Tag: 25 August

Moderator:

Andrew Milroy, Founder, Veqtor8

Panellists:

Sazali Sukardi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Research, CyberSecurity Malaysia
Shyh Haur Law, CISO, Touch ‘n Go Group

For today’s businesses, success means being data-driven. Generating value from vast amounts of data, engendering innovation, and having agile and scalable business models necessitates the use of cloud technologies wherever possible. But adoption of new technologies creates risk which must be managed.

This session discussed accelerated adoption of new technologies as businesses rapidly digitalize, as well as the new cybersecurity risks that are created. The panellists also delved into the best ways to manage these risks to build resilience into your organisation.

Sam Majid, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

This presentation covered:
1. The impact of leadership to drive the organisational culture into Digital Economy
2. The MCMC cultural journey into becoming data-driven organisation
3. Data Governance together with data-driven mindset are relevant to thrive in the Digital Economy

 

Ts. Tengku Intan Narqiah Tengku Othman , Chief Digital and Information Officer, SIRIM Berhad

Every enterprise is tested during the pandemic, and only adaptable enterprises can survive. It is undeniable that the usage of technologies amongst many factors for the enterprise remains resilient. IT Leaders may sometimes face difficulties to justify their investment. Although it is common sense for technologists, it is not the case for the business leaders and the Chief Finance Officer.

In this session, Intan provided an example of technologies used, and the benefits realised once they were used.

 

Vineet Baskaran, Chief Information Officer, Brightway Group of Companies

The session highlighted the IR 4.0 and digital transformation in the primary sector using ML, AI, cloud computing and IoT to enhance operational efficiency and remain competitive in today’s digital age.

 

Dinesh Barathy Dason, IT Head, Malaysia, Exyte Malaysia

Points of discussion during this roundtable included:
• The talent hunt & mismatch of skillsets
• Keeping the hybrid environment afloat
• Defending against cybercriminals & technology shortages
• Burnout & driving change
• Budget & leadership support
• Project management & analysis & problem solving
• Recognize and prepare for Web 3.0
• Covid’s Aftermath

 

Vignesa Moorthy, CEO, ViewQwest

In this session, CTOs, CIOs, and CISOs in Malaysia who are boldly driving Network & Security Transformation and successfully empowering their businesses sat down to discuss the following points:

• What are the real-world business challenges that IT leaders are trying to solve to support the digital enterprise?
• What solutions can holistically address these challenges and scales at the pace that the business requires?
• How can enterprises best transform while maximizing their current network and security investments?

 

Rully Moulany, Regional Sales Director, Southeast Asia Markets, Confluent

Today, the need for access to real time data is undeniable across industries. Where once real time may have been something to aim for in the future, today even near real time is not enough.

Key areas discussed include:
• Unique data management challenges in your organisation
• Adopting enterprise streaming technology for different business use cases
• Gain valuable insights on real-time data

 

Andrew Milroy, Founder, Veqtor8

APAC organisations are increasingly vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks. As digital transformation accelerates, attack surfaces expand and create fertile terrain for malicious actors. Current controls are woefully inadequate and new approaches to cybersecurity need to be adopted.

In this session, leading cybersecurity industry analyst, Andrew Milroy, discussed the key trends in cybersecurity in 2022 with a focus on new ways in which APAC organisations can mitigate digital risk.

Rully Moulany, Regional Sales Director, Southeast Asia Markets, Confluent

In this presentation, Rully delved into Building a digital-first business with data in motion.

Key takeaways from this session include:
• What’s Data in Motion? Why data in motion is key for citizen experience.
• An introduction to some of the technology behind event streaming, including Apache Kafka
• Best Practices and Industry use cases in Southeast Asia

 

The morning one-to-one meetings are under way at the CIO Leaders Malaysia Summit 2022.
These are 30 minutes focused face to face meetings throughout the day with key industry suppliers to get the most out of this summit.