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How CIOs lead when enterprises are restructured, merged, or broken apart

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.

This session will address:
● The hidden cost of change: why M&A and carve-outs so often derail operations and digital transformation.
● Separation and integration strategies: practical approaches to data migration, application disentanglement, and contractual renegotiation.
● Resilience under restructuring: how to safeguard security, compliance, and business continuity during upheaval.
● Leadership role of the CIO: guiding the organisation through complexity, managing stakeholders, and making IT an enabler instead of a bottleneck.

The focus is not on deal-making, but on the execution reality that lands squarely on the
CIO’s desk. Success depends on foresight, preparation, and the ability to steer technology
through some of the most disruptive events an organisation can face.