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Belgium 30-6-26 [Round Table] Public Physical french

L'IT Public au point de rupture

L'IT Public au point de rupture : Vers un modèle à l'usage ? Transformer l'inertie en agilité : le défi du service public. Le constat : L’ère de la possession touche à sa fin Le citoyen n'attend pas que vous gériez des serveurs ; il attend des services. Pourtant, le modèle IT public reste prisonnier du « faire » plutôt que du « résultat ». Entre des budgets CAPEX verrouillés sur 5 ans et des cycles de procurement qui naissent périmés, l'écart se creuse. Le dilemme est stratégique : Comment passer d'une infrastructure que l'on subit à une informatique pilotée par le résultat (Outcome-based IT) ? Est-il possible d'adopter la souplesse du Cloud sans abandonner les clés de notre souveraineté ? L'objet du débat : Le "As-a-Service" au-delà du concept Nous vous invitons à remettre en question les promesses des modèles orientés vers la consommation. L'objectif est de débattre, sans tabou, du potentiel réel de ces approches pour le secteur public : Inverser la responsabilité : Passer de l'achat de matériel à l'achat de niveaux de service (SLA). Est-ce le secret pour libérer vos équipes de la maintenance ? Aligner le coût sur l'usage : En finir avec le surprovisionnement pour ne payer que ce qui est réellement consommé. Agilité "Procurement-proof" : Comment le modèle à l'usage permet-il de scaler en quelques jours ce qui prenait des mois d'appels d'offres ? La souveraineté par le contrat : Le "As-a-Service" sur site est-il le compromis idéal entre contrôle privé et flexibilité publique ? Le Format : "Zero Slides, Full Insight" Pas de présentation ni de marketing, uniquement une confrontation de visions entre pairs : Cercle restreint : Décideurs du secteur public francophone. Règle de Chatham House : Ce qui se dit à table reste à table. Débat pur : Une discussion structurée autour de vos doutes et de vos ambitions numériques.

Belgium 30-6-26 [Round Table] All Members Physical english

AI at Home

As AI becomes critical to business success, organisations in highly regulated sectors such as Financial Services, Critical Infrastructures and Defence, face strict data privacy, security, and compliance mandates that make public cloud AI a non-starter. This interactive session will explore the practical realities, both the benefits and limitations, of bringing enterprise-grade AI capabilities directly onto your own premises. Join CIONET, Kyndryl, and Dell Technologies for an exclusive, hands-on roundtable and live workshop on navigating the crucial intersection of artificial intelligence, data sovereignty, and autonomous operations. We will move beyond the theory by bringing the physical machine into the room for a live, air-gapped demonstration of cutting-edge workloads running entirely on-site. This interactive workshop will bring together Digital Leaders to: Demystify Sovereign AI at the C-Level: Review the strategic trade-offs, architecture, and compliance advantages of running localised AI models. See Zero-Leak Secure Code Review in Action: Watch a live demo of an on-premise LLM scanning software for vulnerabilities, ensuring your codebase never leaves your secure infrastructure. Experience On-Premise Agentic AI: Witness a local, autonomous monitoring agent, utilising advanced, Claude-level reasoning capabilities, managing critical IT Operations tasks completely offline. Collaborate on Best Practices: Engage with peers to discuss deployment timelines, security frameworks, and infrastructure requirements for true data control. Don't miss this opportunity to interact with live hardware, engage with industry peers, and gain actionable insights into unleashing the power of sovereign and agentic AI.  

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!

Spain 2-7-26 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical spanish

Summer Fest Barcelona 2026

Como cada año, CIONET invita a los líderes digitales más reconocidos de la comunidad tecnológica de nuestro país a recibir el verano juntos, en un encuentro único y exclusivo con momentos muy especiales.

Netherlands 2-7-26 [Other Local Event]

Site Visit to Tata Steel

Italy 7-7-26 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical italian

The Agentic Advantage

Il 79% dei CEO si aspetta che l'AI generi valore di business entro il 2030. Meno di uno su quattro ritiene che la propria organizzazione sia pronta a realizzarlo. La sfida non è legata alla visione, ma all'approccio e all'esecuzione. Mentre gran parte delle organizzazioni si concentra su applicazioni di GenAI come strumenti isolati, quelle che stanno costruendo il vero Enterprise Advantage hanno compreso l’importanza di un cambio di paradigma: portare l'AI a scala enterprise significa riprogettare i processi, industrializzare i workflow, integrare agenti autonomi nelle architetture esistenti senza perdere controllo, governance e coerenza con il business. La questione non è più se l'AI agentica ridefinirà le operazioni, ma chi riuscirà a completare questa operational transformation per primo, e in che modo lo farà preservando il controllo strategico. In questa roundtable esclusiva, organizzata da CIONET in partnership con IBM Consulting e AWS, discuteremo l'approccio per convertire l'ambizione in realtà operativa.

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.

UK 8-7-26 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical english

Community - The Enterprise Data Advantage : From Foundation to Intelligence

Join CIOs and senior technology leaders from across UK enterprise for a frank, peer-level discussion on what it takes to gain an advantage from data, and what separates the organisations that are doing well from the ones still trying.

Poland 8-7-26 [TRIBE sesja online] Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Vendor Lock Unlocked – jak odzyskać kontrolę nad kosztami i wolnością technologiczną

Sesja o vendor lock-in to rozmowa o tym, jak utrzymać kontrolę nad technologią, kosztami i decyzjami strategicznymi w świecie rozwijających się usług IT. Podczas sesji porozmawiamy o tym, jak rozpoznać poziom vendor lock-in i mierzyć zależność od dostawców, zanim stanie się ona problemem operacyjnym lub finansowym. Omówimy, jak budować podejście „exit ready”, jakie zapisy kontraktowe i modele współpracy pomagają zachować elastyczność oraz jak projektować architekturę multi-vendor. Poruszymy również temat relacji: czy da się budować partnerską współpracę z dostawcami?

Germany 9-7-26 [Round Table] Country Members Physical german

Köln: First Things first: Erst Content dann KI – Wie CIOs den Business Value von KI freisetzen

Ihr Unternehmen ist nur so intelligent wie die Daten, die es sichtbar und nutzbar macht – was bedeutet das konkret? In den meisten Organisationen bleibt internes Wissen fragmentiert, in Silos gefangen, schwer zu steuern und kaum skalierbar nutzbar – weder für Mitarbeitende noch für Prozesse oder KI. Genau dieses Wissen ist jedoch der größte ungenutzte Schatz eines Unternehmens.

Poland 13-7-26 [TRIBE sesja online] Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Testy automatyczne bez kompromisów? Szybkie delivery kontra solidna inżynieria

AI, automatyzacja i presja szybkiego delivery zmieniają dziś świat testów automatycznych szybciej niż kiedykolwiek wcześniej. Jedne zespoły dowożą funkcjonalności w kilka dni, eksperymentując z AI i ograniczając procesy do minimum. Inne nadal stawiają na governance, dokumentację i klasyczne podejście enterprise QA. Gdzie kończy się pragmatyczne przyspieszanie developmentu, a zaczyna chaos technologiczny? Czy AI realnie poprawia jakość testów, czy tylko maskuje problemy? I jak utrzymać stabilność systemów, nie zabijając innowacji procesem?

Poland 14-7-26 [TRIBE sesja online] Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Nowa era lidera IT – jak AI zmienia model zarządzania zespołami technologii

AI wchodzi w codzienną pracę lidera IT: zmienia sposób podejmowania decyzji, zarządzania zespołem i budowania odpowiedzialności. Coraz więcej rzeczy można delegować technologii, ale nie wszystko warto. W tej sesji skupimy się na tym, gdzie przebiega granica: co oddać AI, a co musi zostać po stronie człowieka. Porozmawiamy o narzędziach, zaufaniu do danych i tym, jak przygotować menedżerów do pracy razem z agentami AI.

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

COMMUNITY EVENT #5 WROCŁAW: ARCHITECTING FOR CHANGE

Germany 16-7-26 [Custom Event] Physical german

München: AI Party

Bereits zum dritten Mal lädt CIONET gemeinsam mit Fsas Technologies zur AI Party in den Fujitsu Tower in München ein – ein Sommerabend für CIOs, CDOs und digitale Entscheider:innen, an dem Technologie, Praxis und Networking in besonderer Atmosphäre zusammenkommen. Die Veranstaltung zeigt, wie Agentic AI, Quantum und Robotics heute bereits konkret im Enterprise-Kontext eingesetzt werden können, um messbare operative Mehrwerte zu schaffen – jenseits von Hype und reinen Experimenten. Im Fokus stehen Live-Erlebnisse und praxisnahe Use Cases, die aufzeigen, wo diese Technologien realistisch einsetzbar sind und wie Unternehmen sie wirksam in Prozesse, Infrastruktur und Wertschöpfung integrieren können. Eine strategische Keynote zu Sovereign AI setzt den Rahmen für einen souveränen, compliance-konformen und nachhaltigen Einsatz.

UK 16-7-26 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical english

Hitachi Vantara - Part 1 - Beyond Cyber Security: Data Integrity, Resiliency, and the Modern Enterprise

In the first of a two part series of executive roundtables from CIONET and Hitachi Vantara, we will consider the needs of the modern enterprise and the pivotal role senior IT leaders will play in providing the infrastructure that simplifies complexity and enables change.

Poland 16-7-26 [TRIBE TLC] Invitation Only Polish

TRIBES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE DATA&AI

Poland 21-7-26 [TRIBE sesja online] Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Od Copilotów do współpracowników – jak agenci AI zmieniają organizacje w 2026 roku

Coraz więcej firm wychodzi poza proste Copiloty i zaczyna budować środowiska, w których AI „pracuje” razem z ludźmi. W tej sesji zobaczymy, jak agenci AI przejmują powtarzalne zadania, współpracują między sobą i zaczynają wpływać na sposób, w jaki organizacje są projektowane. Porozmawiamy o tym, gdzie to już działa, a gdzie wciąż pojawia się problem kontroli, odpowiedzialności i zaufania.

Poland 22-7-26 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical Polish

EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE: OD AGENTÓW DO EFEKTU: JAK ZMIENIĆ AUTONOMIĘ AI W WARTOŚĆ BIZNESOWĄ

Podczas CIONET Executive Roundtable skupimy się na kluczowym wyzwaniu dla CIO: jak przejść od pojedynczych zastosowań agentów AI do modelu, który wspiera ważne procesy biznesowe i daje mierzalny efekt.

Poland 29-7-26 [TRIBE TLC] Invitation Only Polish

TRIBES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE SECURITY & APPLICATIONS

Tribes Leadership Circle to cykliczne, wysokopoziomowe spotkania wyłącznie dla dyrektorów obszarowych, posiadających dostęp w ramach wykupionego członkostwa.

Poland 12-8-26 [TRIBE sesja online] Invitation Only Virtual Polish

Fluid teams i CoE: jak ułożyć role, odpowiedzialności i rytm governance

 Wiele organizacji odchodzi dziś od sztywnych struktur projektowych na rzecz bardziej elastycznych modeli pracy. Zespoły są tworzone dynamicznie wokół inicjatyw, produktów i kompetencji, ale wraz ze wzrostem zwinności pojawiają się nowe wyzwania: kto podejmuje decyzje, kto odpowiada za rozwój kompetencji i jak zachować spójność działania całej organizacji? Podczas sesji porozmawiamy o modelu fluid teams wspieranym przez Centra Doskonałości oraz o tym, jak budować organizację zdolną szybko reagować na zmiany bez utraty kontroli nad procesami i standardami.

Belgium 27-8-26 [Advisory Board] AB Members Physical english

Summer Festival: Advisory Board

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.

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.

Brazil 2-9-26 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical portuguese

Data Quest Brasil 2026

Belgium 8-9-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Invitation Only Virtual english

What an AI Architect Actually Does in Practice; Skills, responsibilities, interfaces, and career moves behind one of the most misunderstood emerging roles.

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.

Belgium 10-9-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Physical english

Building the Infrastructure AI Needs: From computer and data access to scalability, cost control, and operational readiness.

AI is moving from pilots into operational use, and the infrastructure question is becoming more concrete. The challenge is deciding what needs to be built, expanded, controlled, or delayed as usage grows. Three pressure points usually appear first. - Compute capacity requires careful planning: teams need enough GPU, cloud, or specialised processing power, while keeping utilisation and cost under control. - Data movement becomes more demanding: AI needs access to data across systems, with latency, security, integration, and quality managed from the start. - Operational control becomes essential: monitoring, access rights, resilience, cost visibility, and ownership need to scale with usage. The working question is simple: how do we support AI at scale while keeping infrastructure efficient, governed, and financially sustainable? If you are working through these choices, let’s compare approaches with others facing similar constraints.

Germany 10-9-26 [Round Table] Country Members Physical german

Frankfurt: First Things First: Erst Content, Dann KI

Wir laden CIOs, CISOs sowie leitende IT-Entscheidungsträger und Strategen von Anwenderunternehmen herzlich ein, am 10. September 2026 ab 18:00 Uhr an unserem Roundtable teilzunehmen, um ihre Erfahrungen auszutauschen – und das in entspannter Atmosphäre beim excellenten dreigängigen Menu. 

Belgium 15-9-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual english

Turning AI Pilots into Daily Workflows: How to move from experimentation to adoption by redesigning work, ownership, controls, and habits.

AI pilots are easier to launch than to embed into daily operations. The challenge is changing how work happens once AI becomes part of decisions, tasks, handovers, and controls. Three pressure points tend to decide whether adoption holds. - Workflow fit matters: AI has to enter the flow of work as part of the process. - Ownership needs to be clear: someone must own the process, the controls, the exceptions, and the outcome. - User trust has to be built: people need to know when to rely on AI, when to challenge it, and when to escalate. The working question is simple: how do we move AI from promising pilots into daily work while keeping clarity, accountability, and risk control? If this is part of your current reality, let’s compare choices, constraints, and lessons learned.

UK 16-9-26 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical english

Community - 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 17-9-26 [Circle - Rencontres] Country Members Physical french

CTO: Le Saint Graal?

Pendant longtemps, le TCO donnait une impression de contrôle. On investissait, on amortissait, on optimisait. Les coûts étaient visibles, relativement prévisibles, et structurés autour d’une logique claire entre CAPEX et OPEX. Ce modèle ne suffit plus à expliquer où va réellement l’argent. Aujourd’hui, une part croissante des dépenses IT ne repose plus sur ce que l’on possède, mais sur ce que l’on consomme: des tokens générés par l’IA des agents qui exécutent des actions en continu des outils SaaS qui se multiplient dans les équipes du cloud qui s’adapte en permanence à l’usage Le coût ne disparaît pas, mais il devient plus diffus, plus dynamique, et souvent plus difficile à attribuer, à expliquer, et à maîtriser. C’est là que des approches comme le Technology Business Management, ou TBM, redeviennent particulièrement utiles: non pas comme un exercice de reporting supplémentaire, mais comme un moyen de relier concrètement les dépenses aux services, aux usages, et aux décisions. Et c’est là aussi que la question du “Saint Graal” revient, mais sous une autre forme. Vous vous demandez peut-être: Comment garder de la maîtrise quand la dépense dépend du comportement, des usages, et parfois même de systèmes autonomes ? Comment piloter l’équilibre CAPEX/OPEX quand le cloud, le SaaS et l’IA déplacent progressivement les coûts vers des modèles variables ? Quels coûts restent encore trop souvent hors radar: ressources métier, formation, support, intégration, sécurité, gouvernance ? Et surtout, qu’est-ce qu’un “bon TCO” veut encore dire quand il faut le mettre en regard d’objectifs parfois plus stratégiques, plus longs à mesurer, ou plus difficiles à quantifier: qualité de service, résilience, agilité, expérience utilisateur, capacité d’innovation ? Ce sont précisément ces questions qui seront au cœur de notre rencontre: une discussion ouverte entre pairs, ancrée dans la réalité du terrain, pas pour débattre de modèles idéaux, mais pour comprendre comment chacun tente, concrètement, de mesurer, d’attribuer et de reprendre le contrôle, sans réduire la valeur d’un choix technologique à son seul coût.

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

Köln: Community ShareSphere 'The Fast & the Curious'

Künstliche Intelligenz verändert nicht nur Prozesse – sie verändert die Art und Weise, wie Entscheidungen getroffen und Innovationen beschleunigt werden. Zwischen Innovationsdruck, Skalierung, Governance und digitaler Souveränität entstehen neue Spannungsfelder, die über die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der kommenden Jahre entscheiden werden. Die Herausforderung besteht nicht mehr allein darin, KI einzusetzen – sondern darin, sie nachhaltig und strategisch wirksam zu verankern.

UK 24-9-26 [Round Table] Invitation Only Physical english

Hitachi Vantara pt.2 - Countering Complexity and Fragmentation in the Age of AI

For today’s organisations, cyber threats such as ransomware remain top concerns but resilience goes beyond security. It’s about ensuring data availability and integrity even during moments of disruptions. It’s about planning and recovery. It’s about continuity in times of crisis. In the second in a series of executive roundtables from CIONET and Hitachi Vantara, we explore how to embed resilience into the modern enterprise.

Belgium 25-9-26 [TRIBES Leadership Circle] Squad Only Physical english

Managing Team Capacity Under Continuous Change; How to sequence initiatives, protect capacity, and maintain execution

Transformation has become constant. The challenge is managing the amount of change teams are expected to absorb while they continue to deliver existing work. Three pressure points show up quickly. - Capacity becomes stretched when teams face new tools, processes, AI practices, security requirements, and operating model changes at the same time. - Prioritisation becomes critical when many initiatives compete for attention. - Managerial discipline becomes essential because leaders need to decide what to stop, simplify, delay, or protect. The working question is simple: how do we keep transformation moving while giving teams enough focus and capacity to execute it properly? If your teams are absorbing constant change, let’s compare how others are managing capacity, sequencing, and focus.

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?

Brazil 1-10-26 [CIONET Community Event] Public Physical portuguese

CIONET Awards Brasil 2026

O reconhecimento internacional da liderança e da transformação tecnológica retorna ao Brasil. O CIONET Awards Brasil inicia sua segunda edição reconhecendo projetos e líderes que estão ampliando o impacto estratégico da tecnologia nas organizações.

Belgium 1-10-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual english

Letting Teams Build Safely with Low-Code, No-Code, and AI Tools. ; How to enable business-led development while keeping security, architecture, and support under control.

Low-code, no-code, and AI tools are giving business teams more ability to build solutions themselves. The challenge is setting the right boundaries before fast local solutions become important operational assets. Three pressure points need attention. - Boundaries must be clear: teams need to know what they can build alone and what requires IT, security, or architecture review. - Supportability matters when a quick solution becomes business-critical. - Risk control remains necessary around data access, compliance, security, process dependency, and maintenance. The working question is simple: how do we enable business-led development while keeping security, ownership, and support under control? If you are trying to enable this safely, let’s compare approaches with others facing the same balance.

Netherlands 2-10-26 [Other Local Event]

Leergang Security Leadership

In oktober 2026 start de Executive Leergang Security Leadership. Mogen we een plek voor jou reserveren?

Belgium 8-10-26 [Circle - Telenet] All Members Physical english

The Permanent (R)evolution

Every large organisation has been through a major transformation, and most through several. The word transformation is misleading because it suggests a beginning and an end. But organisations that do well are the ones that have given up on the idea of arriving and realise that constant change has become the new norm, and missing a single cycle leaves you permanently behind. This evening, two leaders will share how they think about this, coming from opposite directions. John Porter led Telenet through a sustained period of reinvention spanning the pandemic, a full reorganisation into tribes, M&A, and a shift to a performance driven culture. Along the way, the IT department was dissolved and technology was embedded inside autonomous tribes that run as small businesses. There is no CIO at Telenet. It is Telenet Group’s purpose to become a digital-first, customer-centric organisation. To deliver on this ambition, it has embarked on a transformation journey built on three pillars: (i) the implementation of a scaled-agile operating model (organisation), (ii) the acceleration of digitisation and automation underpinned by optimised IT systems, platforms, and strategic technology partnerships (digitisation), and (iii) a performance leadership culture focused on accountability, ownership, and a change mindset (culture). Kris Vervaet, on the other hand, has just become CIO at KBC, the bank whose mobile app has been ranked best in the world three times and whose AI assistant Kate now handles 70% of customer queries on its own. But Kris is no ordinary CIO: he ran DPG Media Belgium as CEO, and KBC went looking for someone who has led transformation rather than someone who manages technology. So while one organisation got rid of the CIO role, the other reinvented it, and both are thriving. The conversation will range across organisational and IT redesign, the rise of digital-first customer experience, the impact of AI on how every business is run, and the harder questions of culture, talent and leadership. The question for every leader in the room is what that tells you about your own role, your own operating model, and the pace at which you are prepared to keep evolving.  

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.

Belgium 13-10-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual english

Designing the Architecture Behind Scalable AI Use Cases; What needs to be in place before AI can scale beyond isolated pilots and fragile integrations.

AI use cases scale through architecture. The challenge is creating the architecture that allows several use cases to run, connect, be monitored, and be governed as adoption grows. Three pressure points usually appear. - Integration becomes critical when AI needs to connect with existing systems, applications, data flows, and business processes. - Control and monitoring are needed once use cases affect decisions, users, or operations. - Reuse becomes important because shared patterns help teams deliver faster and support more use cases with less friction. The working question is simple: what architecture needs to be in place before AI use cases multiply across teams, systems, and processes? If you are designing for AI beyond isolated use cases, let’s compare approaches with others facing similar architecture questions.

Belgium 15-10-26 [CIONET Community Event, Circle - Cyber]

CYBERFEST: GEOPOLITICS & CYBER SECURITY

In an era where digital borders are as critical as physical ones, cybersecurity is no longer just a tech issue it’s a strategic imperative. CYBERfest 2026 explores the intersection of geopolitics and cyber threats, bringing together global leaders, experts, and innovators to discuss how nations, organisations, and individuals can navigate an increasingly complex and contested digital landscape. Join us for insightful debates, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies to stay resilient in a world where cyber and geopolitics collide.  

Belgium 15-10-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual english

Measuring Delivery Speed, Quality, and Business Impact; How to move beyond activity metrics and assess what IT delivery actually improves.

IT productivity is under scrutiny, and many organisations are reassessing what they measure. The challenge is measuring delivery in a way that improves decisions, priorities, and behaviour. Three pressure points need to be handled carefully. - Speed matters, and it needs to be balanced with quality, stability, and security. - Business impact is harder to measure than output, yet it is the part leaders need most. - Behavioural effects matter because metrics influence how teams prioritise, report, and deliver. The working question is simple: how do we measure IT delivery in a way that links speed, quality, resilience, and business value with better management decisions? If you are reviewing how productivity is measured, let’s compare what others are using and what they are avoiding.

Belgium 20-10-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual english

Deciding What Runs Where: Cloud, Edge, On-Prem, or Hybrid; How to place workloads based on performance, cost, sovereignty, resilience, and AI requirements.

Cloud decisions are becoming more selective. The challenge is deciding where each workload should run based on cost, performance, control, resilience, sovereignty, and business need. Three pressure points usually drive the decision. - Cost visibility becomes harder when usage grows across cloud services, data platforms, and AI workloads. - Performance and latency matter more when systems need fast access to data or support operational processes. - Sovereignty and resilience become critical when data location, continuity, vendor dependency, and exit options enter the discussion. The working question is simple: how do we place workloads where they create the most value while keeping the hybrid landscape manageable? If these trade-offs are on your agenda, let’s compare how others are handling similar choices.

UK 22-10-26 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical english

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

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

Netherlands 29-10-26 [CIONET Community Event] All Members Physical english

Ecosystems: partnering for Autonomy, Resilience and Competitive Advantage

Ecosystems: partnering for Autonomy, Resilience and Competitive Advantage.

Netherlands 30-10-26 [Other Local Event]

21e Leergang CIO als Commissaris van start

Op vrijdag 30 oktober 2026 start de 20e editie van de Leergang CIO als Commissaris, exclusief voor Digital Leaders in functie. Mogen we een plek voor jou reserveren?

Switzerland 5-11-26 [CIONET Community Event] All Members Physical english

Zurich: Move Fast. Stay in Control.

In many organisations, AI is moving faster than governance, faster than operating models, and often faster than strategic ownership. New use cases are emerging across every function — but without the right leadership, structure and priorities, AI risks becoming fragmented, reactive and difficult to scale. For today’s digital leaders, the challenge is no longer simply to explore AI - but to lead it — with IT at the centre of enterprise readiness, business value and responsible execution.

Netherlands 9-11-26 [Custom Event]

CIONET Trip Web Summit 2026

CIONET Netherlands will depart on November 9 2026 with a group of digital leaders for the fully hosted Trip to the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. Over the course of three days, we will be immersed in innovation, new developments, and cutting-edge technologies. Would you like to join us? Register now.

Belgium 10-11-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual english

Choosing the Right Data Platform Without Creating New Silos; How to balance speed, flexibility, semantics, governance, and long-term maintainability.

Data platforms are meant to simplify access and support better use of data. The challenge is choosing and governing the platform landscape in a way that creates consistency, reuse, and long-term value. Three pressure points usually appear. - Platform choice becomes difficult when teams have different needs for speed, flexibility, cost, and control. - Business meaning needs protection: customer, revenue, product, risk, and FTE need shared definitions across tools. - Ownership and governance need to be clear, so platforms grow with accountability and discipline. The working question is simple: how do we give teams the data capabilities they need while keeping the platform landscape understandable, governed, and reusable? If these questions are familiar, let’s compare approaches with others facing the same data landscape.

Belgium 13-11-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Physical english

Building the Business Case for New IT Capabilities; How to justify investment when value is strategic, shared, or only visible over time.

Many IT capabilities are essential and difficult to fund through a simple project ROI. The challenge is showing why architecture, governance, resilience, cybersecurity maturity, data foundations, and AI readiness deserve investment before the gap becomes expensive. Three pressure points make the case harder. - Shared value means the benefit often sits across several teams, while the budget sits in one place. - Timing creates friction because the cost is immediate while the value appears over time. - Risk translation is needed so business and finance leaders understand the consequence of delaying the investment. The working question is simple: how do we turn foundational IT capabilities into credible investment cases that link cost, risk, business value, and future flexibility? If you are building these cases internally, let’s compare how others are positioning value, risk, and timing.

Germany 16-11-26 [Circle - Women] Country Members Virtual german

München: CIDO Women 5

Baue mit uns ein starkes Netzwerk führender WOMEN CIDOs aus der IT- und Technologiebranche auf! Unser fünftes Treffen findet am 16. November in München statt.

Belgium 17-11-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Physical english

Turning AI Act Requirements into Controls, Owners, and Evidence; How to translate regulation into practical governance, documentation, risk management, and audit readiness.

AI regulation is moving from awareness to execution. The challenge is turning requirements into controls, owners, evidence, and routines that can support audit, risk review, and management scrutiny. Three pressure points stand out. - Use case classification needs to be reliable: organisations must know where AI is used and what risk level applies. - Ownership needs to be assigned across IT, data, legal, security, procurement, and business teams. - Evidence needs to be maintained: decisions, controls, documentation, reviews, and vendor dependencies must be traceable. The working question is simple: how do we make AI compliance operational, useful, and sustainable over time? If you are preparing for these requirements, let’s compare how others are structuring the work.

Poland 18-11-26 [Digital Excellence Event] Physical

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Belgium 24-11-26 [Circle - Rencontres] Country Members Physical french

Innovation de l'Ombre : Gérer la Vague de l'IA

Créativité vs. Chaos : Quelle est la gouvernance minimale ? Le défi principal est d'équilibrer le risque et le rythme du changement. Les équipes métier adoptent de nouveaux outils d'IA et low-code de leur propre chef, créant une véritable créativité mais aussi un risque massif et non géré. Cette discussion se concentre sur l'établissement de voies simples et sûres pour l'innovation, en débattant de la gouvernance minimale qui protège la réputation de l'entreprise tout en évitant l'erreur d'écraser les initiatives utiles dans l'ombre. Questions clés d'Échange entre pairs : Où l'innovation de l'ombre aide-t-elle plutôt que de nuire, et comment éviter de l'écraser ? Quelle est la gouvernance minimale qui protège la réputation tout en maintenant la vitesse, et à qui appartient-elle réellement ? Comment les pairs ont-ils réussi à transformer les efforts initiaux de l'ombre en services officiels soutenus sans perdre la confiance de l'entreprise ? Comment pouvons-nous rendre plus facile d'innover de manière responsable que de simplement agir en franc-tireur ?

UK 26-11-26 [CIONET Community Event] Country Members Physical english

Community - 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.

Belgium 26-11-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual english

Cleaning Up the Application Landscape; How to simplify platforms, retire duplication, and manage dependencies without slowing delivery.

Tool sprawl is usually the result of many reasonable decisions made over time. The challenge is simplifying the landscape while protecting the work people depend on. Three pressure points make this difficult. - Visibility is often incomplete: organisations need a clear view of what is used, by whom, and for which process. - Dependency is often hidden: a small tool may support reporting, integrations, workflows, or local habits. - Ownership is sensitive: every platform has a sponsor, a history, and a business reason that needs to be understood. The working question is simple: how do we reduce duplication, cost, and risk while keeping business continuity and delivery intact? If tool sprawl is becoming harder to control, let’s compare how others are simplifying while protecting what people rely on.ity before it starts managing you.

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 4-12-26 [TRIBES Leadership Circle] Squad Only Physical english

Managing Stakeholders When Priorities Compete; How to build alignment, negotiate trade-offs, and keep decisions moving across the organisation.

IT decisions often sit between competing interests. The challenge is getting the organisation to choose, commit, and move when speed, cost, risk, compliance, stability, and business priorities pull in different directions. Three pressure points usually block progress. - Competing priorities make agreement fragile because every stakeholder optimises for a different outcome. - Decision rights need clarity so ownership of choices and consequences is visible. - Trade-off clarity is essential when leaders need to choose between speed, cost, control, and risk. The working question is simple: how do we make trade-offs explicit, clarify who decides, and keep execution moving when priorities collide? If stakeholder alignment is slowing execution, let’s compare how others are getting decisions made and carried through.

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.

Belgium 10-12-26 [TRIBES Squad Session] Squad Only Virtual english

Using Automation to Reduce SOC Noise and Response Time; How to prioritise automation use cases that improve detection, triage, escalation, and response.

SOC automation is becoming more attractive because teams are under pressure from alerts, tools, incidents, and response expectations. The challenge is choosing where automation improves speed, consistency, and control. Three pressure points matter most. - Alert noise needs to be reduced so analysts can focus on what deserves attention. - Triage and escalation need clear logic, routing, and exception handling. - Human oversight remains essential where context, business impact, or unusual behaviour requires judgement. The working question is simple: where can automation improve response speed and consistency while keeping control over quality, exceptions, and risk? If these operational pressures are familiar, let’s compare what others are automating and where they are keeping human judgement in the loop.

Germany 21-1-27 [Circle - Women] Country Members Physical german

Frankfurt: CIDO Women 6

Baue mit uns ein starkes Netzwerk führender WOMEN CIDOs aus der IT- und Technologiebranche auf! Unser sechstes Treffen findet am 21. Januar 2027 in Frankfurt statt.