CTO Forum

Innovation through peer-to-peer knowledge sharing

In 2005, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Basheer Janjua recognized that the biggest business challenge on a global scale, was that of maintaining consistent growth along with differentiated innovation. In examining this problem, it was obvious that a significant gap existed: Fundamentally, there was lack of cross-industry thought leadership and collaboration. Thus, Janjua set about to create a one-of-a-kind platform to enable thought leadership and collaboration to address this challenge and founded the CTO Forum.

Founded on this concept of a collaborative think tank comprised of leading executives, the CTO Forum supports businesses at large. It is dedicated to the premise that it is smart innovation, not financial engineering, which acts as the wellspring of competitive differentiation, industry leadership and positioning for long-term success in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. Clearly, incremental advances are no longer enough yet market-share degradation is not inevitable, and through a considered, holistic vision, Janjua and the CTO Forum are committed to the belief that brilliant innovation can and will propel companies to the forefront of industry. Designed to re-energize and re-vitalize top executives, the elite CTO Forum programs inspire new dialogue and empower innovative breakthrough solutions.

A Timeline of Innovation and Thought Leadership

Strategy &
Transformation
Cloud &
Operations
Automation
& DevOps
RPA &
Robotics
Leadership
& Culture
AI, ML, DL,
& Big Data
Enterprise
Technology
PD & Design
Thinking
2021
2019
2015
2010
2008
2005

With no commercial or profit-driven agenda, the CTO Forum is the only truly independent forum for knowledge sharing and collaboration amongst industry’s most senior leaders. Company pitches and product spiels are not allowed – just in-depth discussions about the most important topics facing the industry. In addition, the CTO Forum is a place for sharing “lessons learned” in equal measure to promoting successes – all in the spirit of collective learning and growth.

Trusted by global technology brands for over 15 years