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What we learned at the CIONET CIO Vision Dinner “Business Continuity & IT Resilience in 2025”

Last week, CIOs, digital leaders and technology partners came together in Rotterdam for an evening full of insights, dialogue, and joint reflection. The central theme: how do organizations remain operationally resilient in a world full of disruptions?

1. From recovery to proactive readiness
   One of the central lessons of the evening: business continuity is no longer reactive. CIOs must move toward a future where architectures are designed for agility, where risks are detected early, and where recovery plans are already embedded upfront.
2. Managing complexity without compromising security
   In many organizations, legacy environments, SaaS services, cloud and edge systems all run alongside each other. The challenge: ensuring resilience without turning data traffic into chaos. Participants discussed how to create secure, scalable operations in this hybrid landscape.
3. Cyber threats as an operational risk
   Cybersecurity was not seen as a separate chapter, but as a core component of continuity. The discussion focused on how attack vectors are integrated into business risk planning and how organizations can respond more quickly — not only technically, but organizationally.
4. Building networks and trust
   The evening program, with roundtable discussions, provided space for open dialogue — between peers, between vendors and CIOs. Participants told me that one-on-one exchanges of perspective are often more effective than standard presentations.