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Haleon: A Bold Business Evolution

Digital & Tech Head Soumya Mishra reveals how the group behind power brands like Sensodyne, Panadol and Centrum, broke away from GSK and transformed so successfully. Haleon is itself a large organisation so separating from a huge parent company was a big challenge… “It was the biggest deal of its kind and the first to happen in this industry,” Mishra adds. “We were separating to create simplification, but we had to work hard to achieve that. There were a lot of processes and policies that didn’t make sense and needed an overhaul. This had to be backed by a culture shift that was properly communicated.”

State of Montana: Cybersecurity Through A New Lens

State of Montana CISO, Chris Santucci, explains the organisation’s drastic shift towards security, and how his team has become a shining example within the wider IT centralisation sphere… “Fixing security vulnerabilities came down to having built enough social capital and trust to correct. I like to stay slightly uncomfortable as a CISO and as a human, to keep challenging myself to deliver better services and greater value. The mission is to ensure Montana citizens get the support they need while keeping services secure and protecting data.”

Publicis Sapient: Driving Banking Transformations with AI

Financial Services Director Arunkumar Gopalakrishnan reveals how Publicis Sapient is developing the playbook for delivering successful AI-led digital transformations across the financial services landscape. “Working with Generative AI today feels like standing on a new frontier. It keeps us on our toes, but it’s also what drives us – to stay relevant, deliver outcomes and connect both worlds of business and technology.”

Techcombank:

Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, PC Chakravarti explores the operating model, Data & AI foundations, culture and talent playbook, and the partnerships turning ambition into market leading outcomes at Techcombank in Asia. “Tech is not the limiting factor – it’s about supporting people and talent to leverage capabilities to enhance business models.”

Oakland County:

Sunil Asija, Director of Human Resources at Oakland County, talks building trust with collaboration and becoming employer of choice. “To build trust the culture needs to change from top to bottom, and it needs everyone to join in that good fight.”

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