The CXO Innovation Summit 2022 is the biggest annual event organized by the country’s leading ICT distributor VSTECS Phils. Inc., and in partnership with leading ICT vendors returns to Boracay.
Now on it’s 5th year, the CXO Innovation Summit 2022 will run from November 22 to 24 and it will be held at the luxurious five-star hotel the Shangri-La Boracay in Malay, Aklan.
The theme for the CXO Innovation Summit 2022 is “Modernization in the Era of Digital Economy.” The issue is very timely as we are slowly getting back from the COVID-19 pandemic, it has impacted the digital economy across all businesses to enter into modernizing and digitizing their operation. With the rise of emerging technologies readily available from cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, software applications, Internet of Things and more the digital economy is considered as an effective tool mitigating the negative economic impact of the pandemic, further equip all businesses with the right technology to better serve its customers and to protect important data against cyberattacks.
To formally kick-off the event, the opening remarks was led by Jimmy D. Go, President and CEO of VSTECS Phils. Inc. as he recalls how they continued to push the annual event despite that the pandemic is still there and slowly going down, “It’s been over 3 years since we had our last CXO Innovation Summit and because of the pandemic, we had two years of virtual event. I hope that the pandemic is over because I believe that all of us are excited with face-to-face event.
Our last CXO Innovation Summit was October 2019, our discussions centered towards data driven organization but the impact of the pandemic brought rapid upheaval in the way we work, how we work, shop, connect and how businesses operate, access and create content and increase in cyberattacks.
At the height of the pandemic, technology has been the pivotal to keeping businesses agile being connected with colleagues, friends and family enabling online education, supporting remote work and enabling company to work digitally.”
This year’s CXO Innovation Summit 2022 event was successful! It had more than 450 attendees the largest so far of all their CXO events. The CXO Innovation Summit event is by-invitation only and exclusive to C-Suite participants mostly key IT decision makers or Chief Information Officer (CIO) of their respective companies and organizations.
The participants or delegates of the CXO can meet various top ICT vendors to either start partnership, listen, share experiences and gain insights on the latest trends, challenges and the future direction of technology. Participants may also get in-depth knowledge on the best practices relevant to today’s evolving business landscape.
The conference boasts an array of activities for its attendees like keynote presentations, breakout sessions, panel discussions, networking and the numerous exhibit booths they can visit stationed at the venue. And, the best thing after the CXO event VSTECS will throw out a thanksgiving party as a great way to celebrate the conclusion of a successful event with sumptuous food, entertainment and raffle prizes from its participating IT vendors.
Since 2018, the CXO Innovation Summit features curated content to help attendees develop, validate, and enhance IT strategies. It is a place for C-Level participants to network with peers, share experiences, identify new solutions, and get advice from industry leaders and digital transformation experts on key business and IT strategies.
Participating IT brands joining the 3-day conference event are:
- Gold sponsors: Adobe, Schneider Electric, Aruba, Cisco, Dell Technologies, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Oracle, Trend Micro, VMware and Yugabyte.
- Silver Sponsors: iboss, Mandiant, Nutanix and trellix.
- Bronze Sponsors: ASUS, Autodesk, Cohesity, Commvault, DocuSign, HP, Informatica, Juniper Network, MicroFocus, Neat, RSA, Rubrik, SuperMicro, Veeam and Versa Networks.
- Exhibitors: CyberArk, FujiFil, Poly, SAS and Zebra.
Media briefing together with the different participating IT brands
(Top Row) Media representatives from different publications and online (Bottom Row L-R) Rajesh Patil, Head Territory and Channel Sales Digital Media SEA, Adobe; Harold Lim, Solutions Architect, Schneider Electric; Tan Kwong Hui, Regional Category Manager, Aruba; Ching Ping Wong, Regional Business Development Manager, Fortinet; Arnie Alvarez, CTO & IT Director, Enterprise Business Group, HUAWEI; Jimmy D. Go, President & CEO, VSTECS Phils. Inc.; Lope Doromal, Automation Technical Specialist, IBM Technology; Vett Watson, Modern Work & Security Business Lead, Microsoft Philippines; and Evenard Marquez, SE Manager, VMWare. Not in photo Dennis Sze, Head of Sales, South Asia, Yugabyte.
Through the CXO Innovation Summit event, Mr. Go also shared why it has continued to forge alliances with the biggest ICT vendors to serve the ever-changing needs of any businesses helping them in their path to digitization. “VSTECS as the leading ICT distributor is here to help all of you in the modernization of your IT infrastructure and digital transformation. We have brought to Boracay in this CXO Innovation Summit all the top expert in the ICT industry both from the vendor and from the users. This is to help you in modernizing your digital transformation and most importantly this is also a good venue for all the CXO and IT leaders to collaborate, engage, share your experience and successes in our journey towards digitization. Plus of course the camaraderie among all of you in the industry.”
Insightful Keynote Presentations
At the CXO Innovation Summit 2022, there are a total of 14 keynote presentations from different leading IT brands ranging from cloud solutions, networking, cybersecurity, software and data centers. All speakers are credible, knowledgeable and the best in their respective fields that can easily deliver the assigned topics for the attendees.
All of the keynotes presented was very insightful sharing some of their recent case studies, product development and solutions. It also had a pleasant engaging sessions from both the speakers and attendees during the panel discussions.
Here are the topics and speakers who delivered their keynote presentations.
“Modernization Secrets of the PROS” by Sappy Saplala, Solution Engineering Director, Oracle Philippines
“Effective, Measurable, and Outcome-Driven XDR Strategy” by Muthukumar Natarajan, Director, XDR Business, SEA, Trend Micro
“Innovating For The Future” by Andrea Juan, Sales Specialist, Cisco Meraki
“Data: The Digital Economy’s Most Valuable Resource Designing An “Eternal” Data Infrastructure in the Information Age” by Arnie Alvarez, CTO & IT Director, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Philippines
“Design and Deliver Exceptional Digital Experiences” by Rajesh Patil, Head of Territory and Channel Sales Digital Media, Adobe Southeast Asia
“Navigating Through Modern Hybrid Multi Cloud” by Walter So, Country Manager, VMWare
“Securing Growth Through Innovation, Scale and Optimization” by Ching Ping Wong, Regional Business Development Manager, Fortinet
“Dell Technologies’ New ‘Breakthrough’ Study” by Ronnie Latinazo, Country General Manager, Dell Technologies
“The Critical Impact of Cloud Native Database for Enterprise Modernization” by Dennis Sze, Head of Sales, SEA, Yugabyte
“Network Modernization Is The Key To Digital Acceleration” by Tan Kwong Hui, Regional Category Manager, Aruba
“Data Centers, The Heart of the Digital World” by Harold Lim, Solution Architect, Schneider Electric
“Fast Track Your Vision of the Future with Lenovo Truscale” by Gabriel David, Trusted Solutions Adviser, LENOVO
“AI And Automation For Cybersecurity” by Lope Doromal Jr., Automation Technical Specialist, IBM Philippines
“Data First Modernization Via HPE GreenLake” by Joel Josol, Presales Manager & Enterprise Architect, HPE Philippines
“Secure Experiences For Hybrid Work From Chip To Cloud” by Vett Watson, Modern Work & Security Business Lead, Microsoft Philippines
Fun and Interactive Exhibit Booths
All of the participating IT brands at the CXO Innovation Summit had exhibit booths which allows them to showcase their products or services for the participants to see and have a one-on-one session with a product manager from VSTECS or a representative from the brand to answer questions, exchange information and contacts.
All exhibit booths also has some interactive games for the participant to play, have a little fun and a chance to win exclusive merchandise items from these IT vendors.
Lenovo Exhibit Booth
VMWare and IBM Philippines Exhibit Booths
Oracle and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Exhibit Booths
Schneider Electric and Fortinet Exhibit Booths
Huawei and Cisco Meraki Exhibit Booths
Trend Micro and Adobe Exhibit Booths
Cyberark and ASUS Business Exhibit Booths
Commvault and Micro Focus Exhibit Booths
Supermicro and yugabyte Exhibit Booths
Microsoft and Zebra Exhibit Booths
Juniper and Fujifilm Exhibit Booths
SAS and Poly Exhibit Booths
HP and DocuSign Exhibit Booths
Cohesity and Veeam Exhibit Booths
Versa Network and rubrik Exhibit Booths
RSA and Nutanix Exhibit Booths
Informatica and Trellix Exhibit Booths
Mandiant and Neat Exhibit Booths
iboss and Autodesk Exhibit Booths
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