We are pleased to announce the first of its kind, by-invitation only, Mainframe Application Modernization CIO Forum which will take place during our customer event, Realize 2020, on Thursday, 17 September 2020, kicking off at 14h00 SAST.

In addition to some very interesting presentations from local and international companies who are in various stages of their modernization journeys with Micro Focus you will hear from industry experts Durga Prasad Pulipati, Associate Vice President, Global Head of Modernization Practice, Zensar Technologies; Neil Fowler, Vice President and General Manager, AMC Product Group, Micro Focus; Steve Steuart, Director of Operations, AWS and Bob Ellsworth, WW Director Mainframe Transformation, Microsoft as well as be afforded the opportunity to engage with your colleagues, peers and other modernisation experts during the round table session.

This is a closed session for C-suite individuals who are currently on the modernization journey or contemplating the merits and options thereof.  We have created a session that allows you to hear from others in a similar situation and benefit from their experiences, challenges and lessons learnt through direct engagement. 

Mainframe Application Modernisation C-Suite Forum Agenda

14h00    Opening Address - Core Business Modernisation Roadmap

                Neil Fowler, Vice President and General Manager, AMC Product Group, Micro Focus

14h15    Insight into mainframe trends in the context of the digital transformation era 

  Durga Prasad Pulipati, Associate Vice President, Global Head of Modernization Practice, Zensar Technologies

14h45    Nordea Use case

15h15    Customer Success Use Cases

               Kevin Kemp, Business Development Manager: Application Modernization, Micro Focus South Africa

15h45    Round Table - Mainframe in the Cloud – how to future proof core business applications

                Moderator: Gary de Menezes, Managing Director, Micro Focus South Africa 

                Steve Steuart, Global Head Mainframe Transformation, AWS

                Bob Ellsworth, WW Director Mainframe Transformation, Microsoft

                Revathipathi Namballa, Vice President & Global Head - Solution Design Center, Cloud and Infrastructure Services,                      Zensar Technologies

                Jolene Olivier, Cloud Specialist: Mainframe Modernisation,Migrations and Application Transformation, Standard                          Bank 

16h30   ROI Roadmap, Methodology Discussion

Revathipathi Namballa, Vice President & Global Head - Solution Design Center, Cloud and Infrastructure Services, Zensar Technologies

Seph Robbertse, Senior Sales Engineer, Micro Focus South Africa 

17h00   Close