Singapore, July 14: CIO Academy Asia, one of the leading CIO forums of continental-level is hosting ‘ConnectGov2016‘, a two-day knowledge sharing platform exclusively for CIOs of Asia at Bhutan later this month.
The summit would bring together CIOs on a platform to discuss technology-led challenges to business. The organizers have already received confirmations from 100 participants and are going ahead with plans to create break-out sessions that could benefit specific industry verticals. P. Ramakrishna, the Deputy CEO of the CIO Academy Asia, said, “Our Group has over-achieved our target of attracting 80 technology leaders to the forum. We will have around 100 representatives attending ConnectGov. We have also over-achieved in terms of country and corporate representations for the proposed summit. The two-day program would see senior leaders from Bhutan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore and India attend. ” There would be representatives from government as well as industry. World Bank and Interpol would also be sending their representatives to discuss and create digital solutions for challenges that they face in their respective domains. Techology majors such as HP, RedHat, cyber security organizations like RSA, CyberArk and FireFly besides companies in verticals such as banking, logistics, healthcare and education will join.
Ramakrishna also added that ‘ConnectGov 2016’ is an exciting 2-day summit. “We also have events such as Executive Luncheons on niche technology topics, Digital Transformation Executive Workshops and many more closed-door sessions with shortlisted summit speakers. In addition to this event, we have also lined up a series of Executive Workshops with well-established global universities, a series called the Distinguished CEO Luncheons, an IT Value Management workshop, Cybersecurity events and overseas retreats for our members. “, he said.
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On the sponsors part, he said, “Our board has held positions as technology leaders and innovators in our previous professional capacities with both private and public sector. We have a combined experience in excess of 50 years. So, we have built long-lasting relationships that we get via the CIO Academy Asia. In the networking sessions, we encourage sharing of practical insights on the use of technology and catalyze collaborations that go beyond just thought-leadership events. It extends to our partner ecosystem that mostly belong to the sponsor community. “