Schedule

All times in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

1:00 PM
Registration and Light Refreshments
 
1:30 PM
Opening Remarks
 
1:40 PM
Hybrid Cloud + Artificial Intelligence: The Next Generation of Digital Disruption

A strategic look at what's new and what's next as organizations navigate these transformative shifts.  

1:55 PM
Inside the Innovation Journey of Trusted AI and Hybrid Cloud By Design

While Gen AI presents a revolutionary change in how businesses engage with and scale AI, few enterprises have the skills and infrastructure needed to implement it. Organizations are exploring strategies to maximize their existing investments while deploying AI in a manner that addresses security and ensures compliance within industry and geographic requirements, including data sovereignty. In this session, learn how the latest industry and technology trends successfully foster AI innovation and how to deploy a hybrid cloud-by-design architecture to drive growth. Top executives will share examples of how hybrid cloud architecture is keeping their workload placement decision central to digital strategy with a focus on resiliency, performance, security, and compliance.

2:40 PM
Artificial Intelligence and WatsonX: The Next Generation of Digital Disruption

The convergence of AI and cloud computing is redefining possibilities for companies of all sizes and sectors. In this thought-provoking session, hear a strategic roadmap that will influence your own digital transformation initiatives and key use cases and demos that will demonstrate how AI in the cloud is becoming the new standard for business success. 

3:20 PM
Modernize or Be Left Behind - An Innovation Strategy Session

Digital transformation is not a one-time event, it’s a journey that is critically important for every organization as they adopt modern technologies to deploy hybrid cloud-by-design strategies. How do you leverage trusted AI at scale to facilitate smarter ideas, faster executions, and greater innovation at every stage? How do you create a culture that drives these outcomes? In this strategic discussion, hear the latest industry intelligence needed to inform business strategy and best practices for driving it in the next 12 months.

3:45 PM
What’s New and What’s Next for Regulated Industries In An Era of AI

Today, regulated industries need to keep up with the evolving landscape encompassing risk management, security, compliance, data privacy, and adapting to evolving requirements. Hear how leading organizations can quickly achieve regulatory compliance while prioritizing resiliency, security and performance of their mission-critical workloads. 

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4:10 PM
Transformation Showcase: How To Deliver Results Right Now

As businesses evolve to meet the rapidly changing needs of customers, cloud-based solutions must deliver and must anticipate and exceed what’s to come around the corner—or be hit with a wall of complexities as workload varieties increase. Hear from top technology leaders as they share their latest applications and creative approaches with true hybrid cloud-by-design approach.

4:35 PM
Closing Remarks
 
4:45 PM
Networking Reception