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The Future of Autonomous IT

We're assembling an ongoing virtual advisory panel to discuss the future of Autonomous IT. With new technologies such as AI, Blockchain, and Machine Learning, we will explore a range of trends that are contributing to the self-driving, self-securing, and self-repairing enterprise.

A professional facilitator will be leading an open & honest discussion. In this collaborative engagement, you will be one of 20 equal-caliber peers in your field. You will have the unique opportunity to gain recognition for advancing the industry and demonstrate your thought-leadership -- in addition to earning merit-based compensation.

Activities include:
1. Exploring a variety of themes
2. Map the competitive landscape (i.e. emerging trends, disruptive tech, etc.)
3. React to the latest media/reports in this space
4. Enjoy the option of one-to-one engagement with other board members

Participation is 100% online and at your own convenience. By applying here, you are committing to participate once per week or as inspired, at your convenience.

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Looking to engage experts with experience as, but not limited to, the following:
- Senior IT executives
- IT architects
- Management consultants

Applicants
Ketan Kapadi
Vice President, Identity & Access Management
I have been in the IT Security industry for 17+ years with areas of focus in Identity Governance, Privileged Access Management, Access Authentication, Compliance, Risk and Fraud, etc. These areas require unique solutions leveraging AI, Machine Learning, Analytics, etc. to ensure that allow an organization to effectively support risk reduction. I have been part of multiple startups where automation of access rights and permissions for users is a key element in helping the organization to support effective risk mitigation strategies. Leveraging the next generation technologies with AI and Machine learning will help in more effective methods to solve the user access issues from authentication to access permissioning. Having in depth knowledge of the challenges that the executives face around user authentication and authorization challenges and being able to translate these challenges into effective solutions leveraging new technologies such as AI and Machine Learning makes me an ideal candidate to support this initiative.
Suresh Thomas
Technical Team Lead & Architect
I am an IT solution/enterprise architect focused on delivery high value IT solutions to the business problems in the travel and hospitality industry - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sureshtech
Paul McRae
Healthcare Technology Executive (VP, SVP) | Service Delivery, Data Security, Compliance, Quality Care, Cost Control
At a high level, I have been primarily focused on healthcare provider technologies for the last several years. During this period I have acted as a BD or strategy resource supporting cloud based technologies for both storage and operational efficiency. Additionally, I have worked extensively with the mobile platform primarily focusing on security, identity management and GRC support. Lastly, after 17 years with AT&T in various leadership roles I feel confident discussing network transport infrastructure technologies and strategy.
Yining Chen
Extensive experience with high performance, high availability server software design and dev. with Java, Go, Scala, C#
Been in IT industry for over 20 years. Last job was designing IT infrastructure software including CMDB, monitoring system, continuous delivery system for Suining Commerce Group Co, managing over 10,000 physical servers running on OpenStack platform
Chris Singer
IT Transformation Consulting - Hybrid cloud & data center
Advisory IT Strategy, Architecture, Roadmap & Capacity, Security consulting to CIO and business IT to enable new revenues, economic benefit and risk reductions through IT optimization. Proven technology and business leader with extensive global consulting for 18 years assisting 170 enterprises (IT budgets $ 100M to $ 2.4B). Product and alliance planning for Analytics and Blockchain in both data center and cloud environments. Have managed predictive econometrics analytics project end to end for technology lifecycle management. Experienced with IT automation, FTE planning and ITIL components. Architecture and executive experience over 25 years
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Earn cashable rewards through points.

“I like that I can do this when I have time,
and there is no set schedule.”


Eric Allen, Senior Manager, Supply Chain at EY

“I find the topics engaging and I love the
flexibility of checking in and providing insights
at my convenience.”

Kimberly Underwood, Consultant at Underwood Consulting

“Great platform, great questions and topics.
The potential to earn a little more money for
participating is nice as well.”

Oren Birks, Sr. Director of IT at PBI-Gordon

“I really enjoy being on the panels, sharing
information and reading the perspective of the
other panelists. It is quite intriguing and most
all of the panelists are quite bright.”

Patty Soltis, CX Strategist at Kinetic Edge Consultants

“Very interactive, informative and without
any inherent bias. This is as good a collaborative
platform as you can get.”

Pinaki Banerjee, Program Director at ITC InfoTech

“It is a perfect platform not just to share
but to learn and stay updated.”


Armando Leyva, HR Director at 360º HC

FAQ
  • add remove What is Currnt?
    Currnt is a “Knowledge Networking” platform where companies and professionals come to stay relevant on the latest advances in their industries in the face of the increasing pace of change. Companies sponsor panels to learn about where markets are headed or how to leverage new capabilities. Professionals join to demonstrate and develop their passions with equal caliber peers in expert-only facilitated online engagements. On Currnt, we take our passions seriously and ourselves lightly. See our Community Guidelines, to learn more of the rules of the road, here are some highlights

    • Be yourself. The authenticity of Currnt begins with the passion of people.
    • Be respectful. This applies to every person, at all times.
    • Be inclusive. Tolerate, welcome, and consider diverse people and perspectives.
    • Build empathy and understanding. Engage in debates that are in good faith.
    • Foster meaningful and genuine connections. This is what Currnt is all about.
    • Do not plagiarize or fail to cite other’s ideas.
    • Don’t game the points by trying to coordinate intentional recognition.
  • add remove How do Panels work?
    The panel is like a facilitated forum of hand selected experts on a topic sponsored by a company that wants to learn fast. Panels are organized in chapters called Themes that focus on one subtopic at a time. In some panels Themes are only 24 hours in duration, in others they are a week long, and in some they are two weeks long. When one Theme closes, a new one begins. You come in when you feel like it, but try to come in twice per Theme. You earn points from your peers and the facilitator when they react to your ideas. Likewise, others earn points when you interact on their posts. The more we discuss and debate, the better the insights, the more points earned by all.

  • add remove Why should I apply? Do I get paid?
    Professionals join Currnt because they want to remain relevant on subjects they’re passionate about and subjects that are shaping the future of their industry. They also:

    • Engage and connect with equal caliber peers in their industry
    • Learn and enhance their knowledge
    • Get recognized and rewarded for providing their inputs and thought-leadership
    • When specified above in the project description, you can earn honorarium payments and/or recognition points redeemable for cash. Learn more here.
  • add remove Are there specific times I need to participate?
    There are no set times for calls or meetings. Participation is 100% online on the Currnt platform and engagement between the all expert panelists is asynchronous in written form. Just come in twice per Theme, at your convenience.

  • add remove How do KnowledgeStreams and DesignSprints work?
    Streams are ongoing online engagements for exploration or working iteratively with a panel, and Sprints are on-demand engagement to get to actionable insights quickly. Both are facilitated and are always-on for participants to engage at-convenience. The conversations are segmented into Themes which are subtopics which are like chapters in a book. In a 4 Day Sprint, Themes are 24 hours, whereas a Theme in a Stream is every two week. Throughout the discussion, the facilitator highlights and categorizes the “key takeaways” to be voted and distilled into a summary report. It’s also common that other pieces of content (whitepapers, blogs, podcasts) are also prepared from the distilled insights.

  • add remove I’ve applied. Now what?
    Your application will be internally reviewed in the following 24-48hrs and screened for any conflict of interest, and general fit. Next your application will be shortlisted for the sponsor to accept, bookmark or reject. You will receive a notification each step of the way, but expect this may take a couple of days, or even weeks if the panel is new. Nevertheless, in addition to the notifications, you can always go back to the Apply page to view the status of your application.

  • add remove I’ve been selected. What am I expected to do when selected?
    Once you receive your Welcome Email, please RSVP by clicking the link in the notification. You can also gain access to the panel through your ‘My Currnt’ at the top of the page. Finally, once you have RSVP’d by logging into the panel, there is often a Welcome Tab where you can introduce yourself to the other panelists. If it’s a new panel, the first Theme will launch in a few days, if it’s an ongoing panel just jump right in by reacting to the question or to what the other panelists had to say.

  • add remove If I have other questions or issues, what should I do?
    Please contact support to answer any other questions or troubleshoot any issues via email or chat.

The Future of Autonomous IT