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PhotonWorld 2020 was Photon’s sixth invitation-only, virtual event for senior executives in the rapidly evolving digital space.
This year, PhotonWorld featured distinguished visionary leaders—across retail, CPG, healthcare, and BFSI—who shared their experiences and insights on how to succeed in a digital-only world.
Core Themes for PhotonWorld 2020
The primary focus for PhotonWorld 2020 was “Digital Platform Evolution Beyond the Transformation.” We have covered various themes over the years at PhotonWorld—namely Mobile-First, Omnichannel Digital Experiences, and thinking digital beyond the transformation. A big focus of today’s digital world is the pivot from Projects to Platforms and Products. Other major trends and themes we covered this year at PhotonWorld 2020 include Core Digital—Establishing a Robust Digital Foundation, Data is the New Digital, Fostering Rapid Innovation with CloudTech, MarTech, and A Post-COVID World—Reaction to Change.
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“We are thankful and humbled by the fact that each of these high-ranking digital executives from leading global brands would take the time to support our program and confirm Photon’s leadership position in a very large, highly competitive, digital ecosystem of vendors.”
Srinivas Balasubramanian
CEO & Co-Founder, Photon
SPEAKERS
Meet the Speakers
We bring together industry luminaries and distinguished visionary leaders to share their firsthand experiences, invaluable insights on new and cutting-edge digital technologies, and best practices to succeed in a digital-only world.
Kal Raman • Samsung America
Chief Digital Officer
Jon Chong • Kohler
VP, Digital Capabilities
Giovanni Monti • Walgreens Boots Alliance
SVP, Healthcare Services
Mourad Ajarti • Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co.
Group Chief Information Officer
Gordon McGrath • Toyota Financial Services
Business Information Officer - Channel Systems
Chintan Mehta • Wells Fargo
CIO, Head of Digital Technology & Innovation
Tres White • Purple
Chief Retail Officer
Jamie Head • Ocean Spray Cranberries
Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Asokan Selvaraj • MedImpact
Chief Information Officer
Igor Gershfang • Walgreens Boots Alliance
VP, Head of Digital Products and Development
David Patten • Credit Suisse
Managing Director, Investment Banking Capital Markets IT
Venkat Gopalan • Belcorp
CDO, CTO & CIO
Kelly Dakin • Atlantic Union Bank
Chief Digital and Chief Customer Experience Officer
Mark Rumbaugh • Vizio
VP, Information Technology
Rajvir Madan • GSK
VP, Analytics and Digital Technology for Consumer Healthcare
Srinivas Balasubramanian • Photon
CEO, Co-Founder
Mukund Balasubramanian • Photon
CTO, Co-Founder
Muhamad Daud • Photon
EVP - Engineering
PhotonWorld Agenda
The Agenda
November 5, 2020
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Morning Session
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Part I
5 MIN BREAK
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
Afternoon Session
1:35 PM - 3:35 PM
Part II
5 MIN BREAK
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
Evening Session
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Part III
Morning Session. Part I
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Photon CEO Welcome
Welcome Address
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Photon CTO Keynote
Digital Platform Evolution Beyond the Transformation
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Opening Keynote
Creating Differentiation Platforms to Drive Customer Engagement
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Keynote
Kohler’s Digital Transformation: A Conversation with Jon Chong
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Keynote
Leveraging the Full Omnichannel Power of WBA
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Keynote
The Future State of Digital
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
Keynote
Post-COVID: Supply Chain & Route to Market Impact
12:50 PM - 1:10 PM
Keynote
How COVID-19 Accelerated the TFS Digital Transformation
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
5 MIN BREAK.
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
Afternoon Session. Part II
1:35 PM - 3:35 PM
1:35 PM - 3:35 PM
Keynote
YAP (Yet Another Prediction) for Banking
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM
Keynote
Transitioning the Non-tangible Customer to the Tangible
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM
Keynote
Growing Value on Our Journey
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM
Keynote
Healthcare Technology - COVID-19 Changed the Game
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM
Keynote
Digital Product & Experience Platform Services
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Keynote
Credit Suisse Technology - Accelerated Digital Transformation
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
5 MIN BREAK.
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
Evening Session. Part III
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Keynote
The Great Makeover
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Interview
Big Bank vs. Small Bank - Customer demands are the same
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Keynote
VIZIO: Redefining the TV as the Anchor of the Smart Home
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Keynote
The Challenges of MarTech
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
PhotonWorld 2020 by the Numbers
Photon’s 6th Annual Event for Senior Digital Executives
500+
CIOs, CTOs & Digital Executive Registered Attendees
28
C-Level executives from Fortune 100 companies
18
Presenters focusing on the current digital landscape
200
Companies represented