ICT awareness Executive Training Programme - ICT positioning

In today's digital world, technology plays a crucial role in organisational success, with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) being a key driver of companies' growth. Simultaneously, the rapid evolution of ICT, marked by emerging technologies like the recent GenAI hype, presents both opportunities and risks. Developing awareness and a deep understanding of the potential of these technologies can provide companies with a competitive edge, enabling them to achieve revenue growth, cost savings, and risk reduction.

• By the end of this module, participants will gain insights into the evolving landscape of operating models and strategic positioning within ICT, including aspects related enterprise agility, sourcing and technology partnerships.

• Evolution of IT role in organisation
• Capabilities of the future
• Operating models
• IT governance
• ITSM
• Agile
• Enterprise agility
• Sourcing
• Questions & answers

This learning module is customisable to your specific needs.

This training is coordinated by Cécile Liégeois and Patrice Witz, Partners, and Krzysztof Jaros-Kraszewski, Director at PwC Luxembourg.

Cécile has over 23 years of professional experience in Luxembourg and has developed deep knowledge of Luxembourg banking and investment firms regulations, amongst other topics, internal governance, outsourcing arrangements (BPO/ICT/Cloud) and operational/ICT risk management. She is leading projects on new regulations implementation focusing on business, regulatory and operational impacts. Cécile has experience in the external audit (financial and regulatory audit) of entities of the financial sector, mainly in the banking industry, other areas of the financial sector (investment firms, support and specialised PFS), management companies and investment funds.

Patrice is a partner overseeing Technology Consulting within financial services. With a robust background in IT strategy and transformation, he brings extensive experience across industries, with a focus on the finance sector in Luxembourg, Belgium, and France. Patrice manages digital, cloud, and EMT activities within the advisory.

Patrice has played a key role in major IT strategy and transformation programs for financial institutions. His expertise includes shaping IT strategy, defining operating models, and leading the delivery of significant transformations such as core systems, multi-channel solutions, and digital initiatives. He has led multiple engagements involving the definition of enterprise architecture functions, reviewing specific EA domains including application, integration, infrastructure, and data areas. Additionally, Patrice has also actively contributed to IT modernisation programmes encompassing infrastructure, cloud, SaaS amongst others.

Krzysztof is leading the IT strategy and CIO advisory practice in PwC Luxembourg. During his career, he has performed a number of projects related to assessment, creation/optimisation of IT strategy, IT governance, design of the Target Operating Model (TOM) for European institutions, global banks and industrial companies. He has sound experience in assessing the performance of IT organisations and benchmarking them against best practices such as ITIL, COBIT, ISO27K, PMI. He assisted executives and CIOs in the setup and reorganisation of the IT function, design of the “fit-for-growth” strategy, transformation strategy, cost optimisation and sourcing strategies.