker 4:25 PM Insider Insights: Proven Strategies to Maximize your Data Tech and AI Investments This session delivers essential insights to unleash the full potential of your data, tech, and AI investments. Backed by proven strategies and real-world experiences, this isn't just a guide; it's a candid conversation on building resilient and successful solutions. Join us to revitalize your decision-making and traverse the digital landscape with newfound clarity, embracing the confidence that stems from strategies proven to drive real, transformative impact. Speakers Dora Boussias Senior Director Data & Analytics at Stryker 4:25 PM - Closing Keynote - AI Everywhere - The C-Suite Perspective - Philip Carter, Group Vice President at IDC 4:55 PM AI Everywhere - The C-Suite Perspective Part of the seminal shift of the technology industry towards AI Everywhere is being driven by the ‘business-first’ adoption of Generative AI technologies. Given the accessible nature of the technology, C-Suite leaders can quickly understand the potential to drive concrete business outcomes for their respective functions. This session will draw on IDC’s latest C-Suite Tech Agenda survey of close to 1000 business and technology leaders across the world to understand the impact of Generative AI on their businesses. It will provide an overview of priority investment areas for the C-Suite, how GenAI will affect the role of technology leaders, emerging best practices on AI governance, as well as feedback on what the C-Suite is expecting from prospective technology partners with recommendations in terms of how to drive the vendor engagement model for customers. Speakers Philip Carter Group Vice President at IDC 5:00 PM - Reception in Networking Area 6:15 PM - Conclusion Tuesday, Feb 6 Register 8:00 AM - Registration & Breakfast 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - Welcome Remarks 9:15 AM 9:15 AM - Keynote Address - Ritu Jyoti, IDC 9:45 AM Generative AI – Preparing for the Long-Term Impact Generative AI is not a fleeting trend but a powerful force that will reshape industries for years to come. This session will review practical applications and guidance for CIOs and CTOs as they take on an overarching leadership role in reshaping their organizations at this pivotal time. It will review business, organization, and technology architecture transformation to help organizations tap into emerging business models and achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Speakers Ritu Jyoti Group Vice President, Worldwide Artificial Intelligence and Automation Research Practice Global AI Research Lead at IDC 9:45 AM - Mainstage Session 10:05 AM 10:10 AM - Morning Break & Expo 11:20 AM 1:1s - 10:15 - 10:35 and 10:45 - 11:05 11:30 AM 12:00 PM Track 1: AI Transformation AI Driven Decisioning: How AI can improve your Decision Velocity? AI driven Decision Intelligence has the potential to become the next killer app. AI can assist, augment and automate decisioning allowing enterprises to significantly improve their decision velocity, which in turn generates significant improvements in business outcomes. This session will describe where Decision Intelligence Platforms belong in your enterprise intelligence architecture stack, and how you can improve business performance leveraging AI in decision-making. Speakers Chandana Gopal Research Director at IDC 11:30 AM 12:00 PM Track 2: AI-Ready Infrastructure Performance Intensive Computing: Your AI-ready Infrastructure IDC research shows that many HPC and AI projects fail due to lack of attention or proper investments into infrastructure. The industry has conditioned IT organizations to think that general purpose infrastructure is good enough for most use cases. IT organizations often make the mistake of assuming that it is good enough for AI use cases as well. The reality is that fit-for-purpose infrastructure is gaining traction specifically for high performance use cases and workloads like AI and HPC. IDC calls this infrastructure as “performance intensive computing infrastructure (PICI)”. It can be deployed on-premises, in hosted facility or consumed in the public cloud. This session will go deep into what a typical performance intensive computing infrastructure looks like and how organizations can go about building it or procuring it as a service. Join Ashish as he discusses the various elements of the PICI and PICIaaS stack. He will discuss what organizations must look for when evaluating key compute, storage and data management elements of this stack with AI use cases and business outcomes in mind. Finally, Ashish will discuss how organizations can deal with trends such as HPC-AI convergence, cloud bursting, hybrid/multicloud and heterogeneous/accelerated computing. Speakers Ashish Nadkarni Group Vice President and General Manager at IDC 11:30 AM 12:00 PM Track 3: Models and Platforms The Architecture Enablers of AI Platforms This session explores the elements of strategic architecture and their condition to enable the use of AI platforms and models. To support AI data, infrastructure and application architectures must be based on modern principles and must be prepared to evolve and adapt quickly as technologies and business rules change. This session views architecture from the perspective of its alignment with AI and provides frameworks to prepare current architectures to align with AI. Speakers Niel Nickolaisen Adjunct Research Advisor, IT Executive Programs at IDC 11:30 AM 12:00 PM Track 4: Applications and Use Cases Differentiating Your Value with GenAI Industry Use Cases GenAI is changing the way our businesses perform, providing an opportunity for businesses to reset their differentiating value and create a large market share. When organizations focus on the issues, decision velocity can be enhanced with the right industry use case. This session will focus on some of the GenAI solutions, solving business issues across a variety of industries including finance, field services, and manufacturing. Speakers Mickey North Rizza Program Vice President, Enterprise Applications and Digital Commerce at IDC 11:30 AM 12:00 PM Track 5: Security, Trust & Governance Securing the Future of Financial Services with Generative AI Speakers Tanweer Surve Technology CTO (Cloud) at Wells Fargo 12:05 PM 12:35 PM Track 1: AI Transformation 12:05 PM 12:35 PM Track 2: AI-Ready Infrastructure 12:05 PM 12:35 PM Track 3: Models and Platforms 12:05 PM 12:35 PM Track 4: Applications and Use Cases 12:05 PM 12:35 PM Track 5: Security, Trust & Governance 12:40 PM - Lunch & Expo 1:45 PM 1:45 PM 2:25 PM Industry Specific Discussions - Energy 1:45 PM 2:25 PM Industry Specific Discussions - Pharmaceuticals 1:45 PM 2:25 PM Industry Specific Discussions - Manufacturing 1:45 PM 2:25 PM Industry Specific Discussions - Government Speakers Dr. Gina Guillaume-Joseph Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Government at Workday 2:30 PM - CXO Mentoring Sessions 2:55 PM 1:1s - 1:20 - 1:40 and 1:50 - 2:10 3:00 PM - Afternoon Break 3:20 PM 3:25 PM - Closing Keynote - RIMINI STREET 4:30 PM Rimini Street, Inc. is a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products and a Salesforce partner. The company offers premium, ultra-responsive and integrated application management and support services that enable enterprise software licensees to save significant costs, free up resources for innovation and achieve better business outcomes. More than 2,000 global Fortune 500, midmarket, public sector and other organizations from a broad range of industries rely on Rimini Street as their trusted application enterprise software products and services provider. 4:30 PM - Reception on Expo Floor 5:30 PM Wednesday, Feb 7 Register 8:00 AM - Registration & Breakfast 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - Lightning Round CXO Round Table 9:15 AM 9:15 AM - Professional Development in AI 10:00 AM 10:00 AM - Coffee and Q&A 10:30 AM 10:30 AM - Closing Remarks - Rachel DeAmbrose, VP of Events & Strategic Partnerships, TechTalk Summits 11:00 AM 1:00 PM - Golf Tournament THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FROM IDC Engage in meaningful discussions with renowned experts and thought leaders in the AI space. Exchange ideas, challenge conventional thinking, and explore novel approaches to harness the power of AI in your business. Benefit from IDC analyst presentations that translate complex AI concepts into actionable insights for business leaders. Understand the key considerations, risks, and practices that effectively implement AI strategies in your organization. TechTalk Summits Board In 2024, TechTalk is thrilled to unveil our inaugural Advisory Board. Our Advisory Board is a carefully selected sounding board comprised of thought leaders from diverse experiences who have a proven track record of helping organizations innovate, exceed their goals, and remain secure in an ever-changing landscape. This powerful network will aid TechTalk in crafting agendas and content that is forward-thinking and mission-critical to our attendees. Through peer-sharing and networking, members of the Advisory Board are committed to offering TechTalk sponsors and attendees regular access to their invaluable knowledge and expertise. Experts Brent Deterding Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Afni, Inc Linkedin <p>Brent is an Executive CISO who enables Afni and its global workforce of 11,000+ to support their clients safely and securely. He reports to the CEO and leads a team of over 20. Brent is a spirited and thoughtful conversationalist who does not shy away from challenging topics.</p> Brent is an Executive CISO who enables Afni and its global workforce of 11,000+ to support their clients safely and securely...read more Cheryl Bevelle-Orange Managing Director & CIO FedEx Custom Critical Linkedin <p>With over 25 years of experience in her field, Cheryl Bevelle-Orange commands IT strategy, operations, applications, and infrastructure that underpin the FedEx Custom Critical enterprise. Cheryl's career is characterized by exceptional leadership, both within the workplace and the broader community. As one of the founding members of the FedEx African American Committee, she was instrumental in engaging esteemed speakers, including Dr. Susan Taylor, Donna Brazile, and Dr. Terrence Roberts. This initiative is aimed to enlighten FedEx's workforce about diversity issues and fostering an inclusive corporate culture. Cheryl is the author "The Courage To Continue: Navigating Your Corporate Journey".</p> With over 25 years of experience in her field, Cheryl Bevelle-Orange commands IT strategy, operations, applications, and infrastructure that underpin the FedEx Custom Critical enterprise...read more Randy Storch Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Jones Lang LaSalle Linkedin <p>Randy is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) delivering innovation solutions to large global corporate clients. He conceived, and led the development of an industry leading platform that digitally transforms all assets and processes for the management of all building functions. This platform is foundational in enabling AI to be used in optimizing building operations. Prior to joining JLL Randy had been an independent consultant assisting companies create, develop, and launch new technology products in various industries. He was the founder and CEO of six technology companies in the areas of airline reservations, telecommunications, Internet security and smart buildings. His career included being the President and CEO of Herman Miller’s smart building division, Convia, where he was responsible for developing and launching a smart building platform that monitored and controlled lighting, HVAC, and other building infrastructure. </p> Randy is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) delivering innovation solutions to large global corporate clients...read more Udit Mehta Chief Digital & Information Officer Carrier Corp., Fire & Security Linkedin <p>Udit Mehta is an accomplished business technology executive who has successfully led multiple large scaled digital transformations for global organizations with revenues from $3-$30B. His expertise lies in evaluating, implementing, and scaling digital technologies for new products, services, and IT modernization. With over 22 years of experience spanning several industries, he specializes in solving for customer pains, prioritizing investments by value, balance between organic and inorganic growth, building the best teams, and delivering YoY double digit growth.</p> Udit Mehta is an accomplished business technology executive who has successfully led multiple large scaled digital transformations for global organizations with revenues from $3-$30B...read more Vishal Gupta Senior Vice President & CITO at Lexmark International Linkedin <p>Vishal Gupta is senior vice president and CIO and CTO for Lexmark International. He leads global information technology, software development, data science, Lexmark Ventures, and corporate strategy in a unified Connected Technology and Ventures team responsible for making connections — between customers, employees, products and strategy. His organization ensures alignment from strategic direction through software offer delivery, focusing on leveraging emerging technologies such as cloud, IoT, AI and cyber security to deliver outstanding customer and partner outcomes. </p> Vishal Gupta is senior vice president and CIO and CTO for Lexmark International. He leads global information technology, software development, data science...read more Daniel W. Rasmus Founder and Principal Analyst at Serious Insights Linkedin <p>Daniel W. Rasmus is the former head of thought leadership marketing for Microsoft Office and was a Vice President of Research at Forrester Research. He is the Founder and Principal Analyst at Serious Insights, a boutique analyst firm focused on helping businesses navigate the new world of work, and individuals master the art of thought leadership.</p><p>The author of Listening to the Future, Dan is a strategist and industry analyst who has helped clients put their future in context. Rasmus uses scenarios to analyze trends in society, technology, economics, the environment, and politics in order to discover implications used to develop and refine products, services and experiences. He leverages this work and methodology for content development, workshops and for professional development.</p> Daniel W. Rasmus is the former head of thought leadership marketing for Microsoft Office and was a Vice President of Research at Forrester Research...read more Christopher Tozzi Adjunct Research Analyst at IDC Linkedin <p>Christopher Tozzi, an adjunct research advisor for IDC, is senior lecturer in IT and Society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is also the author of thousands of blog posts and articles for a variety of technology media sites, as well as a number of scholarly publications.</p><p><br>Prior to pivoting to his current focus on researching and writing about technology, Christopher worked full-time as a tenured history professor and as an analyst for a San Francisco Bay area technology startup. He is also a longtime Linux geek, and he has held roles in Linux system administration. This unusual combination of "hard" technical skills with a focus on social and political matters helps Christopher think in unique ways about how technology impacts business and society.</p> Christopher Tozzi, an adjunct research advisor for IDC, is senior lecturer in IT and Society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...read more Matt Eastwood Senior Vice President at IDC Linkedin <p>Matt Eastwood is Senior Vice President of IDC’s enterprise infrastructure, cloud, telecom, security, developers, channels and enabling technology research groups. Mr. Eastwood and his team research people, process and technology trends affecting the enterprise technology marketplace worldwide. Mr. Eastwood first joined IDC in 2000 as part of the server team and his responsibilities have evolved and expanded during his tenure. In his current role, he leads a team of more than 100 analysts providing insights and analysis to IT suppliers, buyers, investors, and distributors through more than 75 syndicated research programs. Mr. Eastwood also leads IDC's BuyerView primary research programs which are focused on defining emerging trends in cloud, developers, service providers, edge, AI and security. </p> Matt Eastwood is Senior Vice President of IDC’s enterprise infrastructure, cloud, telecom, security, developers, channels and enabling technology research groups...read more Daniel Saroff Group Vice President, Consulting and Research Linkedin <p>Daniel Saroff is Group Vice President of Consulting and Research at IDC. As a senior practitioner in the end-user consulting practice, he provides support to boards, business leaders, and technology executives in their efforts to architect, benchmark, and optimize their organization's IT. He is currently a leader in AI research and analysis.</p><p>Mr. Saroff also leads the CIO/End-User Research Practice at IDC, that guides business and technology executives to leverage technology to achieve innovative and disruptive business outcomes. </p> Daniel Saroff is Group Vice President of Consulting and Research at IDC. As a senior practitioner in the end-user consulting practice, he provides support to boards, business leaders, and technology executives...read more Mickey North Rizza Program Vice President, Enterprise Applications and Digital Commerce at IDC Linkedin <p>Mickey leads the Enterprise Applications & Strategies research service along with a team of analysts responsible for IDC’s coverage of next generation of enterprise applications including digital commerce, employee experience, enterprise asset management and smart facilities, ERP, financial applications, HCM and payroll applications, procurement, professional services automation and related project-based solutions software, supply chain automation, and talent acquisition and strategies. In her role, Mickey and the team advises clients on these intelligent, modern, and modular enterprise applications for businesses of all sizes with an emphasis on the key trends, opportunities, innovation and the IT and Business Buyer concerns, requirements, and buyer behaviors. </p> Mickey leads the Enterprise Applications & Strategies research service along with a team of analysts responsible for IDC’s coverage of next generation of enterprise applications...read more Frank Dickson Group Vice President, Security & Trust at IDC Linkedin <p>Frank is the Group Vice President for IDC’s Security & Trust research practice. In this role, he leads the team that delivers compelling research in the areas of Security Services; Information and Data Security; Endpoint Security; Trust; Governance, Risk & Compliance; Identity & Digital Trust; IoT Security; Network Security; Privacy & Legal Tech; Security Analytics; Video Surveillance; and, New for 2022, Application Security & Fraud. Topically, he provides thought leadership and guidance for clients on a wide range of security topics including ransomware and emerging products designed to protect transforming architectures and business models.</p><p>Mr. Dickson joined IDC with 20 years of industry analyst experience examining a number of interrelated content domains including security, mobile, wireless, telecom, multimedia, computing, and semiconductors. </p> Frank is the Group Vice President for IDC’s Security & Trust research practice. In this role, he leads the team that delivers compelling research...read more Dora Boussias Senior Director Data & Analytics at Stryker Linkedin <p>Dora Boussias is an industry-recognized business and technology strategic thought leader and practitioner, with deep domain expertise in data & analytics, enterprise architecture, digital transformation; accustomed to walking the line between Business & IT, comfortable with driving change at global organizations. A passionate frequent speaker on the topics of data, organizational culture, and transformational leadership. Dora is sought-out mentor/coach by early to senior career professionals and aspiring leaders, also serves on several advisory boards leveraging her domain expertise and exposure to Financial Services, Insurance, Retail, Education, and Healthcare/MedTech over her ~30yr career. </p> Dora Boussias is an industry-recognized business and technology strategic thought leader and practitioner, with deep domain expertise in data & analytics, enterprise architecture, digital transformation...read more Philip Carter Group Vice President at IDC Linkedin <p>Philip Carter is Group Vice President, Worldwide Thought Leadership Research. In this role, he leads a team of analysts at a global level focused on incubating and scaling IDC's Thought Leadership research. The mission of this group is to create a platform for every IDC analyst to showcase and promote IDC’s thought leadership research across the globe. He works with various research teams in the organization on topics such as the C-Suite Tech Agenda, the evolution of Digital Transformation to the Digital Business Era, ESG/Sustainability, Digital Sovereignty, Web3, the Metaverse, Digital Skills as well as leading IDC’s CEO Annual Research Study.</p><p>Prior to this role, Carter was Chief Analyst for the European region where he led a number of research teams and was responsible for driving innovation and thought leadership in new topics linked to digital transformation, C-Suite dynamics and the technology value realization linked to new digital business models in the region.</p> Philip Carter is Group Vice President, Worldwide Thought Leadership Research. In this role, he leads a team of analysts at a global level focused on incubating and scaling IDC's Thought Leadership research...read more Ritu Jyoti Group Vice President, Worldwide Artificial Intelligence and Automation Research Practice Global AI Research Lead at IDC Linkedin <p>Ritu Jyoti is responsible for leading the development of IDC's thought leadership for AI Research and managing the Worldwide AI and Automation Software research team. Her research focuses on the state of enterprise AI efforts and global market trends for the rapidly evolving AI and Machine Learning (ML), including Generative AI innovations and ecosystems. Ms. Jyoti also leads insightful research that addresses the needs of AI technology vendors and provides actionable guidance to them on how to articulate their value proposition, differentiate, and thrive in the digital era.</p><p>Ritu Jyoti is a trusted advisor to some of the world's largest technology firms and end-users. Before this role, she was Program Vice President of Systems Infrastructure Research Portfolio for IDC's Cloud IaaS, Enterprise Storage, and Server team. </p> Ritu Jyoti is responsible for leading the development of IDC's thought leadership for AI Research and managing the Worldwide AI and Automation Software research team...read more Chandana Gopal Research Director at IDC Linkedin <p>Chandana Gopal has been an analyst IDC for several years. Early on as an analyst she covered CRM applications, but more recently her work has been in integration middleware covering markets such as API management, file sync and share, and B2B integration. Ms. Gopal's research specialty includes doing detailed technical evaluations driven by her prior experience in Deloitte Consulting and Wipro Information Systems, where she focused on software implementations and business strategy development.</p><p>Chandana's core research coverage includes factors that influence enterprise intelligence such as technologies such as artificial intelligence, business intelligence, and data intelligence and cultural elements such as data literacy and knowledge sharing. Based on her background in integration and analytics, her research includes a particular emphasis on how organizations can build enterprise intelligence and use it as a competitive differentiator and growth accelerator.</p> Chandana Gopal has been an analyst IDC for several years. Early on as an analyst she covered CRM applications, but more recently her work has been in integration middleware covering markets...read more Ashish Nadkarni Group Vice President and General Manager at IDC Linkedin <p>Ashish Nadkarni is Group Vice President and General Manager within IDC's worldwide infrastructure research organization. He leads two teams at IDC: one is focused on IDC’s worldwide infrastructure research and the other manages IDC’s BuyerView products. On the worldwide research side, Ashish and his team deliver qualitative and quantitative insights on computing platforms, storage systems, data logistics and protection, storage and compute infrastructure software platforms and technologies, service provider infrastructure, cloud and edge infrastructure services, and enterprise workloads. On the BuyerView products side, Ashish, and his team curate an industry leading of primary research products that provide a voice of the IT buyer on technology and services adoption trends such as cloud and edge infrastructure and services, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, security, networking, and software development. </p> Ashish Nadkarni is Group Vice President and General Manager within IDC's worldwide infrastructure research organization. He leads two teams at IDC...read more Niel Nickolaisen Adjunct Research Advisor, IT Executive Programs at IDC Linkedin <p>Niel is an Adjunct Research Advisor and IT Executive Program at IDC. He is considered a thought leader in the use of Agile principles to improve IT delivery. And he has a passion for helping others deliver on what he considers to be the three roles of IT leadership: enabling strategy, achieving operational excellence, and creating a culture of trust and ownership.</p><p>Niel has held technology executive and operations executive positions, typically in turnaround roles. At O.C. Tanner, he overhauled and modernized a problematic legacy technology and product stack while revitalizing the IT team. At Western Governors University (WGU), he invented advanced analytics technologies that increased student retention by over 10%; these technologies identified at-risk students so that the entire university staff could focus on supporting these students.</p> Niel is an Adjunct Research Advisor and IT Executive Program at IDC. He is considered a thought leader in the use of Agile principles to improve IT delivery...read more Tanweer Surve Technology CTO (Cloud) at Wells Fargo Linkedin <p>Strategic and delivery-focused senior technology leader, Tanweer brings deep subject matter expertise in the areas of Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, and Governance, Risks & Compliance management. </p> Strategic and delivery-focused senior technology leader, Tanweer brings deep subject matter expertise in the areas of Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, and...read more Dr. Gina Guillaume-Joseph Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Government at Workday Linkedin <p>Gina Guillaume-Joseph, PhD is a published author and technologist with executive experience and thought leadership within the Federal and Commercial Sector.</p><p>Gina was recently selected to be the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Government at Workday. Gina will leverage her technology implementation experience and vast network to align Workday with the Federal Government’s Technology Transformation Strategy. She brings a highly specialized perspective including Federal compliance, first hand Workday project experience, and higher education experience as an Adjunct Faculty member. Her accomplishments and successes are based on strong program performance, leadership discipline, a commitment to developing relevant, innovative and adaptive solutions, and a vigilant focus on best value solutions for her clients.</p> Gina Guillaume-Joseph, PhD is a published author and technologist with executive experience and thought leadership within the Federal and Commercial Sector...read more Kevin Prouty Group Vice President & General Manager, Tech Buyer Business at IDC Linkedin <p>Kevin Prouty is Group Vice President and General Manager for IDC’s Tech Buyer business unit. He is responsible for managing a global group of analysts and consultants that provide research-based advisory, benchmarking, consulting, and career development services for technology executives. Kevin also specializes in industrial and operational research.</p><p>Before his current role, Kevin led the worldwide manufacturing and energy research groups in IDC’s Industry Insights business. Before joining IDC, he was SVP of Research at Aberdeen Group. Prouty also spent over five years as Sr. Director of Manufacturing and Energy Solutions at Motorola and was the resident expert on technology’s role in continuous improvement. Before Motorola, he was Research Director for Manufacturing and Automotive at AMR Research and Gartner, where he spent a cumulative six years. Leading up to his research role, Kevin spent over 15 years as a user and system integrator of operations software.</p> Kevin Prouty is Group Vice President and General Manager for IDC’s Tech Buyer business unit. He is responsible for managing a global group of analysts and...read more IMPACT 2024 Tracks: AI & the Future of Business Led by our analyst partner, IDC and top AI solution providers, IMPACT 2024 offers a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and gain insights from the industry's brightest minds. Immerse yourself in thought-provoking discussions led by IDC analysts, who will guide the conversation on the latest AI advancements and strategic implications for your organization. Learn from leading AI solution providers across vertical markets, each sharing their expertise and innovative solutions to help you navigate the AI landscape and unlock new possibilities. Event Tag AI Transformation IDC’s research shows that most organizations are still at the early stages of their AI journey. However, GenAI has been the catalyst to accelerate AI transformation initiative as the C-Suite looks to establish first-mover advantage. Organizations are still asking questions around which use case to prioritize, whether to ‘build or buy’ AI capabilities, and how to govern their AI environments to mitigate risk. This track will cover the strategy and roadmaps, the intelligence architecture and the re-skilling and enablement initiatives that need to be put in place to drive a future proof AI transformation at scale. Learn more Event Tag AI-Ready Infrastructure Infrastructure is the most underestimated nonetheless critical component of any AI initiative. IDC finds that most AI projects fail or deliver subpar outcomes because of lack of planning or inadequate investments in optimized and fit-for-purpose infrastructure stacks for AI and Generative AI. This track will focus on how tech organizations can plan to succeed with their AI initiatives with their infrastructure investments. Learn more Event Tag Models & Platforms Since the first foundation models were released in 2018, a common belief was that more extensive training data and models with more parameters would be more performant and move the AI market toward "artificial general intelligence." Resource-rich tech companies developed the first foundation models for use in their own proprietary offerings. In late 2022, the open-source community began releasing a myriad of foundation models, which have been proliferating into 2023. The current foundation model market is a mix of proprietary and open-source models covering a range of model types, including language, image, audio, music, code, video, 3D, bio-molecular structures, and industry-specific models. This track will cover these models in more detail – as well as the highlighting the architecture for the platforms that need to be put in place to train, tune and deploy them. Learn more Event Tag Applications & Use Cases Ultimately, the value to organizations will be delivered through use cases. IDC defines a use case as a business-funded initiative enabled by technology that delivers a measurable outcome. There are three broad types of GenAI use cases that need to be assessed: * Generic productivity. These are basic use cases such as summarizing a report, generating a job description, or code generation. * Business function. These specific use cases will tend to integrate a model (or multiple models) with enterprise data for a specific function (e.g., marketing, sales, service, procurement etc.). * Industry-specific. These advanced use cases will generally require more custom work (and in most cases require building your own GenAI model) to address industry-specific processes or activities. This track will explore all the of these use cases, as well as the various applications underpinning them. Learn more Event Tag Security, Trust & Governance There are numerous well-founded concerns around transparency, biases, regulatory compliance, security threats, and ethics associated with AI. The growing scale of models (especially GenAI models) means that are often viewed as black boxes with limited transparency – this limitation is especially important when the outcomes of the model have major human consequences, whether being turned down for a loan or given an assessment of the likelihood of cancer. The outcry for better trust and governance has led to a push for explainable solutions and an emphasis on human-in-the-loop augmentation, rather than pure unsupervised automation for high risk use cases. This track will cover the technologies and strategies required to mitigate the range of risks associated with AI. Learn more THE VINOY RESORT & GOLF CLUB: A NEW LEVEL OF DISTINCTION For more than 90 years, The Vinoy has been an icon in the Saint Petersburg community. Since Aymer Vinoy Laughner opened The Vinoy Park Hotel in 1925, The Vinoy has seen many transformations. Now, The Vinoy is taking luxury to an entirely new level. Combining timeless elegance and superior quality, you can enjoy the style, tastes, and relaxed yet sophisticated atmosphere of The Vinoy. Pink. Proud. Perfectly preserved. Celebrating almost 100 years of sun-drenched hospitality, the resort looks back, reminisces, and forges forward in its never-ending quest to deliver thoughtfully curated and inspiring experiences. In 1978, The Vinoy was named to the National Register of Historic Places, despite being closed and stripped bare of its furnishings and other architectural details. The Vinoy reflects the architectural influences of the Mediterranean coast, capturing its essence down to every detail. Over the years, The Vinoy’s incomparable facilities have stood the test of time. The original 1925 color named “Vinoy” was created by the Gutta Percha Paint Company exclusively for the hotel. Learn more about The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club. Your stay includes an afternoon on the green enjoying 18 holes of golf at the exclusive Vinoy Golf Club. On day 3 of the event, groups of 4 are invited to play and compete for awards in the following: * Closest to the pin * Longest drive * Overall score – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th places EXPLORE ST. PETERSBURG World-class museums, performing arts, shopping, restaurants, boating, fishing, and waterfront outdoor activities are all just steps away from The Vinoy’s front door. The Vinoy is located at the crossroads of Downtown St. Petersburg, Vinoy Park, the Waterfront, and the Arts Districts, making it the ideal destination for experiencing the city. Our location and offerings provide you with an unbeatable breadth of experiences, from land to sea. A stay at The Vinoy grants you access to our private marina, 18-hole championship golf course, tennis complex, and world-class spa. Key attractions at St. Petersburg are within easy reach, including world class museums, music venues, major league sports, and sea-faring diversion. The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club is the perfect environment to exchange ideas, network and create new relationships. IMPACT 2024 follows TechTalk Summits' mission to create events that allow technology professionals to advance their professional knowledge while meeting thought leaders in environments that foster meaningful dialogue and encourage long-term networking. The three-day event includes coffee and cocktail networking opportunities, as well as a final day of golfing at the pristine Vinoy Golf Club. Register today to save your space at the Vinoy Golf Club. Become A Sponsor Contact Joe Healy to learn more about sponsorship opportunities. Become a sponsor Topics At a Glance The 2024 agenda will deliver the latest technology, strategy and leadership insights across 5 key topic areas, covering the challenges most critical to technology leaders and their teams. Event Tag AI Transformation IDC’s research shows that most organizations are still at the early stages of their AI journey. Learn more Event Tag AI-Ready Infrastructure This track will focus on how tech organizations can plan to succeed with their AI initiatives with their infrastructure investments. Learn more Event Tag Models & Platforms The current foundation model market is a mix of proprietary and open-source models covering a range of model types, including language, image, audio, music, code, video, 3D, bio-molecular structures, and industry-specific models. Learn more Event Tag Applications & Use Cases Ultimately, the value to organizations will be delivered through use cases. IDC defines a use case as a business-funded initiative enabled by technology that delivers a measurable outcome. Learn more Event Tag Security, Trust & Governance There are numerous well-founded concerns around transparency, biases, regulatory compliance, security threats, and ethics associated with AI. Learn more View agenda Have more questions? Email us at impact@techtalksummits.com Contact us Register Now $1795 Inclusive of all accommodations at The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club Register Want to stay informed? Get conference email updates. Continue By clicking the "Continue" button, you are agreeing to the TechTalk Summits Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. × Linkedin About ERROR × Error Close Web Design & Development by multiMind.media ©2024 TechTalk Summits. All rights reserved. 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