When working in technology you always want to be focused on designing for the future and implementing technology that will make long-lasting change; but as recent years have proven, the future is near impossible to predict and the challenges we now face go beyond a bug in the system. Plans will inevitably evolve, and business priorities will endlessly pivot so how can you innovate against constant uncertainty? Join this session to learn how to position yourself as a futurist in your organization and build a culture of innovation within the remits of what you can control.

As we progress in our careers, it's common for women to find fewer opportunities available to them, despite being more experienced than ever. As a result, we find ourselves told to double down on our personal branding to showcase our achievements and highlight our value and yet, fewer than 20% of leadership positions in tech are held by women.

Despite shrinking IT spending, organizations will remain focused on driving teams to develop new products and generate higher revenue without increasing costs, risk and headcount. This strain on resources will require leaders everywhere to lean on creativity and a greater sense of scrutiny to minimize churn and increase software optimization in areas that will drive the greatest value to the business.

Technology is opening the doors to exciting opportunities to solve some of society's biggest challenges but it also has the power to contribute. As organizations lean into areas such as cloud expansion for example, it's easy to lose sight of the energy usage that is required to power always-on and resilient infrastructure. In this session, we'll discuss how optimizing tech and systems can contribute to lowering carbon emissions by minimizing electronic and energy waste; as well as the opportunities for women to lead the sustainability agenda in their organization by investing in green skilling.

In the span of only three years, society and business have undergone a decade's worth of change. Workforces are more dispersed than ever before in history. Digitalization has created an unprecedented and continually growing expansion of the data universe. Technology acceleration — in areas such as AI, blockchain and the metaverse — is barreling forward at a pace that neither regulation, commerce, ethics, data protection, business functions or culture can quite keep up with.

In the last year alone, we've migrated through so many 'Great' eras of employee relations. From Resignation to Attrition, to Rebound to Quiet Quitting, how employees see you as an employer and the leaders within your organization has never been more critical. Join this session to learn about the cultural trends emerging from the workplace and ensure your place as a great employer that everyone wants to work at, and how can you lean into data to resolve many of your issues facing employee attrition.

As organizations become increasingly reliant on data and predictive analytics you may find yourself getting lost in big data unable to make sense of it all. Time spent identifying value and analysing is actually spent cleaning data. In this session, we'll take you through the critical fundamentals of data governance and storage on your journey to transforming to a data-led organization.

Roadmapping is critical to understanding where you're going as a business and how to bring your teams and customers along with you on the journey. As we all know, the future is increasingly impossible to predict and at times, making anything longer than a year-long plan can be too farsighted. Join this session to hear how leaders are building agile teams during times of constant pivot without losing sight of the north star goal.

Vulnerabilities in your tech infrastructure may be leaving you susceptible to outages which can have costly impacts on your bottom line. At a time when resources are becoming increasingly stretched, the last thing you want is your Engineers scrambling to get your customers and servers back online. Join this session to learn about the principals to Site Reliability Engineering and how to embed resilience in your tech infrastructure by using data and automation.

Join this fireside chat to hear perspectives from leaders at Everbridge and Oracle on how they are building ownership of the customer in their respective teams and organizations to change how they are developing software and products that are not only delighting customers but are built with them specifically in mind to increase satisfaction and ultimately, increased acquisition.

It's estimated that the metaverse could be worth $5 tril. By 2030 create bountiful opportunities to expand experiences and services onto. We've already seen key user case examples in retail, fashion and gaming but how can other industries go about creating their stamp in the metaverse? In this session, we'll look at new and innovative examples of building the metaverse and how to carve out your strategy to expand into the ecosystem.

Tech workers in the US are currently facing extreme stress from the growing layoffs in the face of an uncertain economy. While you may not be able to make yourself 100% layoff-proof, as one door closes, many will still be open. In this workshop, we'll explore the various methods that you can leverage to bounce back and protect yourself from layoffs including exploring alternative growth industries and how to pitch yourself within them as well as the importance of deepening and widening the depth of your skillsets.

Senior leaders demand a specific type of content, focused on data and decision-making. They want presenters to be clear, concise, and confident. This 60-minute workshop, led by executive and leadership coach Susannah Baldwin, Ph.D., offers critical insights and successful strategies for influencing a senior-level audience. Susannah will share techniques around how to deliver effective and productive senior-level presentations. Participants may come prepared with a short presentation that they would like to polish.

Automation is a key component in a modern accelerated digital transformation strategy. In this session, we will be taking a look at the trends in automation and user cases that enable businesses to be more efficient and accurate and provide modern user experiences that today’s discerning customers expect.

Leaders everywhere are aware of the growing skills gap in tech and the talent shortage could be costly for organizations looking to remain innovative and ahead of the competition. As organizations respond to an uncertain economy with layoffs and restructuring, how are leaders assessing the skills of their workforce to ensure that they are equipt to build and implement the latest tech?

Your workforce has experienced an unprecedented level of change over the past few years – from COVID-19 and the rise of truly distributed, remote organizations to economic volatility, layoffs, and increasing pressure for productivity, reliability, and innovation. Nor is this likely to end soon; in the 2020s, change appears the only constant. As a result, every leader needs to protect the psychological safety of their employees, or risk losing them to burnout.