Technology & Innovation Summit
EMEA

As organizations increasingly adopt microservices architectures and integrate an overabundance of APIs, the complexity of managing and securing IT infrastructure has become a complex challenge that has left many tech leaders grappling with the vulnerabilities inherent in an interconnected ecosystem while often overlooking the critical aspect of API security. In this presentation, we will:

• Delve into the strategic imperatives for securing APIs within this rapidly evolving landscape.
• Explore the eight components for tech leaders to not only secure but also govern API usage effectively, ensuring robust cybersecurity practices that align with business objectives.

Speakers:
Madelein van der Hout, Senior Analyst, Forrester

The cloud industry is an energy devourer. With the explosion of AI adoption and organizations moving more workloads to the cloud, the worldwide CO2 emissions from data centers have now surpassed those from the airline industry. This means we need new ways to control energy consumption and reduce CO2 emissions, such as GreenOps — – the practice of minimizing a cloud environment’s carbon footprint. Attend this session to find out: 

• The impact of AI and cloud– native computing on cloud sustainability. 
• Cloud vendors’ initiatives for a sustainable cloud.  
• How to reduce the carbon footprint from cloud operations. 

Speakers:
Dario Maisto, Senior Analyst, Forrester

Each year, Forrester makes its predictions about what we think will happen in the cybersecurity industry over the next 12 months. Join this panel discussion to hear Forrester’s 2025 predictions in the cybersecurity space and why they matter to technology leaders and security professionals alike. 

In this session, you will learn: 

• The challenges and opportunities that we expect to play out in the cybersecurity industry in 2025. 
• How technology leaders and security professionals should anticipate and respond to these industry trends impacting their organizations in 2025. 

Speakers:
Paul McKay, Vice President, Research Director, Forrester
Madelein van der Hout, Senior Analyst, Forrester
Enza Iannopollo, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Tope Olufon, Sr Analyst, Forrester

Introducing new technologies and getting the most out of them is about much more than just technology, and AI is no different in this respect. But AI introduces a new set of challenges, and as if that wasn’t enough, generative AI adds an extra dimension to those. In this fireside chat, to which attendees are invited to contribute, we will discuss: 

• The three main reasons why so few (gen)AI projects proceed beyond the PoC/pilot project phase. 
• What makes AI, and especially genAI, different when it comes to assessing and addressing the nontechnical aspects of initiatives involving these technologies. 
• Best practices and potential ways of overcoming those hurdles — and why it’s necessary to think big to get the most out of (gen)AI. 

Speakers:
Martha Bennett, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester

Creating beneficial strategic partnerships for modern development teams in the age of generative AI (genAI) requires a mix of investments with a scaling strategy and execution. Sourcing teams have an opportunity to define new business models with high productivity gains at lower costs, along with outcome-driven models. Establish strategic partnerships that allow you to: 1) cocreate with new technologies; 2) bring in innovation and creativity in your development; and 3) define new short-term as well as longer-term action plans for resourcing, tooling, and experimentation. Partnerships will enable new operating models with optimized talent strategy and value orchestration. In this session, you will learn how to: 

• Reevaluate your “make vs. buy” options for AppDev outsourcing in the age of genAI. 
• Move from command/control to cocreation with modern development partners. 
• Adopt an “experiment to scale” approach while remaining vigilant in avoiding lock-in paradigms. 

Speakers:
Jeffrey Rajamani, Senior Analyst, Forrester

The success of enterprise architecture (EA) depends on the business outcomes that EA leaders must look for and the dominant high-performance IT style of the organization. EA leaders need to understand which initiatives and capabilities to prioritize to set their practices up for success in their respective business contexts. Attend this session to: 

• Understand the architecture value actions that drive high-performance IT and Forrester’s Outcome-Driven Architecture Model. 
• Identify the architecture value actions or enablers that underpin each high-performance IT style and consistently boost business outcomes. 
• Craft a dedicated roadmap to deliver the business outcomes you need. 

Speakers:
Stéphane Vanrechem, Senior Analyst, Forrester

Depends on the business outcomes that EA leaders must look for and the dominant high-performance IT style of the organization. EA leaders need to understand which initiatives and capabilities to prioritize to set their practices up for success in their respective business contexts. Attend this session to: 

• Understand the architecture value actions that drive high-performance IT and Forrester’s Outcome-Driven Architecture Model. 
• Identify the architecture value actions or enablers that underpin each high-performance IT style and consistently boost business outcomes. 
• Craft a dedicated roadmap to deliver the business outcomes you need. 

Speakers:
Enza Iannopollo, Principal Analyst, Forrester

Current levels of resource consumption by consumers and businesses are almost certainly unsustainable. Emerging technologies like the internet of things, artificial intelligence, robotics, and 3D printing play their part in making a new — circular — economy socially, politically, and economically viable. In this session, we will: 

• Discuss five concepts of the circular economy — reduce, reuse, repair, refurbish, and recycle — that are most important to product manufacturers. 
• Explore the role of emerging technologies in making a circular economy work. 
• Discuss the importance of multistakeholder ecosystems when scaling today’s pilots and proofs of concept to become environmentally and economically sustainable business models. 

Speakers:
Paul Miller, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester

Computer vision (CV), a groundbreaking technology, is revolutionizing various industries by enabling machines to interpret and understand visual data. From healthcare diagnostics to autonomous vehicles and retail analytics, its applications are vast and transformative. In this chat, we will discuss: 

• Highlight use cases of CV, including a heatmap across six industries. 
• Discuss emerging trends and challenges in implementing CV. 
• Explore the CV tools landscape and its evolution. 

Speakers:
Indranil Bandyopadhyay, Principal Analyst, Forrester

Getting started with an AI pilot is quite easy these days, but ensuring that the AI pilot can scale into production, and that it solves real business problems in a sustainable manner, is much harder. Come prepared with your questions for our panel of Forrester analysts as they: 

• Discuss the importance of good data foundations. 
• Highlight use cases where AI delivers real value. 

• Explore lessons from AI projects that didn’t reach their full potential. 

Speakers:
Martha Bennett, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Paul Miller, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester
George Lawrie, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Bernhard Schaffrik, Principal Analyst, Forrester