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Germany 28-10-25 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical german

Köln: Smart IT Spending

Am 28. Oktober lädt CIONET CIOs und Digital Leaders nach Köln ein, um Strategien und Use Cases zu teilen, mit denen IT-Organisationen ihr Budget optimieren und mehr Leistung mit weniger Kosten erzielen können.

Germany 28-10-25 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical german

Köln: Powershift

Am 28. Oktober lädt CIONET CIOs und Digital Leaders nach Köln ein: hier stellen wir reale Anwendungsfälle vor, in denen KI-Agenten Aufgaben autonom übernehmen, Prozesse beschleunigen und Entscheidungen vorbereiten – mit messbarem Nutzen für das Business.

Belgium 4-11-25 TRIBES Squad+ Squad Only Virtual english

From Backlog to Value ; Prioritising what matters when everything feels urgent

You’ve got a roadmap, a backlog, and a lot of pressure. Every team wants their feature. Every stakeholder claims urgency. And your developers? They just want to deliver something meaningful. But how do you prioritise in a way that serves the business, and keeps the team sane? If your backlog keeps growing and your outcomes stay flat, this session helps you turn intent into value, without losing control.

Belgium 6-11-25 Round Table Invitation Only Physical english

CIONET Round Table: Securing Your Digital Crown Jewels

The modern cyber threat landscape has evolved from simple data breaches to sophisticated, systemic attacks designed to cripple an entire organisation. Ransomware, in particular, has made traditional backup and recovery strategies insufficient, as attackers often compromise backups before launching their main assault. In this new reality, the question is no longer "if" an attack will happen, but "when” and how quickly you can recover. Furthermore, regulations like DORA and NIS2 are making robust recovery a legal imperative, compelling businesses to adopt solutions that can guarantee data integrity and business continuity even after a catastrophic cyber event, making a Cybervault a critical component of regulatory compliance.

Poland 6-11-25 TRIBE sesja online Squad Only Virtual Polish

Raportowanie i monitoring w chmurze: od metryk do realnych decyzji

Chmura daje ogrom możliwości obserwacji, ale też łatwo wpaść w pułapkę nadmiaru metryk i alertów. Jak zbudować monitoring i raportowanie tak, by faktycznie wspierały decyzje, a nie przytłaczały szumem? Maciej Lutostański z Benefit Systems pokaże, jak jego zespół wykorzystuje natywne narzędzia dostawców (głównie AWS) oraz sprawdzone rozwiązania open source – Grafanę do wizualizacji, Loki do centralizowanego logowania, Prometheusa do monitoringu i alertingu oraz KubeCost do zarządzania kosztami. Dyskutować będziemy o tym, jak zrównoważyć kontrolę, przejrzystość i efektywność w złożonych środowiskach chmurowych.

Germany 11-11-25 Round Table Physical english

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Germany 12-11-25 Round Table

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Poland 12-11-25 TRIBE sesja online Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Testy zarządzania kryzysowego: jak przygotować organizację na nieprzewidywalne

Kryzysu nie da się zaplanować, ale można sprawdzić, jak skutecznie organizacja reaguje, gdy codzienne procedury przestają działać. Bartosz Lewszuk z EFL pokaże, jak budować dojrzałość w obszarze zarządzania kryzysowego poprzez regularne testy obejmujące zarówno IT, jak i jednostki biznesowe. Omówi, jak przygotowuje się scenariusze, angażuje zarząd i włącza do ćwiczeń wszystkich, którzy mogą zostać dotknięci skutkami incydentu. W centrum uwagi znajdzie się nie tylko sam przebieg testów, ale też analiza wniosków i sposób przekładania ich na działania wzmacniające odporność organizacji.

Belgium 13-11-25 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical english

The New CISO - CIONET Belgium: Community Event

The Role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) The role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is no longer confined to securing the network perimeter. As organisations become more digitally connected and data-driven, the CISO’s responsibilities have expanded far beyond traditional security measures. Today’s CISO must not only defend against cyber threats but also enable the business to innovate securely, manage complex regulatory environments, and instill a culture of trust across the organisation. This event will explore the evolving role of the CISO as a strategic leader who balances security with business enablement. As digital transformation accelerates, how can CISOs align their security strategies with organisational goals, ensure compliance, and lead their teams in the fight against increasingly sophisticated threats? Key Discussion Points: From Gatekeeper to Strategic Partner: How CISOs can shift from being seen as barriers to innovation to becoming key enablers of business agility and transformation through security. Balancing Risk and Innovation: Learn how top CISOs navigate the delicate balance between mitigating risk and supporting the organisation’s need to innovate and scale in a secure environment. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC): Explore how CISOs are managing an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, ensuring compliance while still driving business objectives forward. Building a Security-First Culture: Practical strategies for CISOs to foster a culture where security is embedded into every part of the business, from boardroom discussions to frontline operations. CISO as Crisis Manager: How to prepare for and lead your organisation through major cybersecurity incidents. From ransomware attacks to data breaches, we’ll discuss how today’s CISO is as much a crisis manager as they are a strategist. Why You Should Attend: As a CISO, your role is evolving faster than ever before. This event is designed to provide you with actionable insights into how to embrace your expanded responsibilities while keeping your organisation safe and secure. Whether you’re focused on aligning security with business goals, navigating regulatory challenges, or leading in times of crisis, this event will equip you with the strategies to lead the next era of cybersecurity.

Germany 13-11-25 Other Local Event Country Members Physical german

Frankfurt: CIDO Women - Female Leadership Circle

Bauen Sie mit uns ein starkes Netzwerk führender WOMEN CIDOs aus der IT- und Technologiebranche auf! Unser zweites Treffen findet im PwC Experience Center in Frankfurt statt.

Italy 13-11-25 Round Table Physical

Operational Resilience

Poland 17-11-25 TRIBE TLC Physical

TRIBES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE SECURITY TRIBE

Tribes Leadership Circle to cykliczne, wysokopoziomowe spotkania wyłącznie dla dyrektorów obszarowych, posiadających dostęp w ramach wykupionego członkostwa.

Germany 17-11-25 Country Members Virtual english

Online: Why AI Projects Fail before they Start

Many AI initiatives stumble at the very beginning—often because the data foundation isn’t ready. Success requires balancing proven systems with new technologies and finding ways to apply AI across hybrid environments. In this session, speakers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland will share their perspectives on how CIOs can turn these challenges into real progress.

Belgium 18-11-25 TRIBES Squad+ Squad Only Physical english

Business Process Driven Architecture ; Designing systems that follow how your organisation actually works

Too often, architecture is drawn top-down, neat boxes, elegant flows, and little connection to the way teams really work. But what if we flipped it? What if our systems evolved from the actual processes, pains, and needs that drive the business? If you’re tired of systems that look good on slides but frustrate in practice, this session will ground the conversation where value is created, at the process level.

Belgium 18-11-25 Other Local Event Invitation Only Physical english

Telenet Business Leadership Circle - Scalable IT Operating Models

As businesses navigate increasing demands for agility and digital transformation, aligning IT strategies with business goals is essential for success. This roundtable will bring together CIOs, CTOs, and Digital Leaders to explore how to develop and manage IT Operating Models that effectively support business objectives. The discussion will focus on the key components of an IT Operating Model, including people, processes, technology, and governance, and the importance of agility in today’s fast-paced environment.

Poland 18-11-25 TRIBE sesja strategiczna Invitation Only Physical Polish

SESJA STRATEGICZNA APPLICATIONS | PEOPLE TRIBE

Procesy wytwarzania – development IT – tworzą niezwykle złożone organizacje łaczące technologie, ludzi i procesy. Wszyscy managerowie IT szukają modelu gwarantującego efektywne i stabilne realizacje projektów wytwórczych. Sesja stacjonarna Applications TRIBE pozwoli zebranym managerom organizacji developerskich omówić nowoczesne i efektywne podejścia, dobre praktyki i podzielić się świetnymi pomysłami na efektywny development. Pojawią się wątki spójnego CICD, procesów integracji i testowania. W czasie sesji znajdziecie także wątki dopasowania umiejętności i wiedzy pracowników zespołów developmentu do nowoczesnych procesów i technologii. Omówimy wpływ AI na redefinicję tych wymagań i zakresu ról w zespołach. Jak zwykle połączymy kilka case study z nowoczesnych organizacji z dyskusją na powyższe tematy przy okrągłych stołach. Tylko przychodząc i uczestnicząc możesz skorzystać wiedzy i praktyk innych w programie TRIBES.

UK 19-11-25 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical english

CIONET UK Business Community Program: Safe and secure – building trust with business partners

Join us for the final community event of 2025 on 19th November in London. Sponsored by Business Partners Cognizant, Stefanini, Strategy, Orange Business, Entelect & Thoughtworks.

Poland 19-11-25 TRIBE sesja online Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Secure SDLC: bezpieczeństwo wbudowane w rozwój oprogramowania

Nowoczesne oprogramowanie nie może być rozwijane w oderwaniu od bezpieczeństwa. Secure SDLC oznacza, że każdy etap – od analizy wymagań po utrzymanie – jest projektowany z myślą o odporności na podatności i ataki. Takie podejście pozwala wcześnie wykrywać błędy, obniżać koszty poprawek i zwiększać odporność systemów. Jan Pieczykolan przedstawi doświadczenia Santander Bank Polska z wdrażania tego modelu, pokazując, jak zmieniają się role, narzędzia i sposób współpracy zespołów IT. Liczymy też na Wasze przykłady w dyskusji: co w praktyce działa, a co staje się barierą przy wprowadzaniu Secure SDLC w organizacji.

Belgium 20-11-25 TRIBES Squad+ Squad Only Virtual english

Data Spaces and Digital Trust ; What it takes to collaborate safely across ecosystems

You can’t build a smart service without smart data. And you can’t access smart data without trust. Across Europe, industries are trying to make this work, through data spaces, standardisation, and new governance frameworks. But progress is slow. If you’re part of a sector with potential for shared intelligence, but stuck in silos, this session will challenge assumptions and explore practical pathways.

Belgium 20-11-25 Round Table Invitation Only Physical english

From Data to Decisions to Value : Turning information overload into real outcomes

Every organisation sits on a mountain of data, builds new platforms, and experiments with AI. Yet the key question remains: how much of this activity creates value that leaders can see and measure? Data in isolation delivers little; without clear decisions, it clutters rather than clarifies. The task is shifting from stockpiling information to making better, faster decisions that scale across every channel and moment that matters.  How to close the gap between data investments and business outcomes? Which decisions should be centralised, and which remain distributed? What role should AI and automation play in orchestrating relevance?

Belgium 25-11-25 TRIBES Squad+ Squad Only Virtual english

Compliance by Design ; Making AI, GDPR, and the AI Act part of your operating model

Compliance is no longer about checklists. It’s about system design. With the EU AI Act approaching, and GDPR enforcement tightening, organisations must embed legal and ethical boundaries deep into how they build, deploy, and monitor technology. If your AI and data projects feel increasingly legal, this session will help you redesign the bridge between policy and platform.

Belgium 27-11-25 TRIBES Squad+ All Members Physical english

Where Do You Stand on NIS2? ; Benchmark Your Readiness Against Your Peers

NIS2 is reshaping cybersecurity requirements across industries, placing high expectations on entities in scope. But how ready is your organisation compared to others? Join this open Squad session to: See how organisations in different sectors (cloud, MSSP, manufacturing) are approaching NIS2 Benchmark your readiness on scope, cost, and timelines Learn how peers interpret “essential” vs “important” requirements Identify common challenges and blind spots Discover how others are balancing compliance with business priorities This C-level-only benchmarking session, organised in collaboration with Komatsu, is designed for CIOs, CISOs, and digital leaders who want to share insights and learn from each other’s experience. Organisations that have concluded they’re not in scope are especially welcome to join and have their assumptions challenged. Expect a session packed with pragmatic discussions, direct questions, and real-world exchange. No theory. No fluff. Just straight answers. If you are interested in registering, please complete this short survey. Your input will help us prepare the session and we will share the combined insights with the audience.

Belgium 27-11-25 Round Table Invitation Only Physical english

CIONET Round Table: Investing in Private AI Infrastructure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a core business imperative for virtually all organisations. The coming wave of Agentic AI will further solidify the urgency of deploying these transformative technologies. However, the reliance on hyperscale public clouds for sensitive AI workloads often introduces unacceptable risks regarding data sovereignty, intellectual property (IP) control, and regulatory compliance (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR). Furthermore, the unpredictable nature of public cloud consumption models, coupled with soaring data egress costs, creates major barriers to achieving sustainable, enterprise-wide AI at scale. The question facing CIOs is clear: How do you build a secure, compliant AI factory that delivers predictable ROI without sacrificing performance?

UK 27-11-25 Round Table Country Members Physical english

Agentic AI in Financial Services

Belgium 4-12-25 Other Local Event Invitation Only Physical english

Women of CIONET - Christmas Dinner

Despite driving innovation and digital transformation, female CIOs remain underrepresented in executive teams and boardrooms. This conference brings together trailblazing women in tech leadership to challenge the status quo, share strategies for breaking barriers, and pave the way for fair representation at the top. It’s time to ensure women CIOs get the shot they’ve earned to shape organizations at the highest level.

International 9-12-25 International Event - Other Public Virtual english

CIONET Awards 2026: Part 1

The CIONET Awards 2026: Part 1, the premier celebration of excellence in digital mission and leadership. During this event the spotlight falls on two of the most critical arenas in modern enterprise: Applications & Architecture and Data & AI. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their groundbreaking achievements. 

Belgium 11-12-25 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical english

Next Generation Digital Twins - CIONET Belgium: Community Event

Imagine being able to monitor, simulate, and optimise an entire city, factory, or supply chain in real time. Next-generation digital twins are making this vision a reality, transforming how we manage and understand complex systems. By creating dynamic virtual replicas of physical assets and processes, digital twins allow organisations to predict issues, optimize performance, and make data-driven decisions with unprecedented accuracy.This event will explore how digital twins are being used across industries to revolutionize the way we operate and maintain large-scale, intricate systems—whether it’s the infrastructure of a smart city, the efficiency of a factory floor, or the resilience of global supply chains.Examples of Digital Twins in Action:Smart Cities: Urban planners can use digital twins to simulate traffic flow, monitor energy usage, or predict the impact of weather events on infrastructure. This enables cities to optimize resources and improve the quality of life for their citizens.Factories of the Future: Manufacturing plants are leveraging digital twins to monitor equipment in real time, prevent downtime, and optimize production lines. With predictive analytics, factories can avoid costly breakdowns and improve overall efficiency.Supply Chain Management: Complex supply chains, spanning continents and industries, can be modeled as digital twins to track shipments, simulate disruptions, and optimize logistics. Businesses can reduce inefficiencies and respond faster to market demands.Key Themes:Real-Time Monitoring and Simulation: How digital twins provide real-time insights into complex systems, allowing for dynamic response and optimization.Predictive Power: Leveraging AI and data analytics, digital twins help organisations predict and mitigate issues before they happen, from equipment failures to supply chain bottlenecks.Scalability Across Ecosystems: Digital twins aren’t limited to individual assets—learn how they can be scaled across entire ecosystems like smart cities or global supply chains for maximum impact.Building Trust and Security: With digital twins handling critical infrastructure and sensitive data, what are the security and governance frameworks needed to ensure trust in these virtual systems?Why You Should Attend:Next-generation digital twins are no longer just a concept—they are revolutionizing industries by offering a new way to manage complexity. Whether you’re looking to optimize a city, factory, or supply chain, this event will provide practical insights into how digital twins can transform your organisation’s operations and drive future innovation.

Belgium 12-12-25 TRIBES Leadership Circle Squad Only Physical english

Managing IT Cost Without Losing Capability ; A practical look at how to control infrastructure, apps, and dev spend

Everyone wants value for money. But in IT, that value is spread across infrastructure, software, services, and people. Your infra spend is creeping up. App maintenance is eating your budget. New development is exciting but comes with hidden overhead. And people costs, from operations to engineering, remain the largest, most overlooked slice. If you’re under pressure to optimise without compromise, this session brings the right questions, trade-offs, and shared lessons to the table.

Belgium 13-1-26 TRIBES Squad Session Squad Only Virtual english

Moving Legacy Systems to the Cloud Efficiently : Balancing cost, risk, and continuity in complex migrations

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.

Belgium 22-1-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

AI-Driven Development: Redesigning workflows, responsibilities, and trust in the age of automation

AI coding assistants entered development teams quietly, but their impact grows by the day. What started as autocomplete now shapes architecture decisions, documentation, and testing. And when productivity gains are visible, so are new risks: security blind spots, uneven quality, and the slow erosion of shared standards. Teams move faster, but not always in the same direction. The challenge has become integration rather than adoption. And new questions have risen: how do you blend automation into established practices without losing oversight? When is human review still essential, and what should the rules of collaboration between developer and machine look like? As AI tools learn from proprietary code, where do responsibility and accountability sit? Let’s talk about how to redefine those workflows, balancing creativity with control, and protecting code quality in a hybrid human-AI environment. A closed conversation on where AI accelerates progress, where it introduces new debt, and how development culture must evolve to stay credible.

Belgium 27-1-26 TRIBES Squad Session Physical english

Zero Trust in Reality : Making segmentation, identity, and access work in complex environments

Zero Trust sounds simple on paper: trust no one, verify everything. But once you start implementing it, the fun begins. Legacy systems, hybrid networks, and human habits don’t read the manual. The idea is solid; the execution, not so much. In the end, Zero Trust is less about technology and more about design, culture, and patience. And when identity becomes the new perimeter, segmentation turns political, and exceptions multiply until the model looks more like “some trust, most of the time.” It’s progress, but not quite the revolution everyone expected. So how do you make Zero Trust work in real environments full of dependencies, vendors, and legacy constraints? Is it even possible? How do you balance usability with control, and what metrics actually prove progress? Let’s unpack what it takes to move beyond PowerPoint strategy and get Zero Trust working across systems and people that weren’t built for it. A closed conversation for those who’ve learned that Zero Trust is less about zero and more about trust that’s earned, not assumed.

Belgium 29-1-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

The Career Path of the Data Leader : From data projects to enterprise value: redefining what leadership means

The role of the data leader used to be clear: build platforms, deliver dashboards, report insights. But now data sits everywhere, in AI, in decisions, in strategy, and suddenly every conversation ends with “What does the data say?”. The responsibility has outgrown the job description. Today’s data leaders are asked to create impact, not just infrastructure. To manage privacy, quality, and trust while proving business value in quarterly cycles. It’s a balancing act between governance and growth, between enabling and controlling. And yet, the path upward often feels unclear. Does it lead to the CDO seat? Or is influence now spread across teams, not titles? So how do you grow from operational excellence to strategic impact? How do you shape culture while still delivering numbers? And what skills separate the next generation of data leaders from the last? Let’s explore how this role is evolving: from technical authority to business partner, from reporting to decision-making, from data management to data leadership. A closed conversation for those defining what data leadership should look like in 2026 and beyond.

Belgium 3-2-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

Data Governance at Scale : Defining ownership, accountability, and operating models for trusted access

Every organisation wants to make data easier to access while keeping it consistent, secure, and compliant. That’s the goal. But then comes the challenge, an operational one rather than a conceptual one. It’s true, opening access speeds up decisions, but it multiplies duplication, privacy risks, and ownership confusion. Tightening governance restores order but kills agility. So the same questions keep coming back. Who owns what? How far can self-service go before chaos starts? How much central control is needed when every team wants autonomy? If you’ve asked yourself those, you’ve probably also wondered how to define the right operating model. How to roll it out across the organisation while facing the pushback that always follows. What it takes in cost, time, steps, and impact to make it work. You’re not the only one. So let’s talk about it. Let's talk about enforcing principles, delegating authority, and measuring trust in practice. What controls hold up? What break under scale? How to build confidence in data without creating bottlenecks? A closed conversation focused on what’s working, what isn’t, and where the balance lies.

Belgium 6-2-26 TRIBES Leadership Circle Invitation Only Physical english

The New IT Operating Model : Redefining roles, governance, and delivery for an AI-shaped enterprise

IT used to own technology. Now, every function does. Marketing builds apps, finance runs analytics, and operations automates workflows on its own. The boundaries that once defined IT have blurred, yet accountability hasn’t moved. The result? Shared ownership without shared governance, rising cost without clear control, and a CIO role that’s harder to define every year. The question of how to align IT with the business is long gone. They are already entangled, well, most of the time, or at least sometime. Jokes aside, a new challenge has emerged: designing an operating model that makes that entanglement productive rather than chaotic. One that manages shadow IT without killing initiative, distributes ownership without losing control, and scales AI and automation without fragmenting accountability. So how do you rebuild roles, budgets, and governance for a world where everyone is a tech player? How do you balance central coordination with local speed? And what new forms of leadership emerge when IT becomes the connective tissue rather than the command centre? Let’s explore how organisations are redesigning the operating model around outcomes, influence, and shared responsibility. A closed conversation on what modern IT leadership looks like when power, data, and technology are everywhere.

Belgium 10-2-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Operating Model Driven Design: Shaping systems around how the organisation actually works

Most architectures start with technology choices, then reality steps in. And when operating models evolve, structures shift, and suddenly systems no longer fit the way people work. So processes have to stretch to accommodate tools instead of the other way around. This is where integration becomes repair, not design, and what was once well aligned slowly turns into a patchwork of exceptions and workarounds. It becomes clearer that when technology and operating models drift apart, efficiency collapses. Change takes longer, ownership gets blurred, and costs rise quietly in the background, leading to architecture becoming a mirror of yesterday’s organisation, not today’s. Hence, is it possible for systems to follow the rhythm of the business, not fight it? How do you translate an operating model into design principles that guide decisions in real time? How do you keep alignment when business and systems evolve at different speeds? And how do you define boundaries that support autonomy without breaking cohesion? Let’s explore that. Let’s explore how to make architecture a living reflection of structure, culture, and decision-making. A closed conversation on designing systems that evolve with the business instead of holding it back.

International 12-2-26 International Event - Other Public Virtual english

CIONET Awards 2026: Part 2

The CIONET Awards 2026: Part 2, the premier celebration of excellence in digital mission and leadership. During this event the spotlight falls on two of the most critical arenas in modern enterprise: Cybersecurity and Cloud & Infrastructure. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their groundbreaking achievements. 

Belgium 12-3-26 TRIBES Squad Session Physical english

The Third-Party Risk Reckoning: How far can you trust your vendors?

Tomato! Tomato! Tomato! Get your tomato now! Every vendor sells security. And every company depends on vendors, partners, and suppliers. The more digital the business becomes, the longer that list grows, and so does the attack surface. One weak link, and there is always one, or one missed update, and trust collapses faster than any firewall can react. What used to be a procurement checklist has become a full-time discipline. Questionnaires, audits, and endless documentation prove that everyone’s “compliant,” yet incidents keep happening. So it’s clear: the issue isn’t lack of policy, or maybe a bit, but mostly lack of visibility. Beyond a certain point, even the most secure organisation is only as safe as its least prepared partner (or an employee who hadn’t had their morning coffee). So how far can you trust your vendors? How do you check what you can’t control? And when does assurance become theatre instead of protection? Does it come at a different cost? Let’s exchange what works and what fails in third-party risk management: live monitoring, shared responsibility models, contractual levers, and the reality of building trust in a chain you don’t own. A closed conversation for those redefining what partnership means when risk is shared but accountability isn’t.

Belgium 24-3-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Killing Zombie Projects: Knowing when to stop, restart, or quietly let go

Every organisation has them, projects that keep running long after their purpose has faded. No one remembers who asked for them, but shutting them down feels riskier than keeping them alive. And eventually, people stay assigned, budgets stay allocated, and energy drains into work that no longer matters. Inertia at its finest. Ending a project is rarely a technical decision. It’s emotional, political, and often tied to past promises or personal reputation. The longer something runs, the harder it becomes to admit it’s time to stop. Yet clearing that backlog of half-dead initiatives is often the only way to make room for new ones. So how do you decide when to pull the plug? What signals show that value is gone, and who gets to say so? How can governance encourage honest calls without punishing those who make them? Let’s discuss how to end gracefully, refocus teams, and turn closure into confidence rather than blame. Bullet in the head? Is that how you kill a zombie, or was it a silver bullet in the heart? A closed conversation on how to make progress by learning to stop.

International 25-3-26 International Event - Other All Members Physical english

CIONET Awards 2026: Part 3

The CIONET Awards 2026: Part 3, the premier celebration of excellence in digital mission and leadership. During this event the spotlight falls on the European CIO of the Year. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their groundbreaking achievements. 

Belgium 26-3-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Measuring Value in AI Initiatives: Defining ROI, accountability, and measurable outcomes in complex environments

AI projects continue to multiply, but proving their value remains difficult. Most organisations can track activity, not impact. Dashboards count pilots and models, yet few translate to measurable business outcomes. The result is familiar: success stories without clarity on what they actually delivered. The real issue is measurement. Traditional ROI metrics fail when AI changes decisions more than results. Financial indicators miss the operational gains, while qualitative benefits often sound too vague to defend. Without clear evidence, budgets come under scrutiny and confidence erodes. This session focuses on how to connect AI work with business outcomes through structured metrics, governance, and accountability. We’ll explore how value tracking evolves from experimentation to scale, which indicators earn trust at board level, and where measurement stops being meaningful. A closed exchange for comparing methods, tools, and lessons learned in defining, proving, and sustaining AI impact.

Belgium 31-3-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Composability in Practice: Building modular systems that stay coherent as they grow

Composability sounds elegant in theory: small, independent parts that come together to form something greater, but in practice, it’s messy. What happens when modules overlap, APIs evolve differently across domains, and governance struggles to keep pace? What was meant to simplify architecture sometimes ends up multiplying it. As systems grow, integration points become dependencies, and flexibility turns into fragility. A simple change in one component ripples through others, making the dream of “plug and play” harder to sustain. Still, the goal remains the same: adaptability without chaos. So how do you achieve it without slowing everything down? How do you design boundaries that allow reuse but prevent entanglement? How do you define ownership when many teams touch the same shared components? And how can standards evolve without becoming a constraint? Let’s explore how composability works when theory meets reality, and how teams preserve coherence while systems keep expanding. A closed conversation on modular design that enables agility instead of just promising it.

Belgium 2-4-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

Taming the SaaS Sprawl: Tracking spend, ownership, and usage before it slips out of control

SaaS gave business units freedom: quick onboarding, no infrastructure, and instant results. But over time, that freedom turned into fragmentation. Each team now buys, renews, and configures its own stack. HR has one platform, finance has another, and marketing probably has ten. The invoices keep coming, usage keeps dropping, and no one is sure who’s accountable for what. Traditional cost management doesn’t apply here. There’s no central contract, no single owner, and no real visibility. What used to be procurement now feels like detective work. Redundant tools, overlapping licences, and hidden integrations make the picture blurrier every month. By the time finance steps in, renewals are already done and budgets already gone. So how do you regain control without killing autonomy? How can IT, procurement, and business functions share visibility and accountability? And what governance keeps flexibility alive without letting costs spiral? Let’s talk about the new discipline behind SaaS management: mapping ownership, connecting data from finance to usage, and building renewal intelligence that actually prevents waste. A closed conversation for those turning SaaS chaos into structure before it turns into another budget crisis.

Belgium 12-5-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Product-Centric IT 2.0: Blending product and project thinking

Everyone says they’ve gone product-centric. In reality, most organisations live in a hybrid world where projects, products, and platforms overlap. Teams manage releases while still chasing deadlines, and governance still thinks in milestones rather than outcomes. The shift is underway, but the mindset hasn’t caught up. At scale, product thinking creates new tensions. What happens when one product depends on another? Who owns shared components, and how do you coordinate when priorities clash? And how do you measure success when delivery and value creation no longer happen on the same timeline? Let’s explore how organisations are blending product and project models, keeping alignment while giving teams autonomy. Let’s discuss how to define ownership, fund cross-functional work, and handle dependencies that never fit neatly into one backlog. A closed conversation on what it takes to make product-centric IT work in practice, not just in slides.

Belgium 19-5-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

AI vs AI in Cybersecurity: When defenders and attackers both use AI

The game has changed, clearly. Attackers have AI, defenders have AI, and both sides are learning faster than anyone expected, or maybe the attackers are just a bit faster. What used to take hours now happens in seconds, and detection windows close before alerts even appear. It’s adaptation beyond automation, and no one gets to sit still. But every promise of AI-driven defence comes with a price. The tools are expensive to train, maintain, and monitor. Mistakes cost more too. False positives drain teams, model drift hides real threats, and poisoned data turns protection into confusion. So now it’s not only about defending networks, it’s about defending the defenders themselves, from fatigue, blind trust, and automation gone wrong. So how do you keep visibility when both sides use the same weapons? How do you detect intent when patterns look human but aren’t? How do you justify cost when failure still happens, just faster? Let’s explore what happens when algorithms face each other on both sides of the firewall, and what new defences emerge when speed alone is no longer enough. A closed conversation about a future where cybersecurity becomes an AI vs AI battle, and humans still have to win.

Belgium 22-5-26 TRIBES Leadership Circle Invitation Only Physical english

Managing Vendor Lock-In: Balancing dependence, cost, and control in strategic partnerships

Every vendor swears their platform is open, flexible, and built for freedom. Then comes the renewal date. The price goes up, migration looks painful, and “strategic partnership” starts to feel more like dependency. Most organisations don’t get trapped overnight, they walk into it one contract at a time. Broadcom, anyone? We know lock-in isn’t only technical, it’s commercial, architectural, and even cultural. Once tools shape how teams work, switching becomes not only costly but politically impossible. So how do you manage dependency without losing leverage? What do you do when moving away costs more than staying? How do you negotiate from a position of weakness? And what governance models help prevent lock-in before it happens? Let’s share how to keep options open, make vendors compete without breaking partnerships, and find leverage even when it seems there’s none left. A closed conversation for those who’ve learned that freedom in IT is rarely free.

Belgium 26-5-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

The Career Path of the Cloud Engineer: From system builder to strategic enabler of digital scale

The cloud engineer’s world keeps expanding. It started with provisioning and automation, but now it touches everything: resilience, security, cost, and even business continuity. What used to be a back-end function has become one of the most visible roles in digital operations. Yet with that visibility comes pressure: constant evolution, constant firefighting, and very little time to step back and ask, “Where is this career actually going?” Tools evolve faster than skills can stabilise. Every certification promises relevance, every vendor claims leadership, and every organisation defines “cloud” differently. Between platform specialisation and architecture oversight, the lines blur quickly. The challenge is no longer learning the tools, it’s deciding which skills will still matter once the automation matures. So how do you grow from technical expert to strategic partner? How do you build credibility outside the console: in architecture, governance, and cost optimisation? And what does leadership look like when cloud becomes less about configuration and more about orchestration? Let’s discuss how the best engineers are shaping their next move: towards influence, design, and strategic value. A closed conversation for those defining what it means to engineer the cloud, not just run it.

Belgium 2-6-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

The Self-Healing Infrastructure: Designing automation that prevents failure without creating blind spots

Automation was supposed to make infrastructure predictable. Systems would detect anomalies, resolve issues, and learn from every incident. And for a while, it worked: fewer tickets, faster recovery, better uptime. Until something broke silently, and no one noticed. The system had learned how to fix itself, but not how to explain what it did. That’s the new paradox of modern operations: The more autonomous your infrastructure becomes, the less visible it is. And when reliability depends on AI-driven logic, trust becomes the main failure point. Who monitors the machine that monitors everything else? At what moment does “self-healing” turn into “self-hiding”? So how do you build automation that keeps humans in the loop without slowing response? How do you set the right limits before systems act faster than people can intervene? And what skills do operations teams need when they’re managing learning, not just code? Let’s talk about what’s really changing in infrastructure operations: new accountability, new transparency, and the boundary between automation and control. A closed conversation for those designing systems that recover gracefully and stay explainable when they do.

Belgium 9-6-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

From Dashboards to Decisions: Restoring alignment, ownership, and confidence in enterprise reporting

Data availability keeps growing, but decision-making often feels slower. Every function builds its own dashboards, metrics multiply, and reports begin to contradict each other. What was meant to improve transparency now creates confusion. The problem is not access to data but alignment on interpretation. When information becomes noise, confidence in reporting collapses. People hesitate to act, functions challenge each other’s numbers, and trust in analytics erodes. The challenge lies in restoring clarity: deciding which metrics matter, who owns them, and how reporting connects back to action. Let’s discuss how to simplify information flows, define consistent metrics, and reconnect dashboards with decision-making. How ownership, cadence, and shared understanding bring alignment back. A closed conversation on rebuilding confidence in data, where clarity replaces overload and information once again supports action.

Belgium 12-6-26 TRIBES Leadership Circle Invitation Only Physical english

AI Governance at Scale: Defining boundaries, ownership, and accountability for AI at scale

AI started small: a few pilots, some dashboards, a couple of chatbots. But then it spread, quickly. Now every department wants a model, every vendor adds “AI-powered” to their pitch, and every regulator is asking about risk and transparency. Governance suddenly went from a nice idea to a full-time job. Scaling governance is harder than launching AI. Policies look great on slides, but in practice, ownership blurs and enforcement stalls. Central control slows things down, while local freedom invites risk. Everyone agrees AI should be safe and ethical, but no one agrees on who signs off when something goes wrong, all leading to AIs living as permanent PoCs. So how do you scale oversight without creating bureaucracy? How do you distribute responsibility between IT, business, and compliance? And what controls actually hold up when AI keeps changing after deployment? Let’s explore how organisations make governance part of daily operations, not an afterthought. A closed conversation for those trying to keep AI credible, compliant, and under control while it spreads across the enterprise.

Belgium 18-6-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Building the Event-Driven Enterprise: Managing flow, context, and control in event-driven systems

Becoming event-driven sounds like the logical next step: real-time visibility, faster response, tighter integration. The promise is appealing, no? But turning that vision into reality is another story. Where do you start, with technology, operating model, or mindset? Many soon discover that event-driven design reshapes everything. Data ownership becomes decentralised, monitoring grows complex, and governance feels like chasing a moving target. Scaling up amplifies both the benefits and, if poorly governed, the costs as well. The question then becomes: what is the return on all that investment? Does the model actually reduce cost over time, or simply move it elsewhere? And when does ROI start showing, during scaling or only once operations stabilise? The goal remains clear: systems that react faster, stay reliable, and create measurable value at speed. But the path there is not. Let’s explore what it means to build event-driven architectures, what challenges surface at scale, and what financial outcomes they truly achieve. A closed conversation for those aiming to prove that responsiveness can also be sustainable.