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For years, modernization initiatives were largely framed around cloud migration as the basis for digital transformation. Today, enterprise leaders are confronting a far more complex operational reality as AI-driven business models, hybrid infrastructure demands, governance pressures, cybersecurity concerns, and mounting operational costs reshape how organizations evaluate the systems that power their businesses.

In fact, applications running on Java continue to drive these enterprises’ core businesses. However, decades of technical debt in many Java estates now consume increasing IT budget and engineering time, necessitating modernization. The challenge is how to achieve this quickly, securely, and without a risky rewrite. IBM is transforming Java modernization with IBM Bob and JSphere Suite for Java. This results in dramatically less manual effort, faster delivery, and a confident move to a modern runtime with stronger security and resilience.

Join CIO, IBM experts, and enterprise technology leaders for an executive discussion where we'll explore how organizations are approaching modernization in environments where cloud, on-premises infrastructure, automation, and agentic systems must increasingly coexist. Participants will discuss how enterprise leaders are reassessing modernization priorities, managing operational risk, addressing modernization fatigue, and determining where AI-driven automation creates meaningful business value versus unnecessary complexity.

Discussion topics include:

  • Modernization priorities in the age of AI and agentic systems 
  • Balancing innovation goals with technical debt and operational realities 
  • New operating models for hybrid and AI-enabled environments 
  • Measuring the ROI of modernization investments across people, processes, and technology 
  • The tools, platforms, and capabilities needed to modernize securely and at scale

WHAT TO EXPECT

A live video meeting led by a skilled host/moderator

An intimate gathering of senior IT leaders from diverse industries, grappling with similar issues

A secure, private conversation open only to a carefully vetted group  (no recording, no playback)