This list celebrates changemakers creating meaningful impact through leadership, innovation, fresh perspectives, transformative mindsets, and lessons that resonate far beyond the workplace.
Chief Financial Officers are bullish on automation, digital transformation and hybrid work arrangements even as they have become more pessimistic in other areas, according to Deloitte's fourth quarter CFO Signals report.
The top line takeaways from the report are notable on multiple fronts. Consider:
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SAP said Muhammad Alam will join the company's Executive Board and succeed Thomas Saueressig for the company's product engineering. Saueressig will focus on accelerating SAP customers adoption of the cloud.
Technologies such as artificial intelligence, spatial computing and body-sensing innovations will become more human-like, omnipresent, and almost invisible, according to Accenture's Technology Vision 2024.
The report, penned by Accenture Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Paul Daugherty and team, argued that generative AI and other technologies will be more human. This more human-like AI will make them easier to interact with and enable people to amplify themselves.
Apple Vision Pro will be available Feb. 2 starting at $3,499 with 256GB of storage and various throw-ins--the Solo Knit Band, Dual Loop Band, Light Seal, Light Seal Cushions, Apple Vision Pro Cover and polishing cloth--and the uptake for this first-generation device will be fascinating to watch.
Twilio said Khozema Shipchandler has been appointed CEO to succeed Jeff Lawson. Shipchandler was President of Twilio.
The enterprise communications company has been under fire by activist investors Anson Funds and Legion Partners. The two firms are pushing Twilio to either sell itself or divest its data and applications unit. Twilio's core business is its API-driven communications platform, but it also runs a customer data platform via the Segment acquisition.
DisrupTV Episode 347: The Art of Speaking Up – Insights from Amy Edmondson & Matt Abrahams
In DisrupTV Episode 347, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage in a compelling conversation with two distinguished experts who delve into the nuances of communication and leadership:
Marketers and customer experience leaders need to think about payment flexibility, mobile and balancing paid search with direct relationships, according to Adobe Analytics data on the holiday shopping season.
Catch a LIVE Constellation Connected Enterprise 2023 executive interview between Sanjib Sahoo, Chief Digital Officer at Ingram Micro, and Vala Afshar, Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce.
Sanjib shares how his background shaped a passion for digital transformation, as well as trends, tips, and lessons learned about digital adoption, optimization and preparing for a digital future.
Customer Story Spotlight
Intuit may be the best example of the need to have a data strategy before tackling generative AI. The company, which has had to adapt to technology and economic shifts for 40 years, realized five years ago that data and AI would be fundamental to its core mission.
Carnival Corporation, known for its family of cruise lines, is implementing a centralized system to optimize the management of equipment and machinery across its brands and ships.
The implementation of Maritime Asset Strategy Transformation (MAST) will be carried out in 2024 with savings being delivered in 2025 and 2026. The company sees a multi-year benefit of savings north of $100 million.
Carnival's project highlights how companies are managing transformation efforts with balanced approach between growth and efficiency.
Business transformation projects will require more holistic thinking about likelihood of success, difficulty of implementation and durability of outcomes when it comes to returns on investments.
Ingram Micro Chief Digital Officer Sanjib Sahoo has spearheaded the technology distribution giant's digital transformation as well as the Ingram Micro Xvantage digital experience platform, which serves as the company's digital twin. However, transformation never ends.
Paula Starr is a Cherokee citizen leading technology delivery at the Cherokee Nation, the United States' largest federally recognized tribe. With a team that supports 4,000 employees across Cherokee reservation CIO Starr is in a unique position to deliver digital services while maintaining community values.
Two Year IPO Drought Coming To An End
In 2023, only 148 companies completed an initial public offering (IPO). This was the worst year on record and followed a 15% decline from the number of IPO's in 2022, another disappointing year. In 2023, ARM was the sole blockbuster tech IPO.
After a brutal two years with a paucity of tech IPOs, the market is poised for a resurgence in 2024.
Business technology decision makers are optimistic about 2024 and are plotting investments in generative AI, analytics and automation, according to Constellation Research's second half 2023 CxO Business Confidence Survey.
The report, based on 43 C-level executives, found that enterprise decision makers are banking on emerging technologies to bolster revenue, profit and employment. An excerpt from the report:
Executive Summary
Many organizations have performed classical cost-benefit analyses to determine the impact of business technology projects. Although these approaches account for the quantifiable metrics, they often fail to capture key attributes such as probability of success and level of difficulty in project type.
DisrupTV Special Edition – Top 15 Books of 2023: Must-Reads for Innovators & Leaders
In a special edition of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar unveiled their highly anticipated list of the Top 15 Books of 2023, curated from more than 70 authors featured on the show throughout the year. This esteemed list recognizes authors who have made a significant impact through exceptional leadership, innovation, and transformative ideas.