The global economy has never been more volatile, and new technologies are ripping apart long standing IT assumptions. COOs and CIOs need to identify these rapidly changing forces and act upon them, or face up to making their company and themselves obsolete. In this session, the speaker will discuss the challenges facing CXOs as they make decisions that profoundly impact the business and how their ability to keep pace with the convergence of business and technology will determine the legacy of the CXO.

As experience with cloud computing deepens and the technology continues to mature, innovative enterprises are envisioning how to drive significant business value from a more pervasive use of the cloud. In this session, the speaker will share with us on how the cloud can enable business growth and lay the foundation for an agile business as well as explore how the IT organization needs to operate to support a truly cloud-enabled business.

The proliferation of smart phones, tablets and the rise of social media has given birth to the Post-PC World, where computing is moving from a desktop centric platform to an any device, any OS, anywhere and anytime world. The way people communicate is changing, rising what are some of the IT architectural challenges; how do we approach Security, how do we address BYOD ect? How do we best capture and harness this change while capturing the obvious productivity benefits such as video, team collaboration and remote working, and merge it with a Cloud enabled Collaboration Architecture allowing Service Providers to truly deliver an always-on, pay-as-you-use Collaboration experience delivered anywhere and anytime.

New and emerging technologies such as mobile apps, tablets, 4G, cloud computing, and HTML5 are making big headlines and impacting enterprises in various industries. These technological innovations are allowing sensitive data to be accessed through the web and on mobile devices more than ever before. With so much critical data flowing to smart phones and tablets, there is immense pressure to ensure that apps - those that a company produces for its customers and supports for employees, vendors or partners - are reliable, scalable, private and secure. And this evolution of technologies and user behavior dramatically impacts those who are responsible for developing and testing applications. During the discussion, the moderator will discuss in-depth with the panelists by using some real-world examples to demonstrate the following topics:

Session discovery questions:

• Disruptive Technologies for Enterprise: Now and the Next 5 Years.
• What are their Impact and How they Transform our Business?
• What are the Challenges to us of Adopting these Disruptive Technologies?

Much has been said about the business implications of current IT trends like mobility, cloud, big data, etc. However, very little of substance is being discussed about their implications on the evolving CIO & CXO Role and their IT leadership talent. Both existing and aspiring IT leaders face a raft of new responsibilities and challenges, which require a different set of knowledge, skills and experiences to achieve success. No longer is the IT Leader merely responsible for ongoing business continuity, shared services, process reengineering and cost reduction efforts. Today, as organizational design and business operations become more virtual, and the line between personal and professional technologies blurs, CXOs must establish corporate governance, manage risk and security, and lead mobile, cross-generational, geographically- and culturally-diverse enterprises.

Session discovery topics:

• The Evolving CIO & CXO Role in a World of Cloud and Mobile Computing and Big Data
• The Next Generation of IT Leadership: New responsibilities, Opportunities and Challenges raised
• What Distinguish Today's Best CIOs from the Rest?

Information Technology is one powerful enabling force available in business today - a tool that executives and boards of directors increasingly recognize for its potential. As such, more and more CIOs are playing strategic business roles and are better positioned to bring process, integration and innovation skills to bear in places where business benefits are likely to be found. The speaker will share with the audience some research findings on the changing roles of Information Technology and discuss on the needs to acquire new competencies in workforce planning in order to anticipate and meet the organization's business goals.

The rapid proliferation of mobile devices in the enterprise coupled with the easy, anytime, anywhere availability of the cloud has created new avenues for increased collaboration and productivity for employees. Though productivity gains can be substantial, so are the potential information risks posed by employee installed consumer/prosumer cloud products.

Panel discussion topics:

• What are the IT Security Risks and Challenges posed by Mobility and the Cloud?
• Formulating a comprehensive strategy that covers mobile, cloud, and the enterprise within a secure and compliant infrastructure that doesn't impede on the ease-of-use and access expectations of employees
• Plan for the Future: Proactive Risk Management against Advanced Threats