CIO Agenda 2015 will impart knowledge on how companies can triumph in a digital economy

Alliance Intellect in association with the Banks' CIO Forum (BCIOF) of Sri Lanka is organising its inaugural international CIO conference, 'The CIO Agenda 2015', themed 'The Digital Flip'.

'The CIO Agenda 2015' is conceptualized as a highly exclusive and influential, signature series and business leadership conference, which will feature a world class panel of internationally acclaimed industry experts, who will present their vision on digital leadership for 2015 and beyond, a media release from the organisers (Alliance Intellect) said.

Over 200+ C-Suite executives including CEOs, CIOs, CMOs, and CFOs are expected to attend the conference. Besides the keynote addresses that will be delivered by an international panel of industry experts, three highly interactive customized track sessions dedicated to CIOs, CMOs and CFOs will also provide exposure to real thought leadership and innovation in specific areas of digital business transformation.

"Digital technologies are fundamental to the leading innovation-driven companies driving our economy. Creating an effective organization (including its business model, infrastructure, and intelligent data use) in the digital economy is one of the greatest challenges faced by the entire C-Suite of executives, corporate leaders and management boards. Today, digital disruption is a real threat as well as an opportunity for many industries and this timely conference will provide strategic insights into how companies in Sri Lanka can succeed in an increasingly digital economy," the release said.

Among the reputed keynote speakers are David Brearley, former Global CIO of Standard Chartered Bank Worldwide; Virginia Sharma, Director Marketing of LinkedIn Asia Pacific and Cyrus Daruwala, Managing Director of IDC Financials Asia Pacific. High profile technology and business evangelists from Oracle, IBM, VmWare, Microsoft, Polaris, Intel, SAP and MillenniumIT etc will also be present.

The statement said that he CIO Agenda 2015 is not just another conference, it is an annual programme of activities conceptualized and designed to transform CIOs and the executive leadership of organizations across all industries.

It is designed to help CIOs, C-Suite executives, and corporate leaders gain better insight into their businesses, while improving strategic and effective decision making skills and enhancing enterprise performance.