In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, organisations are under constant pressure to adapt and transform. Yet, amidst the complexities of executing these transformations, the fundamental "why" – the strategic rationale driving the change – can become obscured. This disconnect between strategic intent and operational execution often leads to inefficiencies, cost overruns, and ultimately, limits the potential for long-term value creation.

A robust, clearly articulated strategy is paramount, providing the guiding light for successful transformation. However, developing such a strategy in today's data-driven world presents its own set of challenges. This is where GenAI emerges as a potential game-changer, poising to become an indispensable tool for organisations seeking to not only survive but thrive in the face of constant change.

In this lab, we'll explore how GenAI can reshape corporate strategy, moving beyond simply automating tasks to actively shaping strategic decisions. Don't just watch the AI revolution unfold—be a part of it.

In this session you will:

• Understand the importance and benefit of having a robust strategy in place to inform your organisations transformation
• Learn from real world case studies about the impact a well-defined strategy had on their transformation
• Delve into how GenAI goes beyond traditional analytics, uncovering hidden patterns, generating creative solutions, and enabling more agile and data-driven strategic decision-making
• Discuss practical approaches to integrating GenAI into your strategic planning process, tailoring methodologies to your organisation's unique needs and risk appetite.

Delve into the detail of data and AI as a driver of growth and explore the transformative impact it can have on businesses across different functions.

Whether you’re responding to the increasingly complicated sustainability reporting regulations, or looking for growth opportunities sustainability data insights can drive across value chains, this session will illustrate what other organisations have learned from their transformation journeys.

We’ll explore what that means for industry, hear from organisations that prioritised data, digital and sustainability by embedding them at the core of their digital transformation, and discover how this positioned them to derive short and long-term value from their technology stacks.

Participants will be immersed in a cyber incident as a way to introduce the consistent themes and recurring decisions faced by organisations in a cyber crisis. The scenario will take the audience through the lifecycle of a cyber incident from the initial response, through to tactical recovery and into the likely rapid transformation required to not only survive but exploit the incident as an opportunity for growth.

This session is aimed at business leaders.

It's not uncommon to hear about major, complex transformation programmes that are overrunning and overspending, despite being led by experienced individuals with programme management certifications. The traditional approach to programme delivery has remained largely unchanged since the space race, so it begs the question: is it time to explore a different approach?

During this session, we will share our experience and failures in delivering one of the world's largest engineering programmes, Crossrail. We will delve into what went wrong and how we pivoted to recover the programme. Drawing from our learnings from this and other large programmes, as well as studying the techniques used in Formula 1 racing, we have developed a new approach to delivering all types of large, complex programmes.

Join this session and:

• Learn how to create the right conditions for success through deployment of enhanced delivery ecosystems.
• Explore how to identify risks early so they become a diversion not a roadblock.
• Discuss tactics for measuring the things that really matter, as well as gaining an understanding of transformation outcomes and value realisation.
• Understand what role GenAI can play in transformation.
• Explore how to start on this journey through hands on case study examples.

Due to the increasing complexity of technical delivery, the global footprint of modern organisations and desire for accelerated delivery, it is becoming increasing more common that organisations partner with an Ecosystem of suppliers to deliver Transformation. This has many advantages bringing a multitude of capabilities while simultaneously delivering onshore, nearshore and offshore. While it is advantageous it can also feel complex to manage and navigate.

As part of this session you will:

• Learn how to construct a Delivery Ecosystem for success.
• Discuss with your peers the challenges you’ve encountered with global delivery models.
• Understand through case study examples, how organisations worked to successfully to deliver a global programme.

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Transformation journeys, while promising progress and innovation, can be unsettling for individuals and teams within organisations. While leaders often invest significant effort in communicating the change and its intended benefits, fostering a sense of optimism and goodwill, these positive sentiments can quickly unravel if the transition is mismanaged. A poorly executed user acceptance testing phase for new digital solutions or ambiguity surrounding their integration into daily operations can lead to resistance, hindering adoption and the desired shift towards a digital-first culture.

In this session you will:

• Understand how you can select the right projects and communicate the changes to your organisation.
• Understand how change management is more successful when embedded into delivery and how a well-designed change initiative can drive adoption.
• What does a good testing strategy look like and understanding why is it a critical part of the adoption lifecycle?
• Learn about frameworks that can be used to measure success, ROI, and track benefits.
• Hear from key clients on how they have executed their transformation and delivered the change across their organisations.

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, executives are constantly seeking innovative solutions to gain a competitive edge. Understanding the untapped potential of generative AI is crucial for executives to harness the power of this cutting-edge technology. In our session, we will demystify GenAI, giving you hands on experience in what it is like for your teams using this new technology. Roll up your sleeves and experience, for example, the art of crafting compelling and effective prompts for AI models, and how to interpret the outputs. Join us as we explore the limitless possibilities of generative AI for creativity, innovation, and transformation.

During this session you will:

• Understand what your teams will be doing on the ground.
• Learn the art of crafting compelling and effective prompts for AI models.
• Gain hands-on experience and real-world examples of prompt creation.
• Master the skill of interpreting outputs generated by generative AI models.
• Unlock valuable insights and make informed decisions through AI-generated outputs.
• Gain a better understanding of AI/GenAI and the associated risks and ethical considerations and drive valuable solutions.

Speaker

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  Dan Hunt

  Principal Partner Sales Engineer, Snowflake