Computer Technologies have powered the Digital Economy, changed how people experience their day to day life, made the world a bit smaller, transformed how we stay digitally close to each other's, and completely changed how we, the enablers of the Digital Economy, approach technology. We will look at the paradigm changes, disruptive technologies and operational principles that make the world as we know it today, possible. Cloud, Cybersecurity, Social Networks are a few examples of disruptions that have been enabled by maturing infrastructure management, internet opening up Enterprises and creating a complex interdependency of capabilities network. We will have an open discussion about our current challenges, opportunities and possible solutions. 

Gabriella Vacca is the Vice President of Enterprise Services in the Engineering Department at Comcast, She leads complex technology programs and is recognized as a pragmatic change-agent with global perspective with focus on people and business alignment toward strategic business architecture. Her responsibility at Comcast ranges from setting strategic directions for technology roadmaps, to commercial deployment of mission critical applications. Gabriella’s passion for “connecting dots” and her ability to define technology solutions with focus on value realization, create the fabric to enable transformation, foster innovation and building synergistic partnerships. Her experience ranges across multiple business models, including international start-ups and Fortune 50 companies in the Communication Industry. Prior joining Comcast, she was the CIO for GoGo Inflight, built the first MVNO venture for ESPN Mobile and Disney, and held various positions at AT&T and Wireless Providers in Europe.

Gabriella has a degree in Engineering from University of Torino, Italy, and received her MBA in San Francisco. She is a Board Director of Citizen Diplomacy International of Philadelphia, a member of Executive Women and Technology organizations, and has ongoing collaborations with various Universities for international cultural exchange programs and youth development.