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Kalman Tiboldi - CTO & Founder at GemOne-TVH - Simplify or Die: Why Complexity Is the Real IT Challenge
Belgium Aug 28, 2025 Country Members Physical english
With the theme “The Power of Connection,” we’re embracing the essence of meaningful connections within IT and beyond. To honour our tradition, expect an unforgettable evening featuring keynote presentations, open bars, a summer BBQ, and a special experience designed to bring our vibrant community together.
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Germany Sep 9, 2025 Country Members Physical german
Vom ersten Use Case zur strategischen Neuausrichtung CIONET lädt bereits zum vierten Mal zu einem exklusiven Roundtable für CIOs und Digitalverantwortliche aus Logistik und Handel ein. Im Mittelpunkt des Abends steht die Frage, wie Unternehmen ihre KI-Initiativen erfolgreich skalieren und aus ersten Use Cases echten strategischen Mehrwert schaffen. Microsoft 365 für Frontline Worker: Moderne Tools, die Mitarbeitende im Tagesgeschäft entlasten ServiceNow für Prozessintegration: Automatisierte End-to-End-Workflows – vom Schadensfall bis zur Retourenabwicklung KI-gestützte Disposition und Planung: Mit smarten Algorithmen zur optimierten Supply Chain Digitale Lieferketten und letzte Meile: Transparenz, Effizienz und Kundenzentrierung durchgängig gedacht
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Italy Sep 25, 2025 Invitation Only Physical italian
Nel percorso verso l’AI e la trasformazione digitale, dati e automazione sono gli elementi centrali di ogni strategia tecnologica. Ma senza una governance chiara, rischiano di diventare non solo fonte di inefficienza, ma anche di rischi e incoerenza. Come garantire che i dati siano completi, accessibili e affidabili? Come automatizzare le operation IT e i processi aziendali mantenendo controllo, compliance e sicurezza? Durante questa roundtable esclusiva, organizzata da CIONET Italia e IBM, affronteremo: La governance come abilitatore di dati affidabili e automazione sicura. Come prepararsi a un’adozione dell’AI realmente scalabile. Il ruolo di controllo, resilienza e gestione del rischio nell’innovazione.
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Netherlands Oct 7, 2025 AB Members Physical dutch
De Advisory Board van CIONET NL komt samen. We bespreken de planning voor 2025 en discussiëren over specifieke en door de board aangedragen onderwerpen.
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Belgium Oct 16, 2025 Invitation Only Physical english
AI isn’t just another tool. It changes how we work, how we think, how we organise ourselves.Yet most organisations still approach it like a digital upgrade, deploying assistants, automating workflows, testing use cases inisolation.The results are predictable. Short-term wins. Long-term confusion.Effort spent. Value unclear.Many companies can’t connect AI to their actual strategic goals,and the promised ROI never materialises.At the same time, something deeper is shifting.AI can now reason, decide, adapt. Not just mimic processes butcontribute to them.The technology is evolving, but the way we implement it hasn’tcaught up.If your AI still fits inside a single department, you’re likely solvingthe wrong problem.If it works only for individuals, you're missing how your teamsactually deliver value.If it replaces people instead of supporting them, you're buildingfor today, not tomorrow.The next step isn’t more AI. It’s the right AI.Built for your business, your teams, your way of working.Not a tool to add but a structure to build around.Are we ready to treat AI as a shared capability, not a scatteredexperiment?Can we move beyond individual efficiency and build systems thatcollaborate, learn and adapt with us?Those are the questions we’ll explore at the round table.
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Netherlands Nov 10, 2025 Public Physical english
CIONET Nederland vertrekt met een groep Nederlandse CIO's en digital leaders 10 t/m 12 november 2025 voor de geheel verzorgde CIO Innovation Trip naar de Web Summit in Lissabon, Portugal. Reis jij mee of neem je collega(s) mee!
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Belfius - Transforming a digital workplace to increase customer trust
Discover how Belfius, one of Belgium's leading banks, partnered with Kyndryl to enhance their regulatory readiness in anticipation of the 2025 DORA deadline. By redefining their target operating model and conducting a comprehensive skills audit, Belfius successfully regained control over their IT infrastructure, increased flexibility, and ensured full transparency in their operations. This customer story highlights the practical steps taken by Belfius to strengthen their IT controls and achieve compliance, offering valuable insights for IT leaders navigating similar regulatory challenges.
As one of Belgium's leading banks and insurance companies, with a history of 150 years, Belfius serves 3.8 million customers, with over 12 thousand in the public sector. The company is embedded in all segments of the Belgian economy and society. Its brand values focus on caring for Belgian society by earning and maintaining the trust of every customer.
With the rise of hybrid work, Belfius recognized their need to transform their digital workplace environment. They needed to develop a secure, mobile, flexible and personalized solution that would enhance employee experience and enable Belfius to better serve their customers.
Belfius’ original digital workplace was implemented on premises at a time when dedicated telecom bandwidth was essential to guarantee consistent network performance for banking employees, so they could reliably and securely serve customers, especially in hundreds of Belfius branches. As internet bandwidth expanded, Belfius customers enjoyed fast mobile banking, but the bank’s employee-assisted services, based on a centralized application model, were sometimes hampered by unpredictable disconnections. At the same time, the centralized model faced challenges in keeping up with available technology upgrades and innovations. To address this, Belfius aimed to align its digital workplace with today’s requirements and expectations.
Together, Belfius and Kyndryl created a modernization strategy with a phased approach to minimize overall disruption to the business. This strategy supports Belfius in achieving their business goals by enabling faster delivery of new applications and smoother interactions with colleagues and customers.
In the first phase, Belfius designed and rolled out a new corporate device program that includes:
Belfius’ digital workplace transformation is built on leading Microsoft technologies:
Belfius has gained increased productivity and engagement with reduced risk as a result of these first phase achievements:
Currently, Belfius is refactoring virtualized applications to directly run on Microsoft Windows 11. This extends the benefits of the new digital workplace to Belfius employees regardless of where they are working.
“One of my favorite features of the Digital Experience Management is that corrective actions are taken even before the users notice a problem.”
Bart Vercammen
Head of Digital Workplace Services, Belfius
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CIOFEST 2025 - From Order Taker to Proactive Disruptor
Geopolitical tensions have dominated the headlines for over two years now. In this context, the cyber threat landscape is also evolving rapidly. The protection and security of critical infrastructure – both physical and digital – is becoming increasingly important.
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