In this Innovation Advisory Council Spotlight, we're highlighting Joseph Kim, Executive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Citrix. Joseph is responsible for the development and delivery of all Citrix technology solutions.

In most probable futures, business automation won't be that sexy or that scary—it will be a lot more boring, a lot less threatening, mostly transparent, or operating in the background.

Excellence in 2021, along with the rest of the 2020s, is well within reach for executives who can embody the post-pandemic leadership characteristics. Leaders who seize strategic opportunities by developing and collaborating with the community will inspire colleagues and outpace the competition.

Hyro is a plug & play conversational AI company that transforms complex data into simple dialogue, enabling enterprises to engage with their customers across all digital touch points.

Technology companies across the ecosystem have an opportunity to capitalize on sizable needs in the state, local, and educational verticals, however, many shy away from engaging due to the complexities of navigating the SLED sector.

In this spotlight, we're highlighting Shawn McCarthy, Vice President, Global Architecture at Manulife. Shawn is an experienced Senior-level IT executive with over 18 years of experience whose passion is to inspire growth.

As we step out of yesterday’s shadow and aim to rediscover a sense of optimism, 2021 is already looking less like a return to normalcy and more like a new era of agility and resilience.

Many senior IT leaders have started to live by the well-known Peter Drucker guidance that, "the best way to predict the future is to create it."

It's no surprise that technologies that enable a better experience for managing remote teams are an in-demand product. That's why we're excited to feature Cassiopeia in our Emerging Technology Spotlight series.

For December's Innovation Advisory Council Spotlight, we're excited to feature, Harsha Bellur, EVP/Chief Information Officer at James Avery.

As we wrap up the last month of a very interesting 2020, to say the least, we've taken time to reflect on some of the many trends that we've heard from Council Members as well as our roundtable sessions.

As the workforce becomes more distributed, managers must adapt and learn how to successfully manage remote employees.

At recent roundtable sessions and Innovation Advisory Council meetings, Vation Ventures has heard from senior IT executives about shifts in priorities and the acceleration of adoption in new technologies and processes brought upon by the unexpected changes in 2020.

There is little doubt that the significant effects of coronavirus on the economy at large and businesses across most industries will be realized over the short and long terms.