Rooftop Cocktail Experience
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
14:00 – 18:30 AEDT
Arrival and Registration at W Hotel, Sydney
General Welcome: Master of Ceremonies, Adam Spencer and Amy Duggan
Opening TCS Summit 2023: Girish Ramachandran, President, TCS Asia Pacific
Keynote address: K. Krithivasan, CEO & Managing Director, TCS
Panel: The crucial role of the board in driving sustainable business transformation
In this session, we will explore with board members how they maximise the impact of positive change, create resilient organisations and leapfrog towards the next stage of sustainable growth.
Featuring: Belinda Hutchinson AC, Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Non-Executive Director Qantas Airways Limited, Australian Philanthropic Services, Thales Australia; Rob Coombe, Executive Chairman Colonial First State; Swee Chen Goh, Chairman, Singapore National Arts Council, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Board of Trustees. Non-Executive Director Singapore Airlines, SP Group, JTC Corporation, Woodside Energy, GenZero.
Moderated by Girish Ramachandran, President, TCS Asia Pacific
Tech Pulse: Michele Lemmens, CTO & Head of Business Sustainability, TCS Asia Pacific
Panel: ‘Asia Pacific’ or ’Indo Pacific' the mega trends driving the new geopolitical era
Together with political leaders, we will explore how businesses can anticipate, intercept, and embrace geo-political dynamics to build more sustainable businesses, survive the numerous transitions we are facing and contribute to a better future for all.
Featuring: Barry O’Farrell AO, Former Australian High Commissioner to India; Ambassador Manpreet Vohra, Indian High Commissioner to Australia; Martine Letts, Group CEO, Asialink Group
Moderator – Haidi Stroud-Watts, Anchor Daybreak Australia, Bloomberg Markets Asia
Tech Pulse: Ganesa Subramanian, Global Head of Cybersecurity Business Unit, TCS
Panel: Emerging Tech Trends Everyone Must Be Ready For
In this session, we will converse with C-suite technology leaders, across ANZ’s leading organisations to explore how they are setting up their organisations’ to be future-fit through fostering a culture of curiosity, adopting a data-first mindset and leveraging innovation and emerging technologies responsibly.
Featuring: John Hunt, CIO and Director of Group Enablement, Woolworths Group; Tracy Deveugle-Frink, Action CTO, Western Power; Julian Delany, CTO, News Corp Australia
Moderated by Priti Ambani, Country Head, TCS NZ
Fireside discussion: Getting Adventurous with Peter Hillary, Mountaineer, Storyteller, Author
Tackling complex challenges and making strategic decisions in ambiguous situations are precisely the attributes desired to build adaptable and resilient organisations. Peter Hillary is the son of Sir Edmund Hillary and has been on over forty expeditions around the world, he has climbed Mt Everest twice and he runs schools and hospitals in the Himalayas.
18:30 – 21:30 AEDT
Cocktail reception at W Hotel rooftop pool
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
06:30 – 09:30 AEDT
Breakfast Wellness activities
Morning 4km run with the Indigenous Marathon Foundation
Yoga at the W Hotel
9:00 AEDT
Arrival and registration
09.30-12.45 AEDT
General Welcome: Masters of Ceremonies, Adam Spencer and Amy Duggan
Keynote address: N Ganapathy Subramanian (NGS), COO, TCS
Panel: Digitally enabling the energy transition
During this panel, we will discuss the role of digital technology in shaping a balanced energy transition and the immediate and actionable steps required for the Asia-Pacific's energy transition.
Featuring: Guy Chalkley, CEO, Endeavour Energy; Marc England, CEO, Ausgrid; Jeff Dimery, CEO, Alinta Energy; Violette Mouchaileh, EGM – Reform Delivery, AEMO
Moderated by Tim Reed, President, Business Council of Australia
Tech Pulse: Dr. Harrick Vin, CTO, TCS
Launch of the TCS GoZero Hub in partnership with Macquarie University
Featuring: Girish Ramachandran, President, TCS Asia Pacific and Professor Dan Johnson, Pro Vice Chancellor Research, Innovation and Enterprise, Macquarie University
Keynote address: Senator the Hon. Don Farrell, Special Minister of State, Minister for Trade and Tourism, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
Panel: Accelerating the Sustainable Enterprise
In this session we will discuss how to make innovation in every company's core business and how organisations have adopted emerging digital technologies to embrace change, creating agile organisations and building greater, sustainable futures.
Featuring: Sanjeev Gandhi, CEO Orica; Paul Graham, CEO, Australia Post; Sophie Moloney, CEO, Sky New Zealand
Moderated by Vikram Singh, Country Head, TCS Australia & New Zealand
Tech Pulse: Siva Ganesan, Global Head AI.Cloud Business Unit, TCS
Fireside Discussion: World Cup Game Changers
In this session, we will explore and learn how to harness change as a catalyst for growth and achievement and use the winds of change to soar to new heights.
Featuring: Sir Graham Henry, Former New Zealand Rugby Union Coach; John Eales, Former Australian Rugby Union Player and Former Captain of the Australian Wallabies; Kyah Simons, Anaiwan & Biripi Woman, & Matilda’s Star; Amy Duggan, Former Matilda’s player and renowned television host and board director in the sports industry
Moderated by Adam Spencer
Closing Remarks: Vikram Singh, Country Head, TCS Australia & New Zealand
12:45 – 14:30 AEDT
Networking Lunch at BTWN Restaurant, W Hotel
14:30 – 18:30 AEDT
Pre-registered networking activities Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb
Rooftop Cocktail Experience
Transfers for Harbour BridgeClimb Sydney