The concept of reinvention – a CIO perspective

Name: The concept of reinvention – a CIO perspective
Start: 2023-11-27T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-11-27T12:00:00+01:00
Location: 25Hours Hotel, Copenhagen

The concept of reinvention – a CIO perspective

Date: November 27th, 2023Time: 09:00 - 12:00Venue: 25Hours Hotel, CopenhagenLocation: Pilestræde 65, 1112 Copenhagen, Denmark

FEATURED SPEAKER

Kenneth Messerschmidt

CIO at Scandinavian Tobacco Group

Bent Ditlevsen

CIO at Søstrene Grene

AGENDA OF THE EVENT

Companies must view transformation as a continuous process and equip themselves to adapt to rapidly changing environment. This mindset can lead to improved performance, growth and competitiveness of today but also stand the test of time. CIO’s and IT departments must support this ongoing transformation by staying ahead of technological advancements, building a scalable IT infrastructure and a flexible organization, that can adapt to business needs.

But what is it exactly that companies who are reinventors do, in what way can your company embrace this path, and how does your IT department build a strong digital core that will serve as the foundation for reinvention?

09.00 - 09.40

Welcome and breakfast

09.40 - 10.20

Kenneth Messerschmidt

CIO at Scandinavian Tobacco Group

To be able to stay on top of today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape and business priorities, the transition from traditional IT organization to more agile ways of working is a strategic imperative for the CIO. Kenneth Messerschmidt is recognizing this need and will elaborate on his initiatives to ensure that Scandinavian Tobacco Group stays responsive, efficient, and competitive. He will elaborate on their Digital Innovation Framework including the following elements:

• Getting started – the “why”, ‘Purpose’ and how to get started, without kickstarting a huge transformational agenda

• The people focus – culture, cross-functional teams and competencies

• Data as a winning element – modernizing accessibility and transparency while managing legacy debt

10.20 - 11.00

Bent Ditlevsen

CIO at Søstrene Grene

Bent Ditlevsen has spearheaded the IT transformation at Søstrene Grene, a company with a 50-year-old history, navigating through the complexities inherent in its IT. This modernization is necessary to meet customer demands and expectations of a modern and digital retailer, and this calls for a new IT-landscape, a foundation that will allow business to grow without creating additional complexities. After more than 1 year of preparation this integration will go live in May 2024, scaling to 600 stores globally. At its core, Bent will elaborate on this leaning so far across the following aspects of this journey:

Best practices in the intersection of Business and IT
Working with legacy while to transitioning to standardized SAP infrastructure
The necessity of change management for this to become a success.

11.05 - 12.00

David Pontoppidan

Transformation & Value Advisor Expert at SAP

Group discussion facilitated by SAP

09.00 - 09.40

Welcome and breakfast

09.40 - 10.20

Kenneth Messerschmidt

CIO at Scandinavian Tobacco Group

To be able to stay on top of today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape and business priorities, the transition from traditional IT organization to more agile ways of working is a strategic imperative for the CIO. Kenneth Messerschmidt is recognizing this need and will elaborate on his initiatives to ensure that Scandinavian Tobacco Group stays responsive, efficient, and competitive. He will elaborate on their Digital Innovation Framework including the following elements:

• Getting started – the “why”, ‘Purpose’ and how to get started, without kickstarting a huge transformational agenda

• The people focus – culture, cross-functional teams and competencies

• Data as a winning element – modernizing accessibility and transparency while managing legacy debt

10.20 - 11.00

Bent Ditlevsen

CIO at Søstrene Grene

Bent Ditlevsen has spearheaded the IT transformation at Søstrene Grene, a company with a 50-year-old history, navigating through the complexities inherent in its IT. This modernization is necessary to meet customer demands and expectations of a modern and digital retailer, and this calls for a new IT-landscape, a foundation that will allow business to grow without creating additional complexities. After more than 1 year of preparation this integration will go live in May 2024, scaling to 600 stores globally. At its core, Bent will elaborate on this leaning so far across the following aspects of this journey: