Getting measurable value out of your Enterprise Architecture (EA) function can be challenging, but the EA role is key to aligning the technology landscape to the strategic goals of the organisation. And this can be the missing piece for real business transformation. Andrew will take us on a fast-paced journey covering 5 local clients and how their CIOs transformed their EA function. The outputs and lessons learned provide 5 top tips to put on the technology leader’s agenda.
2024 Agenda
9:00am
Journalist and broadcaster | Host of For Tech’s Sake | Editor-in-chief of dara & co
Building successful change, innovation and transformation across the business
9:10am
Head of EA Advisory Services, Version1
9:25am
What issues are shaping the CIO’s agenda in 2024/25?
- The activities CIOs are currently focusing on
- The technology and business initiatives that will drive IT investment in 2024 and beyond
- Sustainable IT practices: energy efficiency, e-waste mgmt., factoring in the environmental impact of IT purchases and practices
- How is ESG driving IT strategy and what can industry leaders do to keep ahead of the curve?
Head of IT, Boots Ireland
Head of IT Architecture, FBD Insurance plc
CIO, Bord Gais Energy
10:00am
- Protecting the extended enterprise: Security challenges of hybrid working and tactics to secure the expanded environment
- Addressing the role of ransomware – real impacts and defence roadmap
- NIS2 EU directive and DORA, the Digital Operational Resilience Act – what you need to know
- Mitigating the human factor – exploiting human psychology, limiting employee impacts
- Improving security effectiveness – merging data science with cybersecurity and roadmap essentials
Associate Director of Cyber Risk, Aon
10:30am
Technology leadership & role of the CIO
2:00pm
Journalist and broadcaster | Host of For Tech’s Sake | Editor-in-chief of dara & co
Technology leadership & role of the CIO
2:05pm
Technology can be a game-changer in driving real change as we face major sustainability challenges. Technology leaders can make a lasting impact on the future of the planet considering the impact end-user computing has on climate change. How can CIOs play a leading role in this transition through championing sustainable computing and technology choices?
CEO, Sustainabil-IT
2:20pm
We hear how digital technology, with high-tech involved in everything from patient records to the systems controlling the building, will be at the heart of Ireland’s new children’s hospital
Chief Technology Officer, Children’s Health Ireland
3:00pm
Our panel of experienced technology leaders share their insights on IT leadership, the highs and lows of their own digital transformation journeys, emerging trends and expected challenges. They reflect on lessons learned in the past few years and what it takes to be a successful digital leader today.
- The key ingredients for success in digital transformation
- Insights and implementation solutions
- Essential skills and key traits of being a transformational leader
- How to tell your Digital Transformation story: How can CIOs construct a compelling narrative around their digital transformations that shows value and achieves buy-in from their CxO peers
- How the CIO role is evolving
CIO, Carbery Group
CDir, CIO Chartered Accountants Ireland, Governance Board member of ADAPT