Powering Smarter, Safer Facilities Through Digital Convergence
Thailand’s rapid adoption of smart buildings and connected infrastructure is blurring the boundaries between facilities, operations, and IT. While this convergence is driving efficiency and innovation, it also introduces new risks to resilience, uptime, and security.
How can organisations effectively manage risk across connected facilities while continuing to innovate in an increasingly digital environment?
This executive roundtable, moderated by Dr. Chris Holmes, Editorial Director, CIO & CSO, Asia, Foundry, brings together facility, engineering, operations, and technology leaders to share practical insights on improving visibility, protecting uptime, and strengthening collaboration. Joining him is Vijay Vaidyanathan, RVP, Solutions Engineering, APJ, Claroty, offering frontline expertise on securing smart facilities and connected infrastructure.
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Important – attendance criteria: This event is specifically designed for senior IT & Security professionals (Head/Director level or above) from large companies (500+ employees) based in Thailand, along with senior representatives from our event partners. Professionals who fall outside these criteria - including those from technology vendors, media, marketing, or consulting firms - are not eligible to attend and may have their registrations declined.
Benefits of attending:
- Understand risks and opportunities at the convergence of facilities, OT, and IT
- Gain practical insights to improve visibility and protect uptime
- Learn how peers are managing operational risk in connected environments
- Strengthen cross‑team collaboration across facilities, engineering, and technology
- Leave with actionable ideas to drive resilient, smart facilities
Agenda:
- Registrations & Pre-event drinks11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- Welcome & Introduction11:30 AM - 11:40 AMDr. Chris Holmes, Editorial Director, CIO & CSO, Asia, Foundry
- State of the CIO Market outlook - Presentation11:40 AM - 11:50 AMDr. Chris Holmes, Editorial Director, CIO & CSO, Asia, Foundry
- Spotlight Presentation by Claroty11:50 AM - 12:20 PMVijay Vaidyanathan RVP, Solutions Engineer, APJ Claroty
- Panel Discussion12:20 PM - 1:00 PMA moderated discussion led by Dr. Chris Holmes, joined by Vijay Vaidyanathan, exploring strategies to secure connected facilities, manage operational risk, and strengthen resilience. Audience participation is encouraged.
- Closing Remarks1:00 PM - 1:10 PMSummary of key insights and reflections from the discussion.
- Network & End of event1:10 PM - 1:30 PMContinue the conversation with fellow security and technology leaders over dessert and coffee.
Hosts and guest contributors:
Dr. Chris Holmes
Vijay Vaidyanathan
Event location:
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