Agenda

CIO & CSO Summit

 

The financial landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, moving away from siloed operations towards a more collaborative future. Join us as we look at these significant shifts and how its impacting consumers, regulations and tech drivers shaking up the landscape today.

 

Given the rise of GenAI adoption and the increasing investments of AI within the ASEAN region, how are IT leaders preparing for its impact and use within business operations? Join us as we dive into the use cases of AI and its impact on the market and how it can be scalable and agile to suit your organization’s needs and goals to create long term business value.

 

As the world continues to automate, work, as we know it today, will be very different in the future. This panel discussion will explore what the future holds for work, and how organisations are preparing themselves for this change. Join us as we explore how CIOs are addressing the speed and scale of these changes, and learn the challenges, risks, and opportunities that are top of mind for CIOs today

 

In the 'AI Everywhere' era, sustainable IT infrastructure and efficient data centers are crucial. Join us as we dissect the building blocks to ensure robust performance, reduced environmental impact, and support the growing demands of AI technologies, enabling a greener, more resilient digital future.

 

We'll explore practical strategies and real-world examples to help you make the most of AI in your IT operations. Learn how to integrate AI smoothly, tackle common obstacles, and fully leverage AI solutions. Whether you're just starting out with AI or looking to fine-tune your existing efforts, this session will offer valuable insights to help you unlock AI's full potential in your IT setup.

 

In Southeast Asia, over 70% of the population remains unbanked or underbanked. Fintech innovations and digital banking are crucial to bridge this gap. Embedded finance, integrating financial services into non-financial platforms, offers a scalable solution, delivering seamless experiences for connected consumers and businesses, simplify financing for everybody and for every business.

 

Through sharing a real-life case study with Shopmatic, a leading e-commerce platform, we will showcase how embedding financial services can drive financial inclusion and growth. The future envisions every platform as a potential bank, revolutionising accessibility of financial services in the digital economy.

 

 

With Workday's embedded AI/ML capabilities, organizations can enhance their HR processes. By leveraging Workday AI/ML technologies, businesses can streamline their operations, automate repetitive tasks, and improve overall efficiency. Workday's augmented analytics offer data-driven insights, empowering decision-makers with valuable information to drive strategic initiatives. AI/ML also enables organizations to provide personalized employee experiences, tailoring HR services and support to individual needs. 

This transformative combination of AI/ML in Workday enhances productivity, optimizes resource allocation, and creates a more engaging and satisfying work environment.

 

In the face of escalating cyber threats, organizations need to adopt a more comprehensive and proactive approach to security. Data-centric Zero Trust is a security model that focuses on protecting data wherever it resides, regardless of the user or device accessing it. This approach represents a significant evolution in cyberdefense, shifting the focus from network-based security to more robust level of data protection. Find out how to apply data-centric zero trust to your organization.

 
Executive Lunch Roundtable #1
  1:00 PM
What are the CIO challenges on AI implementation?
James Sivalingam
Senior Program Manager, Research
IDC Asia/Pacific
Amith Parameshwara
Global Head, Artificial Intelligence CoE (Solutions & Services Group)
Lenovo
Executive Lunch Roundtable #2
  1:00 PM
Enabling the Future of Enterprise with Orchestration
Kevin Bowling
Enterprise Architecture
Workato
Rijo George Thomas
Senior Research Manager, IDC Asia/Pacific

Given the latest trends in application integration and AI-driven automation, learn how your organization can optimize workflows. 

 

Considering the strategic importance in connecting disparate systems, improving data flow, and enhancing operational efficiency, join us as we dive into Workato’s comprehensive processes for seamless integration, automation, and orchestration. 

 

 
Track #1 – AI & GenAI
  2:00 PM
Unraveling Tomorrow’s Tech – A Deep Dive into the Transformative Forces of AI and Low-Code in 2024
Andri Agustinus
Regional Vice President, Solution Architecture for APAC
OutSystems
Methee Srisupundit
Digital Technology Division Manager
Siam Kubota Corporation Co.,Ltd.
Deepika Giri
Associate Vice President, AI, Analytics & Data
IDC Asia/Pacific

Considering the speed and scale of digitisation, join us as we deep dive into the world of GenAI and its impact on the future of low code and how its set to transform the industry by making a more accessible system for its users.

  2:20 PM
Business Strategies to Implementing GenAI
Panchalee Weeratammawat
Chief People Officer
Central Retail

Join us as we look to how businesses are leveraging on the use of AI to build better processes within their organizations as they scale up automation and technology use.

  2:40 PM
Evolution of AI in the Workforce
Callistus Lim
Regional Head, Solution Engineering, ASIA & ANZ
Freshworks
Track #2 – Cybersecurity
  2:00 PM
Defending Against Tomorrow's Cyber Risks Starts from Your People
Philip Sow
Head of Systems Engineering, Southeast Asia & Korea
Proofpoint
Christian Fam
Senior Research Manager
IDC Asia/Pacific

The most damaging cyber threats today don’t target machines or systems — they target humans. Human-targeted attacks jeopardise businesses globally every day, from malicious links to impersonation emails posing as executives and suppliers. 

 

Join us to uncover how a Human-centric cybersecurity approach tackle the four paramount human risks: threats, impersonation, data loss, and identity compromise. Don't miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the insights and strategies necessary to safeguard your organisation against the relentless tide of evolving threats. 

  2:20 PM
From Risk Mitigation to Trust Management
Anurag Goyal
CISO
RedDoorz

Given the evolution of GenAI & cloud adoption, maintaining a level of security is integral to mitigating and managing ransomware and related cybersecurity risks. Join us as we uncover the essence of digital trust and the impact it has on improving the customer experience. 

  2:40 PM
Combatting Deepfakes and FraudGPT: GenAI Cybersecurity Challenges
Christine Tubb
Strategic Account Director
Ping Identity
Simon Piff
Research Vice President
IDC Asia/Pacific

The advent of GenAI has opened up opportunities for bad actors to exploit the growing tech landscape. From Deepfakes to FraudGPT, we will explore how cybersecurity measures are deployed in a timely fashion to stay ahead of these bad actors.

 

Overcoming challenges in chaos: Transformation playbook on regional transformation and the steps-to-reality.

 
Xiou Ann Lim
Editorial Director (ASEAN)
Foundry

In an increasingly uncertain world, with internal risks and external social, economic and geopolitical threats to organizational development and tech developments in GenAI as a threat and a solution taking the headlines in 2023, what is the next big thing for cybersecurity? 

Find out from our panel of experts as they give their views on what will be happening in the area of cybersecurity in the next few years, and how they are preparing their organisations.

 

Join us as we explore the evolving relationship between humans and artificial intelligence, emphasizing the potential for AI to enhance rather than replace human interaction. From finance, healthcare and on to retail, Graphen AI’s Digital Human, AiiA, provides scalable solutions for growing companies. Through AiiA’s personalized, empathetic and supportive Graphen AI is at the forefront of the Digital Human movement, which elevates the consumer experience and revolutionizes engagement across industries.