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Germany Mar 31, 2025 Country Members Virtual english

Online: Data Mastery - Why Architects Will Win the Race

Organizations - now more than ever - have to move from siloed Systems to Intelligent Ecosystems! But how? Here is where the right tools and strategies come into place.

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Germany Apr 1, 2025 Country Members Physical german

Frankfurt: Cloud Revisited

Dieses CIONET Community Event am 1. April 2025 ab 18:00 Uhr in Frankfurt bietet eine Plattform für eine kritische Reflexion über die Cloud-Technologie.  ngesichts wachsender Cyberbedrohungen und der zunehmenden Automatisierung von Geschäftsprozessen blicken CIOs auf ein ereignisreiches Jahr 2024 zurück. Umso spannender ist die Frage, welche neuen Herausforderungen und Chancen die IT-Welt im Jahr 2025 erwarten.AA

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Belgium Apr 1, 2025 Country Members Physical french

Les Rencontres: Mais, qu'est-ce que vous attendiez ?

Le rôle du CIO ne se limite plus à l'infrastructure et aux systèmes informatiques. Il s'agit de stimuler l'innovation, de favoriser la réussite interdépartementale et d'aligner les stratégies technologiques sur les objectifs de l'entreprise. Mais qu'attendent vraiment le CEO, les RH, le marketing, la finance et les autres cadres de niveau C du CIO ? Ces questions seront au cœur d'un débat dynamique, opposant les attentes – qu'elles soient formelles ou implicites – des CIOs et des autres leaders du C-Suite, tels que les DRH, CMOs, CCOs et CFOs. Cette confrontation directe, enrichie par les interactions avec l'audience, permettra de mieux cerner comment les visions des uns et des autres peuvent s'aligner pour relever les défis stratégiques de l'entreprise. Cet événement se déroulera entièrement en français.

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Belgium Apr 1, 2025 Invitation Only Physical english

The Invisible War Against Your Business : Why Hackers Are Winning with AI & How to Fight Back Before It’s Too Late

AI is revolutionising cybercrime, enabling attackers to launch hyper-personalised phishing scams, deepfake fraud, and self-learning malware that evolves faster than traditional security measures can respond. This session will provide valuable insights to help organisations strengthen their cybersecurity posture in an AI-driven threat landscape. The question isn’t if your organisation will be targeted, it’s whether it’s prepared!

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Netherlands Apr 1, 2025 Invitation Only Physical english

The CISO Revolution: Cybersecurity Leadership in the Boardroom

A new global study reveals that 82% of CISOs now report directly to the CEO, a sharp rise from 47% in 2023. This shift highlights the growing influence of cybersecurity leaders in strategic decision-making. On January 23, 2025, Splunk, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, released the CISO Report 2025, outlining the evolving role of CISOs in corporate governance. Key insights include: Stronger Boardroom Presence: 83% of CISOs now frequently participate in board meetings. Bridging the Cybersecurity Gap: Only 29% of boards have a cybersecurity expert, despite growing threats. The ROI of Security: CISOs must articulate security’s business value to secure budgets and drive digital resilience. Join us for an exclusive dinner where top digital leaders and IT directors will discuss these findings and shape the future of cybersecurity leadership.

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International Apr 3, 2025 Public Virtual english

The End of IT Leadership? | Why Every Technology Leader Must Be a Business Leader

The role of IT and the CIO is undergoing a profound transformation. Three key shifts are driving this evolution: 1. Democratisation: from control to enablement With SaaS, cloud computing and low code/no code tooling and AI now prevalent, lines of business can now experiment, execute and scale their own technology initiatives, reducing dependency on the IT function. The CIO’s new focus is to empower the organisation by establishing the guardrails—standards, security, resilience, financial predictability and compliance—while providing a platform for innovation. 2. IT as strategic partner: from long-term programs to continuous delivery The age of multi-year outsourcing and rigid IT roadmaps is over. Businesses now demand smaller, iterative projects that deliver value quickly. The CIO’s role expands to include facilitating rapid iteration, building cross- functional teams, and leveraging data for responsiveness and relevance. CIOs must create strong, balanced ecosystems with trusted partners who bring a variety of skills to the table, whilst maintaining continuous delivery and integration (CI/CD) at pace. 3. Human-centric: from standardised to personalised As technology is increasingly focused on automation of workflows and user productivity, the emphasis is on role-based approaches, bringing personalisation and efficiency to the delivery model. With key skills at a premium, the CIO must invest in technologies that will deliver a clear return on investment or can be optimised to play a transformative role. Acting as a strategic advisor, the CIO ensures technology investments align with business priorities and future-proofs the organisation. Whilst presenting business cases for investment with clear paths to ROI has always been a core skill, it’s now about harnessing technology to drive strategic growth and contributing to the bottom line. Today’s CIO needs to navigate a complex web of internal stakeholders, who are tech-savvy and more demanding than ever. Softer skills are now at the forefront of the CIOs role; so it’s no surprise that increasing numbers of CIOs are becoming CEOs – an exciting prospect. Join CIONEXT to learn how the role of the CIO is evolving and hear from CIOs who are already making the shift.

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Discovering Nordzucker: The Beginning Of An Exciting Partnership With Stefanini

Recognizing the need for a fresh approach to fuel innovation and efficiency, Nordzucker partnered with Stefanini to reimagine their IT landscape. After nearly two decades of working within the ITIL framework without achieving desired performance metrics, the company embraced a bold "greenfield" strategy.

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ServiceNow IT Service Management

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Keeping Customers Happy and Self-Service with Semantic Search at ING Direct

ING Direct aims to enhance customer experience by providing swift and accurate online support. To achieve this, they seek a solution that can comprehend written customer inquiries and deliver appropriate responses, reducing the need for call center interactions.

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Expert.ai Smart Search

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Validating Employment Candidate Expertise and Reputation at Inserm

Inserm relies on external experts to assess job candidates' expertise. This manual process is time-consuming and lacks transparency. To streamline recruitment and enhance efficiency, Inserm seeks an automated solution to verify candidate expertise.

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expert.ai Insight Engine expert.ai Platform

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Checkout our CIONET COOKBOOK

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Embark on a culinary journey through the ever-evolving world of digital leadership with our third edition of the CIONET Cookbook: Recipes for Digital Success. Unveiling the intricate trilemma faced by today’s Master Chefs, our trailblazing European CIOs address a challenge at the nexus of customer interests, digital transformation strategies, and IT modernisation. Their secret? Synchronising the gearing between customer, business, and technology to create a frictionless movement through the digital landscape.

The CIONET Cookbook uses the analogy of a five-star restaurant to explain the importance of optimally integrated technology, with the CIO as Master Chef. In order to provide the best service to its customers, a top restaurant must have the right atmosphere, an inviting menu, a well-equipped kitchen, talented and committed front-of-house and kitchen staff and smooth-running processes that ensure an enjoyable experience for diners.

CIONET TV

 
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José Antonio López, Group CIO at TOUS - Jewels, Data & AI: Inside the Digital Transformation of TOUS

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LDD with Tom Tanghe - content

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CIOFEST 2025 - From Order Taker to Proactive Disruptor

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CIOFEST 2025 - Introduction to the International Panel

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CIOFEST 2025 - The Evolving Role of the CIOCTO Business Strategic First

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CIOFEST 2025 - Ecosystem Mastery and Strategic Partnerships

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Investment Report 2025- Risk-on, Risk-off

In this report, Roger Camrass reviews the financial events of 2024 and presents his opinion on investment prospects for 2025 Roger has followed global finance markets closely for over 40 years and summarises trends in investment reports annually1 As former Research Director at CIONET, Europe’s largest community of digital leaders2, Roger has first-hand knowledge of digital trends

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RETAIL PEAK TRADING: How to cope with changing demand patterns

CIONET, in partnership with Cognizant and Google Cloud, has conducted an interview-based survey of CIOs, CTOs, or equivalents from leading retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) organisations . The results show multiple factors disrupting peak trading patterns, including the transition to online retailing and the impacts of climate change, global conflicts, and macroeconomic pressures .

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Startup Nation How large enterprises can nurture entrepreneurial growth

Our first Business Community Event of 2025 explored the challenges B2B startups face in scaling through enterprise contracts, particularly with FTSE 100 companies. Moderated by Craig Walker, CIONET UK, the panel discussed key strategies for success. Insights included the need for business leaders to prioritize partnerships with innovative startups, and for startups to align their value propositions with enterprise needs. Participants also explored how frameworks like design thinking can define objectives, and how governance hurdles can be streamlined. Other topics included the importance of clear timelines for proof-of-concept studies, simplified integration via APIs, and the role of stakeholder commitment in driving innovation. The event highlighted the value of ecosystem partnerships with incubators and universities in supporting startup growth.

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Head of IT Germany and Regional Office Lead Munich, Microsoft

“The CIONET App allows us to learn from eachother and and find the courage to be authentic by hearing stories from others! Thanks to Tobias and the whole team for bringing us together:-) ”
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IT Director, IT Thinker

“The main things that I would like to get from our community of Digital Leaders are: networking, share experiences, share best practices and successful cases, and comments and recommendations about providers.”
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Vice president IT & Compliance, VisionaryRCM (A Carlyle Grp Company)

“The CIONET app provides a really cool platform to network and share insights.”

About CIONET

CIONET’s mission is to help IT executives become more at ease and above all more successful in their jobs. So they can do more than just keep up with change but ultimately define it. CIONET opens up a whole new universe of opportunities in IT management.

With the largest membership of corporate digital leaders across Europe, Latin America, US and Australia, CIONET has the expertise and pioneering vision to solve or address any IT management challenge.

Why join CIONET?

From our local and global events, from our publications and research to our executive education programmes, everything we do is aimed at making sure digital leaders maximise their potential.

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