Keynote Presentation: Impact of Digital Transformation Acceleration Sponsored by Aveva and Schneider

When:  Sep 1, 2021 from 10:00 to 11:00 (CT)
The energy and investment in digital transformation is a rational response to digital economies ‎that present new and very real opportunities. Digital transformation is mission critical for ‎industrial organizations’ health and viability. New business processes, services and models are ‎being pursued. Yet, mistakes, false starts and dead-end investments were all too common, ‎particularly prior to the 2020 pandemic. ‎

Once the pandemic hit, digital transformation was thrust into the forefront out of sheer ‎necessity — innovation became a matter of survival in many instances. As industrial ‎organizations were forced to quickly innovate, fragile pilots collapsed, replaced by more ‎pragmatic projects focused on operational resiliency and market agility. Yet, as markets have ‎stabilized, digital transformation hasn’t slowed down. In fact, investment in digital ‎transformation continues to accelerate, and the implications of this continued change on ‎industrial markets is profound. ‎

In this CSIA Keynote Presentation, ARC Advisory Group Analyst and Vice President Michael ‎Guilfoyle will discuss the growth of digital transformation projects and their impact on the ‎present and future of work, resiliency and business agility. He’ll touch on topics such as ‎changes in work, the importance of identifying and maximizing expertise and transparency in ‎the solution provider ecosystem. He’ll outline how system integrators should consider the new ‎working environment and what challenges and opportunities it presents. ‎

About the Speaker

For more than two decades, ARC Advisory Group Vice President Michael Guilfoyle has helped ‎organizations, including numerous Fortune 500 companies, identify and capitalize on growth ‎opportunities and market disruption presented by the effects of digital economies on the ‎energy, manufacturing, technology and telecommunications industries.‎

His expertise is in market analysis and strategy development for companies facing ‎transformational market drivers. At ARC, he applies his expertise to developments related to ‎Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and advanced analytics, including machine learning, as well ‎as leading edge technologies such as cloud platforms. ‎

He also spends considerable time working with clients on the human side of digital ‎transformation and its impact on workforce skills development, knowledge transfer and ‎change management. ‎

Michael is also a co-founder and steering committee member of the Digital Transformation ‎Council. He also leads ARC’s Vanguard practice, which is a peer-to-peer service designed to ‎support senior executives charged with industrial innovation.‎

Michael has held multiple senior management positions in business and market strategy. Just ‎prior to joining ARC, he was a key contributor on Oracle's global industry strategy team for ‎utilities. During that time, he spearheaded many strategic planning and go-to-market ‎initiatives covering topics such as business model evolution, advanced distribution ‎management, operational analytics, distributed energy, mobility, asset management, ‎workforce modernization and knowledge management.‎

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