An innovative three-part series
Events beyond our control often drive crises, yet resilient organizations stay prepared to address unexpected challenges. As we head towards a digitally dependent future, the need for resilience has never been greater.
In response to current business challenges, organizations worldwide are quickly adapting to new systems and processes to ensure continued competitiveness and survival. Our new business as the usual environment needs innovation and change management—as we work together to make it happen.
We are delighted to launch Elevate—a series of fireside chats that show how various executive leaders across the industry and sectors are adapting to the new normal and steering their teams while throwing light on the plans that are in place for the inevitable bounce-back phase.
Watch this innovative series for insightful and thought-provoking commentary from industry experts and those succeeding in the trenches right now. HCLTech is proud to bring together industry thought leaders, change-makers, and problem-solvers who dare to try new ways of doing things.
Featured Speakers
David Bartlett
One of Australia’s
Top 50 in Tech
David Bartlett
David was Premier of Tasmania from 2008 until 2011. He was recently named one of Australia's Top 50 most influential people in technology for his work in promoting innovation and broadband infrastructure.
Bernard Salt
Leading Social
Commentator
Bernard Salt
Bernard is one of Australia's leading social commentators. He heads The Demographics Group, providing specialist advice on demographic, consumer and social trends for business. He writes two weekly columns for The Australian newspaper and is an adjunct professor at Curtin University Business School.
Rachael Robertson
Antarctic
Expedition Leader
Rachael Robertson
Rachael is the author of 'Leading on the Edge', a former Antarctic expedition leader, Chief Ranger and leader with 20 years of 'extreme' leadership experience.
Launch Video
Elevate your business for future success.
Digital transformation is inevitable for most organizations today – and has only been accelerated further by the impacts of COVID-19. Forward-thinking and resilient enterprises must focus on core traditional business – but couple it with ongoing innovations to ensure a competitive lead. They must then look at high acceleration and high growth opportunities through new technologies like digital, analytics, IoT, cloud-native solutions, and cybersecurity, to reinvent and generate differentiated business outcomes. At HCLTech, we call them experience-centric and outcome-oriented business services.
In today's continually changing business environment, this session is a must. It's time to reprioritize your journey and develop a framework for success.
Episodes
- Part 1: Business Resilience
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Building resilience in the times of business uncertainty.
The business landscape is changing daily. How can we maintain pace?
Surviving and thriving have become about trust and flexibility. Trusting your business relationships and leaning on them for continuity has helped many businesses recover. Businesses with strong vendor relationships maintain the flexibility to navigate stormy waters of change with more ease and confidence.
In this episode, HCLTech brings to you the dynamics and right steps that help you navigate smartly and safely through times of rapid business change.
Mark Allison
Managing Director & CEO
Elders Limited
Swapan Johri
Corporate Vice President, APAC & ME
HCLTech
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- Part 2: People’s Resilience
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Adapting to a new reality and reimagining ways to work.
To sustain and thrive in uncertain times, resilience is key. COVID-19 has had a profound effect on businesses and their workforce. New ways of working have been thrust upon millions of people. With businesses adjusting in real-time, many were unprepared for the new business and human cost. HCLTech is focused on helping clients through these times.
Composed and adaptive leaders are finding this crisis a defining moment in their careers. That's why leadership approaches are crucial today to ensure workforces can meet new expectations.
Leaders adapting well to our new business reality have some lessons to share.
Sarah McCullough
Chief Information Officer
Essential Energy
Michael Horton
EVP and Country Manager, ANZ
HCLTech
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- Part 3: Technological Resilience
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Elevating technology and scaling innovation is the key to success.
The need for a line of sight has prompted a rapid business migration from complex, heavy technology to lighter, more fluid business applications.
Achieving growth and success through uncertainty isn't about making more sales. It's about elevating technology and scaling innovation. Many businesses are achieving this by adopting new business solutions that deliver a single view of the entire operation. This helps leaders to pre-empt problems, take proactive action, and mitigate risk.
Digital acceleration is advancing at full-throttle – what was expected to happen in two to three years from now is occurring much faster. There is a considerable acceleration in ensuring zero-touch client interactions and in growing customer loyalty. The amount of transformation expected in the healthcare industry alone is mind-boggling.
In this episode of the Elevate series, we look at how versatile business applications help businesses leverage new opportunities. Tune in.
Russell Morris
Chief Information Officer
TransGrid
Rachel Powers
Senior VP, Digital Consulting
HCLTech
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