Think on Tour London 2024

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Come join us at our signature event aimed at business leaders and technology experts, a great opportunity to share, debate and discover the key challenges of technological innovation and the impact of AI on business transformation.

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to learn, connect and be inspired by industry leaders who are shaping the future of technology.

Register now for exclusive access to keynote presentations, product demonstrations and networking opportunities designed to help you unlock new possibilities with AI.

Together, let's shape the next era of innovation.

Please note: Agenda is continually being updated and subject to change.

Agenda

Main Stage

09:20 - 09:30 - Welcome - Nicola Hodson - IBM General Manager, UK & Ireland

09:30 - 10:15 - Strategic Keynote - Scaling your business with AI and hybrid cloud
- Kareem Yusuf - IBM Senior Vice President, Product Management & Growth
- Rahul Kalia - Managing Partner, UK and Ireland, IBM Consulting

10:15 - 10:45 - Themed Keynote - Scale productivity with watsonx assistants
- Eliot Frederiksen, General Manager, IBM Technology Sales, UK & Ireland
- Parul Mishra - Vice President, Product Management, Digital Labor

14:15 - 14:45 - Themed Keynote - watsonx: Scale the impact of generative AI with trusted data and governance
- Kristen Bennie, Barclays - Group Head of Innovation
- Matthew Candy, Global Managing Partner, Generative AI - IBM Consulting
- Ebru Binboga - Director, Data & AI, IBM Technology Sales UKI

16:25 - 16:55 - Themed Keynote - The era of AI-powered automation
- Deborah Threadgold - VP Technology IBM UKI & CGM IBM Ireland
- Matthew Swinden - Director, Connectivity for Business BT

16:55 - 17:30 - Themed Keynote - The future of AI is open
- Juan Bernabe-Moreno - Director IBM Research Europa / Ireland and UK

Techbyte Stage

11:00 - 11:15 - Transform cybersecurity to improve cyber resiliency and propel your business
- Georgina Cohan, IBM Partner - Client Partner & UKI CSS Growth Platform Leader

11:30 - 11:45 - Techbyte - Advancing cloud financial management with a FinOps solution for all

12:00 - 12:15 - Techbyte - AI governance for all your environments
- Ian Francis - Senior Product Manager - watsonx.governance

13:50 - 14:05 - Techbyte - Amplifying outcomes with watsonx & IBM Ecosystem partners

15:00 - 15:15 - Techbyte - Cryptographic transformation in practice to embrace for the quantum-safe era

15:30 - 15:45 - Techbyte - Automate your IBM product portfolio with Red Hat’s Ansible automation platform

16:00 - 16:15 - Techbyte - Redefining the customer support experience with AI

Agenda

Main Stage

Techbyte Stage

Spotlight Stage

11:00 - 11:30 - Spotlight Session - Build the architecture your AI needs: Hybrid cloud designed with and for generative AI
- Steve Wallin, IBM Director, CICS & Z Integration, UK R&D Labs leader

11:45 - 12:15 - Spotlight Session - Advancing AI driven sustainability

15:00 - 15:30 - Spotlight Session - A CFO’s dream: Using FinOps and IT Cost Management to decrease cost and increase ROI on IT spend
- David Hewitt - Director, IBM Automation UKI
- Phil Parr - Cloud Platform Services Director Unilever

Roundtable discussions

11:45 - 12:15 - Roundtable discussion: Maximise business outcomes and scaling AI adoption with a hybrid by design approach
- Sarah Chapman - Principal Client Engineering Manager
- Andy Hoiles - Infrastructure Sales

15:00 - 15:30 - Roundtable discussion: How sustainability data can unlock business value and performance

15:45 - 16:15 - Roundtable discussion: Accelerate automation and optimise cloud costs with Generative AI and FinOps

Speakers

Nicola Hodson, IBM

Rory Stewart

rorystewart.co.uk

Professor Andy Hardy

Kristen Bennie, Barclays

Matthew Swinden, British Telecom

Kareem Yusuf, IBM

Rahul Kalia, IBM

Eliot Frederiksen, IBM

Parul Mishra, Digital Labor

Matt Candy, IBM Consulting

Ebru Binboga, IBM

Deborah Threadgold, IBM

Juan Bernabe-Moreno, IBM

Andy Hoiles, IBM

Bill Unsworth, IBM

Giulio Soliani, IBM

Greg Holmes, IBM

David Hewitt, IBM

Ian Francis, IBM

Mike Kefford, IBM

Peter Hammond, IBM

Sarah Chapman, IBM