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CIONET UK


    Create unique connections with digital leaders across the UK and Europe in a trusted, peer-to-peer environment

    Receive valuable insights and perspectives from business leaders through our community and bespoke CIO events

    Achieve your ambitious goals as digital leaders by using our CIO network to share your experiences and challenges

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Everything we do is aimed at making sure digital leaders maximise their potential.

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with digital leaders who face the same challenges, who care about the same topics.

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inspiration, thought-provoking conversations, expert perspectives and exclusive first-hand content each and every day

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and make better, more well-informed decisions on how to lead your digital business.

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Events

   
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UK Apr 8, 2025 Invitation Only Physical english

Faster, secure digital transformation with AI for the Financial services

Join CIONET, Tricentis and Qualitest for an engaging fireside chat with industry leaders. We’ll explore how AI is a powerful partner of – not a replacement for – quality engineering, not least by taking on repetitive tasks such as regression testing and day-to-day test planning.

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UK May 15, 2025 Country Members Physical english

Women of CIONET - Female Leadership Circle

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.

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UK May 21, 2025 Country Members Physical english

CIONET UK Business Community Program: The BIG Transformer -Reimaging the Enterprise for the AI Era

Join us for our community event on 21st May in London. Sponsored by Business Partners Cognizant, ITDS, Orange Business, Entelect & Thoughtworks.

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Investment Report 2025- Risk-on, Risk-off

In this report, Roger Camrass reviews the financial events of 2024 and presents his opinion on investment prospects for 2025 Roger has followed global finance markets closely for over 40 years and summarises trends in investment reports annually1 As former Research Director at CIONET, Europe’s largest community of digital leaders2, Roger has first-hand knowledge of digital trends

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RETAIL PEAK TRADING: How to cope with changing demand patterns

CIONET, in partnership with Cognizant and Google Cloud, has conducted an interview-based survey of CIOs, CTOs, or equivalents from leading retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) organisations . The results show multiple factors disrupting peak trading patterns, including the transition to online retailing and the impacts of climate change, global conflicts, and macroeconomic pressures .

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Startup Nation How large enterprises can nurture entrepreneurial growth

Our first Business Community Event of 2025 explored the challenges B2B startups face in scaling through enterprise contracts, particularly with FTSE 100 companies. Moderated by Craig Walker, CIONET UK, the panel discussed key strategies for success. Insights included the need for business leaders to prioritize partnerships with innovative startups, and for startups to align their value propositions with enterprise needs. Participants also explored how frameworks like design thinking can define objectives, and how governance hurdles can be streamlined. Other topics included the importance of clear timelines for proof-of-concept studies, simplified integration via APIs, and the role of stakeholder commitment in driving innovation. The event highlighted the value of ecosystem partnerships with incubators and universities in supporting startup growth.

alex bowles
Alex Bowles
Head of Infrastructure and Service Management
John Lewis
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Andrew Brammer - Group CIO, Allen & Overy
Andrew Brammer
Global CIO and SSC Director
A&O Shearman
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Breno Gentil - Senior Director Digital & Technology Europe -  The Heineken Company
Breno Gentil
SVP, Chief Digital and Information Officer
Brian Gorman
Brian Gorman
Head of Consulting
Cognizant
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Charles Forte - Group CIO - Ministry of Defence)
Charlie Forte
DG CIO
U.K. Ministry of Defence
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Charlotte Baldwin - Global Chief Digital & Information Officer  - Costa Coffee, part of the Coca-Cola Company
Charlotte Baldwin
Global Chief Digital & Information Officer
Costa Coffee, part of the Coca-Cola Company
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Cindy Hoots - Group CD&IO, AstraZeneca
Cindy Hoots
Chief Digital Officer & CIO
AstraZeneca
Doug Crawford
Doug Crawford
Managing Director
Entelect UK
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Felipe Martinez -  CIO & Board member - Revolut Bank (EU) - Revolut
Felipe Peñacoba Martinez
CIO & Board member - Revolut Bank (EU)
Revolut
Julie Woods-Moss
Julie Woods-Moss
Member of the Global Coordination Group (Exec Co) and Chief Marketing Officer
Thoughtworks
Kate Platonova
Kate Platonova
SVP & CIO for Downstream & Renewables
Shell
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Louisa Perry - Managing Director, Global Digital and Technology Practice Co‑Leader -  ZRG Partners
Louisa Perry
Managing Director, Global Digital and Technology Practice Co‑Leader
ZRG Partners
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Malcolm Whitehouse - CD&IO - NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care
Malcolm Whitehouse
CDIO
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Mark Smith - Chief Digital & Technology Officer - SSP
Mark Smith
CIO
Whitbread
CIONET U Advisory Board - Maureen Wedderburn - Chair MMIC Supervisory Board - CPI
Maureen Wedderburn
Chair MMIC Supervisory Board
CPI
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Natasha Davydova - CIO - AXA UK
Natasha Davydova
CIO
AXA
Neil Patel
Neil Patel
CIO
Apex
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Pablo De Ayala - Global CIO - Dufry Group
Pablo De Ayala
Global IT Director, Global CIO (Chief Information Officer)
Dufry Group
CIONET UK Advisory Board member - Pravina Ladva - Chief Digital Transformation Officer - Swiss RE
Pravina Ladva
Chief Digital Transformation Officer
Swiss RE
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Que Tran - European CIO - DP World
Que Tran
Regional CIO / Head of IT, Europe
DP World
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Rajat (Raj) Dhawan -  Group CTO - Soho House
Rajat Dhawan
Group Chief Technology Officer
Soho House
CIONET UK Advisory Board - Sarah Milton-Hunt - CIO, Digital and Transformation Leader @ National Grid
Sarah Milton-Hunt
Chief Information & Digital Officer
National Grid
CIONET-UK-Advisory-Board-Member-tarun-kohli
Tarun Kohli
Managing Director & Head - New Propositions
Swiss RE
CIONET UK Advisory Baard - Tracey Jessup - CIO - De Montfort University
Tracey Jessup
Chief Transformation Officer
De Montfort University
Vivek Sharma
Vivek Sharma
CEO & Founder
Velocity Square Consulting Limited

Team

Candice Baptiste - Membership Director
Candice Baptiste
Membership Director
Craig Walker
Craig Walker
Chairperson
Isabel David _ Marketing Director _ CIONET UK
Isabel David
Community Director
Eugene Carnell
Eugene Carnell
Partner Success Director
Sean Foley_CEO_CIONET UK
Sean Foley
CEO

Testimonials

Trevor Didcock  _ Futurice _ Affinity Water

Trevor Didcock

NED Affinity Water, ACOG and Futurice,

I am certain that I will speak for all members of the advisory board in applauding your fantastic thought leadership through the last year. Plotting a path through everything that has gone on, and continues to go on, is no easy task and yet you and the UK and European team have done a brilliant job in researching key topics, facilitating quality debate and writing thought provoking papers. There is no doubt in my mind that CIONET is the premier networking and thought leadership vehicle available to technologists. I know we have the likes of Gartner and Forrester etc but in terms of getting smart people together to talk about important and prescient things – nobody does it better!
Mark-Parr

Mark Parr

Global Director of Information Technology, HFW

Being able to continue to attend CIONET events over the last year, has been invaluable.  The topics discussed are always insightful, with the added benefit of hearing from peers across various sectors.  For me, having the opportunity to be involved in a conversation that can provide perspectives I hadn't considered and that allows me to connect with other digital leaders who are facing similar challenges is vital. From joining the very many CIONET discussions, I have be able to share experiences and ideas and to learn about new technologies and concepts.  With events being conducted in such a way as to promote conversation (ably chaired by Roger Camrass), I am able to make better informed decisions that will allow me to help shape the delivery of technology across my organisation.
Keith-Baxter

Keith Baxter

CIO, Anthony Nicholas Group

“Being a member of CIONET has been a great journey. The knowledge share and access to various webinars and the wider tech community has given me greater opportunities and helped me be more successful in driving technology change”
CIONET UK - Natasha Davydova

Natasha Davydova

CIO, AXA

“The CIONET discussion on ‘Company as a Platform’ reinforced my decision on the career move from the banking industry to Salesforce, one of the most innovative, industry-leading customer success platform companies, providing the world’s leading enterprise cloud ecosystem. This is where I see the core of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

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