FutureIT | NYC: Agenda
All times listed on the agenda are Eastern Standard Time.
Thursday, November 21
Setting the stage for the program, we unpack the theme of AI, Data and Tech Leadership: Finding Business Value from Emerging Tech Innovations.
Ayad Akhtar is a Pulitzer- and Tony-winning playwright whose latest work explores AI. Opening this fall, McNeal stars Robert Downey Jr. in his Broadway debut. Akhtar will share his inspiration for the show as well as his perspective on AI and other technologies from an ethical and a human-progress perspective. The conversation will leave listeners thinking about the potential effects of their work and their roles as developers and guardians of this new technology.
Build professional connections during this lightly structured networking time.
In an environment of GenAI-influenced innovation, what can a CIO do position a company to gain an edge and sustain it? In this lively discussion, Dan Roberts and leading CIOs will cover key topics such as how to build a data-centric culture; how to sell your vision up and down the organization; how to win over and engage middle management; and how to deliver a customer-centric model and remain agile.
AI will delineate a new class of business “winners and losers” as intelligent systems differentiate customer and employee experiences. The ability to deliver instant answers and assistance to customers is mandatory. This informative discussion will give you the details on how to produce tangible results and empower both customers and employees. We’ll discuss how AI tools and smart agents can optimize human interactions for professionals across sales, marketing, and customer service. Panelists will address the challenges to be aware of in the strategic deployment of these technologies and steps to take to ensure they deliver expected value.
Ready to transform your AI strategy and manage a growing application backlog? In this session, we’ll explore how advancements in AI and no-code platforms are reshaping IT operations and business process automation (BPA). Discover how these technologies can transform employees into agents of digital transformation for practical and concrete results, starting today, to position your organization for future success.
Join a discussion topic that best meets your needs. Facilitated by our partner subject matter experts, take a deep-dive into ideas, common questions, and proven solutions in an interactive, peer-sharing environment.
The Power of AI for Converting Unstructured Data to Structured with Iron Mountain
Enhancing Customer and Employee Experiences with AI Integration with RingCentral
How to Get Your Proof of Concept Done 60% Faster with Pipefy
Strategic Governance and Adoption of Gen AI to Drive Enterprise Transformation with iCIMS
Revolutionize Your Business: Harness the Power of Business AI with SAP
Pull up a chair and enjoy lunch with your new contacts! Plus meet our sponsors and learn how their solutions can help you overcome your latest challenges.
The most effective IT leaders stay ahead of the technology curve to drive efficiency and innovation. That’s exactly what’s happening at Paramount under the leadership of Laksh Nathan, executive vice president and Chief Information Officer. Join us for an engaging conversation in which Nathan will share how the entertainment giant uses emerging technologies – specifically cloud and AI – to streamline operations, integrate automation, and boost productivity.
The power of AI to convert data’s potential to realize business goals and make critical decisions across an enterprise is immense. With the proliferation of data and its many sources, it’s essential that organizations have confidence in their data. Learn how AI agents or co-pilots can act as intelligent assistants for ensuring trustworthy results for various job functions.
Join a discussion topic that best meets your needs. Facilitated by our partner subject matter experts, take a deep-dive into ideas, common questions, and proven solutions in an interactive, peer-sharing environment.
AI Automation with Rocket Software
Rethinking Human in the Loop Automation with Tango
Creating a SaaS Management Strategy: Visibility, Optimization, and Automation with Productiv
Unlock the Full Potential of Your AI Networking Initiatives with Tech Gardens and Arista Networks
Operationalizing AI to Achieve Impactful Outcomes with Dialpad
Future Proof Your Industry: Drive Innovation and Maximize ROI through Integrating Hybrid Cloud, AI and Governance with CDW
Enjoy some snacks in our exhibit area. Visit our sponsors to learn how their solutions can help you overcome your latest challenges.
A global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP stands at the nexus of business and technology. For more than 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. Garrett Hogan will address how SAP is working with industry-leading organizations to drive better business results through cloud-based AI-enabled solutions built on industry best practices.
In this FutureIT fireside chat, we invite you to join iCIMS CIO Keyur Ajmera as he discusses ways in which automation and AI can improve the connection between the HR and IT functions in your organization – and how that collaboration helps you recruit hard-to-fill IT and security positions.
Businesses are planning to use open foundation models for more than 60 percent of GenAI use cases, according to IDC survey data, because open models provide faster access to innovation, better cost effectiveness and transparency, and greater flexibility for customizing the model to their needs. This talk will highlight the major open models released by vendors including Alibaba, Databricks, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI, Nvidia, and Snowflake; discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using open models; provide survey data about the enterprise use of open models; and introduce IDC’s model selection framework as an approach to evaluating open models.
Wrap up the day with refreshments while making some final connections to complete your event experience.