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International 12-2-26 International Event - Other Public Virtual english

CIONET Awards 2026: Part 2

The CIONET Awards 2026: Part 2, the premier celebration of excellence in digital mission and leadership. During this event the spotlight falls on two of the most critical arenas in modern enterprise: Cybersecurity and Cloud & Infrastructure. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their groundbreaking achievements. 

Netherlands 12-2-26 Country Members Physical english

Defending for Continuity: Aligning direct threats with a resilient roadmap

The CISO agenda for 2026 demands a shift from a reactive, purely compliant security model to a proactive, business-aligned strategy of digital resilience. But what does a "resilient security posture that works" actually look like in a complex, operational enterprise? This breakout session moves beyond high-level strategy to explore the crucial intersection of technology, operational control, and regulatory mandate. We will discuss how to turn evolving threats—from adversarial AI to the critical risks in OT environments—into a defensible roadmap that accelerates, rather than hinders, innovation, and ensures the enterprise can recover from the worst-case scenario.

Italy 12-2-26 Round Table Invitation Only Physical italian

AI is reshaping the attack surface: is the FSI sector really in control?

L’adozione dell’Intelligenza Artificiale nel settore finanziario sta accelerando rapidamente. Dalla Generative AI agli agenti sempre più autonomi, l’AI sta diventando parte integrante dei processi core di banche e assicurazioni, influenzando decisioni, operatività e modelli di business. Questa evoluzione, però, sta anche ridisegnando in profondità la superficie d’attacco. Mentre i dipartimenti business corrono, la sicurezza fatica a tenere il passo: l’83% delle aziende utilizza attivamente l’AI, ma solo il 13% ha una visibilità reale su come questa interagisce con i dati aziendali*. Oggi il rischio non è più legato esclusivamente ai modelli di AI, ma ai dati che l’AI utilizza, combina e rende accessibili. Senza una solida data governance e una piena tracciabilità, l’innovazione rischia di trasformarsi rapidamente in esposizione. Questa roundtable nasce per creare un confronto di alto livello, aperto e concreto tra CIO, CISO e Chief Data Officer del settore FSI, con l’obiettivo di capire come passare da una postura reattiva a una governance proattiva nell’era dell’AI, e in particolare, dell’AI agentica.

Poland 12-2-26 TRIBE TLC Invitation Only Polish

TRIBES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE

Netherlands 13-2-26 Other Local Event

20e Leergang CIO als Commissaris van start

Op vrijdag 13 Februari 2026 start de 20e Leergang CIO als Commissaris speciaal voor Digital Leaders. Mogen we een plek voor jou reserveren? Zo ja, schrijf je dan nu in door een bericht te sturen naar floortje.akkerman@cionet.com of vraag de informatie aan. Let op: er is een beperkt aantal plaatsen beschikbaar.

Spain 17-2-26 Round Table Invitation Only Physical spanish

Rompiendo fronteras: IA y datos como nueva palanca de crecimiento (Barcelona)

Cómo activar el dato y la IA a escala operativa para generar resultados tangibles. Un análisis sobre automatización inteligente, gobierno del dato y el uso de gemelos digitales para pasar de pilotos aislados a ecosistemas de decisión integrados.

Poland 17-2-26 TRIBE sesja online Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Metryki oraz decyzje – SLO i budżet błędów

Decyzje w IT coraz częściej zapadają na podstawie danych, ale bez jasnego powiązania z odpowiedzialnością i wynikiem biznesowym łatwo zamieniają się w samo raportowanie. Podczas sesji skupimy się na tym, jak wykorzystać mierniki operacyjne do realnego zarządzania – tak, aby zespoły wiedziały, za co są rozliczane, a biznes rozumiał konsekwencje podejmowanych decyzji. Poruszymy temat świadomego zarządzania ryzykiem i stabilnością, automatyzacji jakości w procesach wytwórczych oraz sensownego ustalania priorytetów w sytuacjach awaryjnych. Pokażemy, jak w prosty sposób komunikować kondycję usług i ich wpływ na kluczowe KPI oraz jak budować przejrzystość danych operacyjnych, która ułatwia rozmowę z zarządem.

Poland 18-2-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical Polish

COMMUNITY EVENT #1: DECISONS THAT MATTER

Każda zmiana wymaga pomysłu, odwagi, konsekwencji i decyzji. Musi mieć swoich ambasadorów i tych, którzy zmianę projektują. Z jakimi wyzwaniami zmagają się decydenci? Które decyzje powodują, że transformacja rusza na przód, jest dokonywana z sukcesem? Jakie 3 decyzje musiały zostać podjęte, żeby z perspektywy czasu można uznać, że się powiodło? Podczas spotkania zagłębimy się w 3 różne historie, 3 różne światy, dowiemy się które decyzje były tymi kluczowymi.

Italy 19-2-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical italian

Cybersecurity: From Geopolitics to Agentic AI

This is not just a security update; it's a strategic briefing on defence, sovereignty, and resilience. We'll move beyond tech to address the geopolitical pressures and AI-driven threats shaping your cyber strategy. You will leave with an actionable, board-ready plan to secure your enterprise in an era of digital turmoil.

Spain 19-2-26 Round Table Invitation Only Physical spanish

Data Driven Horizons: eficiencia y ROI como destino de la IA

Descubre junto a Irene Yusta (MasOrange) cómo la IA y el gobierno del dato impactan realmente en la cuenta de resultados. Un almuerzo exclusivo para diseccionar la estrategia tecnológica detrás de la mayor fusión Telco de España.

Germany 23-2-26 Online Briefing Country Members Virtual german

Online: Breaking Free from Technical Debt

In diesem Virtual Spotlight erlebt ihr einen praxisnahen Use Case der Filtration Group, der zeigt, wie sie technische Schulden, Tool-Sprawl und Endpoint-Komplexität gezielt reduziert hat – auf dem Weg zu schlankeren, integrierten IT Operations. Gemeinsam mit NinjaOne diskutieren wir, wie dieser Ansatz Organisationen hilft, vom reaktiven Modus zurück zur strategischen IT-Steuerung zu kommen.

Poland 24-2-26 TRIBE sesja online Invitation Only Virtual Polish

IT bez marnotrawstwa – strategie FinOps i automatyzacji kosztów w świecie multi-cloud

Podczas sesji pokażemy, gdzie w praktyce uciekają pieniądze w chmurze i dlaczego koszty rosną, nawet gdy „wszystko jest pod kontrolą”. Będzie o AWS-ie, usługach firm trzecich i o tych kosztach, które pojawiają się przy zmianach w zespołach, architekturze czy sposobie pracy. Michał Górski z Northmill Bank opowie, gdzie najczęściej chowają się problemy w chmurze, jak optymalizować workloady i jak edukować zespoły, żeby FinOps stawał się kulturą.

Spain 25-2-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical spanish

Cyber Quest 2026

Supera la defensa tradicional y evoluciona hacia una ciber-resiliencia activa impulsada por la IA. Un encuentro clave para aprender a anticipar amenazas y garantizar la continuidad del negocio ante lo impredecible.

Poland 25-2-26 Round Table Invitation Only Physical Polish

EXECUTIVE BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE: BEZPIECZEŃSTWO I OCHRONA DANYCH W ŚRODOWISKACH ROZPROSZONYCH

Współczesne organizacje coraz częściej funkcjonują w modelu rozproszonym. Łączą pracę zdalną i stacjonarną, wiele lokalizacji, a także środowiska chmurowe oraz infrastrukturę on-premis. Taki model niesie ze sobą istotne wyzwania w obszarze cyberbezpieczeństwa, kontroli dostępu oraz ochrony danych. Bez odpowiedniego wsparcia może generować niepotrzebne koszty, a co ważniejsze luki w bezpieczeństwie. Podczas Executive Roundtable w dyskusji zastanowimy się: - jak bezpiecznie zarządzać dostępem do aplikacji i systemów niezależnie od miejsca pracy? - jak monitorować i reagować na incydenty w środowiskach rozproszonych? - jak optymalizować koszty związane z zabezpieczeniem środowisk rozproszonych? Wspólnie przeanalizujemy, jak skutecznie zabezpieczać aplikacje, dane i użytkowników w świecie, w którym granice sieci firmowej są coraz szersze i bywają zmienne.

Spain 26-2-26 Round Table Invitation Only Physical spanish

Observabilidad inteligente: Más allá de la monitorización

Cómo pasar de la monitorización tradicional a una observabilidad unificada en entornos híbridos. Un debate sobre la eliminación de silos de datos, la anticipación de incidentes con IA y la optimización de costes y eficiencia cloud.

Poland 27-2-26 TRIBE TLC Invitation Only Virtual Polish

TRIBES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE PEOPLE TRIBE

Germany 2-3-26 Online Briefing Country Members Virtual german

Online: Dein virtueller KI-Kollege

In unserem Virtual Spotlight arbeiten wir an einem konkreten DHL-Anwendungsfall durch, wie mithilfe von KI-Agenten über 24 globale Prozesse von der Umsatzsteuerabrechnung bis hin zum Vendor Master Data Management erfolgreich automatisiert und skaliert wurden.

Poland 3-3-26 Round Table Invitation Only Physical english

EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE: FROM COST-CUTTING TO COMPETITIVE EDGE: HOW OBSERVABILITY ACCELERATES BUSINESS VALUE IN AI-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS

AI-driven organizations are built for speed — until growingcomplexity, fragmented visibility, and slow feedback loops quietly startworking against them. What begins as innovation often turns into operationalfriction, delayed decisions, and business impact that arrives too late. This CIONET Executive Roundtable explores how organizationssustain speed once AI moves from experimentation into day-to-day operations.The discussion is grounded in real operating models, decision rights, andexecution realities — not future promises or tool showcases. The conversationis supported by Datadog as a discussion partner. The discussion will focus on: -How observability detects business-impacting issues early enough to act -How end-to-end visibility accelerates decisions across IT and operations -How faster, shared insight translates into measurable business outcomes Join us for a peer-level discussion on operational decisionsthat directly shape business performance.

Poland 5-3-26 TRIBE warsztaty technologiczne Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Bring AI to your data. AI tam, gdzie są dane: rozmowa z danymi bez centralizacji

Inicjatywy AI w przedsiębiorstwach zazwyczaj wymuszają migrację danych do centralnych repozytoriów albo akceptację ograniczonego zasięgu analitycznego. Warsztat prezentuje trzecią ścieżkę, w której agenci AI uzyskują dostęp do rozproszonych źródeł bezpośrednio przez infrastrukturę semantyczną. Uczestnicy zobaczą interakcję na żywo z systemami przedsiębiorstwa, gdzie pytania w języku naturalnym przekładają się na wykonanie kwerend do repozytoriów danych (nie tylko baz SQL) bez przemieszczania danych. Demonstracja pokazuje, jak architektura knowledge fabric tłumaczy pytania biznesowe na operacje techniczne. Omówimy, w jaki sposób trójwarstwowy model Ab Initio umożliwia modelom LLM nawigację po złożonych infrastrukturach danych z wykorzystaniem katalogów metadanych i zarządzanych wzorców dostępu.  

Netherlands 6-3-26 Other Local Event

Leergang Security Leadership

Op vrijdag 6 Maart 2026 start de Executive Leergang Security Leadership. Mogen we een plek voor jou reserveren? Zo ja, schrijf je dan nu in door een bericht te sturen naar floortje@cionet.com of vraag de informatie aan. In de wereld van vandaag, waar cyber-dreigingen, de ontwikkelingen rondom AI en de digitale omgeving steeds complexer wordt, is het essentieel dat CIO's, IT-executives, digital leaders en CISO’s beschikken over de juiste kennis en strategieën om hun organisaties te beschermen. CIONET biedt de Executive Leergang Security aan, een intensieve, praktijkgerichte opleiding door internationale ervaren CISO's en Cybersecurity experts waarin je leert hoe je een robuuste en resultaatgerichte cyber security strategie ontwikkelt, volledig afgestemd op de unieke uitdagingen en wettelijke eisen van jouw organisatie.

Belgium 10-3-26 CIONET Community Event All Members Physical english

The Composable Enterprise: Engineered with AI

From modular business design to AI-driven pipelines, architectures, and operationsA composable enterprise is built on modular processes, API-driven ecosystems, low-code platforms, and cloud-native services. It promises speed and adaptability by allowing organisations to reconfigure their capabilities as conditions change. However, modular design alone does not guarantee resilience; the way these systems are engineered and operated is just as important.This is where AI is beginning to make a difference. Beyond generating snippets of code, AI is already influencing how entire systems are developed and run: accelerating CI/CD pipelines, improving test coverage, optimising Infrastructure-as-Code, sharpening observability, and even shaping architectural decisions. These changes directly affect how quickly new business components can be deployed, connected, and retired.In this session, we will examine how CIOs can bring these two movements together:Composable design is the framework for flexibility and modularity.AI-augmented engineering is the force that delivers the speed, quality, and intelligence needed to sustain it.The pitfalls of treating them in isolation: composability that collapses under slow engineering cycles, or AI that only adds complexity without a modular structure.The discussion goes beyond concepts to practical implications: how to architect organisations that can be recomposed at speed, without losing control or reliability. The outcome is an enterprise that is not only modular in design but also engineered to adapt continuously under real-world conditions.

Italy 10-3-26 Round Table Invitation Only Physical italian

Where Data Streaming Meets Agentic AI

In questa Roundtable esclusiva, dedicata a CIO, CTO e Data Officer, esploreremo come il Data Streaming sia diventato il "sistema nervoso centrale" necessario per alimentare l'AI Agentica, garantendo trasparenza, fiducia e azioni immediate.

UK 11-3-26 Round Table Invitation Only Physical english

Reimagining networking for the modern, global enterprise

https://www.cionet.com/reimagining-networking-for-the-modern-global-enterprise

Germany 11-3-26 Round Table Country Members Physical german

Düsseldorf: Identity Security im Agentic AI Age

Die Digitalisierung und der Einsatz autonomer KI-Agenten führen zu einer rasant wachsenden Zahl identitätsbasierter Zugriffe. Damit steigt die Bedeutung einer modernen Identity Security, die sowohl menschliche Nutzer als auch KI-gesteuerte Systeme sicher verwaltet und schützt. In Ergänzung zu unserem kommenden Virtual-Spotlight bietet dieser Executive Roundtable die Möglichkeit, zentrale Fragestellungen rund um Identity Governance, Zero-Standing-Risk und KI-gestützte Sicherheitsansätze in einem vertraulichen Rahmen zu vertiefen. Zudem stellen wir einen spannenden Praxis-Use Case vor, der zeigt, wie Unternehmen KI-unterstützte Identity-Security-Konzepte bereits heute erfolgreich einsetzen. Weitere Informationen folgen in Kürze.

Spain 11-3-26 Other Local Event Country Members Physical spanish

Visita Smart Factory Michelin

Descubre la Smart Factory de Michelin Valladolid: una visita exclusiva para miembros de CIONET a uno de los centros industriales más avanzados del mundo.

Belgium 12-3-26 TRIBES Squad Session Physical english

The Third-Party Risk Reckoning: How far can you trust your vendors?

Tomato! Tomato! Tomato! Get your tomato now! Every vendor sells security. And every company depends on vendors, partners, and suppliers. The more digital the business becomes, the longer that list grows, and so does the attack surface. One weak link, and there is always one, or one missed update, and trust collapses faster than any firewall can react. What used to be a procurement checklist has become a full-time discipline. Questionnaires, audits, and endless documentation prove that everyone’s “compliant,” yet incidents keep happening. So it’s clear: the issue isn’t lack of policy, or maybe a bit, but mostly lack of visibility. Beyond a certain point, even the most secure organisation is only as safe as its least prepared partner (or an employee who hadn’t had their morning coffee). So how far can you trust your vendors? How do you check what you can’t control? And when does assurance become theatre instead of protection? Does it come at a different cost? Let’s exchange what works and what fails in third-party risk management: live monitoring, shared responsibility models, contractual levers, and the reality of building trust in a chain you don’t own. A closed conversation for those redefining what partnership means when risk is shared but accountability isn’t.

Spain 12-3-26 Round Table Country Members Physical spanish

Hominibus & Tech

Germany 16-3-26 Online Briefing Country Members Virtual german

Online: AI & DATA Knowledge Transfer - Briefing 23

Unsere Wissensaustausch-Briefings "AI & Data Knowledge Transfer" zielen darauf ab, CIDOs und Senior Digital Leaders mit praktischen Anwendungen und umsetzbaren Erkenntnissen von Fachexperten zu vermitteln, die den Weg für transformative digitale Reisen ebnen.

Poland 18-3-26 Round Table Invitation Only Physical english

EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE: ZERO TRUST AS THE ARCHITECTURE OF RESILIENCE

Zero Trust isn't a project, it's a philosophy. Verify every connection, trust nothing implicitly, segment everything. When you build systems this way, something remarkable happens: security becomes resilience. A breach doesn't cascade. An outage doesn't take down the business. You gain visibility into every user, device, and workload, turning security from a perimeter problem into a data problem you can actually measure and control. During the CIONET Executive Roundtable, we will tackle three key questions: How do you design systems that survive breach? When you assume compromise and verify everything, incidents stay contained. We'll show how Zero Trust architecture prevents one failure from cascading into total collapse. What's your plan when critical infrastructure fails? Identity providers go down. Cloud regions fail. Vendors get breached. We'll discuss how to build resilience when you can't eliminate dependency risk. How do you make Zero Trust work without ripping everything out? Legacy systems, existing infrastructure, business constraints. We'll explore where leaders are actually succeeding and where they're stuck. Zscaler is our partner in organizing the event. James Tucker, Head of CISOs in Residence EMEA, will be representing the company. He will share insights from real-world implementations and show how organizations are evolving their architectures to embed Zero Trust and resilience in a cloud first world.

Spain 18-3-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical spanish

Cloud Quest 2026

Navega la complejidad del ecosistema actual en Cloud Quest: un punto de encuentro exclusivo para líderes que buscan trazar la hoja de ruta definitiva hacia una nube más inteligente, soberana y rentable.

Poland 18-3-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical Polish

COMMUNITY EVENT #2: STATE OF AI ADOPTION

Żyjemy w czasach kolejnej rewolucji technologicznej. To od nas zależy wdrożenie i wykorzystanie AI. Czy jesteśmy gotowi na tę rewolucję? Umiemy wykorzystać jej potencjał? Czy osiągnęliśmy wystarczającą dojrzałość do czerpania korzyści z AI? W badaniu State of AI adoption sprawdzimy jak polskie organizacje radzą sobie z wdrożeniem AI, czy osiągają oczekiwane efekty, jak mierzą zwrot z inwestycji w AI. Wyniki przedstawimy podczas marcowego Community Eventu.

Belgium 19-3-26 Circle - Rencontres Country Members Physical french

Vendor Detox: La consolidation vaut-elle le risque ?

Moins de Partenaires : La consolidation vaut-elle le risque ? Le problème est la prolifération des fournisseurs : trop d'outils causant de la complexité, une taxe d'intégration paralysante et de la redondance. La Taxe d'Intégration est le coût caché (en temps, en échecs et en ressources) d'essayer de faire fonctionner ensemble des systèmes disparates. Cet échange se concentre sur des stratégies éprouvées pour simplifier de manière agressive le parc technologique, consolider les fournisseurs et élever certains fournisseurs clés au rang de partenaires stratégiques.    

Netherlands 19-3-26 CIONET Community Event

Digital Transformation: Accelerating Digital Transformation

Poland 19-3-26 TRIBE sesja online Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Niezbędnik Lidera Technologii: produktywność, komunikacja, przegląd kultur oraz dyscyplina pracy

Prelegenci opowiedzą, jakie nawyki i decyzje mają największy wpływ na sposób pracy zespołów. Od tego, jak ustawić komunikację i sensowny rytm spotkań, przez wybór narzędzi, aż po jasne ramy współpracy, które dają ludziom autonomię, a liderowi kontrolę nad jakością pracy. Poruszymy również temat organizacji pracy i spotkań w zespołach działających wyłącznie w trybie stacjonarnym, gdzie wyzwania i błędy często wyglądają zupełnie inaczej niż w pracy zdalnej czy hybrydowej. Będzie też o tym, co warto wnieść, wchodząc w nową rolę liderską – jakie zasady ustawić od początku, żeby nie wpaść w chaos spotkań i ciągłe gaszenie pożarów.

Poland 23-3-26 TRIBE sesja online Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Monetyzacja danych – jak firmy w 2026 przekuwają swoje zasoby danych w nowe źródła przychodów

Monetyzacja danych to dla wielu firm kolejny krok po analityce i raportach. W trakcie sesji porozmawiamy o tym, jak traktować dane jak produkt, jak budować partnerstwa oparte na wymianie danych oraz w jaki sposób podchodzić do ich wyceny. Poruszymy też tematy barier prawnych, które często zatrzymują inicjatywy data-driven.

Germany 23-3-26 Online Briefing Country Members Virtual german

Online: Agentic AI - Jenseits der Sandbox

Im Fokus dieses Virtual Spotlights steht ein konkreter Client-Zero-Use-Case: Am Beispiel eines skalierenden HR-Anwendungsfalls zeigen wir, wie IBM Agentic AI im eigenen Unternehmen produktiv eingesetzt hat.

Belgium 24-3-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Killing Zombie Projects: Knowing when to stop, restart, or quietly let go

Every organisation has them, projects that keep running long after their purpose has faded. No one remembers who asked for them, but shutting them down feels riskier than keeping them alive. And eventually, people stay assigned, budgets stay allocated, and energy drains into work that no longer matters. Inertia at its finest. Ending a project is rarely a technical decision. It’s emotional, political, and often tied to past promises or personal reputation. The longer something runs, the harder it becomes to admit it’s time to stop. Yet clearing that backlog of half-dead initiatives is often the only way to make room for new ones. So how do you decide when to pull the plug? What signals show that value is gone, and who gets to say so? How can governance encourage honest calls without punishing those who make them? Let’s discuss how to end gracefully, refocus teams, and turn closure into confidence rather than blame. Bullet in the head? Is that how you kill a zombie, or was it a silver bullet in the heart? A closed conversation on how to make progress by learning to stop.

Germany 24-3-26 Round Table Country Members Physical german

Frankfurt: Wenn KI erwachsen wird

Zukunftsfähige KI-Landschaften müssen heute technologische Offenheit, Sicherheit, Skalierbarkeit und wirtschaftlichen Erfolg vereinen. In der Praxis entstehen KI-Initiativen jedoch häufig isoliert in einzelnen Fachbereichen und bleiben im Stadium des POCs hängen – Wie soll vor diesem Hintergrund Skalierbarkeit gelingen?

International 25-3-26 International Event - Other All Members Physical english

CIONET Awards 2026: Part 3

The CIONET Awards 2026: Part 3, the premier celebration of excellence in digital mission and leadership. During this event the spotlight falls on the European CIO of the Year. Prepare for a dynamic session where each nominee will present their groundbreaking achievements. 

Belgium 26-3-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

Measuring Value in AI Initiatives: Defining ROI, accountability, and measurable outcomes in complex environments

AI projects continue to multiply, but proving their value remains difficult. Most organisations can track activity, not impact. Dashboards count pilots and models, yet few translate to measurable business outcomes. The result is familiar: success stories without clarity on what they actually delivered. The real issue is measurement. Traditional ROI metrics fail when AI changes decisions more than results. Financial indicators miss the operational gains, while qualitative benefits often sound too vague to defend. Without clear evidence, budgets come under scrutiny and confidence erodes. This session focuses on how to connect AI work with business outcomes through structured metrics, governance, and accountability. We’ll explore how value tracking evolves from experimentation to scale, which indicators earn trust at board level, and where measurement stops being meaningful. A closed exchange for comparing methods, tools, and lessons learned in defining, proving, and sustaining AI impact.

Belgium 26-3-26 Round Table All Members Physical english

Modernising The Core Without Disruption

Every organisation has a core, the platforms that quietly run the business while everything around them changes. Over time, that core becomes a patchwork of workarounds, integrations, and “temporary” fixes that turned permanent. The problem is not that the core is old, it’s that change becomes slow, risky, and expensive, and the business starts paying an invisible tax on every new product, regulation, or incident. Then comes the uncomfortable question: are we modernising the core, or are we just rearranging dependencies while complexity keeps compounding? And if we introduce AI-assisted engineering to speed up analysis, refactoring, and testing, do we actually reduce risk, or do we create a new class of uncertainty and audit challenges? In this round table we’ll compare real decision paths, replace vs wrap vs rebuild, how to sequence value, what to standardise, what to leave alone, and how to prove quality when acceleration tools are involved. Expect practical war stories, not theory. We’ll use the peer exchange to benchmark approaches, challenge assumptions, and project together what “credible core modernisation” looks like for 2026 and beyond.  

Poland 26-3-26 TRIBE sesja online Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Człowiek w centrum cyberbezpieczeństwa – jak budować skuteczną linię

Łukasz Wojtek z KRUK S.A. opowie, jak od środka wygląda budowanie świadomości bezpieczeństwa w dużej firmie. Pokaże, jakie formy edukacji działają, jak reagować na rosnącą skalę phishingu i innych ataków socjotechnicznych oraz jak sprawdzić, czy świadomość bezpieczeństwa faktycznie rośnie, a nie jest zbędną metryką.

Belgium 31-3-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Composability in Practice: Building modular systems that stay coherent as they grow

Composability sounds elegant in theory: small, independent parts that come together to form something greater, but in practice, it’s messy. What happens when modules overlap, APIs evolve differently across domains, and governance struggles to keep pace? What was meant to simplify architecture sometimes ends up multiplying it. As systems grow, integration points become dependencies, and flexibility turns into fragility. A simple change in one component ripples through others, making the dream of “plug and play” harder to sustain. Still, the goal remains the same: adaptability without chaos. So how do you achieve it without slowing everything down? How do you design boundaries that allow reuse but prevent entanglement? How do you define ownership when many teams touch the same shared components? And how can standards evolve without becoming a constraint? Let’s explore how composability works when theory meets reality, and how teams preserve coherence while systems keep expanding. A closed conversation on modular design that enables agility instead of just promising it.

Belgium 2-4-26 Advisory Board AB Members Physical english

Advisory Board Meeting 1

CIOs face a growing range of enterprise-wide decisions—AI adoption, cyber resilience, vendor dependency, cost management, regulatory compliance, and operating-model friction. Failures rarely stem from technology itself, but from decision paralysis caused by too many stakeholders, unclear decision rights, risk-averse language, and leadership demanding both speed and certainty.

Belgium 2-4-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

Taming the SaaS Sprawl: Tracking spend, ownership, and usage before it slips out of control

SaaS gave business units freedom: quick onboarding, no infrastructure, and instant results. But over time, that freedom turned into fragmentation. Each team now buys, renews, and configures its own stack. HR has one platform, finance has another, and marketing probably has ten. The invoices keep coming, usage keeps dropping, and no one is sure who’s accountable for what. Traditional cost management doesn’t apply here. There’s no central contract, no single owner, and no real visibility. What used to be procurement now feels like detective work. Redundant tools, overlapping licences, and hidden integrations make the picture blurrier every month. By the time finance steps in, renewals are already done and budgets already gone. So how do you regain control without killing autonomy? How can IT, procurement, and business functions share visibility and accountability? And what governance keeps flexibility alive without letting costs spiral? Let’s talk about the new discipline behind SaaS management: mapping ownership, connecting data from finance to usage, and building renewal intelligence that actually prevents waste. A closed conversation for those turning SaaS chaos into structure before it turns into another budget crisis.

Italy 23-4-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical italian

CIOFEST Italy 2026

L’era dell’AI autonoma è arrivata. Questo CIOFEST è dedicato al lato umano della rivoluzione agentica. Esploreremo come il tuo ruolo di Digital Leader debba evolvere - dal gestire persone, all’orchestrare una forza lavoro ibrida, composta da esseri umani e agenti autonomi. Scoprirai come instaurare un rapporto di fiducia con gli algoritmi e dare potere al tuo team per una collaborazione in tempo reale con l’AI.

International 23-4-26 International Event - CIOFEST All Members Physical & Virtual english

CIOFEST INTERNATIONAL 2026: Leadership in the Agentic Era

AI is no longer confined to supporting human tasks. We are entering the agentic era, where autonomous systems act on behalf of people and organisations. These agents can gather information, make decisions, negotiate terms, and even complete transactions. The implications extend well beyond technology; they touch the very foundations of business models, governance, and leadership. For CIOs and their peers, the rise of “machine customers” and autonomous partners poses new questions: Market impact: How do you compete and create value when some customers and suppliers are machines? Governance: What trust, compliance, and accountability structures are needed when AI acts independently in financial, procurement, or customer-facing processes? Leadership: How should CIOs guide their organisations in redefining roles, responsibilities, and decision-making when agents take over parts of the value chain?Business strategy: What opportunities emerge for new revenue models, platforms, and ecosystems shaped by autonomous interaction? This session shifts the focus from the mechanics of AI agents to the decisions that will shape leadership in the next decade. It is a call for CIOs to prepare for a future where relationships, markets, and strategies are no longer limited to human-to-human interactions, but also extend to human-to-machine and machine-to-machine interactions.

Belgium 23-4-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical & Virtual english

CIOFEST BELGIUM: Leadership in the Agentic Era

AI is no longer confined to supporting human tasks. We are entering the agentic era, where autonomous systems act on behalf of people and organisations. These agents can gather information, make decisions, negotiate terms, and even complete transactions. The implications extend well beyond technology; they touch the very foundations of business models, governance, and leadership. For CIOs and their peers, the rise of “machine customers” and autonomous partners poses new questions: Market impact: How do you compete and create value when some customers and suppliers are machines? Governance: What trust, compliance, and accountability structures are needed when AI acts independently in financial, procurement, or customer-facing processes? Leadership: How should CIOs guide their organisations in redefining roles, responsibilities, and decision-making when agents take over parts of the value chain?Business strategy: What opportunities emerge for new revenue models, platforms, and ecosystems shaped by autonomous interaction? This session shifts the focus from the mechanics of AI agents to the decisions that will shape leadership in the next decade. It is a call for CIOs to prepare for a future where relationships, markets, and strategies are no longer limited to human-to-human interactions, but also extend to human-to-machine and machine-to-machine interactions.

Germany 23-4-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical german

München: CIOFEST

Das CIOFEST 2026 ist eine exklusive Veranstaltung für CIO, CDO und Digital Leader, die n sieben Ländern gleichzeitig stattfindet. Im Mittelpunkt steht: Leadership in the Agentic Era. Im agentischen Zeitalter handeln KI-Systeme zunehmend autonom – als Maschinenkunden, Partner und Entscheider. Für CIOs entstehen neue Herausforderungen in Marktstrategie, Governance und Führung. Die Session beleuchtet, wie Organisationen Wert schaffen, Vertrauen sichern, Verantwortung neu definieren und innovative Geschäftsmodelle, Plattformen und Ökosysteme in einer von Mensch- und Maschineninteraktionen geprägten Zukunft gestalten können.

Netherlands 23-4-26 International Event - CIOFEST

CIOFEST Nederland 2026: Leadership in the Agentic Era

AI is no longer confined to supporting human tasks. We are entering the agentic era, where autonomous systems act on behalf of people and organisations. These agents can gather information, make decisions, negotiate terms, and even complete transactions. The implications extend well beyond technology; they touch the very foundations of business models, governance, and leadership. For CIOs and their peers, the rise of “machine customers” and autonomous partners poses new questions: Market impact: How do you compete and create value when some customers and suppliers are machines? Governance: What trust, compliance, and accountability structures are needed when AI acts independently in financial, procurement, or customer-facing processes? Leadership: How should CIOs guide their organisations in redefining roles, responsibilities, and decision-making when agents take over parts of the value chain?Business strategy: What opportunities emerge for new revenue models, platforms, and ecosystems shaped by autonomous interaction? This session shifts the focus from the mechanics of AI agents to the decisions that will shape leadership in the next decade. It is a call for CIOs to prepare for a future where relationships, markets, and strategies are no longer limited to human-to-human interactions, but also extend to human-to-machine and machine-to-machine interactions.

Poland 23-4-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical Polish

CIOFEST: LEADERSHIP IN THE AGENTIC ERA

Sztuczna inteligencja nie ogranicza się już wyłącznie do wspierania zadań wykonywanych przez ludzi. Wkraczamy w erę agentów, w której autonomiczne systemy działają w imieniu ludzi i organizacji. Agenci mogą gromadzić informacje, podejmować decyzje, negocjować warunki, a nawet finalizować transakcje. Konsekwencje wykraczają daleko poza technologię, dotykają samych podstaw modeli biznesowych, zarządzania i przywództwa. Podczas międzynarodowego spotkania CIOFEST poruszymy kwestię jak zachować konkurencyjność i tworzyć realną wartość dla odbiorców, jeśli część z nich to maszyny? Dodatkowo, w polskim spotkaniu uzupełnimy temat o kompetencje niezbędne w świecie AI. Jakie umiejętności powinien posiadać leader oraz jakie kwalifikacje powinien tworzyć w zespole? Jak zaprojektować strategię reskillingu, która wspiera transformację na wszystkich szczeblach organizacji?

UK 23-4-26 International Event - CIOFEST Country Members Physical english

CIOFEST UK: Leadership in the Agentic Era

This session shifts the focus from the mechanics of AI agents to the decisions that will shape leadership in the next decade. It is a call for CIOs to prepare for a future where relationships, markets, and strategies are no longer limited to human-to-human interactions, but also extend to human-to-machine and machine-to-machine interactions.

Spain 23-4-26 International Event - CIOFEST All Members Physical & Virtual english

CIOFEST 2026 (Barcelona)

Evento internacional de comunidad, donde se celebrará un panel internacional y un panel local con líderes digitales de relevancia.

Belgium 5-5-26 Circle - Women All Members Physical english

Women of CIONET - The Female Edge in Digital Transformation

Why many transformations fail is not about technology, but about people and culture. Female leaders often excel in stakeholder alignment, empathy, and habit change; qualities that can make the difference between rollout and real adoption.So, where do those who drive digital transformation, often women, belong? Why are they labeled as “change leaders” and not CIOs?

Belgium 12-5-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Product-Centric IT 2.0: Blending product and project thinking

Everyone says they’ve gone product-centric. In reality, most organisations live in a hybrid world where projects, products, and platforms overlap. Teams manage releases while still chasing deadlines, and governance still thinks in milestones rather than outcomes. The shift is underway, but the mindset hasn’t caught up. At scale, product thinking creates new tensions. What happens when one product depends on another? Who owns shared components, and how do you coordinate when priorities clash? And how do you measure success when delivery and value creation no longer happen on the same timeline? Let’s explore how organisations are blending product and project models, keeping alignment while giving teams autonomy. Let’s discuss how to define ownership, fund cross-functional work, and handle dependencies that never fit neatly into one backlog. A closed conversation on what it takes to make product-centric IT work in practice, not just in slides.

Belgium 19-5-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

AI vs AI in Cybersecurity: When defenders and attackers both use AI

The game has changed, clearly. Attackers have AI, defenders have AI, and both sides are learning faster than anyone expected, or maybe the attackers are just a bit faster. What used to take hours now happens in seconds, and detection windows close before alerts even appear. It’s adaptation beyond automation, and no one gets to sit still. But every promise of AI-driven defence comes with a price. The tools are expensive to train, maintain, and monitor. Mistakes cost more too. False positives drain teams, model drift hides real threats, and poisoned data turns protection into confusion. So now it’s not only about defending networks, it’s about defending the defenders themselves, from fatigue, blind trust, and automation gone wrong. So how do you keep visibility when both sides use the same weapons? How do you detect intent when patterns look human but aren’t? How do you justify cost when failure still happens, just faster? Let’s explore what happens when algorithms face each other on both sides of the firewall, and what new defences emerge when speed alone is no longer enough. A closed conversation about a future where cybersecurity becomes an AI vs AI battle, and humans still have to win.

Germany 19-5-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical german

Frankfurt: Community ShareSphere 'Intelligent Openness'

“Nichts ist so konstant wie der Wandel” - eine alte Weisheit, die im heutigen Zeitalter hyperschneller Technologien eine noch nie dagewesene Bedeutung erhält. Wenn wir aktuell nicht einmal sagen können, was morgen noch Gültigkeit hat, wie sieht dann Führung unter solchen Bedingungen aus? Wie gelingt Strategie in einem Umfeld, das sich selbst permanent neu definiert?

Germany 20-5-26 Other Local Event Country Members Physical german

München: CIO Perspectives 2026

Die aktuellen geopolitischen Entwicklungen verändern die Rahmenbedingungen für IT- Strategien grundlegend und machen IT-Souveränität zu einem zentralen Handlungsfeld. Geopolitische Spannungen, regulatorische Abhängigkeiten und globale Lieferkettenrisiken stellen bestehende IT-Strategien zunehmend infrage. Organisationen sind gefordert, ihre technologische Handlungsfähigkeit zu sichern, kritische Abhängigkeiten zu reduzieren und resiliente digitale Infrastrukturen aufzubauen.

Italy 21-5-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical italian

Strategic Cloud & FinOps: The Scalable Foundation

La tua strategia cloud favorisce la crescita o sta solo prosciugando il budget? Questa sessione va dritta al punto su ciò che conta davvero: costruire una base Cloud scalabile, resiliente e sostenibile dal punto di vista finanziario. Approfondiremo FinOps maturi, governance strategica e metriche di performance che dimostrano il valore del Cloud per il Business.

Belgium 22-5-26 TRIBES Leadership Circle Invitation Only Physical english

Managing Vendor Lock-In: Balancing dependence, cost, and control in strategic partnerships

Every vendor swears their platform is open, flexible, and built for freedom. Then comes the renewal date. The price goes up, migration looks painful, and “strategic partnership” starts to feel more like dependency. Most organisations don’t get trapped overnight, they walk into it one contract at a time. Broadcom, anyone? We know lock-in isn’t only technical, it’s commercial, architectural, and even cultural. Once tools shape how teams work, switching becomes not only costly but politically impossible. So how do you manage dependency without losing leverage? What do you do when moving away costs more than staying? How do you negotiate from a position of weakness? And what governance models help prevent lock-in before it happens? Let’s share how to keep options open, make vendors compete without breaking partnerships, and find leverage even when it seems there’s none left. A closed conversation for those who’ve learned that freedom in IT is rarely free.

Belgium 26-5-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

The Career Path of the Cloud Engineer: From system builder to strategic enabler of digital scale

The cloud engineer’s world keeps expanding. It started with provisioning and automation, but now it touches everything: resilience, security, cost, and even business continuity. What used to be a back-end function has become one of the most visible roles in digital operations. Yet with that visibility comes pressure: constant evolution, constant firefighting, and very little time to step back and ask, “Where is this career actually going?” Tools evolve faster than skills can stabilise. Every certification promises relevance, every vendor claims leadership, and every organisation defines “cloud” differently. Between platform specialisation and architecture oversight, the lines blur quickly. The challenge is no longer learning the tools, it’s deciding which skills will still matter once the automation matures. So how do you grow from technical expert to strategic partner? How do you build credibility outside the console: in architecture, governance, and cost optimisation? And what does leadership look like when cloud becomes less about configuration and more about orchestration? Let’s discuss how the best engineers are shaping their next move: towards influence, design, and strategic value. A closed conversation for those defining what it means to engineer the cloud, not just run it.

Poland 27-5-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical Polish

COMMUNITY EVENT #4 POZNAŃ: ENGINEERING THE DIGITAL ENTERPRISE

Czy IT jest cyfrową fabryką? Wyobraź sobie miejsce, w którym każdy proces jest precyzyjnie zaprojektowany, zoptymalizowany i przewidywalny. Maszyny współpracują, roboty wykonują powtarzalne zadania bez błędów, a symulacje pozwalają przetestować każdą zmianę zanim trafi na linię produkcyjną. Te zasady można zastosować w świecie IT, w każdej branży. Na przykładzie rozwiązań cyfrowych firm produkcyjnych sprawdzimy: Jak Digital Twins pozwalają symulować procesy IT, przewidywać problemy i optymalizować działania zanim pojawią się w rzeczywistości. W jaki sposób roboty i automatyzacja mogą odciążyć zespoły i zwiększyć efektywność. Które dobre praktyki z produkcji – standaryzacja, lean, ciągłe doskonalenie – można przenieść do projektów IT i cyfrowych usług. To będzie niezwykła okazja, żeby zastanowić się jak połączyć precyzję inżynierii, potencjał robotyki i moc Digital Twins, aby tworzyć IT, które naprawdę napędza wartość biznesową.

Belgium 28-5-26 Circle - Cyber All Members Physical english

Security by Design: From Noble Intention to Reality

The Reality Check We have all seen the "noble intentions" of Security by Design crumble under the weight of deadlines and constant overload. Abraham Lincoln allegedly said, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe". We all know what he meant, but in reality, we rarely spend enough time planning and tend to dash forward into execution. It is a story familiar to every CIO and CISO: A project starts with the best of intentions, but somewhere between the first architectural drawing and the final release, things go off course: Too many compromises were made, there wasn’t enough time or funding, the product owner shuffled priorities, requirements weren’t sufficiently validated, testing got squeezed, the security and/or architecture teams involved too late. Recognition is the first step; solving it together is the second. Today’s Mandate In the current landscape of GDPR, NIS2, DORA and the Cyber Security Act, "noble intentions" are no longer sufficient or acceptable: The financial reality: Fixing issues during the design phase is way more cost-effective than retrofitting patchy solutions after go-live. The regulatory stick: compliant policies on paper are no longer enough; they need to be lived, evidence needs to be provided and, given potential penalties, security and accountability are now firmly on the agenda of boards of directors.   Why Join This Working Session? This isn't a "sit and listen" event; it is a working session among equals. Learn from the masters: Hear from organisations that really made progress and are now reaping the benefits of “Security by Design”. Consult your peers: Leverage the collective experience of Belgium's top CISOs to ask the questions you were previously afraid to ask. “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" exchange: Learn from the mistakes made by others, steal the tips and tricks of experts and distil your own winning formula. Join our circle, register for this event !

Belgium 2-6-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

The Self-Healing Infrastructure: Designing automation that prevents failure without creating blind spots

Automation was supposed to make infrastructure predictable. Systems would detect anomalies, resolve issues, and learn from every incident. And for a while, it worked: fewer tickets, faster recovery, better uptime. Until something broke silently, and no one noticed. The system had learned how to fix itself, but not how to explain what it did. That’s the new paradox of modern operations: The more autonomous your infrastructure becomes, the less visible it is. And when reliability depends on AI-driven logic, trust becomes the main failure point. Who monitors the machine that monitors everything else? At what moment does “self-healing” turn into “self-hiding”? So how do you build automation that keeps humans in the loop without slowing response? How do you set the right limits before systems act faster than people can intervene? And what skills do operations teams need when they’re managing learning, not just code? Let’s talk about what’s really changing in infrastructure operations: new accountability, new transparency, and the boundary between automation and control. A closed conversation for those designing systems that recover gracefully and stay explainable when they do.

Belgium 9-6-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Virtual english

From Dashboards to Decisions: Restoring alignment, ownership, and confidence in enterprise reporting

Data availability keeps growing, but decision-making often feels slower. Every function builds its own dashboards, metrics multiply, and reports begin to contradict each other. What was meant to improve transparency now creates confusion. The problem is not access to data but alignment on interpretation. When information becomes noise, confidence in reporting collapses. People hesitate to act, functions challenge each other’s numbers, and trust in analytics erodes. The challenge lies in restoring clarity: deciding which metrics matter, who owns them, and how reporting connects back to action. Let’s discuss how to simplify information flows, define consistent metrics, and reconnect dashboards with decision-making. How ownership, cadence, and shared understanding bring alignment back. A closed conversation on rebuilding confidence in data, where clarity replaces overload and information once again supports action.

Belgium 12-6-26 TRIBES Leadership Circle Invitation Only Physical english

AI Governance at Scale: Defining boundaries, ownership, and accountability for AI at scale

AI started small: a few pilots, some dashboards, a couple of chatbots. But then it spread, quickly. Now every department wants a model, every vendor adds “AI-powered” to their pitch, and every regulator is asking about risk and transparency. Governance suddenly went from a nice idea to a full-time job. Scaling governance is harder than launching AI. Policies look great on slides, but in practice, ownership blurs and enforcement stalls. Central control slows things down, while local freedom invites risk. Everyone agrees AI should be safe and ethical, but no one agrees on who signs off when something goes wrong, all leading to AIs living as permanent PoCs. So how do you scale oversight without creating bureaucracy? How do you distribute responsibility between IT, business, and compliance? And what controls actually hold up when AI keeps changing after deployment? Let’s explore how organisations make governance part of daily operations, not an afterthought. A closed conversation for those trying to keep AI credible, compliant, and under control while it spreads across the enterprise.

Germany 15-6-26 Circle - Women Country Members Physical german

Frankfurt: CIDO Women 4

Baue mit uns ein starkes Netzwerk führender WOMEN CIDOs aus der IT- und Technologiebranche auf! Unser viertes Treffen findet am 15. Juni in Frankfurt statt.

Belgium 18-6-26 TRIBES Squad Session Invitation Only Physical english

Building the Event-Driven Enterprise: Managing flow, context, and control in event-driven systems

Becoming event-driven sounds like the logical next step: real-time visibility, faster response, tighter integration. The promise is appealing, no? But turning that vision into reality is another story. Where do you start, with technology, operating model, or mindset? Many soon discover that event-driven design reshapes everything. Data ownership becomes decentralised, monitoring grows complex, and governance feels like chasing a moving target. Scaling up amplifies both the benefits and, if poorly governed, the costs as well. The question then becomes: what is the return on all that investment? Does the model actually reduce cost over time, or simply move it elsewhere? And when does ROI start showing, during scaling or only once operations stabilise? The goal remains clear: systems that react faster, stay reliable, and create measurable value at speed. But the path there is not. Let’s explore what it means to build event-driven architectures, what challenges surface at scale, and what financial outcomes they truly achieve. A closed conversation for those aiming to prove that responsiveness can also be sustainable.

Belgium 23-6-26 CIONET Community Event All Members Physical english

The Sovereignty Play : Sourcing for Autonomy, Resilience and Competitive Advantage

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.

UK 24-6-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical english

The Enterprise Data Advantage : From Foundation to Intelligence

Build a robust data foundation to enable AI, insights, and business value.

Italy 1-7-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical italian

Summer Cocktail Milano 2026

Un Cocktail Party interamente dedicato al networking: creare nuove connessioni e rafforzare quelle esistenti. Nell’atmosfera rilassata dell’inizio estate, accogliamo i membri della community e ci scambiamo gli auguri di Buone Vacanze.

Germany 2-7-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical german

München: Sommerfest

Am 2. Juli 2026 ab 18:00 Uhr treffen wir uns wieder in München, um gemeinsam mit der CIONET-Community einen entspannten Abend zu verbringen. Ob alte Bekannte oder neue Gesichter – gute Gespräche, leckeres Essen und ein kühles Getränk warten schon auf euch. Also: Save the date, kommt vorbei – wir freuen uns auf einen großartigen Abend mit euch!

Italy 8-7-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical italian

Summer Cocktail Roma 2026

Un Cocktail Party interamente dedicato al networking: creare nuove connessioni e rafforzare quelle esistenti. Nell’atmosfera rilassata dell’inizio estate, accogliamo i membri della community e ci scambiamo gli auguri di Buone Vacanze.

Poland 16-7-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical Polish

COMMUNITY EVENT #5 WROCŁAW: THE CIO AS A VALUE CREATOR

IT nie jest już tylko kosztem ani zapleczem operacyjnym. Dziś CIO to strategiczny lider, który napędza innowacje, rozwój biznesu i wizerunek nowoczesnej, technologicznej firmy. Trudno osiągnąć sukces biznesowy bez zaangażowanego IT, które rozumie potrzeby i strategię organizacji. Podczas Community Eventu poruszymy kwestie: • Jak IT generuje realną wartość biznesową, • Sposoby kreowania innowacji, • Budowanie wizerunku firmy nowoczesnej i technologicznej, • Mierzenie wartości IT. Stworzymy przestrzeń do wymiany doświadczeń jak IT może stać się strategicznym motorem biznesu, a rola CIO ewoluuje od technologa do twórcy wartości, który realnie kształtuje rozwój firmy.

Belgium 27-8-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical english

Summerfest: From Story to Habit

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.

Germany 22-9-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical german

Köln: Community ShareSphere 'Das Souveränitäts-Pradox'

Globale Plattformen bieten enorme Geschwindigkeit und Innovationskraft – schaffen jedoch zugleich Abhängigkeiten, die Unternehmen für Vendor-Lock-in, Supply-Chain- und Compliance-Risiken anfällig machen. Für heutige CIOs geht es deshalb nicht mehr nur um die Einführung innovativer Technologien, sondern darum, ein digitales Fundament zu schaffen, das agil, resilient und zunehmend souverän ist.

UK 23-9-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical english

Surviving the AI-Driven Cyber Battlefield: From Nation-State Attacks to Board-Level Resilience

The cyber landscape is evolving faster than ever. AI-driven attacks, nation-state threats, and geopolitical pressures demand a strategic, board-level approach to resilience.

Belgium 29-9-26 Circle - Women Invitation Only Physical english

Women of CIONET - The New CIO: Business & Technology, Connected

Today’s CIO is no longer an infrastructure keeper but a connector of technology, strategy, and people. Women leaders are well positioned for this shift; guiding trusted AI, aligning resilient sourcing with values, turning financial discipline into smart investment, and embedding change in culture. If the role demands empathy, foresight, and storytelling—is the future female?

Italy 9-10-26 CIONET Community Event Invitation Only Physical italian

CXOsummit 2026

Il CXOsummit è l’evento di punta del nostro Community Program: rappresenta l’opportunità di trascorrere più tempo di qualità insieme, rendendo il networking più semplice e più efficace. Un intero weekend dedicato alle connessioni e alla condivisione tra una selezione di Digital Leader di spicco nel panorama Nazionale.

UK 14-10-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical english

Architecting the Composable Enterprise: Modular, Coordinated and AI-Ready

Build modular, coordinated, AI-ready business systems without duplication or “spaghetti.”

Italy 10-11-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical italian

Data&AI: The New Agentic Engine

Un’analisi tecnica approfondita sul motore della nuova economia. Esplora le architetture alla base dell'Agentic Shift, scopri come gli autonomi “custobot” ridefiniranno l’interazione con i clienti e impara come l’ingegneria potenziata dall’AI è pronta a rivoluzionare i tuoi cicli di sviluppo e a potenziare i tuoi team tecnologici.

UK 18-11-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical english

From Story to Habit: How to Make Change Stick

Digital value only lands when business behaviour changes.

Germany 26-11-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical german

Frankfurt: AI HORIZONS

Wir laden zur vierten Ausgabe von AI Horizons ein. Wie jedes Jahr rücken wir einen zentralen Aspekt der Künstlichen Intelligenz in den Fokus. Ziel ist es, den strategischen Einsatz von KI ebenso zu beleuchten wie praxisnahe Anwendungen. Freuen Sie sich auf Impulse, Austausch und Orientierung für Ihre nächsten Schritte.

Germany 2-12-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical german

München: What's next, 2027?

Bei What’s Next? blicken wir gemeinsam mit führenden CIOs, CISOs und CDOs aus der CIONET Community auf ein Jahr voller Herausforderungen, Wendepunkte und Innovationen zurück. 2025 war geprägt von massiven Veränderungen: die zunehmende Bedrohungslage im Cyberraum, der unaufhaltsame Aufstieg von Künstlicher Intelligenz, geopolitische Spannungen, die unsere Märkte – und damit unsere IT-Strategien – spürbar beeinflusst haben, sowie eine weiterhin kämpfende Automobilindustrie, die uns die Bedeutung von Anpassungsfähigkeit und Resilienz vor Augen führt.

Belgium 3-12-26 Circle - Women All Members Physical english

Women of CIONET - The Politics of Innovation

How to navigate internal politics, boardroom dynamics, and competing priorities to get high-impact initiatives approved and implemented — a space where women can leverage collaborative and persuasive leadership styles to make transformation real.Do collaborative leadership styles help or hinder women when bold innovation decisions clash with organisational politics?

Italy 3-12-26 CIONET Community Event Country Members Physical italian

The Adaptive Enterprise: Composable Architecture & Human-Centric Change

Perché così tante trasformazioni falliscono? Manca il collegamento tra investimento, architettura e adozione. Questo dovrebbe essere il playbook completo. Ti forniremo gli strumenti per agire come un Investitore strategico, progettare una vera “Composable Enterprise” agile e, soprattutto, padroneggiare il lato umano del cambiamento - trasformando la tua visione da racconto a azione quotidiana.

Belgium 8-12-26 CIONET Community Event All Members Physical english

Architect for Change - CIONET Belgium Community Event

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.