2018 Road to Reinvention
Leadership in the Digital Age
About Our Program
Since the first R2R conference in 2015, the case for business reinvention has moved from acceptance by a few to the many. Established businesses must develop and execute new digital strategies and to navigate their way into the future. But the journey isn’t easy. It demands leadership from the top, new business models, a talented workforce, cultural change, and of course, investment in digital initiatives.
2018 brings new challenges. The deployment of digital technologies has grown in scale and their negative consequences – work force displacement, cyber-attacks, and inadequate digital infrastructure – have become more apparent. The agenda for this year’s conference is designed to help business leaders navigate the road ahead. Through a series of thoughtful conversations with experienced leaders, attendees will learn how they can lead their businesses to success in an accelerating digital world.
Who Should Attend
- C-level executives who develop the vision, objectives and strategy of their organization
- Board members and financial executives who oversee the process
- Senior executives who are leading digital transformation
- Business unit and functional leaders who are executing the digital transformation
Our Themes
- Disrupting industries with code
- Driving game changing innovation
- What’s next in digital technologies?
- Getting your workforce ready for the future
About the Center for Digital Transformation
The Center for Digital Transformation works to advance the competitiveness and productivity of businesses in the digital economy. Guided by a distinguished and talented external advisory board, we provide executives with a better understanding of the dynamics of the digital revolution and what these forces mean for their industries and organizations.
Agenda
8:00 - 8:50
Check-in and breakfast
8:45 - 9:00
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 - 9:30
Digital Transformation: At a Crossroads
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9:30 - 10:00
Qantas: Flying High
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10:00 - 10:30
Microsoft: Hitting Refresh
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10:30 - 11:00
BREAK
11:00 - 11:35
Hit the Road: Getting to Fully Autonomous Vehicles
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11:35 - 12:10
Building New Competencies: Which Innovation Model is Right for You?
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12:10 - 1:20
LUNCH
1:20 - 1:55
Cybersecurity: Is There Such a Thing?
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1:55 - 2:25
Heal: Reinventing Marcus Welby
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2:25 - 3:00
Digital Capabilities at the Top: Does Your Business Have Them?
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3:00 - 3:10
CDT Research Insights: Investing in Digital - Why Risk Is Your Friend
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3:10 - 3:40
BREAK and UCI Applied Innovation Technology Showcase in Huntington Room
Making Smart Bets: Investing in Transformative Technologies
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4:15 - 4:45
Always a Start-Up: Amazon’s Culture of Innovation
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4:45 - 5:20
The Work of the Future: Get Ready, Here it Comes
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5:20 - 5:25
Closing Remarks
5:25
Reception and UCI Applied Innovation Technology Showcase in Huntington Room
* Agenda is tentative and subject to change
Speakers
Kiva Allgood
Chief Commercial Development Officer
GE Ventures
João Barros
Founder & CEO
Veniam
Ada Duan
General Manager of Business Development/Gaming
Microsoft
Henry Bzeih
CTO & SVP of Automotive
FLEX
Jeff Calcagno
Senior Director of New Ventures
Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Bryan Cunningham
Executive Director
UCI Cybersecurity Policy & Research Institute
Nick Desai
Co-founder & CEO
Heal
Susan Doniz
Group CIO
Qantas
Russ Garcia
CEO
Menlo Micro
Martin Giles
CDT Senior Industry Fellow
San Francisco Bureau Chief
MIT Technology Review
Oren Goldschmidt
President
Pivotus Ventures
Vijay Gurbaxani
Founding Director
Center for Digital Transformation
Robin Hensley
Vice President of Applications Development & Customer Engagement Technology
UPS
Robert Houlihan
Chief Commercial Development Officer
Mercury Insurance
Dr. Eugene Izhikevich
Co-founder, Chairman & CEO
Brain Corp
Shabnam Jalakian
SVP & Chief Information Security Officer
First American
Peter Marx
Advisory Board Member, Office of Extraordinary Innovation
Los Angeles Metro
Miriam McLemore
Enterprise Strategist
Amazon
Kathy Misunas
Board Director
Tech Data Corporation and Boingo Wireless
Jeetu Patel
Chief Product Officer
Box
Ryan Permeh
Co-founder & Chief Scientist
Cylance
Rebecca Scholl
Vice President
Digital Innovation
Genpact
Susan Swenson
Board Director
First Responders Network Authority and Harmonic
Jarrett Dube
Head of Creative Brand Marketing-VR
Samsung
Margarethe Wiersema
Dean's Professor, Strategic Management
The Paul Merage School of Business
Mingdi Xin
Assistant Professor, Information Systems
The Paul Merage School of Business
Dean Yoost
Board Director
MUFG Union Bank & Pacific Life Insurance Company
Scott Zogg
Chief Security Officer & Fellow
Rockwell Collins
Sponsors
Support This Program
The Center for Digital Transformation shares thought provoking research from academic experts and useful ideas from industry and academic experts with hundreds of professionals at its events every year. As a part of UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business, CDT is an independent and impartial influencer, providing curated and relevant knowledge to help executives navigate the digital world.
Support from the corporate community enables us to produce research and programs to empower business leaders. Support our vision by supporting this program. The key to the future is unlocking minds today.
Learn more about sponsoring Road to Reinvention: Leadership in the Digital Age by emailing our Executive Director, Ed Trainor.
Benefactor
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Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Location
Details
This event will be hosted at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering which is adjacent to the UC Irvine campus.
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy
Irvine, CA 92617
Parking
A limited number of complimentary parking spaces are available on-site and on the street. We recommend carpooling with colleagues whenever possible.
Overflow parking arrangements will be made and CDT will communicate details closer to the event date.
Accommodations
The UC Irvine campus has the benefit of easy accessibility throughout the central Orange County area. All major hotel chains have properties near the airport and around the campus. For those looking for a getaway, there are also many luxury properties in a convenient radius. For additional information regarding hotels, please check back in January.
Flying In
The venue is located just miles from the John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County. The campus is approximately 25 miles from the Long Beach Airport (LGB), 45 miles from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and 85 miles from the San Diego International Airport (SAN).
Local Activities
Whether you are seeking an adventure or have a passion for the arts, the Orange County area has many sites to explore. To learn more, including seasonal activities, visittheoc.com.
Register
Road to Reinvention 2018 is sold out. To be added to the wait list, please email czingare@uci.edu.
