Disruption and digital transformation - highlights from Convergence
Business leaders and decision-makers converged on the last leg of Intergen's conferences last Friday to discuss digital transformation and how it can be achieved through ideas, actions, people, and technology.
The event was held at the ANZ Viaduct Events Centre, and saw speakers from Microsoft, JUCY, and AUT.
One of the highlights of the event was a keynote by Simon van Velthooven, cyclor on Emirates Team NZ.
He shared the story of how the team got back on their feet, innovated, and toiled their way to winning the America's Cup for the team earlier this year to an enthralled audience.
Simon van Velthooven from Emirates Team NZ presenting at #IntergenConvergence #worldchampion pic.twitter.com/nYmttMOXBZ
— Anastasia Antonova (@anastasiala9) November 2, 2017
Microsoft New Zealand CMO Frazer Scott shared some of his concerns about the state of digital transformation in New Zealand, with the lack of product development and lack of faith in leadership being the two main concerns he had.
Scott says New Zealand research shows that only 8% of companies are prioritising the transformation of products and/ or enabling new business models.
"That's the territory of hotel chains or the railways of yesteryear…that's where new technology-driven business models can disrupt and make you irrelevant in short order."
All companies are (or should be) digital companies. @chewieroar in fine form (as usual) at #intergenconvergence pic.twitter.com/RhP71K7Luz
— Katy Sweetman (@katyds) November 2, 2017
Public Trust don't have a digital strategy, digital needs to be pervasive across the business, it needs tobe in the DNA #IntergenConvergence pic.twitter.com/VWoL4rehBa
— Linda McConnell (@LindaMcConne11) November 2, 2017
The event also held an informative panel on real-world applications of digital transformation in action, with panellists from Public Trust, Qual IT, JUCY, AUT, and Microsoft.
One of my favourite sessions in the #IntergenConvergence - #EmpiredConvergence line-ups this year - the panels. Nothing beats real stories! pic.twitter.com/z6UGUFoyAV
— Katy Sweetman (@katyds) November 2, 2017
