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CIONET: Empowering Digital Leaders since 2005

Connect with +1,300 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs and other Digital Leaders in Belgium. Share ideas, swap insights, and build the network that moves your career - and your business - forward.

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Community Events

  • 6 large in real-life events per year, on a national level, bringing together 100 to 200 members/digital leaders and our Business Partners.
  • Featuring digital leaders with standout achievements in areas of key interest to our community, identified with our Advisory Board and Business Partners.
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Round Tables

  • Intimate peer-to-peer sessions with 12 to 16 participants over breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
  • 2.5–3 hours in a private setting, focused on deep networking and knowledge exchange, moderated by CIONET.
  • In collaboration with a dedicated Business Partner, reaching out to its target audience.
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Cyber Circle

A dedicated programme bringing together CISOs, CIOs, security leaders and our Business Partners around cybersecurity topics of key interest to the Belgian community. Featuring cyber leaders and experts with standout experience in resilience, risk, regulation, trust and security strategies and operations.

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European Annual Programme

The CIONET European Annual Programme is a premium, dual-track residency, fostering strategic collaboration and executive learning among top European Digital Leaders. Developed for our members, it provides a trusted space to candidly benchmark strategies and tackle transformation challenges alongside true peers. The programme features two tracks: the Signature Circle, private, high-intensity sessions under the Chatham House Rule, and the CIONET Awards, a technology domain-led platform celebrating excellence that culminates in our flagship the London Gala.

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Women of CIONET

A dedicated programme bringing together female digital leaders, role models and members across IT, Tech and Digital in Belgium. Featuring leaders with standout experience in transformation, innovation, leadership and inclusion, creating exchange on topics of key interest to our community.

Upcoming

Les Rencontres

CIONET's programme for French-speaking CIOs and Digital Leaders in Belgium. Through three exclusive executive gatherings each year, it provides a confidential, peer-driven forum where technology leaders exchange experiences, debate strategic challenges and explore the trends shaping the future of business and IT. Hosted in inspiring venues across Wallonia and Brussels, Les Rencontres combines thought leadership with meaningful peer networking.

Upcoming

Telenet Business Leadership Circle

CIONET's long-standing executive forum, developed in close partnership with Telenet. Bringing together a select group of CIOs and Digital Leaders, the programme offers three strategic discussions each year on the technologies, leadership challenges and business priorities shaping the digital enterprise.

Upcoming

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UPCOMING CIONET BELGIUM EVENTS

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Belgium 27-8-26 AB Members Physical english

Summerfest: 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.

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Belgium 27-8-26 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.

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Belgium 8-9-26 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.

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