DATE: 5 APRIL 2023 | TIME: 12PM - 4PM | VENUE: PARKROYAL COLLECTION MARINA BAY

BUILDING AGILITY & RESILIENCE TO THRIVE IN GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY

Thriving in today’s dynamic technology environment requires the adoption of data-driven strategies, agility, and greater resilience than before. Combined with the acquisition of new skills and capabilities, organisations also need to take fresh approaches to digital leadership in the post-pandemic era.

SPARK has conducted a unique study to provide insights into how organisations in Southeast Asia can use technology more effectively, to drive their businesses and remain competitive. The survey findings offer some revealing insights into key digital imperatives for today’s leaders, emerging technologies, AI and big data, cybersecurity and the metaverse.

At this forum we will bring together a selection of leading technology practitioners and thought leaders to share their views on SPARK’s study and on how new technologies can be used to drive their businesses and engender innovation.

This year, our survey will cover 8 key areas that will shape digital transformation strategies for the next 1-2 years, they include:

Digital Leadership

Digital Engineering

Data Engineering

Citizen Dev, AI
& Automation

Cyber Risk
Management &
Resilience

Cloud
Investment
Management

Corporate
Sustainability
Management

Skills development

  • Be the first to discover top digital trends and investment priorities of more than 250 selected C-level executives from organisations across Singapore and Southeast Asia 
  • Benchmark your digital transformation strategies across industry peers
  • Gain deep insights into national-level digital readiness across key cities in Southeast Asia
FORUM ACTIVITIES

Tech Trends and Priorities for 2023

Key findings from our 2023 Tech Trends Survey will offer insights into the latest trends which will have a big impact on businesses and tech leaders from the region for the next 1-2 years.

Views from technology experts

New advancements in technology tools that will help businesses unlock the full potential of data, cloud, emerging technologies, with emphasis on the right cybersecurity strategies.

Insights from industry practitioners

Leadership competencies, best practices and digital strategies needed to stay competitive, foster an innovation culture, while at the same time help tackle legacy transformation challenges.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

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Rohit Talwar

Global Futurist &
CEO, Fast Future

Rohit Talwar, a global futurist, award-winning keynote speaker, author, and the CEO of Fast Future. He helps clients navigate disruption, understand the emerging landscape, and shape the future. Rohit has a passion around future proofing ourselves, and how to advance individual lives, society, and business. He shows how we can do this by harnessing new ideas, innovation, and disruptive developments such as radical strategies, new business models, and exponential technologies. 

Rohit currently helps clients embed foresight in the organisation, grow truly disruptive leaders, evolve their digital strategies towards a ‘corporation zero’ approach, and develop strategies for crypto, blockchains, metaverses, and AI. 

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Yvonne Lim

Director, Business & Ecosystems, IMDA

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NG HOCK KEONG

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Infocomm Technology & Digital Services), CPF Board

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CATHERINE LEE

Independent Director, 
Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT)

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WONG PEI YUEN

Group CISO and Vice President, Group Cyber Resilience, Singtel

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MURARI KALYANARAMANI

CISO, Singapore,
United Overseas Bank (UOB)

Joo Won Lee

Lee Joo Won

Chief Technology Officer & Partner, Endowus

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TOMASZ KURCZYK

Chief of Information & Technology Officer, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore

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CHNG TIEN SAN (TS)

Cyber Technology & Strategy,Cybersecurity,
Temasek

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DR DENY RAHARDJO

Group Chief Information and Digital Officer, Sime Darby Berhad

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PRASHANTH B PANDURANGA​

Head of Engineering, Prudential Singapore

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DEVAN SANDRASAGARAM

formerly Head Risk Appetite & MI for Information & Cyber Security Risk, Standard Chartered Bank

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EFFENDY IBRAHIM

Vice President, APJ Marketing, Alteryx

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​TARUN KUMAR KALRA

Vice President, APAC
Head of Sales, Apptio

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DERRICK GOH

VP and Chief Commercial Officer,xFusion

More speakers to come…

FEATURED SPEAKERS

By David Chin, CEO, SPARK by CIO Academy Asia

David will share key findings from SPARK’s South East Asia’s Tech Trends and Priorities 2022 Survey, He will offer insights into the latest trends which will have a big impact on businesses and tech leaders from the region for the next 1-2 years.

By Rohit Talwar, Global Futurist, CEO, Fast-Future

Author, Most recent publication – Aftershocks and Opportunities – Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future

By David Chin, CEO, SPARK by CIO Academy Asia

PARTNERS

SPARK brings together a community of technology and business leaders from across Asia.