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An Interview with Pepper:When AI Meets ITTo demonstrate the potential for workplace transformation, IBM's Don Boulia invited VMware executives to speak with Pepper, a robot powered by Watson AI in the cloud. Using interactive voice dialogue, Ray and Raghu were able to provision a custom VM workload at a remote IBM data center, free of GUI interfaces and management tools.

“We’re looking toward a cloud-based model over time. You can start relying on us to deliver services to your infrastructure. Adding intelligence and automation to monitor and close the loop. Automating tasks that used to require manual intervention. We’ll be increasingly relying on phone-home data to proactively monitor and identify issues before they hit you.”

Operationalizing for Your Digital BusinessJaynene Hapanowicz, Senior V.P. Operations, Dell | Raghu Raghuram, COO, Products and Cloud Services, VMwareRajiv Ramaswami, COO, Products and Cloud Services, VMware | Ray O’Farrell, EVP and Chief Technology O�cer

MODERATED BY: Bask Iyer, EVP Chief Information O�cer

Rajiv RamaswamiCOO,

Products and Cloud Services,VMware

“The more successful you are, the more humble you need to become. The light needs to move from you to the organization. Successes belong to your organization. Failures are yours due to lack of leadership.”- Pat Gelsinger, CEO, VMware

Critical Transitions:The Transformation JourneyPat Gelsinger, CEO, VMware

Matt AielloPartner,

Heidrick & Struggles

“80% of the jobs I fill are filled through that person’s own network. That’s career management — not actively looking for a job, but finding gaps and identifying the experience you want.”– Tarun Inuganti, Partner, Spencer Stuart

Perspectives: The New IT LeadershipMODERATED BY: Betsy Sutter, Chief People O�cer, VMware

Tarun InugantiPartner,

Spencer Stuart

Diversity is not only a talent imperative; it’s a business imperative:

The Talent Competition: Why Inclusion Is a Strategic Business DecisionBetsy Sutter, Chief People O�cer, VMware

For every

1% increase in gender diversity, Businesses see a

3% increase in sales revenue.

For every

1% increase in racial diversity, Businesses see a

3% increase in sales revenue.

“We spent a lot of years building technology and making it complex. Now we need to simplify how we do basic IT functions so we can get to automation.”

“What keeps me up at night is making sure we have the right security in place. The level of data we collect, the trends and challenges: How do we provide the level of control we need, but not at the expense of innovation?”

Rene LopezManaging Director,Delta Airlines

Keith BlizardV.P., End User ServicesJohnson & Johnson

Agents of Change:From Vision to RealityMODERATED BY: Sanjay Poonen, COO, VMware

OF CEOS LIST INNOVATION AS A TOP PRIORITY, BUT… 97%

Better and Faster: The Proven Path to Unstoppable IdeasJeremy Gutsche, CEO, Trend Hunter

TAKING THE LEAD IN THE DIGITAL ERA

RECAP

53% believe their company doesn’t have a strong innovation plan

51%believe they don’t have enough time to work on ideas

43% don’t know who’s responsible for innovation

WAYS TO INCREASE OPTIONALITY*

• Escape your routine• Give permission• Fuel audacity• Create collisions• Ignite passion• Spark inspiration• Be di�erent

*Taking actions that raise the potential for future opportunities.

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Leading the Digital Business

LAS VEGAS, AUGUST 27–28, 2018

VMWARE EXECUTIVE SUMMIT