Microsoft Envision Forum to be held in Colombo for first time

• Full-day forum to be held on Sept. 11
• Aimed at assisting business transformation 
• To feature Dr. Nitin Paranjape and Mike Chan

For the first time in Sri Lanka, Microsoft Envision Forum will take place in Colombo on September 11.

The inaugural full-day conference is part of a global event series encouraging business leaders in many regions and countries to gain actionable plans to realize business transformation.

The forum will bring together the most forward-thinking minds in business and technology and is designed for CxOs and senior business leaders who are driven to position their organizations and business for success in a mobile-first, cloud-first world.

The event will feature Digital Workplace Transformation & Productivity Guru Dr. Nitin Paranjape, a work efficiency optimization expert and sought-after speaker with over 25 years in IT. 

His keynote ‘Envision the future of your workplace with Dr. Nitin’ will provide business leaders with opportunities to gain insights on how they could achieve more results with less effort and build a close and intelligent relationship with their employees and customers. 

Mike Chan, Azure Business Group General Manager for Microsoft APAC, will deliver a showcase presentation on unlocking the potential of data and deriving actionable insights with Microsoft AI. Mike leads Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise efforts in Asia Pacific, where he helps companies and industries with their digital transformation journeys. 

While at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was a co-founder of the Linux User Group and eventually went on to work at VA Linux, Intel, Trilogy and Sun Microsystems as a developer and consultant before joining Microsoft, 18 years ago.

Microsoft Envision Forum will help organizations to interact with customers in a new and exciting ways; empower their employees with new insights and tools; help their business to operate more efficiently; and open new opportunities never thought possible.

The event takes place on September 11, 2019 at the Lotus Ballroom, Shangri-La, Colombo from 9a.m. to 6p.m. 

The very next day, Microsoft will host the Inspire Sri Lanka Partner Readiness Forum, a full-day programme where members of the Microsoft Partner Network learn about Microsoft’s global and regional priorities for the financial year, driving customer success with Microsoft products, programmes and tools for partners to accelerate their business goals and concluding with the partner awards night rewarding outstanding performers.