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SMARTER TECHNOLOGY FOR THE NEXT REALITY

Sept. 8, 2021
#LenovoTechWorld
Register Here


WE ARE ENTERING THE NEXT REALITY SMARTER TECHNOLOGY WILL TAKE US THERE
EXPERIENCE ALL ON SEPTEMBER 8 AT #LENOVOTECHWORLD 2021

Lenovo Tech World 2021 will take place virtually on September 8. This year,
Lenovo’s visionary annual showcase will focus on the next reality as the world
evolves into the post-pandemic era, enabled by smarter technology for all.
Exclusive virtual sessions will be delivered by industry leaders as they offer
unique insights on the innovations set to transform the way we live, learn,
connect, and work over the course of the next year and beyond.

Smarter technology leads to smarter work and better results. We are entering a
hybrid world, and technology will help it reach its full potential.




MEET SOME OF OUR TECH WORLD SPEAKERS

Yuanqing Yang
Chairman & CEO
Lenovo
Yuanqing Yang

Mr. Yuanqing Yang joined the Lenovo Group in 1989 and has played a key role in
Lenovo’s transformation into a US$60 billion global technology company operating
in 180 markets around the world. Under his leadership Lenovo completed the
acquisition of the IBM PC business in May 2005 and the acquisitions of the IBM
x86 server business and Motorola Mobility in October 2014. Now, Lenovo is not
only the number one PC company in the world but also one of the major players in
the global server market and smartphone market. In addition, Lenovo has been
focusing on its mission of intelligent transformation through smart devices,
Internet of Things, edge computing, cloud computing, 5G and big data, providing
services and solutions in these areas to its customers. Lenovo has been
recognized extensively for its leadership and innovation, including ranked on
Fortune’s list of World’s Most Admired Companies and cited as one of Thomson
Reuter’s Top 100 Global Tech Leaders. Lenovo is also ranked on Gartner’s list of
the world’s Top 25 Global Supply Chains and #224 on the Fortune Global 500 list.
Most recently, Lenovo has been recognized as one of the Most Innovative
Companies by Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Yang has been the recipient of
multiple awards and industry accolades. He was in Barron's Best CEOs list from
2013 to 2015 and in 2014 won the Edison Achievement Award. Mr. Yang was born in
Anhui Province of China in November 1964. He received a Master’s degree in
computer science from the University of Science and Technology of China, and a
Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong
University. Mr. Yang serves as a member of the International Advisory Council of
Brookings Institute, and is a board member of Baidu, Inc. and TaiKang Insurance
Group.

Satya Nadella
Chairman & CEO
Microsoft
Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. Before being
named CEO in February 2014, Nadella held leadership roles in both enterprise and
consumer businesses across the company. Joining Microsoft in 1992, he quickly
became known as a leader who could span a breadth of technologies and businesses
to transform some of Microsoft’s biggest product offerings. Most recently,
Nadella was executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group.
In this role he led the transformation to the cloud infrastructure and services
business, which outperformed the market and took share from competition.
Previously, Nadella led R&D for the Online Services Division and was vice
president of the Microsoft Business Division. Before joining Microsoft, Nadella
was a member of the technology staff at Sun Microsystems. Originally from
Hyderabad, India, Nadella lives in Bellevue, Washington. He earned a bachelor’s
degree in electrical engineering from Mangalore University, a master’s degree in
computer science from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and a master’s
degree in business administration from the University of Chicago. Nadella serves
on the board of trustees to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and his alma
mater the University of Chicago, as well as the Starbucks board of directors. He
is married and has three children.

Maricela Becerra
Professor, California State University

Maricela Becerra

Maricela Becerra (pronouns she, her, and ella) is a first-generation student and
immigrant. She graduated from the UCLA Department of Spanish & Portuguese in
2019 with a Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. She joined the Spanish
program at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) in 2020 as a
College Professor. Dr. Becerra focuses in contemporary Mexican literature, Latin
American cultures, and Spanish. She is passionate about incorporating digital
humanities into her classes and research. Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr.
Becerra received an M.A. in Spanish Literature and a B.A. in Spanish Literature,
Chicano/Latino Studies, and Political Science from California State University,
Long Beach.

Yong Rui
SVP & CTO
Lenovo
Yong Rui

Dr. Yong Rui is the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice-President of Lenovo
Group. He directs Lenovo's corporate technical strategy, research and
development directions, and leads the Lenovo Research that investigates AI,
intelligent devices, cloud/edge, 5G, AR, blockchain, as well as smart vertical
solution development in smart manufacturing, education and healthcare etc. A
Fellow of ACM, IEEE, IAPR, SPIE, CCF and CAAI, and a Foreign Member of Academia
Europaea, Dr. Rui is world-renowned technologist. He holds 70 patents and is the
recipient of the prestigious 2018 ACM SIGMM Technical Achievement Award and 2016
IEEE Computer Society Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award.

Sandra Rivera
EVP & GM, Datacenter & AI Group
Intel Corporation
Sandra Rivera

Sandra L. Rivera is executive vice president and general manager of the
Datacenter and AI Group at Intel Corporation. She leads Intel’s development of
leadership data center products for a cloud-based world, including Intel® Xeon®
and field programmable gate array (FPGA) products. She also drives the company’s
overall artificial intelligence (AI) strategy and product roadmap. Before
assuming her current role, she led Intel’s Human Resources organization and was
responsible for driving greater business results through a culture which
embraces diversity and inclusion. Previously, Rivera led Intel’s fast-growing
networking business and was the executive sponsor for the company’s 5G strategy
and product roadmap. Rivera joined Intel in 2000 as a marketing director after
the acquisition of Dialogic Corporation. Before joining Intel, Rivera co-founded
and served as president of The CTI Authority, and served as president of the
computer telephony division at Catalyst Telecom. Rivera holds a bachelor’s
degree in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University. She sits on
the Equinix Board of Directors, she is a member of Berkeley’s Engineering
Advisory Board, a member of the Intel Foundation Board, and is part of Intel’s
Latinx Leadership Council.

Luca Rossi
SVP & President, IDG
Lenovo
Luca Rossi

A 30-year veteran of the tech industry, Luca joined Lenovo in 2015 and is now
President of the Intelligent Devices Group, where he oversees Lenovo’s global
business in PCs, smartphones, tablets, workstations and other products. Prior to
his current role, Luca served as Lenovo President of the EMEA and LATAM
geographies, leading the PC, smartphone, tablet and server businesses. Before
joining Lenovo, he served as President of EMEA for Acer. His career at Acer
included roles leading the Packard Bell business, the consumer business, and the
entire product business. Previously, Luca held several roles with ASUS,
culminating in General Manager for ASUS Europe.

Kirk Skaugen
EVP & President, ISG
Lenovo
Kirk Skaugen

Kirk Skaugen is Executive Vice President and President of the Infrastructure
Solutions Group, overseeing all aspects of Lenovo’s end-to-end data center
business worldwide. An industry veteran, Mr. Skaugen joined Lenovo in 2016 after
24 years at Intel where he held a variety of leadership positions. Most recently
he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Client Computing
Group, where he oversaw chipsets for PC, tablet, smartphone, and phablet
platforms, along with new Ultrabook and 2-in-1 devices. Before this role, he led
Intel’s Datacenter and Connected Systems and Data Center groups. Mr. Skaugen
holds a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Purdue University.

Ken Wong
SVP & President, SSG
Lenovo
Ken Wong

Ken Wong is President of Lenovo’s Solutions & Services Group, leading the
company’s business in industry solutions, support services, managed services,
and “as a service” offerings. Prior to this role, Ken led Lenovo’s Asia Pacific
PCs and Smart Devices business for five years and was Chairman of both the NEC
Lenovo Japan Group and Fujitsu Client Computing Limited. Previously, Ken was
responsible for driving the development and implementation of Lenovo’s global
corporate strategy.

Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan
Scientist
Scott-Morgan Foundation
Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan

DR PETER SCOTT-MORGAN is an English-American scientist who fervently believes
that every one of us deserves the chance to live our dreams. He is a passionate
champion of the idea that the fundamental birthright of being human is to THRIVE
– whatever we are, whatever our background, whatever our circumstances, whatever
our ambitions. Peter and his husband have formed a charitable Foundation that
has already enrolled numerous world experts and cutting-edge organisations, all
researching together how to apply cutting-edge Hi-Tech to THRIVE with Extreme
Disability and, in the process, change what it means to be human. He is the
subject of a primetime Channel-4 documentary chronicling his journey to becoming
the world’s first full Cyborg, as well as a book and associated podcasts. Early
in his career, Peter translated his expertise in complex-system dynamics into
pioneering techniques to decode the hidden inner-workings of society so as to
predict and selectively rewrite strands of the future. He is the foremost
authority on the Unwritten Rules that organizations, social groups, cultures,
and global systems follow that dictate how they will evolve. He has been granted
unparalleled confidential access across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and
Latin America to analyse the secret reality of institutions, government
organizations, and corporations, including many of the major players in banking,
healthcare, transport, energy, chemicals, IT, telecoms, retail, manufacturing,
entertainment, and media. He has uncovered innumerable serious systemic threats,
as well as advised leaders around the world how best to respond to them. Having
spent roughly equal periods of his career living in the USA and UK, he currently
lives in Torquay, England, with his husband Francis. They have been a couple
since 1979. On 21st December 2005, they were granted the first ceremony on the
first day Civil Partnerships became legal. In 2009, this was retrospectively
recognized as having been a full Marriage. In 2017, Peter was diagnosed with
Motor Neurone Disease (MND, also called ALS or Lou Gehrig’s) and given two years
to live. Far from this being a setback, he views it as an unrepeatable
opportunity to conduct breakthrough research. Based on his unique insight into
how Hi-Tech will evolve, and having now analysed the Unwritten Rules of clinical
care for MND, he plans not just to survive – but THRIVE. For decades. He is
adamant that the lessons learned must help everybody with Extreme Disability,
even when caused simply by ‘old age’. To him, this research is, quite literally,
the experiment of his life.

Laura Quatela
SVP & Chief Legal Officer
Lenovo
Laura Quatela

Laura G. Quatela is Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Lenovo, a
Hong Kong-listed technology company and the world’s #1 PC provider. She sits on
Lenovo’s Executive Committee. From 2013 to 2019, she served on the Board of
Directors of Technicolor SA, a public French media and entertainment company.
Prior to Lenovo, Laura was President of Eastman Kodak Company, where she managed
the consumer film, photographic paper, retail kiosk and event imaging
businesses. She is Co-Founder of Quatela Lynch LLC, a consulting practice
helping clients leverage IP assets/organizations and make informed technology
investment decisions.





HIGH LEVEL AGENDA


GENERAL SESSION


SMARTER TECHNOLOGY FOR THE NEXT REALITY

 * Yuanqing Yang, Chairman and CEO of Lenovo
 * Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
   

Discover what the next reality will look like and how the power of technology
can be a liberating, empowering force to solve humanity’s biggest challenges. A
hybrid workspace model isn’t just coming – it’s already here; and smarter
technology is leading the way. Includes insights into breakthrough
“as-a-service” solutions designed to fundamentally reshape IT services that can
turn complexity into simplicity, uncertainty into better predictability, and
“one-size-fits-all” into outcome-based solutions that fit customer needs.
Discover how green, purposeful innovation will help build a better, sustainable
future.


LENOVO BRAIN: EMPOWERING INTELLIGENT TRANSFORMATION IN THE NEXT REALITY

 * Yong Rui, SVP & CTO of Lenovo
 * 
   

Intelligent transformation will continue to accelerate with AI at its core. To
unleash the huge potential of AI, a powerful AI platform is indispensable. Now,
Lenovo has its own enterprise-grade AI platform - the Lenovo Brain. Equipped
with cutting-edge technologies in AI model training and inferencing, and capable
of automatically generating complete AI solutions for new domains and scenarios,
it is becoming the key engine powering both Lenovo’s, and various industries’,
intelligent transformation. Manufacturing, education, and healthcare, among
others, are all getting a great boost from the Lenovo Brain’s powerful AI
capabilities.


SUSTAINABLE TECH AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

 * Laura Quatela, SVP & Chief Legal Officer Lenovo
 * Stan Aranow, Vice President & Distinguished Advisor
   

Lenovo is focused on building a brighter, more sustainable future for our
customers, colleagues, communities, and the planet. The past 18 months have
reshaped the way we live our lives, and the way we spend our working days. Join
this session to learn about Lenovo's efforts to make tech more sustainable, and
the incredible impact we can have as a global technology leader in areas like
energy efficient tech and the circular economy.


THRIVING IN HYBRID – THE NEXT REALITY

 * Luca Rossi, SVP & President, IDG, Lenovo
 * Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding
   

The past year has shown us the importance of the role technology plays in our
work and our lives. As home became the nucleus for most families, students,
entrepreneurs and employees, technology was always at the forefront. As parts of
the world re-open, we’ve seen a shift to a flexible “work, learn and
connect-from-anywhere” hybrid model. We know that change is coming, and Lenovo
is ready to go beyond hardware with a unique complement of smarter devices,
services and solutions. Hear from Luca Rossi, along with Ducati, WPP and
Microsoft, to learn how embracing smarter technology is helping enterprises and
individuals in this new hybrid reality. You’ll also hear about Lenovo’s new
innovations and future possibilities for what’s next.


SMARTER INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT REALITY

 * Kirk Skaugen, EVP & President, ISG, Lenovo
 * Scott Yockel, University Research Computing Officer, Harvard University
   

We are moving into the next reality where flexibility, adaptability and
resiliency are the business attributes that will matter most: Future computing
happens everywhere; customers value agility, predictability and simplicity; and
businesses need to demonstrate responsible innovation. Lenovo is delivering on
our commitment to smarter infrastructure solutions for the next reality with
green, inclusive and responsible innovation. Learn more about our new
infrastructure solutions as-a-service consumption models, our sustainable
edge-to-cloud solutions, and expanded partner relationships for even better
customer agility.


SMARTER SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT REALITY

 * Ken Wong, SVP & President, SSG, Lenovo
 * Sam Balaji, CEO, Deloitte Global Consulting
   

Today, the three top challenges for global IT professionals are: - IT skills to
keep up with the speed of digital transformation and technology innovation - The
elevation of the role of the CIO into a business builder across the entire
enterprise, responsible for the whole technology value chain - Access to the
most advanced, current technologies, whether you’re a home user or small
business, serving in the public sector, or working for the largest companies in
the world. Given these realities, the rate of innovation from development to
deployment has never been faster; therefore, real-time collaboration, ecosystem
partnership, and industry-specific problem-solving has never been more
essential. Join Ken Wong, Lenovo SVP and President of Lenovo's Solutions and
Software Group (SSG) to learn about the changing world of IT. Ken, along with
some industry experts, will address how the world – and the world of business --
has been radically transformed. Today, Lenovo services and solutions are
centralized and integrated across our entire company, providing the ultimate
family of technologies and the expertise to leverage them in the most effective
ways possible. You'll also learn about our newest as-a-service offerings,
TruScale, and about how Lenovo is pioneering innovative solutions to vertical
industry challenges.


NEW DEVICES & SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT REALITY

 * Johnson Jia, SVP, Consumer Segment & Advanced Innovation Center, IDG, Lenovo
 * Sergio Buniac, SVP MBG and LA President, Lenovo & President, Motorola
   

People-centric innovation has always been at the core of Lenovo’s DNA. Smarter
technology innovation – when in the hands of everyday people – has never been a
more important lifeline in keeping us connected, productive and educated than in
the past 18 months. As we start to transition from a remote into a hybrid life,
join us in hearing from Lenovo Intelligent Devices Group’s senior business
leaders – Johnson Jia (Senior Vice President and General Manager of Lenovo’s
Consumer PCs and Smart Devices, and the Advanced Innovation Center) and Sergio
Buniac (President of Motorola) – on the new products and solutions coming soon
to market. From PCs to smartphones, software to services, don’t miss the breadth
of our new, smarter technology solutions that will help both consumers and
businesses thrive in the new reality.


DEVICES & CLIENT SOLUTIONS


WORK SMARTER IN A HYBRID WORLD

 * Shannon MacKay, GM & Executive Director, Smart Collaboration, Lenovo
 * David Dully, Dolby
   

Employees are a business's most important asset, and their office is wherever
they are connected. Most employees will likely never return to the office 5 days
a week. As organizations accelerate implementing hybrid work policies, it
changes the way teams work, collaborate and make decisions. Understanding the
opportunities and challenges and focusing on the employee experience will be
crucial in delivering the right tools and solutions to amplify productivity,
collaboration and seamless interconnectivity that will drive global recovery and
ensure an organizations success. In this session, we’ll explore the path forward
to a better working future – the next evolution of the “office”. Technology must
power the modern workforce and begins with your individual workspace wherever
that may be. From your computer to your headset, your monitor to your camera and
speakers, the personal IT ecosystem is fundamental in maximizing efficiency and
digital wellbeing. Guest speaker David Dully from Dolby will share their latest
innovation for the smarter hybrid workplace and Lenovo experts will provide
insights, trends, and industry research results to help you work smarter in the
next reality.


SMARTER HYBRID LEARNING

 * Chris Babson, Director, WW Education Portfolio Strategy, Lenovo
 * Rich Henderson, Director, Global Education Solutions, Lenovo
   

Over the last 18 months, schools around the world pivoted, adapted and changed
to meet the needs of their educators and learners. Technology had to rise to the
challenge to enable learning from anywhere and everywhere - to help make
education more accessible, engaging, and viable for millions of students and
teachers. So what does the next reality hold for Education? Join Lenovo’s
Education experts as we explore the newest technology on the forefront of
innovation that will help evolve how students learn, teachers educate, and what
we’re working on to inspire and empower the future of learning. We’re thrilled
to be joined by Maricela Becerra, Professor of Latin American Literatures and
Culture from California State University. Professor Becerra will discuss her
hybrid classroom and how Lenovo Workstations are driving more efficient virtual
classrooms and compelling engagement with her students. See you there.


GAMING & ENERTAINMENT UNLOCKING TECH TO BRING US CLOSER TOGETHER

 * Karan Kapur, Director, Global Product Marketing & Customer EngagementIDG's
   Consumer PCs, Lenovo
 * 
   

The world’s changed. We’re witnessing a Social Renaissance set to re-define
gaming and entertainment far into the future, with Lenovo ready to connect us in
more ways than before. Lenovo Legion & Yoga PCs are delivering the next-gen
technology harnessing the Legion AI Engine to supercharge processing and frame
rates, while focusing on optimizing mobility and battery life as society returns
to normal life. Technology and devices connect and unite us, and we’re on a path
of increasing connectivity, enhancing technologies such as noise-cancelling,
multi-core processing, ray tracing and new OLED technology, while entertainment
devices focus on delivering flawless content streaming experiences.


SMARTER CONNECTIVITY FOR ALL

 * Brian Westbrook, Senior Software Product Manager, Consumer, IoT, & Cloud,
   Lenovo
 * Andrea Hogan, Senior Director & Head, NA & AU Marketing, Qualcomm
   

In 2020, we saw our behaviors and needs change immensely - and technology was at
the core of enabling us to continue to live our lives and stay connected with
family, friends and colleagues. Now, as we enter the next reality of hybrid work
and play, having the right tools at our disposal is key, and connectivity has
never been more important. In this session, you will hear from leaders across
various Lenovo business groups on the ways we’re delivering synergistic devices
and services that make for easier, quicker and more immersive connections no
matter where you are. From 5G enabled smartphones and PCs to seamless ways of
collaborating and interacting with multiple devices at once, Lenovo is bringing
smarter connectivity to all.


INFRASTRUCTURE & DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS


EVERYTHING-AS-A-SERVICE

 * Dale Aultman, Vice President & General Manager, Infrastructure Solutions
   Group Services, Lenovo
 * Bob Hersch, Principal, Platforms & Infrastructure, Deloitte
   

As-a-Service is changing the way companies are thinking about—and
consuming—their IT infrastructure. Hear from Lenovo GM & VP Dale Aultman and
other market-leading executives as they discuss what that means for companies,
and how they can leverage a growing number of market partnerships to stay ahead
of their competition and reach their business goals.


ZERO EMISSIONS COMPUTING

 * Scott Tease, VP & GM, HPC & AI WW, Lenovo
 * John Goodhue, Executive Director, Massachusetts Green High Performance
   Computing Center
   

In the Next-Reality, IT Solution Providers must strive to be global corporate
citizens and deliver products and services that meet environmental, societal,
and governance (ESG) standards, policies, and mandates. Organizations want to do
business with companies that help protect the earth. Over a decade of R&D has
helped Lenovo help customers solve some of humanity's greatest challenges, using
Exascale technologies such as NeptuneTM Liquid Cooling. As with prior
generations our cooling technology continues to expand into new subsystems to
enable data center workloads to run up to 50 percent more efficiently while
maintaining uncompromised performance and preserving a dense data center
footprint.


THE AGILE CLOUD

 * Kamran Amini, VP & GM, ISG, Lenovo
 * 
   

As business needs change so does the demands on the infrastructure to support
it. The shift of data creation and analysis to the edge is driving the need to
extend cloud efficiency, agility, and security from core to edge. Efficient and
secure data collection, management, and analysis are critical to deliver
insights to propel your business forward. Learn how Lenovo ISG integrated
infrastructure solutions deliver open, integrated end-to-end hybrid cloud
solutions that address rapidly changing business needs and provide a partnership
to prepare you for future challenges.


THE RESILIENT EDGE

 * Charles Ferland, VP & GM, Edge Computing & Communication Service Providers
   (Telco), Lenovo
 * Muneyb Minhazuddin, VP, Edge Computing, VMware
   

VMware and Lenovo are partnering to launch an integrated, small footprint and
cost effective edge solution that is easy to deploy, simple to operate and
maximizes edge workload performance. In this session find out how this solution
extends cloud capabilities to the edge and delivers the insights and benefits
directly at the edge for faster, more efficient results.


LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS


IT'S CIRCULAR ECONOMY & MAKING SUSTAINABILITY TANGIBLE

 * Claudia Contreras, Executive Director, Sustainability Services, International
   IDG Services, SSG, Lenovo
 * Dale Aultman, VP & GM, ISG Services, Lenovo
   

As IT resources become harder to find and the environmental damage worsens as a
result of industrial practices, it’s more critical than ever that companies
around the world embrace a circular economy (where they can leverage existing
resources and put them back into the supply chain instead of using them once and
throwing them away). Over the last few years, thanks to new technological
solutions and resources, opportunities that enable a circular economy have
surfaced in ways like never before. Companies are reevaluating product design,
materials and even their overall supply chain in order to decrease the negative
impacts they may have had on the environment. At Lenovo, we believe that smarter
technology can solve problems, create opportunities and transform the way we all
live, learn, work and heal. Lenovo’s commitment to providing Smarter Technology
for All extends to our transition from a linear to circular economy through
Smarter Circular Design, Smarter Circular Use, and Smarter Circular Return. This
latter philosophy will be the focus of this session. In it, Claudia Contreras
who heads IDG’s Sustainability Services will lead a discussion with procurement
and IT sustainability leaders from Siemens on how they have incorporated a
Smarter Circular Return process to capture resources and value across the PC
lifecycle.


MANAGING CHANGE AND TRANSFORMING IT THROUGH DAAS

 * Rob Makin, Executive Director, Worldwide Device as a Service (DaaS), SSG
   Lenovo
 * Linn Huang, Research VP, Devices & Displays, Lenovo
   

Organizations have been navigating the uncertain waters of the pandemic for
nearly two years now and with that has come great change. The sudden pivot to
remote work illuminated gaps in many companies’ outdated IT infrastructures that
were not capable of driving productivity, efficiency, security, or a positive
user experience in the new reality. In response, many accelerated their digital
transformations by adopting new technology solutions through the
Device-as-a-service (DaaS) IT model. However, in recent months, as companies
have been weighing the decision on whether, when and how to return to the
office, their IT departments have had to transition out of the reaction phase
and proactively plan for the future. As a result, the perception of the DaaS IT
model has expanded beyond a means for hardware procurement. Instead it is
increasingly viewed as a vehicle for organizational change, capable of helping
companies achieve their desired business outcomes. In this session, Rob Makin,
Lenovo’s Executive Director of Worldwide DaaS, is joined by IDC’s Linn Huang to
discuss the challenges that companies are facing in the wake of the great
migration to remote and hybrid work. Join them as they explore findings from a
recent IDC study on how IT departments plan to manage work from anywhere by
leveraging outsourced services. They will also address some of the biggest
inhibitors to transitioning to a DaaS model and reveal the outcomes businesses
are having as they make the switch.


A NEW DISRUPTIVE APPROACH TO TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

 * John Gordon, President, Industry Solutions, SSG, Lenovo
 * Charles Ferland, VP & GM, Edge Computing & Communication Service Providers
   (Telco), Lenovo
   

More than ever, enterprises need a simpler way to buy, deploy and manage
solutions to keep up with the speed of transformation and innovation required to
drive their business forward and remain competitive. Join this thought
leadership session where John Gordon, President Industry Solution at Lenovo,
will share his perspective, based on customer engagements around the world, on
how you can take a much more flexible, reliable and economical approach to
consume technology solutions, and the new kind of solution partners you should
consider to help address your industry-specific and horizontal needs.


FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO INTELLIGENT TRANSFORMATION

 * Arthur Hu, SVP & CIO, Lenovo
 * Dr. Jens Amail, Global Executive Vice President, COO and Head of Cloud, SAP
   

Today, we’ve come to the era of digital transformation. The role of IT
organization needs to be extended to two levels. One is to keep the business
running, the other one is to support on the company’s business transformation.
But how? In one aspect, IT is working closely with GMs/CTOs of BGs and functions
to collect all the technologies, products and solutions across the company and
establish a technology portfolio for Lenovo. Then identify the ones from this
portfolio with Lenovo’s unique advantage and adopt them internally. This
internal adoption will help provide ideas and feedback to improve our technology
and solutions. In another aspect, once these technologies, products and
solutions are successfully implemented, incubated, and refined internally, the
IT team can productize them and help business teams offer Lenovo’s unique
solutions to our customers. Our internal use case can be leveraged as lighthouse
cases to help win more partners and customers. We’re confident that, with the
Lenovo Powers Lenovo strategic initiative, Lenovo IT will not only accelerate
digital transformation, but also enable industry leading solutions for our
customers, and drive our service-led transformation to the next level. Join
Arther Hu, SVP, Chief information officer at Lenovo transform IT organization
for the future, to find out more.


ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE


CLIMATE CHANGE: THE PATH TO NET ZERO

 * Rob Taylor, Director of Environmental, Sustainability and Compliance, Lenovo
 * Sona Stenclova, Advisory Engineer, Global Environmental Affairs, Lenovo
   

Many companies made net-zero commitments this year. But what’s the difference
between a net-zero commitment, becoming carbon neutral, and the general effort
to reduce carbon emissions? Watch this session to learn about the path to net
zero from Lenovo’s subject matter experts, and understand how Lenovo is
exploring its own path to net zero that’s based in climate science.


INCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY

 * Bridgett Rogers, Director, Development, AIC and Cloud Software, Lenovo
 * Thorsten Stremlau, Director, WW Strategic Enterprise Consulting, Lenovo
   

Lenovo has a vision of providing smarter technology for all, but how do Lenovo
innovators make sure that the technology truly meet the needs of users from
different backgrounds and abilities? Join this session to learn about the
innovative processes of Lenovo’s Product Diversity Office to test and assess a
product’s inclusivity. You’ll also be inspired by real life examples of how
Lenovo’s smarter technology is making a difference in the lives of incredible
individuals.





WHAT TO EXPECT

 * Exclusive content on the role of smarter technology in shaping the next
   reality
 * Insightful discussions on new innovations, including new devices and
   solutions for businesses and consumers, edge to cloud, the evolution to
   ‘as-a-service,’ AI and analytics, green tech, education tech, gaming and
   entertainment, and everything in between
 * Opportunities to connect with IT industry leaders paving the way for hybrid
   work in the post-pandemic era
 * Keynote sessions from speakers and experts in the field, alongside customers
   and industry partners, offering a variety of fresh perspectives


WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

 * Join Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang as well as other industry leaders
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