IT - SUMMIT

CIO Digital Summit:
Creating innovative digital experiences

4 - 6th October 2022, Europe 09:00 - 12:41 BST

CIO Digital Summit

The move to the virtual workplace has given IT an influence like never before! As customer centric digital transformation makes the technology organisation a revenue generator and as emerging technologies sit at the heart of the employee experience in the new world of work, it is time for the CIO to step up.

Join 70+ senior IT leaders on business-critical challenges and disruptive technology and drive your industry forward collaboratively.

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Why Attend

Connect with 70+ senior leaders for a curated agenda focused on tackling your current business critical challenges and driving industry forward. Our summits are designed to help you.

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

"What I enjoyed the most about it was the interactivity, it’s very rare that you get active participation"
Alex Boehme, CTO, H&M Group
"There was a lot of outreach after the event of individuals wanting to connect and I think that was a great by-product of speaking at the event"
Jeffrey Johnson, Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Security Officer, Siemens Health Affairs for North America
"I was blown away by the great logistics, diversity of attendees and incredible networking opportunities. I can honestly say I’ve never had so many new relationships and key opportunities from a single meeting."
Bill Sheahan, Vice President
"Congratulations to you all for pulling off a Hybrid Summit with Augmented Reality features that are truly unparalleled in the Industry! Collaborative, Interactive & showcasing leading edge technology ... GDS Summits really set the bar so high that a return to physical conferences might be re-evaluated in the Industry."
Christina Alexander Alexandropoulou, Director Of Security, Four Seasons
"I connected with peers that I know I’ll stay in touch with, including suppliers which have presented a fantastic opportunity for 7-Eleven Global in the future. It may well be the most valuable summit I’ve attended in many years."
Cynthia Richardson, Senior Director, Global Logistics & Merchandising
"The meetings and presentations added value, and needless to say, but that the venue for the Summit was exceptional."
Edward M Shubert, CPA Senior Director, McKesson Corporation
"I made quite a few contacts that will be beneficial to me."
Margaret Bond, Director of Cyber Security, Numotion
"It was one of the best events I have been to, particularly because of the format and topics. Really well done and to all of the team."
Lauren Goodwin, CIO

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Event Agenda

Day one
Day two
Day three

09:00 - 09:15

09:00 - 09:15

Opening Remarks

Intro Commentary

09:15 - 09:45

09:15 - 09:45

Keynote

Harnessing the value of digital platforms' data in CPG

Axel Adida Chief Digital Officer, Beiersdorf

09:45 - 10:25

09:45 - 10:25

Panel Discussion

Leadership Innovation in a Digital World

Suzanne Millership-Liddle Managing Director, Global Innovation, Experian
Erwan Conq CIO BU B2C France & Direction Grand Public, ENGIE
Luca Demarchi Group CIO, Bata Group
Gerald Waterfield Director of IT Global Operations, Save the Children International

10:25 - 10:35

10:25 - 10:35

Insight Break

10:35 - 11:25

10:35 - 11:25

Roundtables

Track 1: Leading and embracing a frictionless total experience

Ashley Eakers Managing Director - Teams and Enterprise Sales EMEA, Stack Overflow

Track 2: Data-driven transformation - accelerate at scale now

Atanasios Mitropoulos Senior Director, Emerging Technologies, Fitch Group

Track 3: Balancing act – automation & reskilling to secure critical capabilities in the post-pandemic workplace

Sapna Negi SVP and Principal, Advanced Technology (AI, Blockchain), BNY Mellon

11:25 - 11:30

11:25 - 11:30

Short Break

11:30 - 12:00

11:30 - 12:00

Closing Keynote

Data as disruptor: Unlocking the power of data as a strategic asset

Michael Regelski SVP & Chief Technology Officer, Electrical Sector, Eaton

09:00 - 09:10

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:40

09:10 - 09:40

Keynote

Schneider Electric’s Strategy for Implementing AI at Scale

Philippe Rambach Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Schneider Electric

09:42 - 10:22

09:42 - 10:22

Panel Discussion

Creating total experiences in a post-pandemic landscape: Enabling employees to thrive in a hybrid world

Baljinder Kang Director, Engineering Platforms Lead, NatWest Group
Erica Livermore Chief Technology Officer for Fridays, 63rd+1st and Fridays And Go, TGI Fridays UK
Cedric Cozzolino Director, Digital Workplace Engineering & Enterprise Collaboration, Foot Locker, Inc.

10:22 - 10:32

10:22 - 10:32

Insight Break

10:35 - 11:25

10:35 - 11:25

Roundtables

Track 1: Leading and embracing a frictionless total experience

Ashley Eakers Managing Director - Teams and Enterprise Sales EMEA, Stack Overflow

Track 2: Data-driven transformation - accelerate at scale now

Atanasios Mitropoulos Senior Director, Emerging Technologies, Fitch Group

Track 3: Balancing act – automation & reskilling to secure critical capabilities in the post-pandemic workplace

Sapna Negi SVP and Principal, Advanced Technology (AI, Blockchain), BNY Mellon

11:26 - 11:56

11:26 - 11:56

Innovation Exchange Keynote

Challenges, Strategies and Solutions for Busy and Rising CIOs

Fausto Artico Global R&D Tech Head and Director of Innovation and Data Science, GSK

11:58 - 12:30

Sponsor

11:58 - 12:30

Closing Prime Keynote

Balancing Transformation, Sustainability and Financial imperatives with Cloud at core

Deepak Chauhan Head Google Cloud Practice - EMEA & APAC, HCL Technologies
John Abel Technical Director, Office of the CTO, Google Cloud

09:00 - 09:10

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:40

09:10 - 09:40

Keynote

The Changing Profile of the FMCG CIO

Nina Tatsiy CIDO, Europe, British American Tobacco

09:41 - 10:21

09:41 - 10:21

Panel Discussion

The importance of data-driven decisions, talent, and culture - how do they work hand in hand?

Gildas Bachelier VP Global Processes, Data & Systems – Supply Management, Sodexo
Michael Taylor Chief Data Scientist, Siemens Mobility
Andreas Merentitis Chief Data Officer, Europe, OLX Group
Avinava Banerjee Global Director, CD Digital Commerce Data & Analytics, Unilever

10:22 - 10:32

10:22 - 10:32

Insight Break

10:30 - 11:20

10:30 - 11:20

Roundtable Leaders Panel

Ashley Eakers Managing Director - Teams and Enterprise Sales EMEA, Stack Overflow
Atanasios Mitropoulos Senior Director, Emerging Technologies, Fitch Group
Sapna Negi SVP and Principal, Advanced Technology (AI, Blockchain), BNY Mellon

11:30 - 12:00

11:30 - 12:00

Innovation Exchange Keynote

7 Lessons Learned - IT Transformation in Banking

Daniel Sechi Deputy CIO, & Director IT Strategy & Portfolio Management, Santander Consumer Bank AG

12:01 - 12:31

12:01 - 12:31

Closing Keynote

Telling the IT value story, ideas from the frontline on how to best talk about technology in those crucial moments

Paul Willows VP Global IT Strategy, Planning & Portfolio, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Speakers Include

Suzanne Millership-Liddle

Managing Director, Global Innovation

Erwan Conq

CIO BU B2C France & Direction Grand Public

Nina Tatsiy

CIDO, Europe

Philippe Rambach

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Gildas Bachelier

VP Global Processes, Data & Systems – Supply Management

Daniel Sechi

Deputy CIO, & Director IT Strategy & Portfolio Management

Ashley Eakers

Managing Director - Teams and Enterprise Sales EMEA

Axel Adida

Chief Digital Officer

Gerald Waterfield

Director of IT Global Operations

Atanasios Mitropoulos

Senior Director, Emerging Technologies

Cedric Cozzolino

Director, Digital Workplace Engineering & Enterprise Collaboration

John Abel

Technical Director, Office of the CTO

Deepak Chauhan

Head Google Cloud Practice - EMEA & APAC

Erica Livermore

Chief Technology Officer for Fridays, 63rd+1st and Fridays And Go

Avinava Banerjee

Global Director, CD Digital Commerce Data & Analytics

Andreas Merentitis

Chief Data Officer, Europe

Sapna Negi

SVP and Principal, Advanced Technology (AI, Blockchain)

Michael Regelski

SVP & Chief Technology Officer, Electrical Sector

Michael Taylor

Chief Data Scientist

Luca Demarchi

Group CIO

Fausto Artico

Global R&D Tech Head and Director of Innovation and Data Science

Paul Willows

VP Global IT Strategy, Planning & Portfolio

Baljinder Kang

Director, Engineering Platforms Lead

An immersive
event experience

Experience the new way to network with peers with
interactive features including:

Audience Interaction

Engage with a virtual live audience just as you would at a physical event and create meaningful conversations.

Interactive Live Polling

Keep engaged through interactive live polling and gamification tools.

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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