During this exclusive dinner, hosted by CIONET and EY as part of EY AI Week, CIOs, digital leaders, and AI decision-makers will come together to discuss the future of technology leadership in an era where AI is fundamentally transforming the enterprise.

The evening will open with Patrick Gabriels, Country Managing Partner of EY Netherlands, who will provide a boardroom perspective on AI. What topics dominate the agenda of today’s boards and supervisory boards? What opportunities and risks do they see? And what expectations do they have of CIOs as AI becomes increasingly intertwined with strategy, growth, innovation, risk management, and organizational development?

Following this, Anna van den Breemer, Partner & AI Transformation Lead at EY Netherlands, will lead an interactive peer-to-peer discussion on the opportunities, dilemmas, and strategic choices CIOs face as they scale AI across the enterprise.

Key takeaways

Is the CIO leading the AI transformation or simply enabling it? For years, CIOs have been responsible for technology, operational continuity, and digital transformation. Today, a broader mandate is emerging. CIOs are increasingly expected to act as strategic advisors to the board, catalysts for organizational change, and architects of sustainable value creation through AI. At the same time, new questions are arising:

- How can CIOs remain owners of the AI agenda while every business function develops its own AI capabilities?

- What distinguishes technology leadership from enterprise-wide leadership?

- How can CIOs strike the right balance between innovation, governance, and trust?

- How can organizations ensure that AI investments deliver measurable business value rather than productivity gains alone?

- And perhaps the most important question: what will boards expect from their CIOs over the next three years?

* This event is invite only.