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Tech Monitor’s Roundtable: Preparing for digital transformation in the age of AI

This event provides an opportunity for senior IT leaders to meet in the relaxed surroundings at Scotts of Mayfair, London to network with peers and exchange their thoughts on the subject matter

While the aims of digital transformation remain unchanged – to drive productivity, foster innovation, and offer a competitive edge – the means are changing. Artificial intelligence, and generative AI in particular, is opening up a world of opportunities.

To underscore the power and potential of GenAI, organisations need to review their infrastructure to ensure that it is fit for purpose. Can it handle AI workloads? Does it have the scale and elasticity to manage a step change in data processing? Will it protect the integrity of your intellectual property? Will it keep your network and applications safe? And your customer and employee data secure? Most firms have a pressing need to get their data in shape. Here data visibility and data resiliency will be the watchwords.

At this forthcoming Tech Monitor roundtable event – in association with Cisco – we will explore what your organisation requires to get ready for the next wave of digital transformation.

Among the topics we’ll explore:

– The increasing demands of AI workloads

– Securing AI use across the stack

– Data visibility and resiliency across network, applications, and security

– Differentiated insights to inform decision making

– On premise, cloud, and hybrid approaches to infrastructure

Please note: Registration does not guarantee attendance but is subject to approval. 

Overview

Now in its third year, the Spear’s Power List recognises the most influential figures in the world of private wealth and the private client industry. (The list is distinct from the brand’s longstanding and globally renowned indices of advisers and service-providers to UHNWs.

The 2025 edition of the Spear’s Power List will be announced on Wednesday, 29 October 2025. Learn more about the Power List here.

Event details:

➤ A private dinner to celebrate the launch of the 2025 Spear’s Power List
➤ Date: Thursday, 13 November
➤ Start time: 18:30
➤ Location: The Beaumont Hotel, The Lotos Room, 8 Balderton St, Brown Hart Gardens, London W1K 6TF
➤Dress code: Business attire

To RSVP, please complete the registrations form.

Invitations are only valid for the intended recipient(s), all registrations are reviewed and subject to refusal by the events production team. For inquires email shady.elkholy@spearswms.com.

Esko Brand Summit North America

Join us for a day of inspiration and innovation at the upcoming North American Brand Summit, tailored exclusively for professionals in the CPG and Life Sciences industries.

Brand Summits are invite-only events for packaging professionals held in prestigious venues across Europe and North America. These free, limited-attendance events foster high-quality discussions and interactivity. Typical attendees include executives in Packaging Design, Artwork, and Labelling from Food & Beverage, Health & Beauty, Durable Goods, FMCG, and Life Sciences companies.

 

Details:

➤ October 2nd, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Premium Networking Activity

➤ October 3rd, 2024 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM – Esko Brand Summit 2024

Location:

Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott. 1 Hotel Rd, Newark, NJ 07114

For your convenience, we have arranged a special discount code for our guests to stay at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott, New Jersey. Book Your Room

 

Speakers

➤ Joe Eckerle, Global Sales Director, Esko
➤ Chris Janczar, Product Manager, Esko
➤ Samantha Thompson, Strategic Account Manager, Esko
➤ Laura Bix, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Interim Director of the School of Packaging at Michigan State University
➤ Bart Meersschaert, Solution Pre-Sales Consultant, Esko
➤ Linda Hadar, Global Strategic Account Manager, Xrite
➤ Brian Ashe, PreSales Solutions Consultant, Xrite

 

Agenda

Session Details Speakers

Day 1 – October 2nd Welcome Dinner/Activity

 

5:00 PM – Exclusive Networking Activity and Dinner

Day 2 – October 3rd Conference – Sessions

 

8:00 AM – Registration and Welcome Coffee

 

8:30 AM – Opening Statements and Agenda

Joe Eckerle

 

9:00 AM – Introduction to the Packaging Digital Maturity Model

This session promises valuable insights for professionals seeking to enhance their packaging management practices. Whether you are just starting your packaging journey or looking to optimize existing processes, the Packaging Maturity Model provides a roadmap for evolving from chaos to comprehensive control.

Chris Janczar and Samantha Thompson

 

9:30 AM – Expert Keynote : Trends and Innovations in Labeling

In this keynote session, Dr. Laura Bix, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Interim Director of the School of Packaging at Michigan State University, will delve into the evolving landscape of packaging trends, with a particular focus on the critical interface between consumers and packaging. Drawing on a career dedicated to the scientific assessment of packaging effectiveness, Dr. Bix will highlight the latest innovations in labeling, emphasizing the growing importance of personalized labels in enhancing consumer engagement and product interaction. Additionally, the session will explore broader industry trends and emerging influences shaping the future of packaging, offering insights into how science and technology are driving advancements in this dynamic field. Attendees will gain valuable knowledge on how to leverage these trends to create more effective and consumer-friendly packaging solutions.

Laura Bix

 

10:00 AM – Product Insights: Esko Packaging Design and Palletization Tools ArtiosCAD, Studio, and Cape

Join us for an enlightening session where Esko unveils the powerful synergy of ArtiosCAD, Studio, and Cape in transforming packaging design and palletization. In this comprehensive presentation, discover how these cutting-edge tools not only elevate the aesthetics of packaging but also play a pivotal role in supporting brands’ sustainability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Bart Meersschaert

 

10:30 AM – Coffee Break

 

11:00 AM – Customer Insights: Artwork Management Journey of an International CPG Brand

Explore a real-case study detailing the challenges faced, the transformative solutions implemented, and the tangible results achieved in the pursuit of efficiency and excellence.

TBD

 

11:30 AM – Product Insights: Esko WebCenter Artwork Management

Join us for an immersive session as we showcase the transformative capabilities of Esko WebCenter, a cutting-edge solution designed to revolutionize the packaging artwork management. Through a live demonstration, attendees will witness firsthand how Esko WebCenter streamlines workflows, enhances collaboration, and brings unprecedented control to the packaging lifecycle.

Bart Meersschaert

 

12:00 PM – Customer Insights : Discover the Remarkable Artwork Management Journey of a Leading Life Sciences Company

Explore how a leading life sciences company navigated the complexities of artwork management using Esko digital platform. We’ll uncover the obstacles they faced, the innovative solutions they adopted, and the significant outcomes they accomplished.

TBD

 

12:30 PM – Coffee Break

 

1:30 PM – Color Management in Packaging

This session offers a comprehensive exploration of color management complexities in packaging, providing attendees with actionable insights and practical solutions from X-Rite. Join us for an enlightening journey into the world of color precision and discover how mastering color harmony can elevate the visual impact of your packaging designs.

Linda Hadar and
Brian Ashe

 

2:00 PM – Sustainability in Packaging

TBD

 

2:30 PM – Product Insights : Content, Automation and AI in Packaging

In this session, we will delve into the latest advancements in packaging technology, focusing on how content management, automation, and artificial intelligence are revolutionizing the industry. Discover how innovative solutions are streamlining workflows, enhancing accuracy, and driving efficiency from design to production. How those cutting-edge technologies can help Brands in managing complex content, reducing errors, and accelerating time-to-market and stay ahead in a competitive market.

Chris Janczar

 

3:00 PM – Coffee Break

 

3:30 PM – Panel Discussion: Where Does Your Organization Stand in the Packaging Digital Maturity Model

After experiencing solution demonstrations and gaining valuable insights from industry peers, participants will shed light on their unique positions within the digital maturity model and tackle where they stand on all covered topics including Artwork Management, Copy Management and Color Management.

Chris Janczar and Samantha Thompson

 

4:30 PM – Event Closure – Gathering your feedback

Joe Eckerle

Tech Monitor’s Roundtable: AI for your stack: How to extract ROI in partnership with ManageEngine, taking place in October.

This invite-only Tech Monitor roundtable, in partnership with ManageEngine, will convene senior leaders from a cross-section of industries to discuss how businesses are adopting AI technologies across the enterprise. What success stories can be shared? What challenges have they encountered? What AI technologies are having the most impact?

This private event is an invite-only roundtable dinner being hosted in October – Manchester.

Businesses are deploying artificial intelligence (AI) in a variety of different ways to enhance operational efficiency, supercharge productivity, sharpen customer service, augment the sales process, and open the door to entirely new products, services and business models.

Please note: Registration does not guarantee attendance but is subject to approval. 

Tech Monitor’s Roundtable: Staying Ahead in the Age of AI in partnership with AMD, taking place in Stockholm in September.

This invite-only Tech Monitor roundtable, in partnership with AMD, will convene senior leaders from a cross-section of industries to discuss how businesses are adopting AI technologies across the enterprise. What success stories can be shared? What challenges have they encountered? What AI technologies are having the most impact?

This private event is part of a series of invite-only roundtable dinners being hosted across two key European cities in September – London and Stockholm.

Businesses are deploying artificial intelligence (AI) in a variety of different ways to enhance operational efficiency, supercharge productivity, sharpen customer service, augment the sales process, and open the door to entirely new products, services and business models.

Please note: Registration does not guarantee attendance but is subject to approval. 

Scalable, Modernised and Flexible: Helping UK Insurers unlock additional benefit from their cloud platforms

The benefits of migrating legacy workloads to the cloud are well known, but only an estimated 15% of all workloads have currently been moved, so there is still a long way to go.  Furthermore, existing migrations have frequently led to dissatisfaction as the true value of the Cloud has not been achieved.

For UK Insurance companies currently undergoing their cloud journey, there is a great opportunity to achieve benefits beyond the widely stated operational efficiencies.  At this specially convened Tech Monitor roundtable dinner, sponsored by Sourced Group we will discuss key best practices relating to cloud adoption.

 

 

Overview: 

Join us on the 27th of November 2025 in Birmingham to hear from leaders in policymaking and industry about the future of regional development and network with fellow influential guests.

Ticket Options

  • Complimentary Conference Pass

*Complimentary spaces are available for all students and professionals working in the public, private and third sector who are interested or working in regional development within the United Kingdom. There is no admission fee for this event. Press passes are also available for this event, please get in touch with events@newstatesman.co.uk for more information.

Resilience and Growth: How to Stay Ahead with AI

In today’s fast evolving digital landscape, businesses of all sizes – from SMEs to PLCs – must navigate the complexities of sustained hybrid working and quickly identify how to harness the benefits of new technologies such as AI, all while striving to maintain competitiveness, achieve sustainable growth, and uphold security.

It is why more and more enterprises are embracing the transformative power of hybrid cloud. The attraction is clear: it combines the scalability and cost-effectiveness of the public cloud with the security and control of on-premise infrastructure, enabling businesses to seamlessly integrate legacy systems, optimise workloads, and improve operational efficiency.

It is, however, not a one-size fits all solution and many organisations have yet to enjoy a significant return on their investment. Challenges such as interoperability, data residency and regulatory compliance underscore the critical importance of strategic planning and the need for effective collaboration.

Tech Monitor is therefore delighted to partner with Lenovo and Intel for an exclusive roundtable to discuss where opportunities and challenges exist with the hybrid cloud. Against a backdrop of global economic uncertainty and rising geopolitical tensions, this invite-only event will convene senior tech leaders from a cross-section of industries to assess how hybrid cloud can help unlock growth and improve business resilience. The event will also consider what the rapid adoption of AI means from a platform and infrastructure perspective as enterprise-wide applications continue to be explored.

 

 

This invite-only Tech Monitor roundtable dinner, in partnership with Lenovo and VMWare is designed for senior IT leaders in large organisations. We welcome registrations from anyone meeting that criteria and will review and respond as soon as possible.

There are several challenges that Enterprise IT leaders of today are faced with daily. Among those most frequently cited by readers of Tech Monitor are: the hybrid work landscape post-Covid, environmental sustainability, artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security, and edge computing.

All of these, combined with an ever-rising volume of data, means that finding the right platforms to store and manage workloads is crucial to the efficiency and ultimately the success of your organisation.  The hybrid cloud model offers the flexibility of storing data on a public cloud, on-premise or on the edge.

At this specially convened Tech Monitor roundtable dinner, in partnership with Lenovo and VMware, we will look at the benefits of hybrid cloud, from operational efficiency to cost manageability. We’ll also look at the factors that determine which data should be stored in the cloud and which is better kept on-premise, with due consideration of the shift towards AI.

The evening will aim to prove how the use of a hybrid cloud can help organisations gain a competitive edge and find success in the current economic climate.

Please note: Registration does not guarantee attendance but is subject to approval. 

This invite-only Tech Monitor roundtable dinner, in partnership with Lenovo, will convene senior tech leaders from a cross-section of industries to discuss where opportunities and challenges exist with the hybrid cloud, and discuss how it can be used to unlock growth at a time when businesses are under considerable pressure to deliver consistent returns.

 

New hybrid working patterns, sustainability, AI, cyber security and edge computing are often cited as the main reasons why more and more tech leaders are turning to hybrid cloud solutions. It is consistently proving to help organisations become more agile, manage costs and remain competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape.

 

Cloud on its own, however, is by no means a silver bullet and many businesses across a variety of industries have yet to see a significant return on their investment. Spiralling costs, regulatory demands, interoperability in and between cloud providers, data residency and synthesising legacy systems are just some of the frustrations. For these and other reasons, hybrid cloud’s ability to combine the elasticity, scale and convenience of the public cloud, with the assurance, security, and guaranteed performance of on-premise infrastructure, is proving appealing.