<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=2528533714139722&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Networking event photo 1
Speaker on stage photo 2
Audience listening photo 3

CIONET: Empowering Digital Leaders since 2005

Connect with +12,000 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs and other Digital Leaders. Share ideas, swap insights, and build the network that moves your career - and your business - forward.

About CIONET

Discover the variety of events CIONET offers

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.
Upcoming

ROUNDTABLES

  • 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.
Upcoming

CIONEXT

  • Flagship international online conferences welcoming 700–1,000 participants.
  • In real life gatherings of top international thought leaders, discussing and shaping the digital future.
Upcoming

CIONET Awards

  • European-wide awards and national editions like CIO+ Italy, Digital Excellence Awards Poland, and Leaders in Technology Spain.
  • Recognition of digital leaders and their teams creating impact and business value with technology.
Upcoming

CIONET
Circles

Programmes of three events targeting specific subgroups, such as

  • Cyber Circle: for CISOs or CIOs with a particular interest in Cyber,
  • Women of CIONET: for the Female Digital Leaders, or
  • Les Rencontres: for our French-speaking members (Belgium)
Upcoming

CIOFEST

  • The biggest CIONET event of the year, held simultaneously in 7 European countries.
  • Combines an International panel with a local community gathering in each of the countries involved.
Upcoming

TRIBES

  • Exclusive groups ( Belgium and Poland) of organisations & companies bringing together their operational managers and tech experts to exchange experiences, visions and best practices.
  • Vendor or supplier free gatherings: confidential environments for peer-to-peer exchange among IT experts and operational IT leaders.
Upcoming

Your Challenges Shape Our Conversations

Banner

Belgium 25-09-2026 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.

Read More
Banner

Belgium 29-09-2026 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?

Read More
Banner

Belgium 01-10-2026 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.

Read More
ADVISORY BOARD CIONET BELGIUM
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
Spain
Poland
Portugal
UK

premium BUSINESS PARTNERS