There is an increasing pressure on organizations in this digital age to digitalise the business operation which contributes not only to increasing profit but in some instances staying relevant. It is proven that organisations  has failed to evolve have seen their businesses declining and on a wider scale, whole industries disappearing.  

Join the session to get a better understanding of the differences between digitalisation and digitisation. Board members must be prepared to guide the organisation through the digitalisation evolution to remain relevant. Learn about how and what approaches other organisations implement digitalisation initiatives. 

Learning Outcome

• Recognise the importance of methods and approaches of digitalisation 
• Describe what are the challenges that the organisation will need to overcome to implement digitalisation initiatives
• Identify the next steps needed to digitally transform your organisation. 

Target Audience

The programme is targeted but not limited to

• Aspiring Board Directors
• Existing Board Directors (both new and experienced) who want different or refreshed perspective of digital disruption
• Senior management of organisations

DR FAROUK ABDULLAH
CEO of Natural Intelligence Solution, Malaysia

Farouk is a digital and analytics business leader delivering organisational transformation in large companies in the UK, Europe and South East Asia. He is currently the CEO of Natural Intelligence Solutions.

Known as a radical thinker and a straight talker Farouk is obsessed with bringing real change to organisations and emphasizing on exponential growth. He has worked with organisations in multiple industries implementing enterprise-wide digital transformation projects, held an advisory role to C-Suites and established effective digital teams that deliver real change to organisations.

Farouk’s passion for digital, data and analytics has driven his belief that data and analytics must be used for the good of the society. He has spoken on numerous platforms globally to underline the importance of digital, data and analytics education for our next generation. Farouk was also one of ICDM’s speakers for the ICDM Digital Series for Boards in 2021 on the topic of Data Adoption and AI to Drive Better Business Decisions.