1:45 - 2:30 PM, Grand Ballroom, West Tower, Floor 2

Moderator: Michael Schrage, Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Panelists:

Girish Hoogar, Global Head of Engineering, Cloud & Software, Lenovo

Yao Morin, Chief Data Officer, JLL Technologies

John Spens, Vice President, Thoughtworks

Our digital revolution is giving us the ability to capture as data many aspects of the world that have never been quantified before. Data is now being generated by just about everything and everybody around us, including not only the growing volume of online and offline transactions, but also our web searches, social media interactions, billions of smart mobile devices and 10s of billions of IoT smart sensors. All these data is enabling us to better understand companies, industries, and economies as well as to infuse information-based intelligence into every aspect of their operations and management. In addition, it’s enabling us to analyze how the future might play out so we can make better strategic decisions. Beyond its use in improving the operational efficiency and financial management of companies, the data can now be applied to personalize customer relationships, as well as to create whole new classes of smart products and services. This session will explore the CIO's role in leveraging data across the enterprise.