Leading technology players including Performanta, Websense, Btitehouse, Cosign, K2, Complexus, Business Connexion and Trivector presented their solutions at CIO Roadmap on 24 June 2015 in Sandton, Johannesburg.
The rapid pace of change in business is forcing CIOs to ramp up their leadership, strategic thinking, and creativity capabilities. CIO Roadmap 2015 gathered together the most forward-thinking IT leaders from around the continent and explored best practices for addressing these challenges.
IT News Africa hosted the event in association with the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa, the CIO Forum South Africa and the Information Technology Association of South Africa.
DISCUSSIONS
The summit offered sessions focused on leadership, transformation and innovation. Indispensable panel discussions focused on topics such as:
– CIO or CMO: Who should lead digital transformation?
– Security Strategy and the Changing CIO Role.
– Becoming a Mobile Enterprise/ Recognising mobility as primarily a business problem.
– Leveraging Big Data for big business value/ Big Data-Rethinking ROI.
– Opportunities for driving innovation in today’s dynamic global markets.
SPEAKERS
Distinguished speakers who presented at CIO Roadmap included: Ifeanyi Ogochukwu, GM ICT/CIO, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency-Nigeria; Abdul Baba, ICT Executive Head at Skynet Worldwide Express; Seaparo Phala, CIO, Department of Arts and Culture; Muchemi Wambugu, Director – Technology at PwC-Kenya; Yaw Owusu, Managing Director, Gateway Innovations Ltd-Ghana; Tony Parry, CEO & Executive Director, IITPSA; Sunil Geness, President, Information Technology Association-South Africa; Avi Rose, Regional Manager for Africa, ARX; Ravesh Komal, Head of IT Aspen Pharamcare; Carol Thomas, Chief Information Officer, South African Civil Aviation Authority; Advocate Morkel Du Preez.
The image gallery from the event can be found below:
Photography by Darryl Linington
