Digital Innovation Digital Summit:New technology to drive business innovation
Digital Innovation Summit
Innovation is a 21st century buzzword which has evolved into an essential department of any business. What are the greatest challenges that all innovators are facing, and how can they be solved?
Sense check your approach with likeminded industry experts, sharing insight on business-critical challenges and disruptive technology and drive your industry forward collaboratively.
Why Attend
New connections
Build new connections with likeminded senior leaders
Business trends
Stay current with emerging business trends
Key takeaways
Downloadable and actionable takeaways
New partnerships
Accelerate key projects through meaningful new partnerships
Insights
De-risk new projects by gaining a broad range of insights
New technologies
Understand the impact new technology can make
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Past Programme
09:00 - 09:15
Opening Remarks
Intro & Diamond Commentary
09:15 - 09:45
Keynote
What if digitally enabled end-to-end experiences allowed us to scale empathy and human connection?
09:45 - 10:25
Panel Discussion
Leadership Innovation: People, Process, Technology
10:25 - 10:35
Insight Break
10:35 - 11:25
Roundtables
Track 1: The Soul Of Your Digital Journey
Consumers are increasingly becoming rule makers. The way in which organizations and consumers interact has fundamentally changed, and meeting the consumer where they are to create a seamless experience is front and centre. According to a report from TEKsystems, 72% of organizations are focused on improving customer experience through their digital transformation efforts, and technologies such as cloud computing, IoT and AI are enabling the innovation that will deliver value to the customer. So how do we make the most of it? Understanding the key data points, technology infrastructure and operations with a view on the ‘total experience’, are crucial to CX planning in 2021 and remaining agile in a quickly transforming world.
Track 2: The New Age of Business Model Innovation
Many organizations are now turning toward business model innovation to complement and encourage product and process innovation. Innovation leaders need to cut through the noise to deliver transformational change that delivers core business objectives, and business model innovation is key to creating this value whilst embedding a culture of innovation.
During this roundtable session we will examine how the building blocks of data, technology, and business strategy can combine to create real business outcomes for more transformational changes that can open up new routes to market and deliver better outcomes for your customers and your business.
Track 3: Culture – a roadblock or a catalyst for Digital Innovation
According to a study by Capgemini major cultural disconnect between leadership and employees is the biggest blocker to digital transformation. For companies to fully embed innovation or to digitally transform requires a shift of organisation culture, including the mindsets, behaviours and ways of working – from leaders and managers to front line staff.
From Gartner’s perspective, “the transformation journey is taking large enterprises especially at least twice as long and costing twice as much as they originally anticipated.” In large part this is due to cultural readiness — “53% of the organizations surveyed remain untested in the face of digital challenge and their digital transformation readiness therefore uncertain.”
11:25 - 11:30
Short Break
11:30 - 12:10
Masterclass Breakouts
Yes, and …! – Corporate Innovation Culture as Transformative Fabric
12:11 - 12:41
Headline Keynote
Live Commerce is Exploding
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks
09:10 - 09:40
Keynote
Leadership: The missing link between strategy and execution in the digital age
09:42 - 10:22
Panel Discussion
How can emerging technology transform the lives of customers and employees?
10:22 - 10:32
Insight Break
10:35 - 11:25
Roundtables
Track 1: The Soul Of Your Digital Journey
Consumers are increasingly becoming rule makers. The way in which organizations and consumers interact has fundamentally changed, and meeting the consumer where they are to create a seamless experience is front and centre. According to a report from TEKsystems, 72% of organizations are focused on improving customer experience through their digital transformation efforts, and technologies such as cloud computing, IoT and AI are enabling the innovation that will deliver value to the customer. So how do we make the most of it? Understanding the key data points, technology infrastructure and operations with a view on the ‘total experience’, are crucial to CX planning in 2021 and remaining agile in a quickly transforming world.
Track 2: The New Age of Business Model Innovation
Many organizations are now turning toward business model innovation to complement and encourage product and process innovation. Innovation leaders need to cut through the noise to deliver transformational change that delivers core business objectives, and business model innovation is key to creating this value whilst embedding a culture of innovation.
During this roundtable session we will examine how the building blocks of data, technology, and business strategy can combine to create real business outcomes for more transformational changes that can open up new routes to market and deliver better outcomes for your customers and your business.
Track 3: Culture – a roadblock or a catalyst for Digital Innovation
According to a study by Capgemini major cultural disconnect between leadership and employees is the biggest blocker to digital transformation. For companies to fully embed innovation or to digitally transform requires a shift of organisation culture, including the mindsets, behaviours and ways of working – from leaders and managers to front line staff.
From Gartner’s perspective, “the transformation journey is taking large enterprises especially at least twice as long and costing twice as much as they originally anticipated.” In large part this is due to cultural readiness — “53% of the organizations surveyed remain untested in the face of digital challenge and their digital transformation readiness therefore uncertain.”
11:25 - 11:55
Innovation Exchange Keynote
12:05 - 12:35
Closing Prime Keynote
Digital Revolution in Health Care
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks
09:10 - 09:40
Keynote
Cx Unplugged: What bugs, birds and mushrooms teach us about thriving in a digital world
09:45 - 10:25
Panel Discussion
How can emerging technology transform the lives of customers and employees?
10:27 - 10:37
Insight Break
10:37 - 11:27
Roundtable Leaders Panel
11:27 - 11:37
Short Break
11:37 - 12:07
Innovation Exchange Keynote
Culture Keepers: How to protect the culture in economic downturn.
12:10 - 12:40
Closing Keynote
12:40 - 12:50
Insight Break -Closing Comments
Previous Speakers
Christian Saclier
Emily Kagan Trenchard
Tracy Beam
Michael Mahar
Bryan Huber
Jorge Araujo
Sandeep Puri
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Direct connections
Ask your questions face-to-face with the speakers via our leading stage technology.
Relationship building
Build stronger connections with leading executives that you will take with you through your career
Thought Leadership
Content and insight from industry experts when it matters most
Intelligent interaction
Interactive quizzes gamify your experience
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There is no cost associated with attending a GDS Summit. In return, we ask that all senior executives in participation attend for the full duration to ensure that all attendees get maximum value and insight from the interactive roundtables, live Q&As and breakout networking sessions.
Our digital summit portfolio is designed to bring together senior decision makers from large global businesses and innovative disruptor brands to drive industry forward through addressing business critical challenges collaboratively.
If you’re keen to build new connections with likeminded leaders, de-risk your projects through new insight and establish new partnerships that can accelerate your projects then apply to attend today.
Complete our form below if you’re interested in attending the summit and you meet our application criteria. A member of the GDS team will then reach out to run you through the programme and event format and discuss your participation.
On stage: co-host a panel discussion with a group of likeminded senior executives or host a solo keynote presentation. Both slots include elements of interactive audience Q&A
Off stage: become a roundtable moderator, leading the discussion with the same cohort of executives for the duration of the summit around a specific topic you’ve agreed to focus on during the roundtable session.
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