David Mast
Technologist, Futurist and Expert in Digital Disruption

With at least 1500 self-declared start-ups currently operating in Australia – and a spate of recent global success stories like Atlassian, Freelancer, and OzForex – larger enterprises are taking notice of their up-and-coming counterparts like never before. Many big businesses are proclaiming their intent to “disrupt like a start-up”; some are taking it further with seed funds, incubators, and employee stints in co-working hubs. But what does disrupting like a start-up really mean? And can traditional organisations really do it?

As a Technologist and IBM’s Bluemix lead for A/NZ, David has witnessed firsthand how organisations can transform with themselves through disruptive technologies and business models. In this session he will share with you the blueprint to becoming a disruptive market force.

Simon Gault
Celebrity Chef

Simon Gault is one of the leading lights in New Zealand’s culinary scene, former Executive Chef of the Nourish Group, a collection of multi-award winning restaurant brands that includes Euro Bar & Restaurant in Auckland, and Pravda in Wellington and well known for fronting Television New Zealand’s Masterchef New Zealand Simon has proved himself to be an innovator, a pioneer and a leader both in the culinary and business worlds.

Simon blends his love for cooking with a keen interest in technology. He is not afraid to mix it up in the kitchen, and is leading the way when it comes to blurring the lines between technology and creativity. Simon has recently been using a hi-tech assistant to help cook up his menus – IBM’s Chef Watson.

Join Simon as he explores the disruptive power of cognitive computing with breakfast and lunch dishes created with IBM Chef Watson. Can IBM Watson create recipes that match human creativity? You be the judge, as we spice up lunch with an interactive cooking demonstration and tasting.

Julien Redmond
The Left Brain, Data Analytics & Information Management

Julien Redmond oversees Information Management and Business Analytics practices. With more than a decade of experience in the field, Julien is a thought leader in the areas of big data, predictive analytics, trusted data management and information governance.

In this session he will share with you the blueprint to becoming a disruptive market force.

Samuel Williams
The Right Brain, Director of Aamplify

With some 20 years experience delivering sales and marketing results across EMEA, the USA and APAC, Sam headed up B2B marketing in several technology firms before striking out on his own. From Chief Strategy Officer of Blue Silicon based in the Silicon Valley, through to VP of Marketing at Kiwi success story Zeacom, Sam now heads up a team of creative talent at Aamplify. When he's not working, speaking, writing and film-making fills his time. In this session he will share with you the blueprint to becoming a disruptive market force.

Scott Peters
Technologist and Mr Operational Excellence

Scott Peters has been collaborating with large organisations in the energy and infrastructure sectors for over 15 years to achieve operational excellence. Scott has an excellent understanding of the entire project lifecycle and can provide expertise from planning to delivery. He is a client-focused advocate who has provided leadership in multiple roles as part of world class teams.

Shane Mercer
Digital Solutions Specialist

Shane has an extensive entrepreneurial and consulting background in technology and IT. Driven to realise a dream of making business problem solving and software development intuitive, he co-founded Core Technology, an award winning software development company which was then acquired by Certus in 2016. Shane is a natural entrepreneur combining a consultative leadership style and a passion for excellence. Shane is uncompromising about using technology to serve people and radically improve process and productivity.

James Hartwright
Digital Visionary And One Half Of Two Data Guys

Belying his humble beginnings as the son of a goat-herder, James has travelled the globe for the last 25 years: designing, delivering, and supporting data-driven insight solutions for hundreds of clients; from major enterprises to small businesses and startups. James is a firm believer that data, correctly organised, adds value to any industry problem; as he has proven in his previous roles at News Corp, Acxiom, and GE Money across publishing, finance, retail, high tech, and utilities. James is a recognised speaker and podcaster on the subject of data: sharing his knowledge, insight, and enthusiasm with anyone who will listen.

Greg Dillon
Financial Specialists & UX Guru

Greg has over 10 years experience in Financial Services, delivering a range of successful digital products and managing various digital channels.  Greg's successes have focused on delivering to the needs of the customer, internal and external, practical and straight forward digital solutions and products at the same time generating revenue and minimising risk to the business.

Business Executives

Many big businesses are proclaiming their intent to “disrupt like a start-up”; some are taking it further with seed funds, incubators, and employee stints in co-working hubs. But what does disrupting like a start-up really mean? And can traditional organisations really do it?

Imagine if your organisation had mastery of its own data, and beyond that, the ability to identify and understand how unstructured deep data can be accessed and analysed to reveal previously inaccessible insights and untapped potential.

Internal or external, customers are becoming far more discerning and now expect to have rich information at their fingertips, immersive mobile interactions with your brand, and personalised digital experiences that are tuned specifically to their needs.

Combining a deep data analytics capability with User Experience Design can deliver a truly immersive and personalised experience that will delight your customers and deliver lasting competitive advantage to your business.

Who Should Attend?

Business leaders and managers who want to develop data driven customer experiences:

• Line of Business Leaders
• Chief Data Officers
• Business Analytics Leaders
• Innovation Officers
• Change and Organisational
  Management Leaders
• Capability & Transformation Leaders

Asset Intensive Industry

Over the past ten years asset intensive industries have had to learn to cope with disruptive influences including industry deregulation, changing customer demographics, rapid demand growth and environmental challenges. Whilst this change has been wide spread, at its core the digital revolution is primarily driven by consumer expectations and emerging technologies. Customers, both internal and external are now demanding better, more cost effective, portable services with the ability to personalise to their own specific needs.

Unlocking the power of the data that exists within your organisation and accelerating your analytics journey is the key to creating high value services. Going beyond data management, Cognitive Computing can drive deeper insight still and combined with a bi-modal approach, will enable you to deliver value to your stakeholders quickly and effectively.

Customer case study driven, our Asset Intensive Stream explores the tools available to get data insights into the hands of frontline staff in the easiest, most secure way possible. In addition we will also look forwards and examine where the next big technological disruptions will come from. Join us to learn how you can influence data strategy, speed up the analytics lifecycle, and deliver better insights, faster for your organisation.

Who Should Attend?

All data professionals including:

• CIOs
• IT Managers
• Developers
• Data Managers
• CTOs and Technology Researchers

Customer Focused Analytics & Design

Leveraging bi-modal IT and rapid prototyping to drive business agility and delight your customers.

Developing a bi-modal IT strategy offers the ability to create organisational agility and to deliver fast business results. As the pace of disruption increases, the need to adapt to a changing market and customer expectations is vital to success.

Creating applications that unify your systems of record and deliver high value, personalised and data driven experiences to customers and stakeholders will deliver a competitive advantage. This development is best done with a fully functional prototype. This approach unifies the design and integration requirements, removing the risk from the development process and creating a working software experience that will successfully address the business problem.

With the emergence of artificial intelligence and cognitive computing we are now seeing a new wave of industry disruption and opportunity. Learn how to leverage these new insights to delight customers with personalised, data-driven experiences.

Who Should Attend?

All IT professionals including business unit owners looking to create competitive advantage:

• CIOs
• IT Managers
• Developers
• CTOs
• Technology Researchers
• Unit Business Leaders
• Marketing Managers
• Product Managers