Transforming the Digital Core for an AI-Driven Future

Organizations are rapidly scaling AI initiatives, but many are finding that legacy infrastructure, operational complexity, and evolving regulatory requirements are limiting their ability to realize meaningful business value. 

As CIOs balance modernization, resilience, cost optimization, and compliance, the key question becomes: How can the Digital Core be reinvented to create an AI-ready enterprise that is secure, agile, and built to scale? 

Join this exclusive CIO roundtable, in partnership with Accenture and Red Hat, to engage with fellow technology leaders on modernizing infrastructure, enabling intelligent operations, and building the resilient, future-ready Digital Core needed to accelerate AI-driven transformation.

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Important – attendance criteria: This event is specifically designed for senior IT professionals (Head/Director level or above) from large companies (500+ employees) based in Singapore, 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:

  • Modernising and simplifying the Digital Core — reducing complexity while building a consistent, flexible hybrid-cloud foundation
  • Building AI-ready infrastructure — evolving enterprise architecture for AI workloads, accelerated compute and agentic applications
  • Modernising networks, fabric and edge — the connectivity foundation for distributed, intelligent operations
  • Moving toward intelligent operations — using automation, AIOps and AI agents to reduce complexity and improve resilience
  • Balancing sovereignty with agility — managing data residency, compliance and governance without creating new silos

Hosts and guest contributors:

Rick Morar

Head of Business Value Practice, APAC
Red Hat

Paragone Loh

Managing Director, Lead, Infrastructure Engineering
Accenture

Chris Holmes

Editorial Director, Asia
Foundry

Agenda:

Day 1
  • Registrations & Pre-event drinks
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Welcome, Introduction & Photography
    12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
    By Chris Holmes, Editorial Director, Asia, Foundry
  • CIO Roundtable Discussion over lunch
    12:10 PM - 01:40 PM
  • Closing Remarks
    01:40 PM - 1:50 PM
  • Network & End of event
    01:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Event location:

Whitegrass is an award-winning French-Japanese restaurant in Singapore, led by Head Chef Takuya Yamashita. Blending classic French techniques with contemporary Japanese influences, the restaurant delivers refined, seasonal dining experiences that celebrate craftsmanship, innovation, and exceptional hospitality. Whitegrass is dedicated to creating memorable moments through thoughtfully curated cuisine and service.

An ideal venue for engaging CIO conversations over an elevated lunch, where exceptional cuisine and refined ambience come together seamlessly.

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Whitegrass Restaurant

30 Victoria St, #01-26/27 CHIJMES
Singapore, 187996
Singapore