What an inspiring day at the Hong Kong CIO Innovation Forum! When I woke up this morning, I felt a bit fatigued after my fruitful trip to Shanghai. I wondered if I would have enough energy to chair the forum. However, as soon as we started, I was invigorated by the insightful presentations from our esteemed speakers. I extend heartfelt thanks to all the speakers, attendees, organizers, and sponsors. DaLa – Data Literacy Association (#DaLa) was honored to be a Supporting Organization for this forum. Appreciate the presence and support from my DaLa Founding Fellows Patrick Khong, Dr. Lana Lo and Ada Lam.

The forum spanned the entire day, covering a wide range of topics such as  #Decentralization  #Blockchain  #GenAI,  #InclusiveIT,  #SustainableIT,  #AIOps,  #DigitalTransformation, Strategic IT Budgeting,  #DataLiteracy,  #DataGovernance, and more.

Here are the key takeaways from my perspective. I’d love to hear yours if you were in attendance:

1. Emerging technologies bring both opportunities and risks. The crucial aspect lies in how we manage them, rather than overplaying or underplaying their significance. Andy Chun from  #Prudential emphasized the importance of involving humans in the loop when leveraging GenAI. Richard Lord from  #HSBC wisely stated, “Hurry up and slow down.” Their insights were truly inspiring.

2.  #Data transcends technology. In my session, I shared, “To maximize the value of our  #DataAsset, we must empower our users with a data mindset and data literacy.” Viv Chan from  #Jebsen illustrated how they adopted a flywheel approach (mindset, tools, skillset, and data) in their journey of digital transformation. It was truly impressive.

3. How can we attract and retain IT talent? By embracing diversity, valuing passionate colleagues, enabling the transformation of non-IT personnel into IT roles, granting autonomy to pursue interesting projects, and more.

4. How can we achieve more with limited IT resources? By right-sizing our IT operations, managing total cost of ownership and operations ( #TCOO), adopting  #AIOps, and approaching IT budgeting with a strategic mindset.

Last but not least, it has been a pleasure collaborating with the forum organizer,  #QuestexAsia, and the individuals behind it, Lara S. and I B Saravanan. We eagerly anticipate future collaborations in the region.

Special thanks to all renowed speakers and partners today including Andy Chun, Viv Chan, Richard Lord, François Teo  #FreshWorks, Chirag Desai  #HKJC, Wilko Wielinga  #BAT, Peter Wong  #Prenetics, Daniel Cham, Susan P., Bobby Wu  #WorkDay, Silvia Lam Ihensekhien  #SwireCocaCola, Sean Z.  #Prada, Dave Chen  #HKCS, Bianca Ho  #SwireHotels, Hubert Tsang  #PacificTextile, Argoon Chuang  #AECOM and more..

#CIO  #CTO  #CDO  #COO
#Innovation  #Technology
#AI  #Data