High inflation economy, rising risks in global expansion, breakneck speed of advancements in AI…Transformation officers need to take into consideration many disruptive yet game changing forces into consideration when mapping out their transformation blueprint. No one can predict the future, yet the transformation leaders are challenged to respond to change quicker than others and weave these considerations into their strategy and transformation decision making. This keynote panel will bring together transformation officers from key industries to examine these trends and share insights on how they are responding to them.

·       Examining the key trends impacting your transformation decisions

·       What are the key considerations and steps needed to build these decisions into your transformation strategy?

·       How can you rebuild your target operating model based on the new opportunities and risk factors?

·       Sharing disruptive strategies that have been implemented to drive new business models and breakthrough change

Reto Sahli

SVP and Chief Information Officer, HAVI Supply Chain
HAVI

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Biswajit Dasgupta

SVP, Head of Operational Excellence and Integration
TD Bank

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Roeland Vertriest

Chief Transformation Officer
DuPont

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David Pralong

Senior Partner, Transformation Practice
McKinsey

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Mergers and Acquisitions are often an effective strategy that companies use to drive synergies and competitiveness. However, there are many implementation challenges when driving process and systems integration as well as change and culture management. Join this panel of experienced transformation leaders who have been there and done that, as they share their approaches to getting those critical decisions right.

·       Creating a M&A handbook to provide a comprehensive framework and drive synergy through integration

·       Driving change and culture as key success factors for integration

·       Supporting and managing employee experience during the M&A process

Ryan Kelley

Chief Information Officer
Par Pacific Holdings

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Chris Hagedorn

Senior Partner, Transformation Practice
McKinsey

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Erin Boyd

Chief Digital Commercial Transformation Officer
AES

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AI has taken the world by storm and the publishing industry is in the eye of that storm. How do you lead a transformation under these conditions to become the disruptor rather than the disrupted? In this session, Justin will share the insights from his journey from the past two and half years, highlighting key strategies and accomplishments.

·       Creating a transformation plan amidst major technological disruption for the industry

·       Unlocking over $150 million transformation efficiencies through strategic projects and initiatives

·       Sharing effective ways of working with the private equity stakeholders

·       Moving forward in an AI driven world: Pioneering disruption from within to avoid being disrupted 

Justin Singh

Chief Transformation and Strategy Officer
McGraw Hill

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This session will explore how Aludyne strategically leverages technology to achieve its goals of strengthening EBITDA, free cash flow and corporate performance. We'll discuss their digital solution for analyzing key performance indicators, allowing them to prioritize and optimize operational efficiency and productivity investments.

During the presentation, you will hear about Aludyne's journey as they build a culture of continuous transformation. At the heart of this journey is the Shibumi AI-enabled platform, which manages the lifecycle from ideation through value realization. Join us for insights on effectively prioritizing and executing initiatives to significantly enhance business outcomes and operational efficiency.

Bob Nahmias

Founder and CEO
Shibumi

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Jason Miller

VP Global Continuous Improvement
Aludyne

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To drive greater level of customer centricity, organizations are making fundamental shifts to their structure and way of working. Moving towards a product led organization requires new structures that allow companies to be customer obsessed and deliver personalized experiences across all end-to-end customer journeys. Join this fireside chat to learn how legacy organizations can make these paradigm shifts successfully:

·      How can a legacy firm disrupt itself by adapting to a completely new business model? Where do you start?

·      Leveraging business transformation as a tool to transform a legacy organization to a product organization

·      How do we adopt a product owner mindset?

·      What are the key lessons learned in driving change at such a scale? 

Hemant Purkar

Product Executive, Chase Auto Finance
JP Morgan Chase

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In today's business environment, organizations grapple with a pressing issue – Only 20% of organizations achieved desired digital transformation outcomes [Cite McKinsey Reference: Why do most transformations fail? A conversation with Harry Robinson (mckinsey.com)]. There are several causes, the most consequential of which are Operating in Silos, Suboptimal tech investments and Point solutions. As a business operations and IT Transformation partner to Global 2000 Enterprises, we have identified interventions uniquely brought in by AI to Enterprise Business and IT Operations. These interventions are brought in an AI-powered platform, unifying disparate technologies, to drive success in Process, Data and Technology transformations. We will present what and how PolarisEdge helps our clients succeed in their Digital Transformation journey.

PolarisEdge, an AI-powered platform that bridges silos in people, processes, data, and technology for enterprises, amplifying the value of their existing digital core investments. PolarisEdge, which is part of Infosys Topaz, an AI-first set of services, solutions and platforms using generative AI technologies, strategically responds to the evolving needs of modern enterprises. Join Praveen Kombial, Vice President, Global Sales Head, EdgeVerve and Badri Devalla, PhD, Associate VP, EdgeVerve to understand the need for a platform like PolarisEdge, which bridges the value gap, offering a strategic overlay that enhances the success of digital transformation programs.

·       Unlock efficiency at scale - redefine operational efficiency by digitizing and automating complex business processes, enabling enterprises to achieve a high degree of Straight through processing.

·       Amplify Human Potential - drive productivity while enabling enterprises to engage in a more human-centric way with their customers, employees, and partners.

·       Harnessing the power of Connected Ecosystem - maximize value for end customers through strategic collaboration and integrated journeys.

Praveen Kombial

Vice President, Global Sales Head
EdgeVerve

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Badri Devalla PhD

Associate VP
EdgeVerve

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“If anything is certain, it is that change is certain.” companies are going through transformation, changes are everywhere and in order to successfully lead change, great leadership is required. What does that mean for the leaders? This session will delve into the role leadership plays in driving successful change forward.

·       What role does leadership play in driving successful change initiatives, and what characteristics or skills should change leaders possess?

·       How can I be inspirational yet authentic when driving change?

·       Removing barriers to change to pave the way for successful change management

·       How to inspire and develop a change ready culture?

Panel Members Include:

Sarang Sista, VP of Transformation and Business Operations, Resideo

Andreina Martinez Goiri, Senior Vice President, Change Management – Transformation Office, Marsh

Leila Kagawa, Chief Transformation Officer, HEMIC

Kristin Johnson, Chief Transformation Officer, Edward Jones

Anastasia Minor, Chief Transformation Officer, Entergy

Sarang Sista

VP of Transformation and Business Operations
Resideo

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Andreina Martinez

Senior Vice President Change Management – Transformation Office
Marsh

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Kristin Johnson

Chief Transformation Officer
Edward Jones

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Leila Kagawa

Chief Transformation Officer
HEMIC

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Anastasia Minor

Chief Transformation Officer
Entergy

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This session is designed for leaders to challenge and interrogate the true reasons behind their failed transformation efforts. This is also a session where speakers will show true vulnerability, sharing from their own perspective how the decisions they have made in the past have not worked and why. This is an unique opportunity to draw the most valuable lessons from an honest, raw and peer-led dialogue format.

·       Sharing examples of where transformation efforts fall apart

·       Digging deep into the reasons behind these failed efforts

·       What could have been done differently? 

Gerald Lackey

Commissioner
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

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