Avasant Empowering Beyond Summit 2020: Transcending Digital

Postponed due to the COVID-19 threat

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Transcending Digital: The role of technology in building a new world.
Go beyond ‘digital’ to discover how technology can be used to create both economic and social value. Join Avasant at the beautiful Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA to explore how digital solutions, strategic sourcing, and automation drive real business value.

The EBS Experience

25+ Executive Speakers

100+ C-Level Executives

100+ IT Executives

100+ BPO Executives

Technology Showcase

Case Studies and Sessions

Date TBA

Avasant Foundation Impact the Future
11:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Avasant Foundation Gala Dinner Reception
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

DATE TBA

Avasant Empowering Beyond Summit
7:00 AM – 5:45 PM

EB After Dark
6:15 PM – 8:00 PM

Topic Highlights

Digital Innovation and Disruption across various industries
Success stories of digital transformation through Intelligent Automation, IoT, and Cognitive
Building new business models and governance mechanisms to enhance customer value
Sourcing Transformation strategies

The next breakthrough will be as a result of imagining a future that doesn’t exist today.

Mark Hill
CIO & SVP
Gilead Sciences

I’ve found the Empowering Beyond Summit panel discussions, curriculum and agenda to be very strong. I love the collaboration that goes on between the vendors and the CXOs driven by Avasant.

Sean Lennon
CIO & SVP
Allergan

Ray Barnard

EVP, Systems and Supply Chain at Fluor

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Ray Barnard

EVP, Systems and Supply Chain at Fluor

Ray Barnard

EVP, Systems and Supply Chain at Fluor

Ray Barnard

EVP, Systems and Supply Chain at Fluor

Featured Speakers

Bharat Amin

Chief Information Officer, Huntington Ingalls Industries

Shanker Trivedi

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business, NVIDIA

Marissa Andrada

Chief People Officer, Chipotle Mexican Grill

Ravi Ohri

Chief Financial Officer, IT, Freddie Mac

Fernando Pons

CAO, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development

Lance Ralls

Global Chief Information Officer, Belkin

Yuri Aguiar

Head of Innovation, The Ogilvy Group

Nuria Simo

CIO, Inter-American Development Bank

Rick Gehringer

CIO, Milken Institute

Kevin S. Parikh

CEO and Senior Partner, Avasant

Jitendra Vyas

CEO, mybliss

Mike Zill

CAO and CIO, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals

Ryan Davis

SVP, Procurement, Bank of America

Cathy Schulz

AVP of Infrastructure and Computing Services, American Family Insurance

Charles Sims

Head of Technology, LA Clippers

Amit Pradhan

Executive Chairman, Zero / AI

Anupam Govil

Partner, Avasant, President, AvaSense

Rajat Wadhwani

Head of Transformation, Cetera Financial Group

Vish Mishra

General Partner and Venture Director, Clearstone Ventures

Sidney Madison Prescott

Managing Principal, Intelligent Automation, E*TRADE

Howard Miller

CIO, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Fernando Szew

CEO, MarVista Entertainment

Gene Berry

Former CIO, OneAmerica

Naresh Lachmandas

Former CIO, General Atomics and L3 Communications CSW

Ajay Jindal

Senior Director, Automation CoE, LexisNexis

Agenda

7:00AM - Registration & Breakfast
8:15 AM - Opening Keynote: Transcending Digital
9:10 AM - Keynote: Digital Transformation - Solving Complex Problems Using Disruptive Technologies
9:50 AM - Fireside Chat: How the Age of Digital and AI is Transforming Media and Entertainment
10:20 AM - Networking Break
10:50 AM - Panel: Next Generation Business Transformation in Financial Services
11:35 AM - Panel: How Disruptive Innovation is Driving the Human Experience
12:15 PM - Lunch
1:20 PM - Fireside Chat: Vision 2020: Global Development in the Digital Age
1:55 PM - Panel: Cloudy with a Chance of Cyber Breach
2:30PM - CIO Perspective: Digital (R)evolution: Strategies to Accelerate Business Transformation
3:00 PM - Networking Break
3:30 PM - Panel: Customer-Centric Innovation: Enabling Personalization
4:15 PM - Panel: Workforce of the Future: How Automation, AI and Analytics are Shaping the DNA of the Enterprise
5:00 PM - Closing Keynote: Transformative Leadership in the Digital Age
5:35 PM - Break before Cocktail Reception
5:45 PM - EB After Dark
7:00 PM - Reception Continues (Cash bar)

Analyst Track

3:30 PM - Fireside Chat: The New Age Research Organization
3:50 PM - Thought Leader Panel: Global Perspectives on Digital Trends
4:10 PM - Launch of Research Themes and Avasant Research Calendar 2020-2021
4:20 PM - Engaging with the New Avasant Research Organization

Join us on Tuesday evening, March 10, for an exclusive ultra-lounge experience. Take in the fresh air, sights and sounds that you could only find at Empowering Beyond Summit. Welcome to…

EB After Dark

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2020’s Premier Venue

Hosted at a unique Los Angeles venue each year, Avasant aims to take attendees outside their comfort zone, fostering greater creativity and more meaningful interactions.

A hidden gem on the Los Angeles coast, Terranea Resort and Spa is a 102-acre luxury resort destination exuding California’s quintessential personality and charm. Attendees will be able to experience both Avasant Foundation’s Impact the Future events and Avasant’s Empowering Beyond Summit, footsteps from their hotel rooms.

Terranea Resort & Spa
100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

BOOK YOUR STAY

Avasant is pleased to be able to provide all attendees with spacious rooms, bathed in sunlight and featuring an ocean-view. These rooms are available at the special rate of $290/night, when booked through the official Avasant room block.
We encourage attendees to reserve their stay as soon as possible, as availability is limited.

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The Portofino Hotel and Marina
260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

BOOK YOUR STAY

Avasant is pleased to offer the Portofino Hotel and Marina as an alternative option for your comfort and enjoyment.
Portofino’s oceanside and marina-front guest rooms and suites are a breath of crisp, sea salty ocean air.

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