Breakfast

7:00am - 8:30am, Oct 23

Catch up with fellow change agents over a hot breakfast and morning beverage of choice.  We'll be gearing up for the Kickoff so make sure you fuel up!Read more

Blast off!

8:30am - 8:35am, Oct 23

Get ready, get set for the blast off of the 8th annual innovation summit.  Hear the overview of the event as Constellation's founder R "Ray" Wang welcomes fellow change agents!Read more

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Constellation Research Presents: A Futurist Outlook

8:35am - 9:00am, Oct 23

Dion Hinchcliffe

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Doug Henschen

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Holger Mueller

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Alan Lepofsky

Vice President of Evangelism, Quip

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Steve Wilson

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

CR Talk: The Post Digital Growth Imperative - Disrupting EBITDA

9:00am - 9:15am, Oct 23

The awesome pressure for EBITDA and short term focus on quarterly results has come at the expense of long term growth and a sustained of culture of innovation at many companies. Executives faced with the challenge of jump starting growth and transforming their organizations often fail amidst their digital transformation efforts. Given the proven track record and “safe bet” nature of focusing on financial management, boards often find a crutch in pushing the immediate strategy of extreme EBITDA....Read more

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Visionaries: Inside The  Enterprise Use Cases For Quantum Computing

9:15am - 9:40am, Oct 23

Quantum computing is truly the next big thing.  More than just a theory, leading vendors have made progress in bringing this new paradigm of computing to the market.  Gain an understanding of what Quantum computing is and where it could be used next.Read more

Holger Mueller (Moderator)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Matthias Troyer

Principal Researcher, Microsoft

Nima Alidoust

Head of Strategic Partnerships, Rigetti Computing

Executive Exchange: The Realities of Building On Blockchain, What's Working and What's Not?

9:40am - 10:05am, Oct 23

Blockchain has opened up conversations about new business models built around trust, identity, and decentralized models.  While a lot of hype has come from the bitcoin side of the conversation, blockchain use cases have emerged around provenance of data, smart contracts, and identity.  Get the real scoop from early adopters.Read more

Ron Miller (Moderator)

Enterprise Reporter, TechCrunch

Bernt Wahl

Director, UC Berkeley

Richie Etwaru

Co-Founder and CEO, Hu-manity.co

Steve Wilson

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Visionaries: Inside Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and Economic Models

10:45am - 11:10am, Oct 23

Steve Wilson (Moderator)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Anoop Nannra

Director, Head of Blockchain/DLT Initiative, Cisco

Aron Dutta

Founder, Ambika, Inc., a Business Venture Innovation Company (BVIC)

Mike D. Kail

CTO, Everest.org

Phil Komarny

VP, Innovation, Salesforce

Samantha Zirkin

CEO and Founder, Point 93

Executive Exchange: Lessons Learned from AI Projects

11:10am - 11:35am, Oct 23

Almost every early adopter organization has begun or completed an AI proof of concept with varying degrees of success.  Hear how these organizations have progressed from predictive anlaytics to machine learning to neural networks. Understand from the early adopters on what worked and why. Read more

Doug Henschen (Moderator)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Anil Cheriyan

Former CIO SunTrust, Active Board Member

Jennifer Hewit

Director, Credit Suisse

Liza Lichtinger

Owner, Future Design Station

Lisa Hammitt

Global VP, Artificial Intelligence, Visa

Visionaries: AI Driven Business And The Intelligent Enterprise

11:35am - 12:00pm, Oct 23

Data is the life blood of digital business and Artficial Intelligence.  As organizations organize towards intelligent enterprises, what should organizations do to prepare themesleves for these AI driven business models?  Learn the techinques, change management, and tools to move from a gut driven to data driven culture.  Understand what the future looks like ahead.Read more

Holger Mueller (Moderator)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Armen Berjikly

Senior Director of Strategy, Ultimate Software

Chad Meley

Vice President of Product Marketing, Teradata

Eugen Winschel

Global Vice President and Head of Product Management, SAP CoPilot, SAP’s Digital Assistant for the Enterprise

Marge Breya

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer , MicroStrategy

Sumit Gupta

VP, HPC, AI & Machine Learning, IBM Cognitive Systems

Market Maker 1:1 Fireside Chat with Wipro's Erik Duffield

12:00pm - 12:20pm, Oct 23

Join R "Ray" Wang as he interviews leading industry visionaries on the big stage in an engaging and interactive fireside chat.Read more

Erik Duffield

CEO, Appirio a Wipro Company

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Lunch

12:20pm - 1:30pm, Oct 23

Chef Pringle heads up Navio, the refined seafood restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay.  Join us for lunch as he deftly combines subtle coastal flavors with fresh textures and savory accompaniments. Under the careful supervision of the chef, Navio presents innovative yet approachable cuisine that celebrates the bounty of the sea.Read more

Big Idea Keynote: Beyond Smartness, How To Innovate and Lead Wisely in a Post-Digital Society

1:30pm - 2:25pm, Oct 23

Our modern society is obsessed with intelligence. We highly value “smart” phones, “smart” cars, “smart” cities. Likewise, smart people impress us with their intellectual power and uncanny ability to achieve their goals. But smartness alone is not always sufficient to keep leaders out of trouble and sustain their success over time. Drawing on his book From Smart To Wise, innovation and leadership advisor Navi Radjou proposes a different and counterintuitive approach to leadership that goes beyond optimizing "smartness. Wise leadership, Radjou argues, means cultivating greater self-awareness...Read more

Navi Radjou (Keynote Speaker)

Innovation and Leadership Thinker and Advisor

R "Ray" Wang (Host)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Market Maker 1:1 Fireside Chat with Blue Prism's Shail Khiyara

2:25pm - 2:45pm, Oct 23

Join R "Ray" Wang as he interviews leading industry visionaries on the big stage in an engaging and interactive fireside chat.Read more

Shail Khiyara

Chief Marketing and Experience Officer, Blue Prism

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

CR Talk: Power, Affiliation, Belief with Dr. Janice Presser

3:50pm - 4:05pm, Oct 23

Dr. Janice Presser, storyteller at DrJanicePresser.com, Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Teamability.com, and author of seven books on getting along with people - which she calls teaming - talks about motivation and tells a chilling story about what can happen when it goes wrong. You’ll learn about what motivates people and why - and maybe something about how you can have more of the right kind.

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Dr. Janice Presser (Keynote Speaker)

Founder & CTO, Teamability.com

R "Ray" Wang (Host)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Constellation's BT-150 Induction Ceremony

4:05pm - 4:50pm, Oct 23

Constellation Research's Business Transformation 150 (BT150) is an elite list of the top global executives leading innovative business transformation efforts across their organizations. Each executive demonstrates proficiency in establishing and building new business models, implementing emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, blockchain and IoT, and fostering teams who can execute successful digital transformation strategies.

The BT150 recognizes the world’s most influential executives across a variety of industries, including entertainment, financial services,...Read more

Dion Hinchcliffe

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

R "Ray" Wang (Moderator)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Dr. Karen Croxson

Deputy Chief Economist , Financial Conduct Authority

Cris De Luca

Global Director, Digital Innovation, Johnson & Johnson

Ibrahim Gokcen

CTO, Schneider Electric

Bernie Gracy

Chief Digital Officer, Agero, Inc.

Ken Grady

Corporate Vice President & Chief Information Officer, IDEXX Laboratories

Guido Jouret

Chief Digital Officer, ABB

Saul Kaplan

Founder and Chief Catalyst, Business Innovation Factory

John Kreul

Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Commercial Services & Quality, Bemis

Dr. Shari Langemak

Director, Innovation , Cereneo

Mike Macrie

Former SVP And CIO, Land O'Lakes Inc.

Rafeh Masood

SVP and Chief Digital Officer, BJ’s Wholesale Club

Meagan Metzger

Founder & CEO, DCode

Gabriele Ricci

Head of IT, Plasma Derived Therapies (PDT), Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Michael Skaff

Chief Operating Officer, Jewish Senior Living Group

Jennifer "JJ" Snow

Innovation Officer, US SOCOM

Scott Strickland

EVP & Chief Information Officer, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

Glenn Thomas

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), GE Healthcare

Laurie Tolson

Chief Digital Officer (CDO), GE Transportation

Ben Tuttle

Director of Outposts, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Mike Zahigian

Chief Information Officer , Amgen

Executive Exchange: Lessons Learned From the BT150 and Super Nova Award Finalists

4:50pm - 5:15pm, Oct 23

So you've caught wind of who the #BT150 are.  Now hear from them both finalists and BT150 winners their stories of transformation and how they got here.  Learn from their pain points, epiphanies, and successes.  Catch them after dinner at the Cosmic Feast for more questions!Read more

Dion Hinchcliffe (Moderator)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

John Dulchinos

Vice President, Global Automation and 3D Printing, Jabil Circuit, Inc

Ken Grady

Corporate Vice President & Chief Information Officer, IDEXX Laboratories

Mike Macrie

Former SVP And CIO, Land O'Lakes Inc.

Sheila Mugusia

Chief Manager Customer Experience, Kenya Revenue Authority

The 8th Annual Cosmic Feast

7:00pm - 10:00pm, Oct 23

Join us for our annual Lobster Clam Bake and celebrate our 8th anniversary!  This CCE tradition is back at Sam’s Chowder House, a joint that serves ocean fresh seafood, reminiscent of a New England style seafood house. Voted “Best Seafood in the Bay Area” by the 2017 San Francisco Bay Area A-List, and named “Top Three Outdoor Dining Spots in the Bay Area” by San Francisco Magazine, Sam’s serves lobster, crab, fish and chips, fried calamari, fresh oysters and clams from the raw bar, and many fresh fish dishes such as salmon and halibut. NBC-TV’s The TODAY Show featured Sam’s famous Lobster...Read more

Insomniacs Night Cap

10:00pm - 11:59pm, Oct 23

We'll be back at the Ocean Terrace where we'll be camping out at the fire pits for great conversation, libations, and the memories that always accentuate CCE.  If it gets foggy, we'll do it inside at the bar.Read more