CIOs Driving the Digital Business in an Unpredictable World

We believe innovation begins with people. That’s why we take a human-centric approach to designing intelligent solutions to empower users and IT to work and innovate everywhere. The future of work has evolved, and workers have new expectations for technologies that power their workday The most successful companies will be those who proactively invest in their organization’s technological agility, to not only be best equipped for the next major disruption but forge their own strategic path. Modernization is no longer an option. It is needed for companies not only to survive but to effectively thrive, grow and innovate. Accelerating transformation for hybrid work and IT agility helps enable flexibility, build resiliency, and advance performance.

More and more IT Leaders are stepping forward to take the lead in driving positive change in their organisations, but, as we inch closer to our net-zero deadlines, what progress has been made? And how can we track it?

IT can help provide the visibility and insights to reduce energy waste, intelligently repurpose real estate, improve operational efficiency, and explore new go-to-market models that support a lower carbon future. But, the responsibility belongs to all of us, working together.

Join Cisco to discuss the progress we have made towards our own goals and, more importantly, how we are helping our customers to do the same.

Generative AI (GenAI) is ushering a new wave of digital transformation. This will transform the way how companies find, sort and analyze information at scale impacting services to customers across all industries. GenAI will impact departments, processes, employees, and customers. As with any transformation wave there is both opportunities and risks at the same time. Organisations are at risk to be disintermediated from their internal processes, employee’s knowledge, clients experience. Conversely, companies can leverage the GenAI transformation to reimagine existing processes, create new operational efficiency, new client solutions, new revenues streams and establish lasting market differentiation. Whilst ensuring companies retain and increase employees, clients, and regulators trust. Therefore, how do you differentiate, what is your USP and how do you shine a world where GenAI will be a new normal?

Every organization wants to be able to operate at cloud scale—this means meeting growing or shrinking demand at a moment’s notice, adding and expanding new services in days if not hours, and extending to new regions or operating centers with little to no downtime. Not everyone has the resources, headcount, or budget of a hyperscaler. More than likely, there is a mix of traditional IT investments, services across multiple clouds, and a mix of IT skills. This doesn’t mean that scaling can’t be done—it can be, it just has to be done smartly. Optimization and focusing on what has to scale right now is key to transformation, even in leaner times, and open hybrid cloud can help you do it.

In today's dynamic business landscape, the seamless integration of multiple cloud providers, various ISPs, and diverse security products is a huge challenge. To overcome all the hurdles and embrace the full potential of the digital era, customers need to strive for seamless management and orchestration with intuitive APIs and user-friendly consoles, bringing business a genuine network-as-a-service experience. Join us for an immersive session that delves into the limitless potential of network cloudification and the Evolution Platform. Gain insights, exchange ideas, and discover how you should be thinking about transformative approaches that can propel your organization forward in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

In an increasingly interconnected and unpredictable world, digital is a business imperative and when coupled with a people-first approach creates the greatest impact in driving positive systemic change. Hear about the transformative power of digital as a force for good in driving innovation and a catalyst in shaping a better tomorrow and how the CIO role is central to the success of this journey.

Innovation is a continuous process, crucial for organizational resilience and growth. As part of this, it is critical to emphasize human ingenuity as the starting point for innovation. This will work best when there is openness to embrace new technology and solutions in across the broad spectrum of multicloud, modern data infrastructure, edge computing, remote work, and security to help organizations accelerate their innovation initiatives.