Technology & Innovation APAC agenda announced

Forrester has announced the full conference agenda for Technology & Innovation APAC, being held in Sydney from 31 October to 1 November 2023. The event is also available digitally.

Using the organisation’s latest research, insights, tools and frameworks, this year’s Technology & Innovation APAC aims to empower chief information officers, chief technology officers, chief digital officers and other technology leaders to formulate and execute a technology strategy best suited to fuel business growth.

The event will also feature leading Forrester and industry thought leaders such as Aboitiz Equity Ventures CISO Charmaine Valmonte, Australia National AI Centre Director Stela Solar, Australia eSafety Technology and Strategy Group General Manager Kathryn King, and Forrester founder and CEO George F Colony, who will open the event with ‘The GenAI Imperative’.

Other sessions include:

• Technology’s Vital Role In The Customer-Obsessed Growth Engine. This keynote session will discuss how technology can power growth through collaboration between technology leaders and their marketing, digital, sales, product and customer experience colleagues.
• Reflecting On Australia’s AI Ecosystem Momentum. As the pace of AI-driven change accelerates, this keynote will highlight how business and technology leaders can develop and deploy responsible AI solutions to maximise opportunities while mitigating risks.
• Leadership Is Not About Getting Lost In Each New Technology (We’re Looking At You, GenAI!). In this session, learn what it takes to foster a learning culture that creates space and psychological safety to learn and experiment with new technologies.
• The Promise And Peril Of Generative AI For Tech. Beyond ChatGPT, generative AI technology also includes image generation, novel data generation for scientific exploration, and TuringBots that generate code. This panel discussion will explore what generative AI means for the tech organisation and how far and fast it will go.
• Predictions 2024. In this session, hear Forrester’s insights and predictions for the year ahead and learn how to use them to stay ahead of the competition.
   

“Technology leaders are facing intense pressure to harness the value of emerging technologies such as generative AI to help their organisations maintain a competitive advantage,” said Sam Higgins, event host and principal analyst at Forrester.

“At Technology & Innovation APAC, tech leaders will learn how to use generative AI today and plan for where it could take them tomorrow. In addition, the event will share best practices to prioritise the right technology investments that accelerate time to value, as well as build resilient, adaptive and creative strategies that drive long-term growth.”

In-person attendees will experience facilitated discussions, exclusive 1:1 access to Forrester analysts, and special sessions — including the Women’s Leadership Forum, featuring advancement strategies for APAC leaders in the technology and security industry, and the Executive Leadership Exchange, an exclusive peer networking program targeted at C-level leaders. Digital attendees will have access to all conference sessions and sponsors via the event platform.

The full conference agenda is available here and registration is available here.

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