Infosys at WEF 2019

Breakfast Panel Discussion: Where does the Digital Radar Point?

Infosys @ The Panasia Gallery, Promenade 91, Davos Platz

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 6:45 - 8:00 CET

Every contemporary business is looking to adapt to increasingly digital market environments.

We shared the learning we have from having led digital transformation programs across the globe and invited your thoughts on the valuable lessons we learned from the recent study we conducted that tracks companies that are growing in their maturity as digital organizations.

For these companies it’s a journey of so many nexts. Do join us to find the best inspiration, the best partnerships, and the best ways to navigate your next.

Panelists:

Salil Parekh, CEO & MD, Infosys

Hans Ploos van Amstel, Executive Committee member and CFO, Adecco Group

Miguel Milano,President EMEA, Salesforce

Derek O'Halloran, Head, Future of Digital Economy and Society, Member of the Executive Committee, WEF

20th Annual Infosys Cocktail Reception

BELVÉDÈRE, Promenade 89, 7270 Davos Platz

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 19:30 - 21:30 CET

Infosys Chairman and CEO along with the leadership team hosted our valued Davos network for the annual Infosys cocktail reception.

Infosys brought to the evening award winning Indian-fusion food crafted by Michelin starred chef, Sriram Aylur.

Fintech Nightcap

Infosys @ The Panasia Gallery, Promenade 91, Davos Platz

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 21:30- Till late CET

Infosys and Motive partners together with Mitchers, Edelman, AIB, Bradesco, Emirates NBD, RBS, ING, MasterCard and AIFC presented the Fintech Nightcap. As technology accelerates to bring an unprecedented wave of disruption to the industry, there has never been a more opportune moment for the FinTech community to collaborate and accelerate its journey of nexts. The event was an opportunity for our partners and peers from financial services and technology industries to network and enjoy Michter’s exclusive whiskey and bespoke cocktails.

Breakfast Panel: The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Driving purpose AND profitable growth

Infosys @ The Panasia Gallery, Promenade 91, Davos Platz

Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 7:00 - 8:15 CET

Driven by a massive increase in data, soaring computational power at shrinking costs and breakthroughs in technology, AI is now a commercial reality.

As a productivity enhancer, it is augmenting human labor and physical capital, optimizing processes with intelligent automation systems, and propelling new innovations. But perhaps even more importantly, if AI can take over the repetitive work of your people, their new role description could be finding new ways to contribute to the higher purpose of your company.

The Panel discussed how businesses can act now to develop strategies around AI that put people at the center, and commit to developing responsible AI systems that are aligned to driving positive outcomes that empower people to do what they do best—imagine, create and move us all forward.

Panelists:

Andy Maguire, Group Chief Operating Officer, HSBC Plc

Illah R. Nourbakhsh, Professor of Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University

Kevin Roose, Columnist, New York Times

Mohit Joshi, President , Infosys

Chairman Dinner Panel: Thriving in the Time of Digital Disruption

Infosys @ The Panasia Gallery, Promenade 91, Davos Platz

Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 18:30 - 20:30 CET

The Annual Meeting gives us a great platform to think about all that we can do together to improve the state of our world.

The digital disruption that surrounds us, today, has changed everything about how we do business and is forcing leaders to rethink how companies execute. Several leaders across the globe are clearly seeing the massive disruption headed their way from digital threats, and are working to take it on. This will cause, like the evolution of species, many new and unanticipated enterprises to emerge, while existing ones will be transformed with new business models. The threat to business is exceeded only by the opportunity to change and thrive. For each of us it's a journey of nexts. Panel of industry leaders and policy makers discussed on how best to navigate your next.

Panelists:

Nandan M. Nilekani, Chairman, Infosys

Marc Engel, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Unilever

Michael Sabia, President and CEO, Caisse de dépôt du Québec

Erik Schatzker, Editor-at –Large, Bloomberg TV

Breakfast Panel: Workforce Transformation For Our Digital Future

Infosys @ The Panasia Gallery, Promenade 91, Davos Platz

Thursday, 24 January 2019, 7:00 - 8:15 CET

The machines are not coming for our jobs. Not yet. But many jobs that are done by people today are changing dramatically as new technologies augment human abilities. In fact, this will create new roles that have not been invented yet. But are our people ready?

The panel of policymakers, business leaders, and academics discussed the workforce needs of the future and how public and private entities can collaborate to improve economic opportunities for all during WEF 2019. They discussed pointers to capitalize on the positivity and potential of these digital times to start redesigning and supporting the workforce for a future that will be all about people and machines navigating forward in harmony.

Panelists:

Mary Snapp, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Philanthropies

Jim Loree, Chief Executive Officer, Stanley Black and Decker

Hadi Partovi, CEO and co-Founder, Code.org

Nicholas Thompson, Editor-in-chief, WIRED

Ravi Kumar, President, Infosys