Gunter Van Craen - CDIO at Bekaert - Embracing Digital Transformation

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Poland 17-12-25 Invitation Only Virtual Polish
Podczas sesji zobaczymy, jak jeden z największych banków w Polsce rozszerzył swoje praktyki controllingowe o FinOps i zbudował model pracy oparty na wspólnych danych finansowych, technicznych i biznesowych. Robert Skica z Crédit Agricole opowie, jak skalować FinOps w oparciu o dane z controllingu tak, aby wspierał produkty i projekty, zamiast działać obok nich. Uczestnicy poznają też praktyczne sposoby mierzenia adopcji chmury oraz tempo wzrostu jej wykorzystania. Na koniec zaprosimy do dyskusji o tym, jak AI i agenci mogą wspierać zespoły FinOps w optymalizacji zasobów chmurowych.
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Belgium 18-12-25 Invitation Only Physical english
We look forward to brainstorming with you on how we can strengthen meaningful engagement among our participants, create valuable opportunities for visibility, foster peer-to-peer networking, and deliver impactful content. Your expertise and guidance will help shape our strategy for the coming year and ensure that we continue to provide the best possible value to our entire community. Together, we can build a stronger, more connected community that benefits us all.
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Belgium 13-1-26 Squad Only Virtual english
Migrating legacy systems to the cloud remains one of the toughest balancing acts in IT. Every choice affects stability, cost, and trust at once, and what starts as a modernisation effort quickly turns into a negotiation between ambition and reality. Suddenly budgets rise, dependencies appear late, and timelines tighten as old architectures collide with new expectations. In the end, success depends on sequencing, ownership, and aligning business priorities with infrastructure limits, and not only on technical readiness. Making it work requires more than a plan on paper. Knowing which systems genuinely belong in the cloud, which can wait, and which should stay put shapes the entire roadmap and defines its success. Each refactoring decision sets the level of future flexibility, but it also drives cost and risk. The trade-offs between speed, sustainability, and resilience only become clear once migration begins and pressure builds. Let’s discuss how to plan migrations that stay on track, manage hidden dependencies, and handle downtime with confidence. Let’s also discuss how governance, testing, and vendor coordination keep progress visible and credible. Are you in? A closed conversation for those who turn cloud migration from a disruption into a long-term advantage.
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Germany 19-1-26 Country Members Virtual german
Bei diesem „Spotlight“-Online-Event wird diskutiert, wie moderne Identity Security im Zeitalter autonomer KI-Agenten gestaltet werden kann. Teilnehmende erfahren, wie KI-Agenten als eigene Identitäten verwaltet werden, wie korrekte Zugriffsrechte für Mensch und Maschine sichergestellt werden und wie Zero-Standing-Risk-Ansätze vor modernen Bedrohungen schützen. Praxisnahe Einblicke unterstützen Unternehmen dabei, ihre Identity-Programme zukunftssicher auszurichten.
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Belgium 20-1-26 All Members Physical english
CIOs today are being judged less as technology leaders and more as portfolio managers. Every euro is under scrutiny. Boards and CFOs demand lower run costs, higher efficiency, and clear ROI from every digital initiative. Yet, they also expect CIOs to place bets on disruptive technologies that will keep the enterprise competitive in five years. This constant tension is redefining the role. In this session, we go beyond FinOps and cost reporting to tackle the strategic financial dilemmas CIOs face.
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Switzerland 20-1-26 Country Members Physical english
Belgium Dec 18, 2025 Invitation Only Physical english
We look forward to brainstorming with you on how we can strengthen meaningful engagement among our participants, create valuable opportunities for visibility, foster peer-to-peer networking, and deliver impactful content. Your expertise and guidance will help shape our strategy for the coming year and ensure that we continue to provide the best possible value to our entire community. Together, we can build a stronger, more connected community that benefits us all.
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Germany Jan 19, 2026 Country Members Virtual german
Bei diesem „Spotlight“-Online-Event wird diskutiert, wie moderne Identity Security im Zeitalter autonomer KI-Agenten gestaltet werden kann. Teilnehmende erfahren, wie KI-Agenten als eigene Identitäten verwaltet werden, wie korrekte Zugriffsrechte für Mensch und Maschine sichergestellt werden und wie Zero-Standing-Risk-Ansätze vor modernen Bedrohungen schützen. Praxisnahe Einblicke unterstützen Unternehmen dabei, ihre Identity-Programme zukunftssicher auszurichten.
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Belgium Jan 20, 2026 All Members Physical english
CIOs today are being judged less as technology leaders and more as portfolio managers. Every euro is under scrutiny. Boards and CFOs demand lower run costs, higher efficiency, and clear ROI from every digital initiative. Yet, they also expect CIOs to place bets on disruptive technologies that will keep the enterprise competitive in five years. This constant tension is redefining the role. In this session, we go beyond FinOps and cost reporting to tackle the strategic financial dilemmas CIOs face.
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Switzerland Jan 20, 2026 Country Members Physical english
Gain insights into key strategies for achieving IT resilience and network with peers in the intimate setting of the NapaGrill Circle Room in Zürich.
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UK Jan 21, 2026 Invitation Only Physical english
This event is ideal for senior IT decision makers looking to effectively manage their IT estate in order to drive greater efficiencies and deliver increased business value. Join us for an evening of insightful conversation and great company among industry peers and experts.
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Belgium Jan 27, 2026 Invitation Only Physical english
AI is becoming embedded in every workflow, every application, and every decision engine. But as data grows exponentially, IT estates become heavier. Moving data - across clouds, across regions, or even across environments - has become slow, expensive, and risky. Latency, sovereignty, egress fees, and unpredictable cloud bills make the old defaults unsustainable.
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Belgium Dec 18, 2025 Invitation Only Physical english
We look forward to brainstorming with you on how we can strengthen meaningful engagement among our participants, create valuable opportunities for visibility, foster peer-to-peer networking, and deliver impactful content. Your expertise and guidance will help shape our strategy for the coming year and ensure that we continue to provide the best possible value to our entire community. Together, we can build a stronger, more connected community that benefits us all.
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Germany Jan 19, 2026 Country Members Virtual german
Bei diesem „Spotlight“-Online-Event wird diskutiert, wie moderne Identity Security im Zeitalter autonomer KI-Agenten gestaltet werden kann. Teilnehmende erfahren, wie KI-Agenten als eigene Identitäten verwaltet werden, wie korrekte Zugriffsrechte für Mensch und Maschine sichergestellt werden und wie Zero-Standing-Risk-Ansätze vor modernen Bedrohungen schützen. Praxisnahe Einblicke unterstützen Unternehmen dabei, ihre Identity-Programme zukunftssicher auszurichten.
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Belgium Jan 20, 2026 All Members Physical english
CIOs today are being judged less as technology leaders and more as portfolio managers. Every euro is under scrutiny. Boards and CFOs demand lower run costs, higher efficiency, and clear ROI from every digital initiative. Yet, they also expect CIOs to place bets on disruptive technologies that will keep the enterprise competitive in five years. This constant tension is redefining the role. In this session, we go beyond FinOps and cost reporting to tackle the strategic financial dilemmas CIOs face.
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Switzerland Jan 20, 2026 Country Members Physical english
Gain insights into key strategies for achieving IT resilience and network with peers in the intimate setting of the NapaGrill Circle Room in Zürich.
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UK Jan 21, 2026 Invitation Only Physical english
This event is ideal for senior IT decision makers looking to effectively manage their IT estate in order to drive greater efficiencies and deliver increased business value. Join us for an evening of insightful conversation and great company among industry peers and experts.
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Belgium Jan 27, 2026 Invitation Only Physical english
AI is becoming embedded in every workflow, every application, and every decision engine. But as data grows exponentially, IT estates become heavier. Moving data - across clouds, across regions, or even across environments - has become slow, expensive, and risky. Latency, sovereignty, egress fees, and unpredictable cloud bills make the old defaults unsustainable.
Read MoreDiscover how Carrefour strengthened its global security posture and accelerated digital innovation by adopting Splunk Cloud Platform. By centralizing data and security monitoring across multiple regions, Carrefour’s Security Operations Center (SOC) now detects and responds to threats three times faster ensuring customers enjoy a safe, reliable, and connected shopping experience across all channels.
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Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI)
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“TeamViewer enabled us to keep innovating when navigating remote working, and it enabled us to augment the small trackside crew that travels the world with the full force of the team back in the UK.” - Toto Wolff, Principal and CEO at Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
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Discover how Carrefour Belgium partnered with Kyndryl to revolutionize their IT infrastructure and enhance customer experiences. By migrating 100% of their on-premises systems to a state-of-the-art hybrid cloud data center and modernizing store operations with Google Cloud Platform, Carrefour Belgium achieved seamless business continuity, improved operational efficiency, and set the stage for future digital transformation. Dive into this compelling customer case to learn how Carrefour Belgium is leading the charge in retail innovation with Kyndryl's expertise.
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Google Cloud Platform
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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.
To better understand industry sentiment – and to assess the barriers and opportunities on the path to adoption – CIONET, in partnership with Thoughtworks, brought together a dozen IT leaders for an in-depth discussion on Agentic AI in financial services.
Throughout the Coping in Chaos series from Cognizant, Google Cloud and CIONET, the goal has remained the same: to understand how volatility – economic, geopolitical, and technological – impacts today’s IT leaders and the businesses they serve. In the third event of the series, a dozen or more senior technology leaders considered the customer. Coping in chaos. Navigating Market Dynamics explored how uncertainty is affecting consumer behaviour and how, in turn, that changing behaviour requires a response.
The role of the CIO has evolved from managing systems to shaping outcomes: growth, resilience, and competitive edge are now won or lost in the technology arena. Today ’ s CIOs must balance stability with innovation, control costs while attracting scarce talent, and modernise legacy infrastructure while adopting emerging technologies.
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