Belgium 13-10-2026 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual English

Designing the Architecture Behind Scalable AI Use Cases; What needs to be in place before AI can scale beyond isolated pilots and fragile integrations.

AI use cases scale through architecture. The challenge is creating the architecture that allows several use cases to run, connect, be monitored, and be governed as adoption grows. Three pressure points usually appear. - Integration becomes critical when AI needs to connect with existing systems, applications, data flows, and business processes. - Control and monitoring are needed once use cases affect decisions, users, or operations. - Reuse becomes important because shared patterns help teams deliver faster and support more use cases with less friction. The working question is simple: what architecture needs to be in place before AI use cases multiply across teams, systems, and processes? If you are designing for AI beyond isolated use cases, let’s compare approaches with others facing similar architecture questions.

Belgium 13-10-2026 [Round Table] All Members Physical French

Qui contrôle votre IA ?

L’IA entre dans la souscription, la gestion des sinistres, le service client, l’analyse financière, la maintenance industrielle et les opérations payroll. À mesure que les modèles s’intègrent aux processus critiques, leur environnement de déploiement devient une décision métier, car l’emplacement du modèle, de ses données et de ses capacités de monitoring influence directement la performance, la traçabilité, la sécurité et la confiance réglementaire. Chaque workload d’IA a donc besoin d’un environnement opérationnel adapté à la sensibilité de ses données, à ses exigences de performance et à son impact métier. Certains workloads bénéficient de la capacité d’échelle du cloud public, d’autres exigent une infrastructure privée ou souveraine, et beaucoup fonctionneront sur une combinaison d’environnements. Un modèle opérationnel d’IA est donc nécessaire pour définir clairement qui opère le runtime, qui peut y accéder, où les données sont traitées, comment chaque interaction est monitorée, et comment la visibilité, la gouvernance et le contrôle opérationnel sont maintenus tout au long du cycle de vie de l’IA. Ces décisions d’architecture déterminent la capacité à déployer l’IA à l’échelle de l’entreprise avec confiance. Elles influencent la sécurité, la résilience, la conformité réglementaire et le niveau de confiance nécessaire pour introduire l’IA dans des processus métier de plus en plus critiques. Elles établissent également les fondations opérationnelles de l’IA agentique, où des systèmes autonomes fonctionnent dans des cadres clairement définis de gouvernance, de responsabilité et de monitoring.

Spain 13-10-2026 [Round Table] Country Members Physical Spanish

Operations-first: Industrial Intelligence

En un contexto donde la Inteligencia Artificial actúa en tiempo real sobre los procesos industriales, la integración entre la planta y el ERP se ha convertido en el gran factor diferencial. Desplegar agentes autónomos, garantizar la gobernanza frente al AI Act y medir el ROI directo en manufactura, logística y cadena de suministro son hoy algunos de los grandes retos de la agenda industrial.

Belgium 15-10-2026 [CIONET Community Event, Circle - Cyber] All Members Physical English

CYBERFEST: GEOPOLITICS & CYBER SECURITY

In an era where digital borders are as critical as physical ones, cybersecurity is no longer just a tech issue it’s a strategic imperative. CYBERfest 2026 explores the intersection of geopolitics and cyber threats, bringing together global leaders, experts, and innovators to discuss how nations, organisations, and individuals can navigate an increasingly complex and contested digital landscape. Join us for insightful debates, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies to stay resilient in a world where cyber and geopolitics collide.  

Belgium 15-10-2026 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual English

Measuring Delivery Speed, Quality, and Business Impact; How to move beyond activity metrics and assess what IT delivery actually improves.

IT productivity is under scrutiny, and many organisations are reassessing what they measure. The challenge is measuring delivery in a way that improves decisions, priorities, and behaviour. Three pressure points need to be handled carefully. - Speed matters, and it needs to be balanced with quality, stability, and security. - Business impact is harder to measure than output, yet it is the part leaders need most. - Behavioural effects matter because metrics influence how teams prioritise, report, and deliver. The working question is simple: how do we measure IT delivery in a way that links speed, quality, resilience, and business value with better management decisions? If you are reviewing how productivity is measured, let’s compare what others are using and what they are avoiding.

Spain 15-10-2026 [Round Table]

Del presupuesto al retorno: Retos en la gestión del portfolio IT en la era de la IA

En un entorno de presión presupuestaria y transformación acelerada, el Portfolio de Proyectos de TI se ha convertido en el principal motor estratégico de las organizaciones. Priorizar inversiones con criterio, alinear la visión del CIO con el CFO y demostrar el impacto real de cada euro frente al riesgo y la continuidad son hoy algunos de los grandes retos de la agenda ejecutiva.

Poland 15-10-2026 [TRIBE sesja strategiczna] Physical Polish

TRIBES DAY: Efektywność zespołów technologicznych w erze AI

TRIBES Day to całodniowe wydarzenie łączące CIOs i managerów z obszarów: Applications, Data&AI, Cloud&Infrastructure, Security, IT Governance oraz HR

Belgium 15-10-2026 [Round Table] All Members Physical English

Securing Every Dependency: Extending Enterprise-Grade Security to Your Entire Open Source Stack

Modern enterprises rely heavily on open source software across almost every layer of their application stack. However, the rise of AI-powered vulnerability discovery has radically accelerated the threat landscape. Security teams are urged to remediate risks immediately, but traditional advice, “just upgrade to the latest version”, frequently triggers breaking changes, system downtime, compliance hurdles, and costly re-certification cycles. Join CIONET and Red Hat for an exclusive, peer-to-peer round table discussion where digital leaders will explore how to secure the software supply chain without sacrificing production stability. Key Takeaways & Discussion Topics During this interactive dinner discussion, you will exchange experiences and strategic insights with fellow CIOs, CISO’s and Digital Leaders on: The AI Vulnerability Acceleration: How AI tools are reshaping software supply chain risks and compressing time-to-remediate. Resolving the Upgrade Dilemma: Strategies for applying targeted security fixes and backported patches without forcing disruptive major version upgrades. Open Source Governance & Compliance: Ensuring transparency, Software Bill Of Materials integrity, and trusted build pipelines across complex multi-cloud and application layers. Enterprise Resilience at Scale: Leveraging collective intelligence and enterprise clearinghouses to protect critical infrastructure and core business applications. The session will highlight practical frameworks for managing dependency risks, examining how enterprise-grade backporting strategies allow organisations to maintain strict security compliance while keeping core business applications stable.

Poland 19-10-2026 [TRIBE sesja online] Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Autonomiczne aplikacje i inteligentne workflowy – czy oprogramowanie zacznie działać samo?

 AI coraz mocniej wchodzi w sam proces tworzenia i utrzymania aplikacji. Nie chodzi już tylko o "podpowiadanie" kodu, ale o systemy, które same potrafią sprawdzać specyfikacje, przygotowywać i wykonywać testy, analizować błędy i proponować poprawki. W praktyce zaczyna powstawać model, w którym software uczestniczy w tworzeniu kolejnego software’u, a developer pełni rolę osoby, która nadaje kierunek i decyduje, co może trafić na produkcję. Podczas sesji przyjrzymy się temu, jak może wyglądać takie podejście. Porozmawiamy o wykorzystaniu lokalnych i chmurowych modeli AI, narzędziach wspierających jakość developmentu oraz eksperymentach z zespołami agentów, które wspólnie budują i testują software. Zastanowimy się też, gdzie kończy się autonomia systemu i w którym momencie konieczna pozostaje decyzja developera. Poruszymy również kwestie kontroli nad autonomicznym software’em: jakości danych wejściowych oraz transparentności działania. Poddamy dyskusji: Które elementy cyklu życia aplikacji są już dziś gotowe na większą autonomizację?

UK 19-10-2026 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical English

The CIO's AI Dilemma: Balancing System Autonomy and Personal Accountability

In this executive roundtable from CIONET, DXC, Dynatrace and ServiceNow, we explore how much control CIOs are willing to hand to AI-powered autonomous systems when accountability still sits with them. We'll examine trust, governance, production readiness and what's at stake for organisations stuck in "perpetual pilot mode".

Germany 19-10-2026 [Online Briefing] Country Members Virtual English

Online: 900 Million Documents: The Value Case for AI

Many digital leaders are facing the same challenge: How do we modernize our enterprise content landscape and make it ready for an AI-driven future? That is exactly the journey Rabobank is on. Together with Hyland, the bank is modernizing a content landscape spanning more than 900 million documents – moving from legacy complexity towards a cloud-native foundation and, ultimately, building the AI-ready bank of the future.

Belgium 20-10-2026 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual English

Deciding What Runs Where: Cloud, Edge, On-Prem, or Hybrid; How to place workloads based on performance, cost, sovereignty, resilience, and AI requirements.

Cloud decisions are becoming more selective. The challenge is deciding where each workload should run based on cost, performance, control, resilience, sovereignty, and business need. Three pressure points usually drive the decision. - Cost visibility becomes harder when usage grows across cloud services, data platforms, and AI workloads. - Performance and latency matter more when systems need fast access to data or support operational processes. - Sovereignty and resilience become critical when data location, continuity, vendor dependency, and exit options enter the discussion. The working question is simple: how do we place workloads where they create the most value while keeping the hybrid landscape manageable? If these trade-offs are on your agenda, let’s compare how others are handling similar choices.

Poland 21-10-2026 [Round Table] Invitation Only Polish

EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE: SUWERENNE BEZPIECZEŃSTWO AI: JAK ZACHOWAĆ KONTROLĘ NAD DANYMI, MODELAMI I RYZYKIEM?

AI coraz głębiej przenika do procesów biznesowych. Jednocześnie rośnie zależność organizacji od zewnętrznych modeli, infrastruktury i dostawców usług. Firma może kontrolować, kto korzysta z narzędzi AI, a mimo to nie mieć pełnej świadomości, gdzie trafiają dane, jak są przetwarzane i kto faktycznie definiuje zasady ich ochrony. W sektorze finansowym stawka jest szczególnie wysoka. Wrażliwe dane, zjawisko Shadow AI oraz wymagania wynikające z AI Act, DORA i RODO sprawiają, że konieczna staje się kontrola całego przepływu informacji: od danych przekazywanych do modelu, przez generowane odpowiedzi, aż po działania aplikacji i agentów AI. Podczas spotkania CIONET Executive Roundtable, organizowanego wspólnie z firmą Fortinet, porozmawiamy o suwerennym bezpieczeństwie AI rozumianym jako zdolność organizacji do korzystania z różnych modeli i usług AI bez utraty kontroli nad danymi, zasadami ich wykorzystania oraz ryzykiem. Zastanowimy się, ile tej kontroli można zachować w środowisku opartym na chmurze i usługach zewnętrznych oraz gdzie przebiega granica między efektywnością a nadmierną zależnością od dostawców. Pytania do dyskusji Co w praktyce oznacza suwerenność AI: lokalizację danych, własną infrastrukturę czy możliwość definiowania własnych reguł? Jak skutecznie kontrolować przepływ danych między użytkownikami, aplikacjami, agentami i modelami AI? Gdzie kończy się akceptowalne wykorzystanie publicznych narzędzi AI, a zaczyna Shadow AI? Jak objąć spójną polityką bezpieczeństwa modele lokalne, chmurowe i usługi zewnętrzne? Jak spełnić wymagania AI Act, DORA i RODO nie ograniczając potencjału biznesowego AI? Jak skalę zależność od dostawców można zaakceptować, nadal mówiąc o suwerenności?

UK 22-10-2026 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical English

Community - Architecting the Composable Enterprise: Modular, Coordinated and AI-Ready

Build modular, coordinated, AI-ready business systems without duplication or “spaghetti.”

Spain 22-10-2026 [Round Table] Country Members Physical Spanish

AI Observability: Una IA gobernable, predecible y segura

Descubre cómo escalar la IA de piloto a producción con control y confianza. Acompaña esta conversación sobre los retos clave de costes, rendimiento y seguridad, y explora el papel de la observabilidad y la gobernanza para operar modelos e inteligencia artificial de forma fiable en tu organización.

Germany 26-10-2026 [Online Briefing] Country Members Virtual German

Online: AI & DATA Knowledge Transfer - Briefing 28

Unsere Wissensaustausch-Briefings "AI & Data Knowledge Transfer" zielen darauf ab, CIDOs und Senior Digital Leaders mit praktischen Anwendungen und umsetzbaren Erkenntnissen von Fachexperten zu vermitteln, die den Weg für transformative digitale Reisen ebnen.

Poland 26-10-2026 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical English

EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE: THE REFACTORING FACTORY: CO AGENTY AI MOGĄ ZMIENIĆ W DUŻYCH MIGRACJACH I PROJEKTACH MODERNIZACJI?

Ponad 35% pracy rozwojowej w IT jest wykonywana z użyciem AI – to wynik badania* wśród firm aktywnych w CIONET. Nowa rzeczywistość rodzi wiele nieznanych dotąd problemów, ale wszyscy CIO deklarują apetyt na jeszcze więcej. Zapraszamy na spotkanie CIONET Executive Roundtable, podczas którego wymienimy się doświadczeniem, jak autonomiczne agenty AI zmieniają realia dużych projektów modernizacji kodu. Do twórczej dyskusji zaprosiliśmy przedstawicieli firm, które dziś przodują w wykorzystaniu AI w developmencie i redukcji długu technologicznego. Pytania do dyskusji: Jak zmienia się praca ludzi, gdy kod piszą maszyny? Ile realnie kosztuje wdrożenie podejścia agentowego - nie tylko w licencjach, ale w czasie reviewerów kodu, ryzyku regresji i kompetencjach zespołu? Jakie migracje się do tego nie nadają - niejasna specyfikacja, logika biznesowa rozproszona w głowach ludzi, którzy już nie pracują? Kto ponosi odpowiedzialność za to, co trafia do produkcji, gdy kod piszą równolegle działające agenty? Zajrzymy "pod maskę" - jak wygląda pilot, po jakim czasie widać wynik, i jakie kryterium decyduje, że projekt się udał albo nie PrzeanalIzujemy przypadek Comarchu, który z użyciem narzędzi AI modernizuje kod systemu ERP, będącego dwudziestoletnim dziedzictwem krakowskiej firmy Partnerem merytorycznym spotkania jest firma Cognition, właściciel technologii Devin, która jest jednym z najszybciej rozwijających się dostawców narzędzi AI klasy enterprise w Dolinie Krzemowej. * Pogłębione badanie na próbie 21 firm uznanych przez społeczność za liderów transformacji cyfrowej w 2026, przeprowadzone we wrześniu br.

Germany 27-10-2026 [Round Table] Country Members Physical German

München: Building Your AI Story

Wir laden CIOs, CISOs sowie leitende IT-Entscheidungsträger und Strategen von Anwenderunternehmen herzlich ein, am 27. Oktober 2026 ab 18:00 Uhr an unserem Roundtable teilzunehmen, um ihre Erfahrungen auszutauschen – und das in entspannter Atmosphäre beim excellenten dreigängigen Menü. 

Spain 28-10-2026 [Round Table]

De la prueba a la producción

Qué hace falta para pasar de probar IA a ponerla al frente de procesos reales críticos, con resultados medibles y el control que exige el negocio.

Poland 28-10-2026 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical Polish

EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE PUBLIC: ILUZJA TANIEJ AI: GDZIE KOŃCZY SIĘ EKSPERYMENT, A ZACZYNA RACHUNEK - SEKTOR PUBLICZNY

AI w chmurze miała być szybka, prosta i tania w uruchomieniu. Dla prototypów często była. Przy skali rachunek zaczyna wyglądać inaczej. Pule tokenów kończą się szybciej, niż zakładano. Koszty rosną wraz z liczbą użytkowników, agentów, zapytań i integracji. Coraz trudniej odpowiedzieć na podstawowe pytania: kto zużywa tokeny, na co i z jakim efektem. To zmienia rozmowę o AI. Potrzebny jest tokenowy FinOps: limity, monitoring, prognozowanie, alokacja kosztów i odpowiedzialność za zużycie. Gdy koszt AI przestaje być abstrakcją, inaczej brzmi też pytanie o własną infrastrukturę. On-prem, jeszcze niedawno uznawany za drogi i ciężki, zaczyna nabierać sensu, gdy tokeny mają realną cenę. Chmura daje szybkość. Własne środowisko daje kontrolę. Pytanie brzmi: gdzie przebiega granica opłacalności? Podczas CIONET Executive Roundtable dedykowanego dla sektora publicznego i przygotowanego razem z Dell Technologies porozmawiamy o kosztach skalowania AI, ekonomii tokenów i o tym, kiedy inwestycja we własną infrastrukturę zaczyna mieć sens biznesowy. Do dyskusji :   Kiedy koszt tokenów staje się problemem operacyjnym? Jak kontrolować zużycie AI bez blokowania rozwoju i adopcji? Jak przypisywać koszty AI do zespołów, procesów i efektów biznesowych? Co powinien obejmować AI FinOps: tokeny, modele, infrastruktura, integracje i utrzymanie? Gdzie przebiega granica opłacalności między chmurą, modelem hybrydowym i własną infrastrukturą?

Poland 28-10-2026 [TRIBE TLC] Invitation Only Physical Polish

TLC SECURITY |

Netherlands 29-10-2026 [CIONET Community Event] All Members Physical English

Ecosystems: partnering for Autonomy, Resilience and Competitive Advantage

During this CIONET community event, digital leaders will explore how strong ecosystems and strategic partnerships can strengthen autonomy, accelerate innovation and create a lasting competitive advantage. Join us on 29 October in Haarlem to exchange insights, learn from leading experts and connect with your peers.

Spain 29-10-2026 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical Spanish

Growth Quest 2026

El crecimiento empresarial ya no depende únicamente de la expansión del mercado, sino de la capacidad de las organizaciones para integrar tecnología, datos y liderazgo en una misma estrategia. Escalar la innovación, transformar los modelos de negocio y generar valor sostenible son hoy algunos de los principales desafíos de la alta dirección.

Italy 29-10-2026 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical Italian

A crisis of digital identity: when cybercriminals just Log In - MILANO

L’identità digitale ha cessato di essere un semplice servizio dell’accesso per consolidarsi come il perimetro di sicurezza delle organizzazioni moderne. A livello globale la violazione d’identità è al centro dell'80% degli attacchi: gli attori malevoli non cercano più di forzare le difese perimetrali, ma si autenticano utilizzando credenziali legittime sottratte, bypassando i sistemi tradizionali di difesa perimetrale.

Poland 29-10-2026 [TRIBE sesja online] Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Optymalizacja data center: jak lepiej wykorzystać moc, energię i budżet?

Własne data center daje organizacji kontrolę nad infrastrukturą, ale jednocześnie może generować koszty, które trudno dostrzec na pierwszy rzut oka. Niewykorzystana moc, przewymiarowane chłodzenie, rezerwy utrzymywane „na wszelki wypadek” czy niedokładne planowanie pojemności mogą sprawić, że część infrastruktury przez lata pozostaje kosztownym, ale niewykorzystanym zasobem. Podczas sesji przyjrzymy się temu, gdzie najczęściej powstają nieefektywności w data center i jak można je mierzyć oraz ograniczać. Porozmawiamy o ekonomicznym koszcie overprovisioningu i prognozowaniu zapotrzebowania na moc i energię. Poruszymy też temat przyszłości własnej infrastruktury. Porównamy możliwości skalowania klasycznego data center z chmurą oraz przyjrzymy się modelom hybrydowym, które pozwalają łączyć lokalną moc obliczeniową z elastycznością usług chmurowych.

Italy 29-10-2026 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical Italian

The API Mandate: Governing the autonomous enterprise

Sulla base degli insight globali ricavati dall'osservatorio privilegiato di Postman su oltre 40 milioni di professionisti, questa roundtable a porte chiuse sarà l'occasione per confrontarsi sui modelli di governance, le metriche di qualità applicate ai flussi AI e le scelte architetturali necessarie per mantenere agnosticismo tecnologica nel lungo periodo.

Brazil 29-10-2026 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical Portuguese

Growth Quest Brasil 2026

Em breve | Antecipe-se e garanta o seu acesso.

Netherlands 30-10-2026 [CIONET Academy] Public Physical

CIONET ACADEMY: Quantum Impact for Corporates

Op vrijdag 30 oktober 2026 start de CIONET ACADEMY: CIONET ACADEMY: Quantum Impact for Corporates. Mogen we een plek voor jou reserveren?

UK 02-11-2026 [Masterclass] Country Members Virtual English

Monday Masterclass - Beyond Intelligence : When Machines Do the Thinking, Who Holds the Pen?

Roger Camrass opens CIONET’s Monday Masterclass programme by exploring the AI frontiers beyond today’s tactical agenda — from intelligent agents and the future of work to human judgement, identity and the emerging AI Mirror.

Italy 03-11-2026 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical Italian

The Cost of Latency to your Business Online

Questo momento di confronto è pensato specificamente per CIO e Technology Leader di importanti brand e-commerce e aziende leader nel settore retail. Insieme ai colleghi del settore, esploreremo come superare i limiti delle reti di content delivery (CDN) tradizionali per costruire un'architettura digitale realmente in tempo reale, che consenta di acquisire quote di mercato, aumentare i tassi di conversione e abbattere il Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

International 04-11-2026 [International Event - Other] Public Virtual English

CIONET Awards 2027 Applications & Architecture

The CIONET Awards 2027: Applications & Architercture, the premier celebration of excellence in digital mission and leadership. During this event the spotlight falls on one of the most critical arenas in modern enterprise: Applications & Architecture. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their excepcional achievements. 

Italy 05-11-2026 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical Italian

Data&AI: The New Agentic Engine

Un’analisi tecnica approfondita sul motore della nuova economia. Esplora le architetture alla base dell'Agentic Shift, scopri come gli autonomi “custobot” ridefiniranno l’interazione con i clienti e impara come l’ingegneria potenziata dall’AI è pronta a rivoluzionare i tuoi cicli di sviluppo e a potenziare i tuoi team tecnologici.

Brazil 05-11-2026 [Digital Excellence Event] Public Physical & Virtual Portuguese

Formação IBGC + CIONET: Conselheiro de Administração para C-Level de Tecnologia

A Formação de Conselheiros de Administração IBGC + CIONET foi concebida para executivos C-Level de Tecnologia que desejam compreender e atuar com profundidade na lógica estratégica, fiduciária e colegiada dos Conselhos de Administração. O programa prepara o executivo para exercer o papel de Conselheiro de Administração ou Consultivo, ao mesmo tempo em que fortalece sua capacidade de diálogo, influência e posicionamento estratégico junto ao Conselho na função executiva atual. Trata-se de uma formação construída a partir da convergência entre governança corporativa e liderança tecnológica, alinhada aos desafios que hoje ocupam o centro das decisões das organizações.

Switzerland 05-11-2026 [CIONET Community Event] All Members Physical English

Zurich: Move Fast. Stay in Control.

In many organisations, AI is moving faster than governance, faster than operating models, and often faster than strategic ownership. New use cases are emerging across every function — but without the right leadership, structure and priorities, AI risks becoming fragmented, reactive and difficult to scale. For today’s digital leaders, the challenge is no longer simply to explore AI - but to lead it — with IT at the centre of enterprise readiness, business value and responsible execution.

UK 05-11-2026 [Circle - Women] Country Members Physical English

Women of CIONET UK

Join CIONET UK for our inaugural Female Leadership Event. Connect with top tech executives, share candid insights, and pre register today for early updates.

Netherlands 05-11-2026 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical

Executive Roundtable Dinner The CIO's New Mandate in the Age of AI

Join CIOs from across industries for an executive roundtable exploring what boards expect from CIOs in the Age of AI. Together with EY, will explore what is expected of CIOs in this new era. 

Poland 05-11-2026 [TRIBE TLC] Invitation Only Physical Polish

TLC APPLICATIONS | Odporność aplikacji - ile dostępności naprawdę potrzebuje biznes?

Netherlands 09-11-2026 [Custom Event]

CIONET Trip Web Summit 2026

CIONET Netherlands will depart on November 9 2026 with a group of digital leaders for the fully hosted Trip to the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. Over the course of three days, we will be immersed in innovation, new developments, and cutting-edge technologies. Would you like to join us? Register now.

Belgium 10-11-2026 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual English

Choosing the Right Data Platform Without Creating New Silos; How to balance speed, flexibility, semantics, governance, and long-term maintainability.

Data platforms are meant to simplify access and support better use of data. The challenge is choosing and governing the platform landscape in a way that creates consistency, reuse, and long-term value. Three pressure points usually appear. - Platform choice becomes difficult when teams have different needs for speed, flexibility, cost, and control. - Business meaning needs protection: customer, revenue, product, risk, and FTE need shared definitions across tools. - Ownership and governance need to be clear, so platforms grow with accountability and discipline. The working question is simple: how do we give teams the data capabilities they need while keeping the platform landscape understandable, governed, and reusable? If these questions are familiar, let’s compare approaches with others facing the same data landscape.

Italy 10-11-2026 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical Italian

A crisis of digital identity: when cybercriminals just Log In - ROME

L’identità digitale ha cessato di essere un semplice servizio dell’accesso per consolidarsi come il perimetro di sicurezza delle organizzazioni moderne. A livello globale la violazione d’identità è al centro dell'80% degli attacchi: gli attori malevoli non cercano più di forzare le difese perimetrali, ma si autenticano utilizzando credenziali legittime sottratte, bypassando i sistemi tradizionali di difesa perimetrale.

Germany 10-11-2026 [Other Local Event] Country Members Physical English

Heilbronn: Getting It Right: Make Your Company's Brain AI-Ready

Artificial intelligence is only as powerful as the knowledge it can access. While organizations are investing heavily in AI, many initiatives struggle to deliver meaningful business value because the underlying enterprise information is fragmented, inaccessible, or lacks the governance required for trusted AI.

Belgium 13-11-2026 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Physical English

Building the Business Case for New IT Capabilities; How to justify investment when value is strategic, shared, or only visible over time.

Many IT capabilities are essential and difficult to fund through a simple project ROI. The challenge is showing why architecture, governance, resilience, cybersecurity maturity, data foundations, and AI readiness deserve investment before the gap becomes expensive. Three pressure points make the case harder. - Shared value means the benefit often sits across several teams, while the budget sits in one place. - Timing creates friction because the cost is immediate while the value appears over time. - Risk translation is needed so business and finance leaders understand the consequence of delaying the investment. The working question is simple: how do we turn foundational IT capabilities into credible investment cases that link cost, risk, business value, and future flexibility? If you are building these cases internally, let’s compare how others are positioning value, risk, and timing.

Germany 16-11-2026 [Circle - Women] Country Members Physical German

München: CIDO Women - Never Walk Alone

Persönliches Wachstum entsteht selten allein. Genauso auch der Erfolg in der Karriere. Gerade in der IT-Branche, die sich schneller verändert als je zuvor, sind Austausch, Orientierung und starke Netzwerke entscheidend.

Poland 16-11-2026 [TRIBE sesja online] Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Wiemy, że jesteśmy podatni. I co dalej? Jak zarządzać cyberryzykiem, którego nie da się usunąć

Skaner kończy pracę i na ekranie pojawia się lista setek lub tysięcy podatności. Część ma wysoki CVSS, część dotyczy systemów krytycznych, inne od miesięcy czekają na poprawkę. Wiadomo jedno: wszystkiego nie da się naprawić od razu. Co więc dzieje się dalej? Podczas sesji przyjrzymy się temu, jak organizacje podejmują decyzje dotyczące podatności, gdy liczba problemów rośnie szybciej niż możliwości zespołów. Porozmawiamy o tym, dlaczego sam wynik CVSS nie wystarcza, jak uwzględniać kontekst biznesowy, znaczenie konkretnego systemu i potencjalny scenariusz ataku oraz jak ustalać kolejność działań. Zastanowimy się również nad długiem bezpieczeństwa organizacji: wyjątkami, systemami legacy, brakującymi aktualizacjami i podatnościami, które pozostają otwarte miesiącami, ponieważ ich usunięcie mogłoby zagrozić ciągłości działania. Kto w takiej sytuacji podejmuje decyzję o akceptacji ryzyka?

Belgium 17-11-2026 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Physical English

Turning AI Act Requirements into Controls, Owners, and Evidence; How to translate regulation into practical governance, documentation, risk management, and audit readiness.

AI regulation is moving from awareness to execution. The challenge is turning requirements into controls, owners, evidence, and routines that can support audit, risk review, and management scrutiny. Three pressure points stand out. - Use case classification needs to be reliable: organisations must know where AI is used and what risk level applies. - Ownership needs to be assigned across IT, data, legal, security, procurement, and business teams. - Evidence needs to be maintained: decisions, controls, documentation, reviews, and vendor dependencies must be traceable. The working question is simple: how do we make AI compliance operational, useful, and sustainable over time? If you are preparing for these requirements, let’s compare how others are structuring the work.

Poland 18-11-2026 [Digital Excellence Event] Physical

GALA DIGITAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Digital Excellence Awards to inicjatywa skierowana do firm i organizacji, które wyróżniają się na polu transformacji cyfrowej. Jej celem jest docenienie liderów innowacji skutecznie wdrażających nowoczesne technologie i praktyki, przyczyniających się do rozwoju cyfrowego swojej branży. To również przestrzeń do prezentowania osiągnięć, wymiany doświadczeń oraz inspirowania innych do podejmowania działań w obszarze digitalizacji.

Belgium 19-11-2026 [Round Table] All Members Physical English

Europe’s Digital Foundations

Public organisations are re-evaluating the digital foundations on which critical services depend. Cloud strategy is increasingly shaped by questions of operational control, legal exposure, supplier dependency, interoperability and long-term resilience. For public-sector leaders, the issue is not only where workloads are hosted, but how much strategic control remains over the technologies that support essential public services. This is where European cloud initiatives, sovereign infrastructure and open-source technologies become strategically important. Together, they can increase transparency, preserve portability and reduce dependency on individual providers. But they also raise practical questions around maturity, procurement, integration, support models and long-term sustainability. Open source brings a specific dimension to this discussion. It claims to better support transparency, interoperability and strategic autonomy, but it is also requiring clear governance, security controls and operational support. The opportunity is to understand where open technologies can strengthen the public-sector technology stack, where commercial platforms remain essential and how both can coexist within a coherent European digital strategy. Three questions shape the discussion: Which parts of the public-sector technology stack require stronger European control? What role should open-source technologies play in reducing dependency and strengthening transparency? Which governance and procurement decisions will determine whether a sovereign cloud strategy succeeds? Bringing these perspectives together can define where sovereign cloud and open technologies create strategic value, identify the decisions that deserve executive attention, and establish practical principles for strengthening Europe’s digital foundations while preserving flexibility and innovation. See you at the table?

Brazil 19-11-2026 [Advisory Board] AB Members Physical Portuguese

Technology Advisory Board Meeting | Brasil

Sessão exclusiva para membros do Technology Advisory Board CIONET Brasil. Ambiente reservado, com acesso via convite pessoal.

Germany 19-11-2026 [Round Table] Country Members Physical German

München: IT in the Driver’s Seat - wenn Innovation beschleunigt, wird IT-Operations zur Bremse?

Gerade im Mittelstand sind die Ressourcen begrenzt: IT muss mehr leisten, ohne dass Teams und Budgets im gleichen Maß wachsen. Fragmentierte Systeme, gewachsene Strukturen und ein „Good enough“-Ansatz können dabei schnell zum Kosten-, Sicherheits- und Innovationsrisiko werden. Wie kann IT wieder stärker den Driver’s Seat übernehmen und zum strategischen Treiber von Wachstum und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit werden?

Belgium 24-11-2026 [Circle - Rencontres] Country Members Physical French

Les Rencontres: Innovation de l'Ombre

Créativité vs. Chaos : Quelle est la gouvernance minimale ? Le défi principal est d'équilibrer le risque et le rythme du changement. Les équipes métier adoptent de nouveaux outils d'IA et low-code de leur propre chef, créant une véritable créativité mais aussi un risque massif et non géré. Cette discussion se concentre sur l'établissement de voies simples et sûres pour l'innovation, en débattant de la gouvernance minimale qui protège la réputation de l'entreprise tout en évitant l'erreur d'écraser les initiatives utiles dans l'ombre. Questions clés d'Échange entre pairs : Où l'innovation de l'ombre aide-t-elle plutôt que de nuire, et comment éviter de l'écraser ? Quelle est la gouvernance minimale qui protège la réputation tout en maintenant la vitesse, et à qui appartient-elle réellement ? Comment les pairs ont-ils réussi à transformer les efforts initiaux de l'ombre en services officiels soutenus sans perdre la confiance de l'entreprise ? Comment pouvons-nous rendre plus facile d'innover de manière responsable que de simplement agir en franc-tireur ?

Italy 24-11-2026 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical Italian

The Adaptive Enterprise: Composable Architecture & Human-Centric Change

Perché così tante trasformazioni falliscono? Manca il collegamento tra investimento, architettura e adozione. Questo dovrebbe essere il playbook completo. Ti forniremo gli strumenti per agire come un Investitore strategico, progettare una vera “Composable Enterprise” agile e, soprattutto, padroneggiare il lato umano del cambiamento - trasformando la tua visione da racconto a azione quotidiana.

Germany 24-11-2026 [Round Table] Country Members Physical German

Köln: Die Neue Angriffsfläche der Produktion

Die vernetzte Fertigung verändert sich rasant: Maschinen kommunizieren mit Cloud-Plattformen, externe Partner greifen auf Produktionssysteme zu, IIoT erweitert die Infrastruktur – und zunehmend kommen AI-Anwendungen und automatisierte Workflows hinzu.

Brazil 24-11-2026 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical Portuguese

What's Next 2027 | CIONET Brasil

Em breve | Antecipe-se e garanta o seu acesso.

UK 26-11-2026 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical English

Community - From Story to Habit: How to Make Change Stick

Digital value only lands when business behaviour changes.

Germany 26-11-2026 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical German

Frankfurt: AI HORIZONS

Wir laden zur vierten Ausgabe von AI Horizons ein. Wie jedes Jahr rücken wir einen zentralen Aspekt der Künstlichen Intelligenz in den Fokus. Ziel ist es, den strategischen Einsatz von KI ebenso zu beleuchten wie praxisnahe Anwendungen. Freuen Sie sich auf Impulse, Austausch und Orientierung für Ihre nächsten Schritte.

Belgium 26-11-2026 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual English

Cleaning Up the Application Landscape; How to simplify platforms, retire duplication, and manage dependencies without slowing delivery.

Tool sprawl is usually the result of many reasonable decisions made over time. The challenge is simplifying the landscape while protecting the work people depend on. Three pressure points make this difficult. - Visibility is often incomplete: organisations need a clear view of what is used, by whom, and for which process. - Dependency is often hidden: a small tool may support reporting, integrations, workflows, or local habits. - Ownership is sensitive: every platform has a sponsor, a history, and a business reason that needs to be understood. The working question is simple: how do we reduce duplication, cost, and risk while keeping business continuity and delivery intact? If tool sprawl is becoming harder to control, let’s compare how others are simplifying while protecting what people rely on.ity before it starts managing you.

Spain 26-11-2026 [CIONET Community Event]

Premios CIONET Vocento 2026

Entrega de premios a la excelencia, la innovación y el liderazgo tecnológico. Reconoceremos a las Compañías Líderes en Excelencia Tecnológica en Proyectos y a los Líderes Digitales del Año 2025.

Netherlands 27-11-2026 [CIONET Academy]

CIONET ACADEMY: Technology Leader als Commissaris

Op vrijdag 30 oktober 2026 start de 20e editie van de CIONET ACADEMY: Technology Leader als Commissaris. Mogen we een plek voor jou reserveren?

UK 01-12-2026 [Advisory Board] AB Members Physical English

UK Advisory Board Meeting 3

Thought leadership exchange between UK Digital Leaders.

Germany 02-12-2026 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical German

München: What's next, 2027?

Bei What’s Next? blicken wir gemeinsam mit führenden CIOs, CISOs und CDOs aus der CIONET Community auf ein Jahr voller Herausforderungen, Wendepunkte und Innovationen zurück. 2025 war geprägt von massiven Veränderungen: die zunehmende Bedrohungslage im Cyberraum, der unaufhaltsame Aufstieg von Künstlicher Intelligenz, geopolitische Spannungen, die unsere Märkte – und damit unsere IT-Strategien – spürbar beeinflusst haben, sowie eine weiterhin kämpfende Automobilindustrie, die uns die Bedeutung von Anpassungsfähigkeit und Resilienz vor Augen führt.

Belgium 03-12-2026 [Circle - Women] All Members Physical English

Women of CIONET - The Politics of Innovation

How to navigate internal politics, boardroom dynamics, and competing priorities to get high-impact initiatives approved and implemented — a space where women can leverage collaborative and persuasive leadership styles to make transformation real.Do collaborative leadership styles help or hinder women when bold innovation decisions clash with organisational politics?

Netherlands 03-12-2026 [CIONET Community Event]

End of Year Dinner

Belgium 04-12-2026 [TRIBES Leadership Circle] Squad Only Physical English

Managing Stakeholders When Priorities Compete; How to build alignment, negotiate trade-offs, and keep decisions moving across the organisation.

IT decisions often sit between competing interests. The challenge is getting the organisation to choose, commit, and move when speed, cost, risk, compliance, stability, and business priorities pull in different directions. Three pressure points usually block progress. - Competing priorities make agreement fragile because every stakeholder optimises for a different outcome. - Decision rights need clarity so ownership of choices and consequences is visible. - Trade-off clarity is essential when leaders need to choose between speed, cost, control, and risk. The working question is simple: how do we make trade-offs explicit, clarify who decides, and keep execution moving when priorities collide? If stakeholder alignment is slowing execution, let’s compare how others are getting decisions made and carried through.

Belgium 08-12-2026 [CIONET Community Event] All Members Physical English

Architect for Change - CIONET Belgium Community Event

Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, plant closures, and carve-outs are no longer exceptions; they are part of the normal business cycle. For CIOs, these events present some of the most complex challenges in their careers: separating or integrating systems under extreme time pressure, protecting data, managing contracts and vendors, and ensuring the business continues to run without interruption. Even in government, IT leaders face similar challenges when departments are required to collaborate or share responsibilities.

Belgium 10-12-2026 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual English

Using Automation to Reduce SOC Noise and Response Time; How to prioritise automation use cases that improve detection, triage, escalation, and response.

SOC automation is becoming more attractive because teams are under pressure from alerts, tools, incidents, and response expectations. The challenge is choosing where automation improves speed, consistency, and control. Three pressure points matter most. - Alert noise needs to be reduced so analysts can focus on what deserves attention. - Triage and escalation need clear logic, routing, and exception handling. - Human oversight remains essential where context, business impact, or unusual behaviour requires judgement. The working question is simple: where can automation improve response speed and consistency while keeping control over quality, exceptions, and risk? If these operational pressures are familiar, let’s compare what others are automating and where they are keeping human judgement in the loop.

International 10-12-2026 [International Event - Other] Public Virtual English

CIONET Awards 2027 Cloud & Infrastructure

The CIONET Awards 2027: Cloud & Infrastructure, the premier celebration of excellence in digital mission and leadership. During this event the spotlight falls on one of the most critical arenas in modern enterprise: Cloud & Infrastructure. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their excepcional achievements. 

Belgium 15-12-2026 [Advisory Board] AB Members Physical English

Advisory Board Meeting 3

Join us for the CIONET Advisory Board Christmas Dinner: an evening of good food, drinks, and honest conversations about our professional mistakes and the lessons they taught us in 2026. Together, we’ll reflect on what we’d do differently in 2027, enjoy a little Secret Santa, and support the Shoe-Box campaign with Dell to bring some Christmas warmth to people in need.

Belgium 19-01-2027 [CIONET Community Event] All Members Physical English

What’s Next: The Next Sources of Competitive Advantage: Which emerging shifts should shape today’s technology bets?

The technology decisions you make today will shape what your organisation can do three to five years from now. And because skills take time to develop, teams and ways of working take time to adapt, systems take time to change and partnerships take time to build, some commitments have to come before the commercial opportunity is certain. But deciding which developments deserve that commitment is difficult. A technical breakthrough may attract considerable attention without materially affecting your business, while a quieter change in customer behaviour, access to talent or supplier economics could alter its prospects. And because the impact depends on how your organisation is structured, operates and competes, a priority for another business may be a distraction for yours. Which means deciding where to invest requires understanding what those changes would mean for your own strategy. So, which technological, economic and societal shifts could change how we compete? What do we know about our business, customers or market that gives us a reason to invest differently? Which capabilities in our technology, our people and our organisation should we start building before the business case is conclusive? And which decisions should remain reversible until we have stronger evidence? At CIONET's Annual Event, we'll examine how to turn a view of the future into choices we can make today, including what to prepare, what to test and what can wait. The discussion will help you question the assumptions behind your strategic agenda and identify the capabilities that deserve an early commitment. Register for CIONET Belgium's Annual Event.

International 20-01-2027 [International Event - Other] Public Virtual English

CIONET Awards 2027 Data & AI

The CIONET Awards 2027: Data & AI, the premier celebration of excellence in digital mission and leadership. During this event the spotlight falls on one of the most critical arenas in modern enterprise: Data & AI. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their excepcional achievements. 

Germany 21-01-2027 [Circle - Women] Country Members Physical German

Frankfurt: CIDO Women 6

Baue mit uns ein starkes Netzwerk führender WOMEN CIDOs aus der IT- und Technologiebranche auf! Unser sechstes Treffen findet am 21. Januar 2027 in Frankfurt statt.

International 03-03-2027 [International Event - Other] Public Virtual English

CIONET Awards 2027 Cybersecurity

The CIONET Awards 2027: Cybersecurity, the premier celebration of excellence in digital mission and leadership. During this event the spotlight falls on one of the most critical arenas in modern enterprise: Cybersecurity. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their excepcional achievements. 

UK 16-03-2027 [Circle - Women] All Members Physical English

Women of CIONET UK

Join European female tech leaders at the CIONET Female Leadership Event, hosted ahead of the CIONET Awards in March. Pre register now for early updates.

International 17-03-2027 [International Event - Other] Invitation Only Physical English

CIONET AWARDS 2027: The European CIO of the Year Gala

The CIONET Awards 2027: The Gala, 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 achievements.

Belgium 23-03-2027 [CIONET Community Event] All Members Physical English

Making AI Pay - CIONET Belgium Community Event

 Your employees have AI assistants, adoption is growing and teams are reporting time savings. That may be a worthwhile investment. But if competitors have access to the same tools, what are we doing differently with them, and does that difference show up in business performance? More fundamentally, are we funding the opportunities with the greatest potential, or those that are easiest to deploy?To answer that, we need to look at the business change each investment could make possible. Saving time on individual tasks is one opportunity; using that capacity to serve more customers, reducing production losses or developing a new service are others. And the size of the opportunity doesn’t necessarily depend on how sophisticated the technology is. Standard software combined with your organisation’s information and expertise could achieve more than an expensive bespoke solution. Which means we need to be clear about the result we’re funding, what it will take to achieve it and whether it deserves priority over the alternatives.So, what are today’s AI initiatives actually costing and delivering? How should we divide investment between improving existing work, changing core processes and creating new sources of revenue? Where is standard functionality sufficient, and where would a distinctive capability justify additional cost and effort? And what evidence should lead us to expand an initiative, redirect it or stop funding it?At Making AI Pay, we’ll connect those investment choices with the work needed to realise their value, including costs and responsibilities that can disappear between departmental budgets. If you were allocating your AI budget again today, which commitments would you keep, and what would you fund differently?Join CIONET Belgium’s Making AI Pay to sharpen the choices behind your next AI investment. 

UK 08-06-2027 [Circle - Women] Country Members Physical English

Women of CIONET UK

Join us June 2027 for the CIONET Female Leadership Summer Summit. Connect with UK tech executives, realign strategies, and pre register for early updates.

Belgium 17-06-2027 [CIONET Community Event] All Members Physical English

AI at Enterprise Scale: Getting data, integration and processes right to make AI work at scale.

An AI solution performs well in one business unit. Extending it to another site, market or process introduces different data, systems, local practices and operating conditions. What looked like a repeat deployment starts to resemble a new project. And once the solution supports critical work, the consequences of poor performance become harder to contain. Making the solution dependable in each new environment takes work: adapting the data, adjusting integrations, testing how it handles unfamiliar situations and helping local teams judge when to trust its output. And those adaptations need to be maintained whenever the data, systems or model change. Repeat that across several sites or processes, and each successful rollout adds another support commitment. Which means scaling depends on knowing what we can reuse, what genuinely needs adapting and how much variation our foundations can sustain. So, how far can our current architecture, and the teams that support it, take us? Can we build on what we have, or do parts of our data and integration architecture need a fundamental rethink? Where does standardisation make the next deployment easier, and where would it compromise the business need? And what evidence shows that we can sustain quality, manage exceptions and update applications reliably across different environments? At AI at Enterprise Scale, we'll examine what current deployments reveal about the work required before expanding further. The discussion will help distinguish necessary rebuilding from avoidable reinvention, and identify the foundations, from shared platforms to clear ownership, that can make successive deployments faster and more dependable. Register for CIONET Belgium's AI at Enterprise Scale and assess what needs to change before the next expansion.

Belgium 12-10-2027 [CIONET Community Event, Circle - Cyber] All Members Physical English

CYBERFEST: Resilience as a Business Advantage: Strengthening cyber resilience, reducing critical dependencies and keeping the business running.

An attacker gains access through a trusted supplier. Your team detects suspicious activity, but the extent of the compromise is still unclear. Isolating affected systems could stop a critical service. Keeping them connected could allow the attack to spread. And the business needs a decision before you have all the facts. The options available depend on what has been protected, tested and agreed beforehand, and on whether people know who is allowed to make which call. Recovery priorities need to reflect what the business can tolerate, and supplier assurances need to translate into workable arrangements. But as platforms, automation and external dependencies expand, our exposure can change faster than our defences and recovery capabilities. Where could an attack cause the greatest harm, and what evidence shows we could contain it? Which level of disruption has the business explicitly accepted, and does our recovery capability match that decision? Where should the next investment go: prevention, detection, response or recovery? And which dependencies, including those on a few key people, need an alternative, or stronger safeguards where switching is not realistic? CYBERFEST will connect today's assessment of cyber risk with tomorrow's technology, sourcing and investment choices. We'll examine how leaders decide what to protect, what risk to accept and how to sustain critical operations, and the teams running them, while recovering safely. The ability to honour commitments under pressure starts with knowing which commitments your organisation can actually support. Register for CIONET Belgium's CYBERFEST to test the assumptions behind your resilience priorities.

Belgium 07-12-2027 [CIONET Community Event] All Members Physical English

The Next Application Landscape - CIONET Belgium Community Event

 Your application roadmap already sets out what to upgrade, replace and retire over the next few years. Those decisions reflect business needs, technical constraints and substantial investment. But as agents offer new ways to coordinate work across systems, which assumptions deserve another look before the next stage is funded?An agent might help extend the useful life of an application by making its capabilities available within a different workflow. It could also add complexity while leaving unreliable data, poor process fit or costly maintenance untouched. And a planned replacement may still be the right decision. The question is what evidence would justify changing course, and what would justify staying with the roadmap.Where does our current portfolio support capabilities that distinguish the organisation, and where are we maintaining complexity that adds little value? What should remain standard software, and where would something specific be worth building? Which modernisation needs could agents address, and which remain regardless? And how much of our roadmap reflects our own priorities rather than vendor choices and past commitments?We’ll close the year by examining these choices against lifecycle costs, integration demands and the needs of the business. If you were setting the roadmap today, which investments would still earn their place? Bring the decisions you’re weighing up, including those where staying the course may be the right answer.Join CIONET Belgium’s final Community Event of 2027.