We don’t need to tell you how challenging the last few years have been to the US population and their healthcare system. What we can tell you is how this sector has adapted and focused on operational transformation, digital access for patients, and improving their experiences through digitization.
Joining us to highlight real-life examples is Sunila Thelma Levi from CommonSpirit Health. She will explore the current value of IT within the healthcare industry and her steps towards better digitization.

From cleansing to creating better data retention policies and strategies, how can you better extract meaningful insights from stored data?Patrick Benoit is an expert in data usage, storage, and sharing data and regularly provides strategic security guidance that makes security a front-facing function. In this session, Patrick will identify risks and offer his thoughts on potential solutions.

Organizations are witnessing the dawn of the data-driven, AI, and regulatory era. The digital transformation of organizations is occurring at a rapid pace in order to stay relevant and pave the way to a sustainable future. The consolidation of an organization’s data into a governed, trusted, and well-managed environment that supports both analytics development and production workloads is playing a crucial role in this transformation. Organizations want to take advantage of AI, but they need a trusted foundation and access to the data. Our mission is to deliver a trusted, enterprise-wide, data and AI backbone for transforming IBM into an AI Enterprise. The resulting benefits to business include reduced time to find and consume data and reduced time to implement initiatives.

Helping an over 115-year-old non-profit embrace technology needs more than the latest technology on sale. It needs a strong and stable foundation to achieve modernization, supported by a strong team and even stronger security systems. A good Digital Transformation strategy should affect all areas of an organization. Budget constraints, staff prioritization, and a lack of project focus can be overcome, and new processes can leave an organization stronger than before. Cris Downey from Rotary International is here to share his thoughts on ‘quick wins’, ROIs, and effective timelines that have enabled him to overcome a century of old technology and processes: ensuring that the future is in safe hands.

Cloud migration is crucial to the success of innovative initiatives, and many industry voices are keen to share their approach to successful cloud migration while ensuring their route is secure. Learning from one’s peers – whether they have fully migrated or are in the final stages – will help ensure success and long-term stability. Speaker: Dara Meath, Divisional Chief Informational Officer, Digital/Ecommerce, Conair LLC.

Digital Transformation enables brand new forms of creativity and ingenuity. DX has also been bolstered with AI-ML and when deployed correctly it can enhance or even replace traditional methods of support. But is AI-ML a sure-fire way to achieve the latest in DX? What are some of the common misconceptions, and how has Dell learnt to embrace this change?

Things were going well for The Wine Enthusiasts. Major Digital Transformation and Migration projects were exceeding expectations and cybersecurity was being bolstered across this growing organization. But things were quickly turned upside down when The Wine Enthusiasts were attacked by a myriad of Bad Actors who tested Eric Roelofs’ cybersecurity protocols to the limit. What was Eric able to protect? What attacks were too much for their defenses, and how have they build back stronger than before?

Do you feel like your SOC struggles to really “get ahead?” Are you worried that cyber threats remain in your network undetected? And is it even possible to break the cycle of constantly reacting to security alerts? While security tools have a lot of bells and whistles to help SOCs react to cyber threats, in order to truly thrive in an evolving threat landscape, an organization needs to be proactive. Threat hunting, thinking like an adversary, and intelligence-driven incident response are a few ways to accomplish this, and we’ll explore how each can play a role in your organization.

While blockchain was originally associated with cryptocurrencies, managing any transaction digitally is a fantastic way to ensure comprehensive efficiency, security, and transparency. Blockchain and Crypto are by far the biggest game-changers to every organization, but truly revolutionary use cases are few and far between. While this technology has been around for years, do organizations continue to live on borrowed time, and ignore the benefits of these technologies?

Tommy Gardner is HP’s Chief Technology Officer for HP Federal, spanning the US Federal Agencies, and State and Local government customer segments. Through his technology leadership and product strategies, Tommy has been able to pinpoint common cybersecurity issues that affect the Federal and State level. Moreover, he has noticed how issues that affect them trickle down to private corporations.

The future of work is here, and seismic shifts are happening across the IT industry. For many, this is the age of ‘The Great Resignation’ which heralds greater challenges when attracting and retaining staff. For others, this is the perfect time to adopt cultural change and enjoy new relationships with their work. But who is correct? Are we witnessing a craze that will soon fizzle out, or will organizations need to introduce change to attract the best staff?

For nearly two years, organizations have learned to work with their teams remotely. But as the offices have begun to reopen, what are the latest technological innovations that can support a new kind of hybrid work? As new hybrid work models are being tested, what is the best technology that can empower employees to be successful and ensure that data stays safe and secure, no matter where they work? Moreover, is it possible that these technological innovations can also develop a strong hybrid work culture? This interview with Zoom will discuss the latest innovations within hybrid work and key strategies to support new models.

The CIO from a property and casualty insurance company was faced with the challenge of multiple business units running their business intelligence and analytics reporting on an ever-growing number of disparate tools and systems. The company needed to reduce its costs, and manage disparate tools while facing creating an integrated data strategy that would align the business units and lead the company into the future.

This conversation will discuss the challenges of running a business on a myriad of tools, while planning the data strategy for the future, and the roadmap to get to that strategy.

The pandemic has led to a growing dependence on technology for customer support. Consumers are increasing their digital purchases by 160 percent and are expecting businesses to support them across their channels of choice like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and more. To stay competitive, businesses have responded by rapidly purchasing new point solutions to support customers on their channels of choice. Now the pressure is on the IT teams to ensure these siloed solutions work together smoothly. They need to deliver consistent cross-channel experiences for their customers’ journeys, an easy-to-use tech stack for their employees, and a future-proof IT strategy for their business leaders.

Trends in healthcare can help alleviate the current challenges within the system or add exponentially to the burden already on healthcare providers and payers. Technology must be harnessed to help healthcare professionals accomplish their mission and Miguel is here to show how he supports them in his role.

How can organizations avoid conflicts of interest between security and DevOps teams while providing a separation of duties that are efficient and scalable? What are some of the best practices when approaching platformization?

In Daniel’s presentation, he will explore the following themes and questions:

• How does generative AI differ from previous traditional models?
• What are the benefits of using conversational AI?
• How can NLP be used in business to improve efficiency, ROI and accuracy?
• What are the worries associated with implementing generative AI?
• What are the factors that contribute to adoption friction within a workforce?
• What can be done to ensure transparency when explaining how AI will be used within an organisation?

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