Digital First 500 research project will be the industry’s most comprehensive repository that documents the world’s 500 foremost and visionary organizations as they pursue a range of digital transformation initiatives. The goal of the project is to recognize their vision, trials, and tribulations along with their achievements before a global audience. Apps Run the World invites you to nominate organizations that have successfully completed a digital transformation through the application of digital and disruptive technologies on research@appsruntheworld.com

1. Digital First 500
Defines
Digital Transformation
Destinations
#DF500

2. Established in 2010, ARTW specializes
in leading-edge market data research and
demand-generation services to help
define what it takes to become a digital
enterprise.
Apps Run The World Helps Define Target Audience

3. Artificial Intelligence,
Autonomous Software,
Machine Learning
Blockchain, Internet of Things
Digital Healthcare, HR
Transformation, Modern
Finance
Upskilling
Workforce
Augmented
Reality
Chatbot
Introducing Digital First 500
Sentiment
Analysis
Digital
Payments
Autonomous
Devices

4. Showcasing More Than 5,000 Use Cases As
Digital Transformation Sweeps The Globe
DF500 to
drop in
4Q18
AI500,
IoT500,
ML500 to
kickstart
1Q19
Augmented
Reality 500,
Autonomous 500,
Blockchain 500,
Digital Health
500, Other 500 to
end cap 2H19

5. #DF500 Use Cases
Rodan + Fields relies on AI to sell
skin care products
• Rodan + Fields is a $1.5-billion cosmetics
company that sells its skin care products
through 300,000 independent
consultants(Avon style).
• With only a few hundred employees,
Rodan + Fields struggles to manage its
army of independent agents, who
primarily rely on social media to sell
cosmetics to friends.
• Rodan + Fields has budgeted $6 million in
2018 on AI-driven projects to better
understand the behavior of its sales
agents and the magnitude of social
conversations about its products.
• Rather than using AI to cut labor costs,
Rodan + Fields turns to latest software
advances to support and expand its
ecosystem that is going digital.
HR Transformation at Hong Leong
Group in Malaysia
• Hong Leong Group is a conglomerate in
Malaysia with 12+ divisions involved in
manufacturing, financial services,
hospitality, construction, real-estate
development and vehicle sales all
operating under different brands.
• Decentralized approach has left Hong
Leong with multiple apps for HR, payroll,
recruiting and workforce management.
• Head office runs Oracle for HR, Carsem
and Dynacraft run HR2000 and GLG Hotels
runs SAP ERP.
• Hong Leong Bank uses Hyperlab chatbot
for HR & branch support, its 1st AI project.
• HR Transformation is under way to
leverage Cloud, analytics and AI to
emphasize corporate branding and attract
new talent.

6. #DF500 Destinations In 2019
Sponsorship Opportunities
• Come and embark on a Digital Transformation journey with #DF500
• Sponsorships are available for #DF500 content marketing opportunities
including eBooks, Multimedia Interviews, Newsletters, Podcast, Report
Series, and Webinars.
Community - Digital Transformation events including #AI500,
#Blockchain500, #DF500, #IoT500 will be held in major cities around the
world in 2019. Join us as invited guests or sponsors.
Access - Individual, bespoke, enterprise subscription plans to access online
and printed copies of #DF500 reports along with custom data cuts by
persona, software function, country, industry, and corporate spend.
Influence - This is your chance to influence, nominate, and rank Top 500
Digital Transformation Executives, Investors, Implementation Partners,
Products, Project Teams(Corporate Social Responsibility, Education,
Humanity, Sustainability), and Vendors.

7. Questions and Comments
Email us ideas, questions and suggestions
on how you want to shape the making of #DF500
research@appsruntheworld.com
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