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Driving transformational business change
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Hosted at the legendary Royal Albert Hall, The HotTopics Food for Thought experience, in collaboration with Tata Communications, brought together CIOs and technology leaders to exchange bold ideas for optimising IT estates and driving transformational business change.
Hear from leaders:
- David Codington, Interim IT Director (CIO) - DLA Piper
- Dinesh Mohan, Global Head for Digital & Technology - Expleo Group
- Graham Thomson, CISO - Irwin Mitchell
- Hannah Kenny, Head of Digital Transformation - Shell Energy Europe
- Jeptha Allen, Senior Director - Head of Digital Infrastructure Advisory - CBRE
- Kshitij Kumar, Chief Data and AI Officer - DataHat
- Matthew Taylor, Partner, Technology Strategy and Transformation Leader - EY
- Neeraj Shah, Senior Program Director, Oasis - Allianz
- Phil Scully, VP Digital & EMEA Technology - RS Group plc
- Ross Hodges, Global Head of Emerging Technology and AI program lead - Cushman & Wakefield
- Steve Westgarth, Global Head of Engineering and Architecture - Haleon
- Doug Drinkwater, Editorial and Strategy Director - HotTopics
- Peter Stojanovic, Editor - HotTopics
Changing the Narrative
How do you see IT’s position within organisations against a backdrop of economic difficulties, geopolitical tensions, increasingly tech-savvy businesses, and a race to deliver value and a return on investment?
The consensus was that in the fast-paced realm of technology and business transformation, it’s clear that IT is grappling with a significant branding issue. The narrative echoed by all was that of an expectation gap: while businesses envision a future driven by innovation, the IT function at times still remains fragmented, siloed from boardroom decisions that seem to be gathering more and more voices—but without the perspectives of those actually driving the innovation and technological changes both needed and desired by the wider business.
The need to transition from an "us versus them" mentality to a unified, one-team approach was agreed upon by all. This was cemented by the necessity to refer to each executive's organisation as “our business,” opposed to “the business.” Unanimously, communication was the common skill set that all agreed needed to be developed, championed, and enforced if true alignment for business transformation is to be achieved.
HotTopics, in partnership with Tata Communications, invited a group of senior business leaders to Royal Albert Hall for a Food for Thought breakfast discussion.
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