No Time for Dipping Toes: A Deep Dive into Action
There is no question in anyone’s mind that for enterprises to thrive in this tech-led world, action is required. But what actions, exactly? And how do you move forward?
This year, ParadigmShift gathered 100 senior executives, experts, and innovators from around the world to explore the new way forward through the theme Action Required: The Future in Real Time.
Leonard Brody, Chairman, Creative Labs
Business & Technology Visionary
Leonard Brody brings the “Action Required” ethos to life as he explains how enterprises can rewrite themselves, face the questions the future holds, harness uncertainty, and turn it into excitement, innovation, and success.
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Andrew McAfee, Co-Founder & Co-Director, Initiative on the Digital Economy Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management
Dr. Andrew McAfee describes an unexpected phenomenon, and one with profound consequences: for many tasks artificial intelligence technologies not only perform better than us; they also perform differently. They clearly don't reason the same way we do, which means they are not limited by our knowledge or constrained by our ways of looking at the world and making progress on difficult challenges.
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Where do you begin? How do you get people on board? What does success look like?
Watch and learn from leaders in the thick of it.
Craig Miller, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Planet Fitness
Amit Kaul, VP of Technology, ThoughtWorks
The world’s largest chain of fitness centers already disrupted the fitness industry once with its unique no-frills, judgment-free gyms. Now they're utilizing technology to build a multi-touchpoint integrated digital wellness platform give the brand room to flex some muscle outside of the gym.
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Surinder Singh, Executive General Manager, National Australia Bank
Sai Mandapaty, Chief Commercial Officer, ThoughtWorks
What does it take to transform an organization not once, but two, three times? Hear what lured Surinder Singh out of retirement to tackle yet another digital turnaround and where he says every successful transformation story starts.
John Budd, Chief Strategy Officer, Sonic Drive-In
Brandon Burk, VP, Technology Architecture & Development, Sonic Drive-In
See how a 65-year-old drive-in is adopting digital platform technology to become the most personalized quick-service restaurant in North America - while staying true to their heritage and service promise.
Jane Chwick, Director of People’s United Bank, N.A, ThoughtWorks. and People's United Financial Inc.
Guo Xiao, CEO, ThoughtWorks
Your board can be a powerful accelerator for your vision - if you know how to communicate and work with them. As the former Partner and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Technology at Goldman Sachs, a seasoned CEO, and now a veteran director, Jane shares her unique inside-the-boardroom perspective on bringing a vision to life.
John Jimenez, CEO, VAKT
Navigating uncharted territory calls for uncommon ideas and partnerships. Hear how VAKT is reimagining their industry with a unique consortia model that brings fierce competitors together around a common mission though a secure and trusted ecosystem powered by Blockchain.
Chris Murphy, Group Managing Director, North America, ThoughtWorks
As Group Managing Director for ThoughtWorks' North America, Chris works closely with our clients to help them obtain a sustainable, competitive position through the innovative application of technology. Here, he shares his perspective on what’s holding many businesses back and how the smart ones will drive forward.
From “more, more, more!” to “better, cleaner, more transparent” - data - and what we do with it - needs to change now.
Rachael Hadaway, SVP of Products, Strategy & Design, 84.51°, a Kroger Company
84.51° is data, science, and customer experience company that works with Kroger, the largest grocery retailer in the United States. Hear how they use data and science to create more personalized experiences for all 60 million Kroger shoppers.
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Dr. Rebecca Parsons, Chief Technology Officer, ThoughtWorks
Machines and technology are supposed to better humanity’s lot, but do they really do that? Industrial revolutions create a host of unintended consequences for people, systems, and culture. Learn what those are and our role in it all.
Lucie Glenday, Founder and CEO, MySense.ai
Mark Collin, Group Director, ThoughtWorks
Learn how MySense.ai, a digital-first health data analytics company, uses the power of IoT hardware and AI to understand, predict and ultimately, preempt the acute healthcare needs of the elderly and people living with chronic, debilitating conditions.
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You can’t hire your way out of a talent shortage. See why culture, values, and soft skills will make the cut.
Joanna Parke, Chief Talent Officer, ThoughtWorks
Today, the talent supply simply cannot keep up with the demand for skilled knowledge workers. At the same time, most company’s hiring practices haven’t evolved with the digital age. What can leaders do to attract, grow, and retain the people they need now, and for the future?
Sven Lipowski, Business Process Director Customer, METRONOM
See how an IT department that was once considered “old-fashioned and slow” embraced drastic changes to transform culture, people, and process to become one of the fastest moving and most innovative grocery retail IT companies in Europe.
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Co-Founder & Co-Director, Initiative on the Digital Economy Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Chairman, Creative Labs
Business & Technology Visionary
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SVP of Products, Strategy & Design, 84.51°,
a Kroger Company
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Co-founder, MySense.ai
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CDO, LATAM Airlines
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CDO/CIO, Planet Fitness
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Business Process Director Customer, METRONOM
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