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Winmark Innovation Summit and Awards

09 Jan 2024

To launch our annual programme of In-person meetings, Winmark is proud to announce our 2024 Winter Innovation Summit and Awards Ceremony which is open to all our network members and it would be great if you could be available to join us...
SPEAKER(S): Sam Patel, Corporate Innovation Coach | Tanya Popeau, International Director, Synthesis | Chris Deverell, Founder, Deverell Innovation Ventures

Innovation, operations & business models
Presidents, chairs & non-executive directors
CLO, ethics, risk, legal & compliance
CMO, marketing, communications & sales
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
Chair of pension trustees
CEO & entrepreneurs
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
CHRO, talent, learning & culture
CIO, information security, digital & data
Affordable & social housing

Digital Board Series: The Future of Cyber Defence

24 Jan 2024

Cybercrime is a continuous threat to global business, with a recent IBM security report finding that data breaches alone cost UK businesses an average of £3.4 million per breach...
SPEAKER(S): David Emm, Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky
CHAIR: Jitender Arora, CISO, Deloitte

Tech, cyber, data & digital
CEO & entrepreneurs
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
CIO, information security, digital & data
Presidents, chairs & non-executive directors

Harnessing the Power of Influencers

07 Feb 2024

Influencer marketing has become a powerful tool for brands and businesses to reach their target audience. As the old saying goes, “Those who tell the stories rule the world,” which means online influencers in today’s digital age...
SPEAKER(S): Forsythe Olafioye, Founder, BlueRealm
CHAIR: Banali Malhotra, Advisor, Network International

People, leadership, performance & diversity
CMO, marketing, communications & sales
CIO, information security, digital & data

CIO ‘Fortune out of a Box’

08 Feb 2024

CIO members are invited to join us for this design-thinking workshop, which aims to identify all the management collateral that a world class Information Technology function needs...
CHAIR: John Jeffcock, CEO, Winmark | Andrew Marks, CIO, Advisory Member

Innovation, operations & business models
CIO, information security, digital & data

Integrating Business Units

07 Mar 2024

Whether the result of a merger, acquisition, or consolidation of existing businesses - how an integration is approached and executed is key to its success. The cost of getting this wrong can be monumental, however when done right, business integrations can serve to boost efficiency and ensure value is created rather than lost during the process...
SPEAKER(S): Danny Davis, Partner, DD Consulting
CHAIR: Rob Newnes-Smith, Owner, Newnes-Smith Consulting

Business partnering & resourcing
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
CIO, information security, digital & data
CLO, ethics, risk, legal & compliance

Modern Governance Assurance (Hong Kong SAR)

27 Mar 2024

This meeting is taking place in-person in Hong Kong

Boards, stakeholders and regulators are increasingly asking for more governance assurance. Whilst at the same time business models and technology are evolving rapidly, creating new and additional complexities, all of which need to be appropriately governed...
SPEAKER(S): Andrew Derksen, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Atlas Corporation | Emily Cheung, Associate General Counsel, Sotheby's | Linda Chan, Head of Internal Audit, MTR Corporation | Ronald Cheung, Head of Legal, Asia, Flexport
CHAIR: KitPing Au Yeung, Independent Non-Executive Director, IOP Publishing

Boards, governance & stakeholders
CIO, information security, digital & data

CIO Connect Dinner: New Technology, New Cybersecurity Threats (Hong Kong)

02 Apr 2024

We would like to bring to your attention a Hong Kong-based in-person meeting and dinner that has been organised in partnership with CIO Connect, that may be of interest to your colleagues in the region...
SPEAKER(S): Thomas Parenty, Executive Director, Archefact Group
CHAIR: Les Hales, Managing Director, CIO Connect Hong Kong

Tech, cyber, data & digital
CIO, information security, digital & data

Cybersecurity: Why the C-Suite Needs to Lead (Hong Kong)

03 Apr 2024

This is an in-person meeting taking place in Hong Kong

A cyberattack is not just a failure of the IT systems in a company but also a serious risk to the business. Many executives in the C-Suite appreciate this but are not aware of the role they need to play in reducing this risk.
SPEAKER(S): Thomas Parenty, Executive Director, Archefact Group
CHAIR: Doug Glen, Executive Director, CIO Connect Hong Kong

Tech, cyber, data & digital
CIO, information security, digital & data

Digital Board Series: What do Boards Need From a Modern CIO?

08 May 2024

You’re invited to an exclusive cross-network session, where attendees can share their perspectives on the evolving role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). We will discuss how the CIO's relationship with the board has transformed in recent years as well as the CIO's integral role in developing and implementing digital strategies that propel businesses forward...
SPEAKER(S): Ian Golding, Group CIO Interim, APEM Group | Nina Tatsiy, CIO EMEA, British American Tobacco | John Clarke, Non-Executive Chair, Companies House
CHAIR: Olu Odeniyi, Cybersec/Digital Advisor & NED, NPBS

Boards, governance & stakeholders
CIO, information security, digital & data
Presidents, chairs & non-executive directors

The Public Private Sector Summit

14 May 2024

The purpose of the summit is to identify what world-class public and private sector relationships should look like. Private sector delegates for this event are invited from the Winmark C-Suite Membership and Public sector delegates from the Public Chairs Forum (PCF) membership...
SPEAKER(S): Helen Pitcher OBE, Independent Non-Executive Director, C&C Group | John Jeffcock, CEO, Winmark | Christopher Hodges OBE, Emeritus Professor of Justice Systems, University of Oxford | Dominic Johnson CBE, Minister for Investment, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Boards, governance & stakeholders
Presidents, chairs & non-executive directors
CLO, ethics, risk, legal & compliance
CMO, marketing, communications & sales
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
Affordable & social housing
CEO & entrepreneurs
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
CHRO, talent, learning & culture
CIO, information security, digital & data