ThoughtWorks Live is a breakfast series designed especially for executives who are at the intersection of business and technology. It brings together influential thinkers who explore success strategies for the future and discuss how to tap into the infinite possibilities created by the exponential advancements in technology.
Intelligent technology with human augmentation is empowering the next industrial revolution. Large businesses need to constantly rework conventional practices and outdated technology in order to thrive.
With technology improving the world around us and where the unimaginable is created in weeks, how can courageous business leaders seize the growth opportunities ? ThoughtWorks Live convenes thought leaders of the future, encouraging executives to continuously rethink and discover new means to deliver value. We explore creative management thinking converging with the latest technological trends. New revenue streams, data assisted intelligence, differentiated customer experiences and a constant hunger to pioneer will help companies stay profitable and be the disruptors.
The speed at which emerging technologies are revolutionising industries is beyond fathomable, by the time companies observe, strategise and react, there is another new wave of disruption to tackle. Being responsive is not good enough, organisations need to be proactive! Staying ahead of the innovation cycles is becoming crucial to build organisations with a sustainable future. At this event we will discuss how can companies drive perpetual transformation and be the creator of change as opposed to being a follower.
Developing a culture of seeding ideas fast, incubating innovations across the board, using intelligent data as the oil and technology as an enabler to value based growth is going to be essential. We will touch on four key themes:
| 8:30 AM | Registration and breakfast | |
| 9:30 AM | Welcome address | Ruth Harrison, Managing Director, ThoughtWorks |
| 9:40 AM | Reimagining the future organisation: driving perpetual evolution | |
| 10:15 AM | Harnessing existing technology to unlock value | James Lewis, Technology Director, ThoughtWorks |
| 10:45 AM | Inventing new revenue streams and improved customer experiences | |
| 11:15 AM | Collaborating with outer ecosystems to discover new opportunities | |
| 11:45 AM | Close and networking |
Managing Director, ThoughtWorks, UK
Ruth is responsible for business expansion, determining strategic direction, general management and leadership. With over 30 years of experience working with leading brands in the retail sector, Ruth is passionate about helping leaders accelerate growth and achieve scale, whilst calibrating strategies for the future.
Ruth is an advisor at the Regent’s University of London, a regular speaker at industry conferences and an adviser to start-ups. As an avid Tech-North advocate, Ruth dedicates her time to ‘Inspire the Future’ — a national UK charity mentoring young girls and women and is committed to help foster tech skills in the North East UK region.
Technology Director, ThoughtWorks UK
James is a technology leader known for bringing pioneering concepts such as microservices, evolutionary architecture and agile software development. He is an expert on lean software engineering, domain driven design, organisational design and innovation. He has led several large scale digital platform development projects for leading FTSE 50 banks, insurers, retailers, publishers and media companies. He was one of the first four AWS trainers in the world. James is a member of ThoughtWorks’ Technology Advisory Board (TAB) which convenes twice a year to track the most upcoming trends in technology and predicts strategies that are shaping the future. He is passionate about sharing best practices on delivering IT change at scale.
This event is exclusively for C-level executives, VPs, Directors and Heads of Department whose responsibilities include: digital transformation, digital platform and automation, data analytics, change management, innovation, user experience, strategy and technology.
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