Empowering Beyond Summit 2024

Innovation Workshops

Collaborative whiteboard discussions with an intimate gathering of industry leaders to ideate around leveraging disruptive technologies to drive innovation and success.

• Innovation in the Healthcare Industry
• Innovation in the Travel and Transportation Industry
• Innovation in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

Drinks and Dinner

(by invitation only – inquire for details and availability)

Warner Bros. Studio Tour

*Optional by Invitation Only

Enjoy a fun Hollywood experience!

Registration Opens

Welcome Remarks

• Anupam Govil – Managing Partner, and Summit Chair, Avasant

Opening Keynote – The Butterfly Effect: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

• Atti Riazi – SVP and CIO, Hearst

Fireside Chat – The Next Wave of Value Creation: Architecting a People and Datacentric Enterprise

• Tony Menezes – Global Managing Partner, Business Process Operations, IBM Consulting
• Jyoti Chopra – Chief People, Inclusion & Sustainability Officer, MGM Resorts International
• Anupam Govil – Managing Partner, Summit Chair, Avasant (Moderator)

CXO Deep Dive – Building a culture of innovation to drive stakeholder value

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Sean Kenny – SVP and CIO, Carnival Cruise Line

Research Insights – IT Spending Trends for 2024 and Beyond

(Executive Room)

• Chandrika Dutt – Research Leader, Avasant
• Swapnil Bhatnagar – Sr. Research Director, Avasant
• Ruth Steinberg – ERP Practice Lead, Avasant

BREAK

Panel Discussion – Digital Talent at Scale: Building The Hybrid Workforce of Tomorrow

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Mary Thoms – Exec Director, US Navy
• Joel Raper – General Manager and SVP of Digital Workplace Solutions, Unisys
• Jason Estes – SVP & CIO, First Command
• Henry Guapo – Partner, Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – Managing Business Risks in a Complex Multi-Vendor Ecosystem

(Executive Room)

• Oliver Gail – Chief Procurement Officer, Prudential Financial
• Brian Kernan – Vice President, Indirect Procurement & Vendor Management, Republic National Distributing Company
• Rawle Howard – AVP & Chief Procurement Officer at Howard University & Howard University Hospital
• Kirk Mitchell – Director, Vendor Management Organization, BCBSA
• Mike Wheeler –  Partner – Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – Re-imagining Travel: Aligning Tech and Ops to Drive CX and Profit

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Deepak Parameshwaran – WiPro
• Brian Tossan – CTO, GTAA
• Fernando Lara – EVP and CIO, Avianca
• Christy Thomas – AVP, Technology, BNSF Railway
• Carlos Hernandez – Travel & Transportation Lead and Managing Partner, Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – THE RISE OF GBS: HOW CAPTIVES CAN DELIVER COMPETITIVE EDGE

(Executive Room)

• Avinash Balinga – Partner, Avasant
• Chirag Rawat– Sr. Research Director, Avasant (Moderator)

Closing Keynote – The Winds of Digital Change: Thriving in Perpetual Transformation

• Yuri Aguiar – Chief Enterprise Data Officer, WPP Group

Closing Remarks

• Anupam Govil – Managing Partner, and Summit Chair, Avasant

Shuttle to The Academy for evening activities

Opening Reception

VIP Dinner

After Party

BREAKFAST

Welcome Remarks

Opening Keynote

• Rodrigo Lima – President of Americas Enterprise, Microsoft

Plenary Keynote – Enlightened Disruption

• Kevin S. Parikh – Chairman & CEO, Avasant

Fireside Chat – ART OF DISRUPTION: TURNING INTELLIGENT DIGITAL INVESTMENTS INTO BUSINESS OUTCOMES

• RJ Hazra – IT CFO, Equifax
• Prem Natarajan – Capital One
• Anupam Govil – Managing Partner, and Summit Chair, Avasant (Moderator)

COFFEE AND SNACK BREAK

Panel Discussion – Digital Transformation at Scale: Leveraging Platforms for Innovation and Growth

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Gareth Gaston – CDPO and EVP, U.S. Bank
• Jo Ann Tan – Strategic BU Leader, Capital Markets, Cognizant
• Ganesh Kumar – SEVP, OFG Bancorp
• Tom Soderstrom – Enterprise Strategist, Amazon Web Services
• Andre Sole – Partner, Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – Reality Check: How can media survive the coming disruption?

(Executive Room)

• Sanjay Bhakta – Chief Product & Technology Officer, Condé Nast
• Bharat Krish –  Chief Product Officer, Newsweek
• Robert Joslin –Managing Partner, Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – Enabling The Smart Enterprise: Harnessing AI for Industry 4.0

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Rusty Kennington – CIO, Oldcastle Building Envelope
  
• Vignesh Markandan – VP, Industrial and Retail, Hitachi Digital Services
  
• Sandeep Sakharkar- CIO, GXO Logistics
• Bharat Amin – Distinguished Fellow, Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – From Aisles to Algorithms: Navigating the Phygital Retail Experience

(Executive Room)

• Walter Yosafat – CIO, Capri Holdings
• James Whatley – CIO, Mary Kay
• Fred Pond – Former CIO, Columbia Sportswear, and Avasant Distinguished Fellow (Moderator)

CXO Deep Dive – Leading in the Intelligence Age

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Richie Etwaru – Chief AI Officer, @Mobeus

Research Insights – State of the Enterprise: IT Spending Trends for 2024 and Beyond

(Executive Room)

• Frank Scavo – Sr. Partner and President, Avasant Research
• Shael Roopchand – Director, Corporate Strategy, Avasant
• Dave Wagner – Senior Research Director, Avasant

Fireside Chat – The Future of Health: Harmonizing Cost and Care Through Digitalization

• Tim Skeen – EVP and Enterprise CIO, Sentara Health
• Rick Hopfer – SVP & CIO, HMSA
• Matthew Barlow – Healthcare Lead, and Partner, Avasant (Moderator)

LUNCH

Panel Discussion – Leveraging Gen AI for Enabling Enterprise Transformation

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Patricia Geli – Co-Founder and COO, C10 Labs
• Chris Donahoe – EVP and Head of AI Strategy, Edelman Smithfield
• Nora Osman – President/CEO, Norvana
• Vikrant Karnik – SVP, Genpact
• Larry Godec  – Distinguished Fellow, Avasant(Moderator)

Panel Discussion – Innovation in Aerospace & Defense: Embracing New Technologies While Managing Risks

(Executive Room)

• Dan Hedsrom – VP and Chief Information Officer, Cubic Corporation
  
• Dave Whitaker – VP and CIO, General Atomics
  
• Will Setiyawan – Sr. Director ERP, Head of NG SAP COE, Northrop Grumman
• Naresh Lachmandas – Aerospace & Defence Lead and Partner, Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – Cyber-Proofing The Enterprise: Protecting from Core to the Edge

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Alexandra Landeggar – CISO, Collins Aerospace
• Trina Ford, – CISO, iHeartMedia
• Pankit Desai – Co-founder and CEO, Sequretrek
• Hiren Dave – CIO/CISO, Essen Health Care
• John Caruthers – Distinguished Fellow, Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE: NURTURING GROWTH IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY

(Executive Room)

• Cynthia McKenzie – VP, Co-founder and Board Member, STEM Advantage
• Tembi (Sibanda) Hommes – Global Chief Data Officer, Arup
• Anish Sethi – Chief, Data Solutions Centre, UN ICC
• Chitra Rajeshwari – Executive Director, Avasant Foundation(Moderator)

Panel Discussion – DRIVING BUSINESS AGILITY: SHIFTING TO A DIGITAL OPERATING MODEL

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Neeraj Khanna – Head of Global Services Delivery, Truist
  
• Patricia Sedano – SVP Global Finance Shared Services, Sony Music
• Manish Vora – Business Unit Head, Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Products, WNS
• Alpa Inamdar – Transformation Leader, AIG
• Shobhit Patnaik – Partner, Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – Leveraging AI Across Industries: Invaluable Lessons From the Frontlines

(Executive Room)

• Hiten Patel – Distinguished Fellow, Avasant
  
• Steven Gerst – Distinguished Fellow, Avasant
  
• Jay Weinstein – Distinguished Fellow, Avasant
  
• Julia Bardmesser – Distinguished Fellow, Avasant
• Jim Rinaldi – Distinguished Fellow, Avasant (Moderator)

COFFEE AND SNACK BREAK

Panel Discussion – AI Powered Healthcare: Advancements, Challenges, and Opportunities

(Plenary Ballroom)

• Sony Jacob – SVP and Chief Information Officer, Froedtert & Medical College Wisconsin
• Luke Rockenbach –  Regional CFO (North California), Providence
• Anand Nair – Healthcare Lead, UST
• Nishant Verma – Healthcare Lead and Managing Partner, Avasant (Moderator)

Panel Discussion – Big Tech vs Emerging Tech

(Executive Room)

• Rakesh Patro – Partner, Avasant

Fireside Chat – Re-Shaping The Future of Tech Enabled Services

• John Fremont – DXC
• Akshay Khanna – Managing Partner, Avasant (Moderator)

Closing Keynote

• Yogesh Agarwal – VP, Data Center GPU Business, Nvidia

Closing Remarks

• Anupam Govil – Managing Partner, and Summit Chair, Avasant
• Samantha Rattan – Sr. Manager, Corporate Strategy, Avasant

Closing Reception