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Belgium 23-6-26 All Members Physical english
Sourcing for Autonomy, Resilience and Competitive Advantage. Global platforms offer incredible speed and innovation, but they also create deep dependencies that can expose your business to vendor lock-in, supply chain disruptions, and regulatory shifts. For today's CIO, the central challenge is no longer just about technology adoption; it's about building a digital foundation that is both agile and resilient. Strategic sourcing is the key. It has evolved from a procurement function into the primary tool for CIOs to navigate uncertainty, mitigate risk, and achieve digital autonomy. This session provides a practical playbook for using strategic sourcing to build a future-proof enterprise.
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Belgium 30-6-26 Public Physical french
L'IT Public au point de rupture : Vers un modèle à l'usage ? Transformer l'inertie en agilité : le défi du service public. Le constat : L’ère de la possession touche à sa fin Le citoyen n'attend pas que vous gériez des serveurs ; il attend des services. Pourtant, le modèle IT public reste prisonnier du « faire » plutôt que du « résultat ». Entre des budgets CAPEX verrouillés sur 5 ans et des cycles de procurement qui naissent périmés, l'écart se creuse. Le dilemme est stratégique : Comment passer d'une infrastructure que l'on subit à une informatique pilotée par le résultat (Outcome-based IT) ? Est-il possible d'adopter la souplesse du Cloud sans abandonner les clés de notre souveraineté ? L'objet du débat : Le "As-a-Service" au-delà du concept Nous vous invitons à remettre en question les promesses des modèles orientés vers la consommation. L'objectif est de débattre, sans tabou, du potentiel réel de ces approches pour le secteur public : Inverser la responsabilité : Passer de l'achat de matériel à l'achat de niveaux de service (SLA). Est-ce le secret pour libérer vos équipes de la maintenance ? Aligner le coût sur l'usage : En finir avec le surprovisionnement pour ne payer que ce qui est réellement consommé. Agilité "Procurement-proof" : Comment le modèle à l'usage permet-il de scaler en quelques jours ce qui prenait des mois d'appels d'offres ? La souveraineté par le contrat : Le "As-a-Service" sur site est-il le compromis idéal entre contrôle privé et flexibilité publique ? Le Format : "Zero Slides, Full Insight" Pas de présentation ni de marketing, uniquement une confrontation de visions entre pairs : Cercle restreint : Décideurs du secteur public francophone. Règle de Chatham House : Ce qui se dit à table reste à table. Débat pur : Une discussion structurée autour de vos doutes et de vos ambitions numériques.
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Belgium 30-6-26 All Members Physical english
As AI becomes critical to business success, organisations in highly regulated sectors such as Financial Services, Critical Infrastructures and Defence, face strict data privacy, security, and compliance mandates that make public cloud AI a non-starter. This interactive session will explore the practical realities, both the benefits and limitations, of bringing enterprise-grade AI capabilities directly onto your own premises. Join CIONET, Kyndryl, and Dell Technologies for an exclusive, hands-on roundtable and live workshop on navigating the crucial intersection of artificial intelligence, data sovereignty, and autonomous operations. We will move beyond the theory by bringing the physical machine into the room for a live, air-gapped demonstration of cutting-edge workloads running entirely on-site. This interactive workshop will bring together Digital Leaders to: Demystify Sovereign AI at the C-Level: Review the strategic trade-offs, architecture, and compliance advantages of running localised AI models. See Zero-Leak Secure Code Review in Action: Watch a live demo of an on-premise LLM scanning software for vulnerabilities, ensuring your codebase never leaves your secure infrastructure. Experience On-Premise Agentic AI: Witness a local, autonomous monitoring agent, utilising advanced, Claude-level reasoning capabilities, managing critical IT Operations tasks completely offline. Collaborate on Best Practices: Engage with peers to discuss deployment timelines, security frameworks, and infrastructure requirements for true data control. Don't miss this opportunity to interact with live hardware, engage with industry peers, and gain actionable insights into unleashing the power of sovereign and agentic AI.
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Mâcon Hospital Center protects patient data and complies with GDPR
Protects patient data and complies with GDPR
OVERVIEW
At the crossroads of Bourgogne and Rhône-Alpes, the Mâcon Hospital Center serves a population of more than 210,000 people. With support from the Territory Hospital Group of southern Bourgogne, it offers a full array of medical care from general medicine and surgery to psychiatry and long-term care. It integrates hospital services with dependent senior living facilities, as well as an Institute for Training in Nursing Care. The hospital center has 1,014 beds and employs more than 2,000 medical and non- medical professionals.
Like many healthcare establishments, the Mâcon Hospital Center is a target for ransomware and other malware attacks. Three powerful attacks solidified awareness of the need to prepare for the increasing complexity of threats. “The last attack directly affected our patients,” said Jean-Christophe Tamboloni, director of information systems at Mâcon Hospital Center. “We needed to act quickly and invest in new, proven security solutions to avoid similar disruptions in the future.”
The hospital’s challenge was to protect its continuum of care as well as the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive patient data while adhering to regulatory requirements, including the recent European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
WHY TREND
Building on a 10-year long relationship, the Mâcon Hospital Center turned to Trend Micro to find the right solutions to defend against attacks. Together, they planned to consolidate IT systems to improve security and visibility for more than 50 clinical, technical, and support applications across 1,800 workstations and 400 virtual machines.
"We were not only impressed by the performance of the solutions, but by the responsiveness, availability and competence of the Trend Micro teams. They knew how to support us and understood our sense of urgency."
Jean-Christophe Tamboloni - Director of Information Systems,
Mâcon Hospital Center
SOLUTION
Trend Micro™ Hosted Email Security™ was chosen as the messaging system for its real-time protection against spam, malware, phishing attacks, and advanced threats. The messaging server is secured with Trend Micro™ ScanMail™ Suite for Microsoft® Exchange™ to stop traditional malware as well as targeted attacks and advanced threats.
Next, they secured the physical and virtual Citrix servers with Trend Micro™ Deep Security™. It protects unpatched servers from vulnerabilities, conducts real-time monitoring, and automatically detects and blocks threats.
Trend Micro™ OfficeScan, powered by XGen™ security protects workstations. It uses machine learning and behavioral analysis to identify and neutralize the encryption process specific to ransomware. Trend Micro Mobile Security protects mobile devices and applications.
In addition, Trend Micro™ Deep Discovery™ Analyzer improves malware detection for all of the security solutions and enables automation of security tasks.
RESULTS
Implementation of the solutions was fast. Three months after the Trend Micro team’s first visit, the security solutions were up and running—and without a production shutdown. The quick installation and automatic updates brought immediate results and continue to provide protection against constantly evolving threats.
With a single administration console simplifying security management, these innovative solutions give the hospital an integrated and secure infrastructure for detecting and neutralizing threats. In addition, with Trend Micro as a part of their GDPR compliance strategy, the hospital is confident that they will be ready for the May 25, 2018 deadline.
"The products impressed us with their performance. The advanced solutions immediately blocked an impressive number of cryptolocker ransomware attempts."
Jean-Marie Megard - IT Systems Network Programmer,
Mâcon Hospital Center
WHAT'S NEXT
To keep its data safe, the Mâcon Hospital Center is implementing security best practices and will carefully monitor results. The hospital will continue with its long-standing relationship with Trend Micro to review security needs, and work to provide the best security solutions for the hospital and its patients today and in the future.
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CIONET’s Cyber Circle: a new three-event programme exclusively focusing on the most urgent, complex, and high-impact challenges in cybersecurity today. Launched in 2026, this initiative brings together CISOs, CIOs, and senior IT executives with a strong interest in cybersecurity for three curated gatherings each year. As part of CIONET’s trusted executive community, the Cyber Circle provides a confidential, peer-driven environment to exchange insights, share real-world experiences, and address evolving cyber threats. Each session is designed to foster strategic dialogue, strengthen resilience, and elevate cybersecurity as a core driver of business value.
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CIONET is committed to highlighting and celebrating female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, creating a leadership programme that empowers and elevates women within the tech industry. This initiative is dedicated to showcasing the achievements and successes of leading women, fostering an environment where female role models are recognised, and their contributions can ignite progress and inspire the next generation of women in IT. Our mission is to shine the spotlight a little brighter on female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, and to empower each other through this inner network community.
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