September 27, 2022 | London, UK
Modernization: Architecting the Future of Your Business
The Bloomberg Modernization Roadshow explores how companies can create a secure, integrated hybrid cloud environment that extends the value of their technology investments while accelerating their ability to respond to market shifts and customer demands.
The problem today? A highly disruptive environment has created uncertainty, affecting both short-term operations and long-term sustainability of business operations. Inside their companies, information-technology leaders also must contend with multiple application-development platforms and cloud providers, and complex on-premises infrastructures. This creates complexity that makes it challenging for corporations to execute with speed, provide comprehensive security for their data and infrastructure, and drive efficiency. In a highly competitive labor environment, executives must recruit and retain a talent pool skilled in dealing with rapidly changing technology. Add to all that the challenge of navigating changing government regulations and greater demands both internally and externally for information- technology sustainability.
September 27 - Tuesday
Modernization: Architecting the Future of Your Business - London
4:00 PM BST – Registration and Networking
4:30 PM BST – Welcome Remarks
- Janet Wu, Anchor & Reporter, Bloomberg
4:35 PM BST – Opening Remarks
- David Hewitt, Director, Cloud Platform, UK & Ireland, IBM
4:40 PM BST – Panel Discussion: Modernizing the Enterprise by Embracing Cloud
Companies across all sectors are driving business innovation with a cloud-first model for speed and agility. But how can organizations move forward without compromising on security, data sovereignty, or regulatory compliance? These business and IT professionals will describe how they have taken a hybrid cloud approach that promotes innovation and efficiency, while avoiding unnecessary risk.
- Amitabh Apte, Vice President, Global Chief Information Officer, Pet Nutrition Business, Mars Inc.
- Rishi Das-Gupta, CEO, Health Innovation Network
- Josie Smith, Chief Architect, BT Digital
- Moderator: Tamlin Bason, Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence
5:05 PM BST – IBM Sponsor Spotlight: Hybrid Cloud – Catalyst for Green IT
Hybrid cloud is a critical enabler of responsible computing and green IT. By facilitating increased visibility, greater integration, and enhanced performance efficiencies across the IT environment, organizations can advance further down the net-zero carbon emissions pathway, faster.
- Prakash Pattni, Managing Director, Digital Transformation, Cloud for Financial Services, IBM
- Moderator: Lauren Kiel, General Manager, Bloomberg Green
5:15 PM BST – Case Study: Business Impact of IT Modernization
An executive will describe how her/his organization transformed an established business model to a digital one. With strategic technology investments, he/she leveraged the organization’s IT architecture to create the speed and flexibility needed to seamlessly adapt to market changes.
- Justin Arbuckle, Global Chief Technology Officer, Wealth & Personal Banking Technology, HSBC
- Moderator: Janet Wu, Anchor & Reporter, Bloomberg
5:35 PM BST – Panel Discussion: Recruiting the Talent You Need to Thrive
In a highly competitive labor environment, executives must hire and retain a talent pool able to deal with rapidly changing technology and business priorities. Finding the right people to work in an agile, cross-disciplinary way is critical. The panelists for this discussion will share the skills they look for and their hiring and incentive strategies.
- Ron Argent, Founder & CEO, Cognition Foundry; CEO, TES Enterprise Solutions
- Nikkie Spencer, Director of Cloud & Service Delivery, Metro Bank
- Moderator: Janet Wu, Anchor & Reporter, Bloomberg
6:00 PM BST – Closing Remarks, Networking Reception Begins
Sponsor
IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.