About This Webinar
Join us for an engaging fireside chat with technology leaders from Xylem, Johnson Controls, AWS, CAST Software, and Tech Mahindra as they discuss the modernization playbook. Explore how organizations can manage technical debt, make the right trade-offs, and unlock true business agility. Gain insights into emerging tools and best practices that are redefining application value in the digital era.
Key Topics
- Managing Technical Debt – balancing speed with long-term sustainability
- Driving Business Agility – aligning IT modernization with business priorities
- Trade-offs in Modernization – cost, risk, and innovation considerations
- Emerging Tools & Frameworks – leveraging AI, automation, and cloud-native platforms
- Maximizing Application Value – strategies to enhance performance and scalability.
- Q&A
Why Attend
- Gain insights from global technology leaders and practitioners.
- Discover emerging tools and modernization best practices.
- Understand trade-offs to balance cost, speed, and agility.
- Unlock strategies to maximize long-term application.
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Speakers
Shobana Sathyamurthy
Vice President - Enterprise Architecture and User Experience, Xylem
Shobana and her cross-functional team are shaping how enterprise architecture, agile delivery, and platform strategy come together to unlock business agility. She recently designed a unified strategy that aligns product teams across the organization, creating a scalable and adaptable framework for software delivery. By partnering across the enterprise, she helps reduce technical debt, enhance visibility into total cost of ownership, and strengthen the organization’s digital foundation—making it more resilient, efficient, and responsive to evolving business needs.
Laura Hahn
Vice President - IT for Americas, Global Commercial, Field Operations and Marketing, Johnson Controls
Laura Hahn brings over 20 years of experience at the intersection of data management, finance, technology, and marketing. She is recognized for driving innovation, bridging technology and business, and leading initiatives that have transformed data governance, marketing platforms, and enterprise operations. With prior leadership roles at Johnson Controls and TD Ameritrade, Laura is known for aligning people, processes, and technology to deliver meaningful results. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Economics, Management Information Systems, and Religion from Augsburg University, graduating with honors.
Greg Rivera
Vice President - Product, CAST Software
As Vice President of Product at CAST, Greg leads strategy for the CAST Highlight SaaS product helping CIOs, CTOs, and software leaders take command of their software portfolios with actionable insights for cloud, technical debt, compliance, cost optimization, and sustainability. He has held technology leadership roles with Fortune 1000 companies such as Microsoft, IDG, and Arrow Electronics for over 25 years. Greg has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Management of Technology and is passionate about applying technology to improve business and our everyday lives.
Rao Panchomarthi
Worldwide Leader - AWS Mainframe Modernization, AWS
Rao is a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of experience spanning IBM Mainframes, distributed systems, and cloud technologies. His career has given him deep insights into various sectors, including Finance, Insurance, Supply Chain, and Government. Throughout his career, Rao has excelled in multiple roles, including Software Engineer, Database Administrator, Infrastructure Solutions Engineer, and Enterprise Architect, with a particular focus on mainframe environments. He has a proven track record of building and leading mission-critical application systems for large organizations.
