Stream 2: Spearheading a digital culture at every level of the business
10:35
Welcome from the Chair

Tony Moroney
Founder and Managing Partner, BetaDigital, Co-founder, Digital Transformation Lab, Cork University Business School, UCC
10:40
CASE STUDY:
Bridging the gap between technology and leadership
CIOs cannot digitally transform a business on their own. Today, in most organisations there is a gap between leadership and technologists. If the gap is left unaddressed, the business gets stuck digitising and never transforms.
Niall will present a case study of an Irish business that faced the challenges of the pandemic, bridged the gap between technology and leadership, transformed, and as a result, witnessed explosive growth.

Niall McKeown
Digital Transformation Strategist, Author, Lecturer, Business Owner & Creator of Ionology’s Digital Transformation Frameworks
11:00
FIRE SIDE CHAT:
Digital transformation without compromising information security or data sovereignty
Private cloud technology, high speed connectivity and secure remote access has fundamentally changed the way Grant Thornton delivers their eDiscovery service, which provides a blueprint for other practices across the globe. The project is part of Grant Thornton’s wider digital transformation journey to deliver superior user experience and build sustainable competitive advantage.

Steve MacNicholas
CEO, Ekco Cloud Ireland

Mike Harris
Partner, Digital Risk, Grant Thornton Ireland
11:20
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Harnessing digital transformation and emerging technologies in the post-Covid19 era
- Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of digital performance during the pandemic
- Combining digital, technology, mindset and culture to create a smooth digital experience
- Advancing automation to accelerate digital transformation and developing a proactive automation strategy
- Securing digital business transformation: What CIOs need to know and how to prepare

David Lines
Head of Enterprise Applications, Origina

Dr Ben Warren
Senior Technology Leader & digital transformation expert

Mary O’Connor
CIO, ESB
11:55
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Identifying the sweet-spot between excellent customer experience and future goals of the business
• Putting trust at the centre of customer experience
• Critically question data collection within the organisation
• Deploying cutting-edge methods and embracing innovations to measure and enhance CX

Ifah Sivak
Head of Systems Project Management, Meta

Mairead Cullen
IT Director, Vodafone Ireland

Thomas Reby
Head of Hardware, Google Store and Google One, Google

Helene Graham
Technology Consultant, former CIO, Dunnes Stores
12:30
FIRE SIDE CHAT:
Trends in IT consumptions models across cloud and infrastructure stacks
Enterprises have an ever-growing reliance on managed-service providers as they focus on driving business. This session will focus on security, service availability, cost efficiencies, compliance and governance with real-life examples of what’s happening within the Irish market and how “as-a-service” is becoming the new norm.

Chair: Séamus Dunne
Managing Director, Digital Realty Ireland

Conall Laverty
CEO, Real World Analytic and Founder, Wia

Kevin Reid
Chief Technology Officer, SureSkills