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Belgium 27-8-26 AB Members Physical english
CIO agendas are crowded: cost pressure, cyber, regulation, talent, data, AI, vendor dependency, business expectations. Most organisations are trying to do too much at once, and the “must-do” work often blocks the strategic work. CIONET only creates value if its agenda matches what CIOs truly need, in the right format, at the right time. The challenge Pick the few priorities that matter most for 2027, then translate them into a clear CIONET agenda. Outcome we leave with A ranked CIO agenda for 2027, and a directly aligned CIONET programme outline (themes, formats, cadence), with a shortlist of speaker and case targets.
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Belgium 27-8-26 Country Members Physical english
How to align people, shift routines, and prove value Technology transformations often fail not because the tools don’t work, but because people don’t change their work habits. Boards want proof of value, executives want business outcomes, IT wants clarity, and employees want ease. Between these expectations, the CIO’s role is no longer just to deliver platforms; it is to tell the story that motivates people and turn that story into daily habits. This session will explore: The narrative: how to craft a simple, repeatable story that explains the “why” behind change for every stakeholder. From story to routine: practical ways to embed new behaviours through manager rituals, team incentives, and visible leadership. Reskilling and new expectations: preparing teams for evolving roles, from cross-department collaboration to AI-enhanced workflows. Measuring what matters: showing progress in speed, quality, and resilience — not just in licences bought or trainings completed. The aim is to equip CIOs with a leadership toolkit: a story that unites, habits that endure, and proof that convinces even the toughest boardroom.
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Belgium 8-9-26 Invitation Only Virtual english
The AI architect role is becoming more visible, and the scope varies across organisations. The challenge is defining what the role owns, where it sits, and how it works with existing architecture, data, security, risk, and business teams. Three pressure points need clarity. - Role definition matters because the position can span solution architecture, data architecture, governance, integration, security, vendor selection, and business process design. - Interfaces matter because the role must connect teams while respecting existing responsibilities. - Skills matter because technical depth needs to be combined with judgement around controls, delivery choices, and operational boundaries. The working question is simple: how do we define the AI architect role so it becomes useful, credible, and connected to delivery? If this role is emerging in your organisation, let’s compare how others are defining it and where they are placing it.
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CIONET Trailblazer: CISO: The Shift from Prevention to Resilience: Turning Visibility into Execution
Published on: January 28, 2026 @ 9:48 AM
CIONET Trailblazer: AI Transformation: Bridging the Cultural Divide to Achieve Competitive Advantage
Published on: December 17, 2025 @ 9:16 AM
How AI-powered content gives Cushman & Wakefield a competitive edge
With Jasper, Cushman & Wakefield saves thousands of hours creating content, allowing their team to focus on strategy and results.
As a commercial real estate powerhouse, Cushman & Wakefield’s global marketing, communications, and research group constantly seeks ways to improve their skill sets and deliver materials in a more efficient way.
Inundated with manual report writing and content creation, the firm’s research organization was overloaded with the task of manually preparing over 1,700 reports per year totaling over 10,000 hours.
In addition to this, the firm’s global marketing and communications teams were continually being challenged with ever-growing content and speed-to-market demands.
To address these challenges, the firm integrated Jasper into its overarching AI+ platform. Designed to deliver digital transformation at scale, the AI+ vision combines partner and proprietary AI products (like Jasper) to increase access and speed-to-market for the firm’s enterprise expertise and insights. This empowers brokers, services, and research professionals to support client decision-making more effectively.
With the Jasper API, the Cushman & Wakefield team was able to fuse their proprietary data into Jasper and create self-service tools and content specific to their unique needs. David Hoebbel, Central Director of Research, commented, "Jasper enables us to customize AI usage to our specific needs, giving our team a competitive advantage in creating standard narrative content across diverse domains. This augments the capabilities of our marketing, communication, and research experts across the globe."
Leveraging Jasper's chat and in-document functions, Cushman & Wakefield found an innovative way to generate diverse content, from press releases and blog posts to social media snippets.
Integrating Jasper into their content creation workflow resulted in transformational outcomes for Cushman & Wakefield:
Cushman & Wakefield's journey with Jasper continues. They plan to optimize their workflow further by focusing on custom templates, brand alignment, and team-specific groups. They understand the importance of continuous education and training to unlock the platform's maximum potential.
As one of the world’s largest real estate services firms, relentlessly dedicated to exceeding client expectations through its 52,000 employees across 400 offices in 60 countries, Cushman & Wakefield considers fully harnessing the power of data and AI as essential to its client experience. With Jasper by its side, Cushman & Wakefield is ready to elevate their marketing efforts, maintain a consistent brand voice, and deliver exceptional communication to clients and employees.
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Company Size: Enterprise (1,000+ employees)
Industry: Real Estate
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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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The Telenet Business Leadership Circle powered by CIONET, offers a platform where IT executives and thought leaders can meet to inspire each other and share best practices. We want to be a facilitator who helps you optimise the performance of your IT function and your business by embracing the endless opportunities that digital change brings.
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Découvrez la dynamique du leadership numérique aux Rencontres de CIONET, le programme francophone exclusif de CIONET pour les leaders numériques en Belgique, rendu possible grâce au soutien et à l'engagement de nos partenaires de programme : Deloitte, Denodo et Red Hat. Rejoignez trois événements inspirants par an à Liège, Namur et en Brabant Wallon, où des CIOs et des experts numériques francophones de premier plan partagent leurs perspectives et expériences sur des thèmes d'affaires et de IT actuels. Laissez-vous inspirer et apprenez des meilleurs du secteur lors de sessions captivantes conçues spécialement pour soutenir et enrichir votre rôle en tant que CIO pair. Ne manquez pas cette opportunité de faire partie d'un réseau exceptionnel d'innovateurs numériques !
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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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