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Events

   
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UK Jul 10, 2025 Country Members Physical english

CIONET UK Business Community Program: Addressing the data dynamic – working inside and outside the corporate envelope

Join us for our community event on 10th July in London. Sponsored by Business Partners Cognizant, Orange Business, Entelect, Strategy, Stefanini & Thoughtworks.

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UK Sep 24, 2025 Country Members Physical english

CIONET UK Business Community Program: Creating agile partnerships – making the right choice between in and out-sourcing

Join us for our community event on 24th September in London. Join us for our community event on 21st May in London. Sponsored by Business Partners Cognizant, Orange Business, Entelect, Strategy, Stefanini & Thoughtworks.

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UK Nov 19, 2025 Country Members Physical english

CIONET UK Business Community Program: Safe and secure – building trust with business partners

Join us for the final community event of 2025 on 19th November in London. Join us for our community event on 21st May in London. Sponsored by Business Partners Cognizant, Orange Business, Entelect, Strategy, Stefanini & Thoughtworks.

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Coping in chaos. How to survive (and thrive) in uncertain times

From economic uncertainty to governance, security and trade concerns, today’s IT leaders face unprecedented challenges that require them to navigate, and thrive, in chaos. That, at least, is the proposition of a new sequence of events from Cognizant and CIONET.

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The BIG Transformer – Reimagining the Enterprise for the AI Era

This high-energy panel event explored how artificial intelligence is transforming enterprise strategy, operations, and culture. Industry leaders from AstraZeneca, Orange Business, Strategy and Soho House shared how they are reimagining their organisations to stay competitive in the AI era.

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The impact of AI on ICT

The evolution of AI is comparable to that of IT, but it’s happening much faster. As with IT in its early days, AI is becoming deeply embedded in almost every business function. Amara’s Law also applies here: we tend to overestimate AI’s short-term effects and underestimate its long-term impact. This makes it essential to embed AI across your company in a structured way.

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
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
Burberry
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
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 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
Vice President - Global Large Deals
Cognizant

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

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.”
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.

Get in touch with CIONET UK

Interested in joining CIONET UK? exploring partnership opportunities, or just have a question? We’d love to hear from you. Email us directly!