Eric Spangenberg, Dean, The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine

Vijay Gurbaxani, Director, Center for Digital Transformation

Today’s digital environment requires business leaders to undertake a profound and systematic rethinking of how their companies will compete. Vijay Gurbaxani, Director of the Center for Digital Transformation, will examine how businesses can leverage the different economics of a digital world to reinvent themselves.

Michael Bender, COO of Global eCommerce, Walmart

Incumbent businesses are reinventing themselves with new strategies and business models. Hear Michael Bender, COO of Global eCommerce, Walmart, describe how he leads strategy and execution of the company’s eCommerce operations around the world.

Sean Middleton, COO, Cognizant’s Emerging Business Accelerator

Access to powerful digital technologies has shattered barriers to entry. New competitors are disrupting virtually all industries. No company is immune. Listen to Sean Middleton, COO of Cognizant’s Emerging Business Accelerator discuss how his company is challenging the status quo.

Shafiq Khan, SVP eCommerce, Marriott International

Access to powerful digital technologies has shattered barriers to entry. New competitors are disrupting virtually all industries. No company is immune. Listen to Shafiq Khan, SVP eCommerce for Marriott International, discuss how his company is redefining the status quo.

Oren Goldschmidt, CTO, Frost Data Capital

Jon Krauset, SVP Operations -Oakley and CIO – Luxotica N. America, Oakley

Jimmy Suh, Chief Revenue Officer, Standard Hotels

As incumbent companies reinvent themselves, many are challenged by the size and risk of the digital investments they need to make. This panel will examine how to value digital initiatives, the challenges of investing in old and new technologies simultaneously, and dealing with analyst/stockholder scrutiny.

Arun Sundararajan, Professor, New York University

Heather Wake, West Coast General Manager, Instacart

Arun Sundararajan, NYU professor, will tell us how this emerging phenomenon will affect everyday asset‐intensive services, stimulating new consumption, raising productivity, and catalyzing individual innovation and entrepreneurship. Listen to Heather Wake, West Coast General Manager for Instacart, discuss how they are leveraging the sharing economy and sophisticated analytics to build a successful business model.

Susan Doniz, Former Chief Information, Digital and Product Officer, Aimia

Xavier Zang, President, Powered by Zip, ZipRealty

Joseph Essas, CTO, OpenTable

Businesses today are frequently powered by technology platforms. These platforms are the core of networked ecosystems that enable distributed innovation and create new markets. This panel will explore how to develop a platform strategy, including creating incentives for innovation and sharing value.

Pete Flint, Co-Founder & CEO, Trulia

Access to powerful digital technologies has shattered barriers to entry. New competitors are disrupting virtually all industries. No company is immune. Listen to Pete Flint, co-founder & CEO of Trulia, discuss how his company is challenging the status quo.

John Rogers, SVP of Technology Solutions Group, Corelogic

James Watters, VP of Product, Pivotal Software

Kunjorn Chambundabongse, VP of Innovation and R&D, UnitedHealth Group

Phil Potloff, COO and CIO, Edmunds.com

Reinvention requires creativity. But creativity must translate into superb execution. Learn how innovative companies are crafting new visions, launching novel products and services, and building successful digital enterprises.

Stephen Gold, CMO of Watson Group, IBM

Jeff Margolis, CEO, Welltok

The next wave of tech innovation will drive even more dramatic business transformation. Listen to Stephen Gold, CMO of Watson Group at IBM, and Jeff Margolis, CEO of Welltok, IBM Watson’s first investment, discuss how cognitive computing will help them bring a revolutionary offering to the healthcare market and how IBM is leveraging this capability to transform itself. strategy be?