In the face of covid-19, the most agile companies have shared a holistic adoption of digital tools across their businesses. By combining flexible technologies and platforms, risk-management solutions and analytics tools, some firms have been able to adapt rapidly to covid-19 curveballs. They have pivoted supply chains, served customers virtually and enabled remote work while automating mundane tasks. For these businesses, the foresight to digitise before the pandemic may have made the difference between resilience and retrenchment.
But wholesale digital transformation is no easy task. The costs of upgrading systems across the board may be prohibitive for the companies that have suffered most from the pandemic. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that cyber-attacks have roughly quadrupled since the outbreak, so security must remain high on the list of priorities. And when the options for transformation are vast and varied, how do bosses determine where to start, and what their companies and customers need?
In Rise or retreat, a new virtual discussion hosted by The Economist Events and sponsored by Box, tech leaders will outline best practices and share how they plan to redesign their businesses with nimble and versatile technologies at the core. Key discussion points include: