Road to Reinvention 2016

Vijay Gurbaxani, Founding Director, Center for Digital Transformation

Industries are being disrupted, often by companies from the outside. What do you need to watch out for in your industry? How do you leverage digital technologies to succeed?

Bill Ruh, CEO, GE Digital and CDO, GE

Incumbent businesses are reinventing themselves with new strategies, business models and competencies. Hear Bill Ruh describe the transformation at GE, one of the world’s largest digital industrial companies.

Michael Chui, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Raj Talluri, SVP Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies
David Rose, CEO, Ditto Labs

We live in a world where more and more data becomes available through sensors, smart phones, and other devices. This panel will examine how we can leverage IoT data to build new business models for the physical world.

Roxanne Austin, Board of Directors, Target
Julie Hill, Board of Directors, Anthem
Brian Niccol, CEO, Taco Bell

Senior executives and Boards of Directors need a new set of leadership skills to successfully spearhead digital initiatives. How much digital savvy do they need? How do they manage risk? Hear CEO and board member perspectives from 3 leading companies.

Vivek Sharma, SVP of Digital Guest Experience, Disney Parks and Resorts

Disney has enhanced the guest experience by investing in sophisticated technology. Learn from Vivek Sharma how this breakthrough initiative is helping Disney raise the bar for customer experience at its theme parks.

Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean and Founding Director, Institute for Business in the Global Context, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Richie Etwaru, CDO, IMS Health
Dominique Giannoni, CEO, Thales InFlyt Experience
Charlotte Yarkoni, President, Telstra Software Group & Co-Founder, muru-D

Who owns digital strategy? How should businesses envision their digital future? Who is responsible for generating ideas and implementing them? Learn from the example of experienced executives who are in the midst of reinvention.

Alex Bard, CEO, Campaign Monitor
Tom Frangione, COO, Greylock Partners

Continuous technology advancement offers the potential for ongoing disruption. Learn how companies must build new management systems – culture, recruitment, rewards – that acknowledge this new reality and encourage innovation and risk-takers.

Aron Dutta, Global Head of Financial Markets Strategy, Office of the CEO – New Frontiers Team, Cisco

David Chaiken, CTO, Altiscale

Larry Smarr, Director, Calit2, & Professor in Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD

Tom Pincince, President & CEO, Digital Lumens

We are on the verge of scientific and business breakthroughs as superfast computing and high-speed networks converge. Hear what opportunities will become available for businesses.