CTO Executive
Conference 2025

AI isn’t a buzzword anymore, it’s the engine driving competitive advantage. The real question for tech leaders isn’t if you’ll adopt AI, but whether you’ll lead the charge with a clear strategy using frameworks like Microsoft’s and AWS’s, or risk falling behind while others set the pace.

Technology leaders are under increasing pressure to demonstrate how innovation drives enterprise value. This keynote presents a strategic playbook for CIOs and CTOs to secure board confidence by translating complex technology initiatives into clear business outcomes. It explores how IT investments, including critical digital infrastructure and emerging AI technologies, can be aligned with board priorities around growth, risk management and operational resilience.

Through data-backed storytelling, proactive risk management, and transparent governance, it outlines how technology leaders can strengthen influence, build lasting trust, and secure the funding required to deliver transformative roadmaps that drive long-term success.

The future of business is agent-driven. AI agents are now capable of handling complex tasks, streamlining operations, and collaborating across teams; they are transforming how businesses operate. With capabilities like autonomous decision-making, real-time adaptability, and integration with enterprise systems, AI agents are not just tools—they’re digital coworkers.
This presentation shows how to use the best set of tools to build secure, scalable agent ecosystems for real-world use.
Ready to future-proof your operations?
Join us to explore how AI agents can reshape your business from the ground up.

Where to start with application development with agents in AWS is a question many organizations are concerned with. This presentation explores the concept of AI-driven agents—self-directed components capable of reasoning, decision-making, and collaboration—and demonstrates how they integrate with AWS services such as Lambda, Bedrock, Step Functions, and/or SageMaker. Attendees will learn how to design, deploy, and scale intelligent, event-driven applications using agents for tasks like data processing, customer support, workflow automation, and dynamic system orchestration. The session concludes with best practices and architectural patterns on how agent-based development accelerates innovation in cloud-native applications.

As artificial intelligence becomes the backbone of modern business, the stakes for protecting sensitive data have never been higher. This presentation dives into the real risks—like data leaks, unauthorized access, and biased algorithms—and delivers smart, actionable strategies to keep your information safe.
Whether you're deploying AI tools or managing compliance, you'll learn how to integrate security into every step of the AI lifecycle using solutions like Microsoft Purview, Copilot agents, and insider risk management.
Ready to strengthen your data protection strategy?
Join us and discover how to secure your organization’s data in the age of AI.