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Chicago

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Agenda at a Glance

  • 10:30 am

    Registration & Networking

  • 11:00 am

    Roundtable Lunch

  • 12:00 pm

    Keynote: Modernize to Innovate

  • 12:30 pm

    Lightning Talks

  • 1:00 pm

    Panel Discussion

  • 1:30 pm

    Networking Break

  • 2:00 pm

    Breakout Sessions

  • 3:30 pm

    Reception & Venue Tour

* Agenda subject to change.

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Discover the Art of the Possible

Whether it’s to boost agility or drive sustainability in tandem with business growth – data innovation is constantly bringing new possibilities within reach. Discover new dimensions of digital modernization that will bring your company to the forefront of defining your data-driven future.

Join the conversation

with Fortune 500 global tech leaders and Hitachi Vantara experts. Through case studies, lightning talks and interactive panel discussions you will gain deeper insights on:

  • Winning strategies for digital success, modernizing apps, data, and infrastructure
  • Delivering business results faster, at lowest cost and risk with a hybrid cloud
  • Optimizing business operations while elevating customer experiences through data fabric approaches
  • Innovating as-a-service and cloud operations models for maximum flexibility and reliability

LIGHTNING TALK

The Advantage of Intelligent Data Ops

How to combine the right team, right technologies with intelligent cloud data operations to: simplify data management with a scalable data fabric, access data analytics, protect data and ensure compliance, and create trusted intelligence through automation.

LIGHTNING TALK

Engineering a Modern Digital Core

How to build the right hybrid cloud infrastructure to support new, agile workloads and innovative uses of data. The right digital core will help your company deliver resilience, data protection, and unlock competitive advantage.

LIGHTNING TALK

The Velocity of App Delivery

How to make your app portfolios deliver business results with a solid foundation of cloud migration and application modernization. Learn strategies to improve resiliency and optimize cost with cloud development and operating models for any workload.

Breakout Sessions

2:00-3:30pm

Cloud Infrastructure

  • 2:00 pm

    Moderator Introductions

  • 2:05-2:30 pm

    The Future of Storage+ Moderated Q&A

  • 2:30-3:00 pm

    Delivering an Agile Hybrid IT Operating Experience + Moderated Q&A

  • 3:00-3:30 pm

    The Eco-Friendly Data Center + Moderated Q&A

2:00-3:30pm

Cloud, Apps & Data

  • 2:00 pm

    Moderator Opening

  • 2:05-2:30 pm

    Modernizing and Designing Apps for Cloud + Moderated Q&A

  • 2:30-3:00 pm

    Building the Data Fabric at Scale + Moderated Q&A

  • 3:00-3:30 pm

    Redefining CloudOps + Moderated Q&A

Featured Speakers

Radhika Krishnan

Global Chief Product Officer, Hitachi Vantara
Biography

Frank Antonysamy

Chief Digital Solutions Officer, Hitachi Vantara
Biography

Radhika Krishnan

Global Chief Product Officer,

As the global head of products, Radhika is responsible for the vision, strategy, delivery, and business performance for all our products and solutions across data storage, data operations and analytics, as well as Hitachi's industry leading Lumada Internet of Things and industrial software.

Radhika has a unique combination of deep technical expertise and experience in end-to-end business management. She has incubated, transformed, and scaled several businesses focused on software and cloud infrastructure. Before joining Hitachi Vantara in September 2020, Radhika was executive vice president and general manager of software at 3D Systems and has previously held leadership roles at HP, Cisco, NetApp, Lenovo, and Nimble Storage.

Radhika is a passionate advocate for diversity in tech. She has a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and a master's in business administration degree from San Jose State University.

Frank Antonysamy

Chief Digital Solutions Officer

In his role as the Chief Digital Solutions Officer, Frank leads the Global Delivery, Advisory and Technology Practices within the Digital Solutions Business Unit and has the responsibility to identify, build and deliver the digital capabilities needed by our clients. He also leads the development of One Hitachi solutions, combining expertise from Hitachi's mobility, energy, industry and smart-life companies to solve customers' business challenges.

A seasoned professional with experience leading Fortune 500 global delivery management and transformation programs, Frank is one of the top IT/OT executives in the industry. He built a $500-million industrial IoT business from the ground up and has a strong background in engineering and manufacturing solutions.

Before he joined Hitachi Vantara in October 2020, Frank spent 17 years at Cognizant, most recently as the global market's leader for IoT and engineering. Prior to Cognizant, he was a project director at Tranquilmoney, a technology startup that focused on emerging technologies in the healthcare industry. Frank holds a computer science and engineering degree from the University of Madras in India.

The Venue:

Museum of Science and Industry

The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is the largest science museum in the Western hemisphere and is housed in the only remaining structure from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. With more than 400,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits, a World War II submarine, five-story movie screen and a 40-foot tornado – MSI is the perfect destination for all explorers and discoverers.

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