Road to Reinvention 2018

Vijay Gurbaxani, Founding Director, Center for Digital Transformation

The imperative for business transformation is widely recognized today. While digital technologies have been revolutionary, their negative consequences – industry concentration, workforce displacement, cybersecurity threats, loss of privacy – are also becoming more apparent. Now that the digital revolution has been underway for twenty years, it’s important to take stock of where we are, what the future might hold, and how we get there responsibly.

Susan Doniz, Group CIO, Qantas

Digital transformation is global. In the highly competitive airline sector, Qantas is a leading example of innovation, at the forefront of finding ways to achieve operational excellence. Leveraging data and analytics to connect pilots to valuable information and forming innovative partnerships enables them to fly safely and efficiently, while also reducing carbon emissions. Hear from CIO Susan Doniz how leveraging software platforms and emerging technologies give Qantas its competitive edge.

Ada Duan, General Manager of Business Development/Gaming, Microsoft

Microsoft has experienced significant growth in its market valuation in the last few years, reflecting the success of its transformation under new leadership. Beyond new products and its move to the cloud, it has also evolved into a collaborative player, embracing open source and willing to partner with seeming competitors. Hear Ada Duan describe where the company is headed, how they managed the shift, and how they plan to win in the future.

João Barros, Founder & CEO, Veniam
Henry Bzeih, CTO & SVP of Automotive, FLEX
Robert Houlihan, Chief Product Officer, Mercury Insurance
Peter Marx, Advisory Board Member, Office of Extraordinary Innovation, Los Angeles Metro

Auto manufacturers, local governments, and technology providers are driving the future of transportation. To get to the envisioned future, these stakeholders must come together in a cohesive ecosystem. This session will explore how such partnerships can coordinate individual interests and produce a win for all.

Kiva Allgood, Chief Commercial Development Officer, GE Ventures
Russ Garcia, CEO, Menlo Micro

Competing in a digital world requires talent and technologies that you may not have in-house. How do you develop a strategy to source these capabilities? This panel will examine how large incumbents acquire new innovative capabilities from identifying and investing in startups, to innovation labs, to partnering, and acquisition.

Shabnam Jalakian, SVP & CISO, First American Financial
Ryan Permeh, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Cylance
Scott Zogg, Chief Security Officer and Fellow, Rockwell Collins
Bryan Cunningham, Executive Director, UCI Cyber Security Policy & Research Institute

From denial of service to compromise of proprietary information to protection of physical assets, cyber threats are on the rise. Executives are increasingly focused on cybersecurity. This session will identify how boards and senior executives should assess these risks and develop a proactive strategy to manage them.

Nick Desai, Co-founder and CEO, Heal

A doctor at your door for $99 inside an hour! Start-up company Heal has created an on-demand service that delivers a board certified physician to your home. Through an innovative software platform, Heal is transforming the traditional office visit by directly connecting patients to providers while also reducing operating costs. Hear Heal’s co-founder and CEO, Nick Desai, discuss how they are disrupting the healthcare industry.

Kathy Misunas, Board Director, Tech Data Corporation and Boingo Wireless
Susan Swenson, Board Director, Harmonic and First Responders Network Authority
Dean Yoost, Board Director, Union Bank and Pacific Life Insurance Company
Margarethe Wiersema, Dean’s Professor of Strategic Management, Paul Merage School of Business

As every company becomes a digital company, CEOs must personally take ownership for digital innovation and drive it through the organization. Boards must help guide digital investments, monitor progress toward digital goals, and provide resources and motivation. How can you build these leadership competencies?

Mingdi Xin, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, The Paul Merage School of Business

Investing In Digital: Why Risk Is Your Friend

Dr. Eugene Izhikevich, Co-founder, Chairman & CEO, Brain Corp
Robin Hensley, VP of Applications Development & Customer Engagement Technology, UPS
Nick Tran, Head of Social Media & Brand Culture, Samsung

The risk spectrum for new technologies has changed dramatically. You can’t wait it out; you have to invest now. This year, we’ll look at artificial intelligence, robotics, and virtual and augmented reality. We’ll hear how UPS is leveraging AI, how Brain Corp is developing autonomous, intelligent robots, and how businesses are exploiting the AR/VR capabilities that Samsung is building into its phones.

Miriam McLemore, Enterprise Strategist, Amazon Web Services

Every day is Day One at Amazon. Jeff Bezos and his team have built an extraordinary business, launching a dizzying array of new products and services, defying categorization. Innovation is in their DNA, from their distinctive culture to their management practices. Hear from Miriam McLemore, Enterprise Strategist, how Amazon operates at a cadence and with an agility that few businesses can match, making it extraordinarily hard to beat.

Oren Goldschmidt, President, Pivotus Ventures
Jeetu Patel, Chief Product Officer, Box
Rebecca Scholl, VP of Digital Innovation, Genpact

The growing use of ever more powerful technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence is both exciting and unsettling. Work in the future is going to be very different from what we know today, with changed roles and entirely new jobs. This session will examine what businesses should be doing to redesign work and prepare their employees for the future.