Discussion Topics: Understand the state of marketing budgets in 2021 Learn about major shifts in marketing spend and the reasons for reprioritization Gain real-world CMO input about innovation and marketing transformation when faced with budgetary challenges Chief marketing officers (CMOs) faced unique challenges in 2020. In-year marketing budgets were hit hard, with the majority of CMOs reporting budget cuts. However, CMOs were optimistic tha...

Discussion Topics: The Gartner forecast for IT Spending growth in 2021 and beyond Where commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software fits in building digital business The development technology that will win in 2025 In 2021, IT budgets will drive overall spending. While many companies still suffer revenue declines, IT spending is accelerating ahead of revenue expectations. However, this acceleration will be as uneven as the economic fallout from C...

Discussion Topics: Understand what is composite AI Know which business problems composite AI can most impact Get a look into the future of composite AI Composite AI (artificial intelligence) combines different AI techniques to achieve better results. It offers two main benefits in the short term: 1. Dealing with "small data;" and 2. Helping to expand the scope and quality of AI applications through increased generalization and better abstracti...

Join an exclusive community of global supply chain and operations executives As the threat of the pandemic fades, we continue to face increasing geopolitical tensions, social division and environmental degradation. Now more than ever, the world needs corporate supply chain leadership to address these myriad challenges while responsibly supporting global stakeholders. The pandemic has been the ultimate stress test of our organizations and netw...

Discussion Topics: Learn the breadth of emotional health responses your employees may experience Get strategies to recognize and address the various emotional responses Understand what to put in place to support employees over the long-term The impacts of COVID-19 will prevail for months and years to come. Employees bring their whole selves to work, and a health crisis like COVID-19 makes the separation between work and home life concerns prac...

Discussion Topics: Actively protect whistleblowers to combat a fear of retaliation Track how reporters are treated, and provide meaningful feedback Determine the right communications approach and control improvements New regulations, requirements and certifications can catch companies off guard. If you do not continuously adjust and improve your approach to investigations, you will fail to create a transparent and effective process that bolste...

Discussion Topics: Why more organizations can access AI without building AI models from scratch Should you use a single cloud provider or a multi-cloud mix Best practices for determining your best cloud and AI strategy As language, vision and machine learning (ML) cloud services grow in number, organizations gain easy access to artificial intelligence (AI) without having to build AI models from scratch. But how different or similar are these s...

Discussion Topics: Explore the current state of cloud business and enterprise deployments Know where cloud computing is heading and the implications for digital business Learn how can organizations stay ahead of increased complexity and manage risks Most enterprise data centers are expected to move to the cloud by 2025. The use of public clouds in the form of infrastructure, platforms and software as a service will be extensive. Yet, tradition...

Discussion Topics: Understand the hidden surprises in Microsoft 365 that Gartner clients wish they’d known before implementing it Discover which “surprises” can be corrected for free, that is, by process or configuration changes Learn what requires funding to fix, by either a third-party tool or additional Microsoft licenses EDT: 10:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00 Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a complex platform, making it diff...

Discussion Topics: Why and how we’re becoming fatigued managing multiple crises Acknowledging the world’s grievances and its impact on how we lead teams The role of negative visualization on building resilience The pandemic increased symptoms of exhaustion and fatigue. Meanwhile, your executive leadership may have asked you to lead a digital acceleration initiative. How do you bring your best game and successfully meet your digital...