Event Details

Successfully meeting the demands of modern business is a difficult task. Multiple priorities demand attention, and decisions are needed instantly. Directing individual teams toward a common goal adds yet another layer of complexity.

For CIOs, charged with ensuring that Information and Communication (ICT) resources support changing commercial requirements, the task can be overwhelming.

The daily pressures of managing and implementing complex infrastructures and technologies make it very difficult to find time for planning. Rather than setting proactive strategies, CIOs often find their days filled with reactive tasks. Many spend so much time fighting fires they get lost in the smoke.

IDC's Asia/Pacific CIO Summit 2006"Dynamic IT and the Visionary CIO" has been designed specifically for the overworked, time-poor chief information officer who needs some space to think.

In just two days, you will gain a clearer perspective on some of the most important "big picture" trends and issues shaping the ICT industry. Time is also set aside for extensive networking with peers, gaining first-hand knowledge of which approaches are working - and which are not. That's certainly got to be two days well spent.

CIOs across the region face a similar, overriding challenge: ensuring ICT is closely aligned with organizational requirements. Meeting this challenge is complex enough when the requirements are firm. But as businesses become more agile and responsive, the challenge grows.

IDC research shows more than half of all enterprise ICT spending is being driven by changing business initiatives rather than routine infrastructure refreshes. Ensuring that spend is targeted where it delivers the most benefit is essential.

ICT has become a fundamental business enabler, requiring CIOs to have a clear understanding of how best it can serve business priorities. In essence, ICT must be woven into the business fabric.

IDC's Asia/Pacific CIO Summit 2006 "Dynamic IT and the Visionary CIO" will examine a range of topics of importance to CIOs. Subjects covered will include:

• The Dynamic Enterprise
  Mapping ICT to business processes sounds great in principle, but can be bewilderingly difficult to achieve. How can existing legacy systems be evolved to meet future business requirements? What are the steps that need to be followed? Which technologies are needed for the task?

  The takeaway: Summit delegates will hear from a range of industry experts who will outline how organisations across the region are meeting this challenge. Citing real-world examples, they will explain how ICT is becoming an on-demand service, and what this means for the future.

• Flexible Cost Structures
  A move toward ICT becoming a service brings with it significant changes to how that service will be costed. Can essential processes and capacities be purchased on an "as needed" basis? What does this mean for overall ICT budgets? How can existing requirements be met while planning for future needs?

  The takeaway: These sessions will consider how technology vendors are rising to meet demand for flexible ICT services. Licensing and contract models will be discussed and perspectives provided on how the vendor / customer relationships will look in the future.

• Smartsourcing
  As more organizations grapple with the concept of business process outsourcing, where does this leave the ICT department? How can internal infrastructures be designed to work with externally provided services?

  The takeaway: These sessions will examine the practical, organizational and legal implications of this trend. Presenters will shed light on how selective outsourcing can assist a CIO to meet the demands for flexibility and agility being set in the boardroom.
  

A "view from the top" provided through open discussion with a panel of high-profile CEOs from across the region. Representing a broad cross section of industry sectors, the panel will provide insight into how business leaders see the role of ICT evolving.

These leading CEOs have demonstrated a business savvy approach to ICT - this is your opportunity to learn how they measure relevance and value, to voice your opinion on the CEO/CIO relationship, and to ask the hard questions about how they transformed their business from the top down.

As a vendor-neutral event, delegates can expect authoritative, unbiased advice on the issues of most importance to them. Trends and issues will be discussed from the point of view of both the technologies involved and the business processes they support.

IDC's Asia/Pacific CIO Summit 2006"Dynamic IT and the Visionary CIO" an event you cannot afford to miss.