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Belgium Oct 6, 2026 All Members Physical english

The Token Trap: Reclaiming Control of Enterprise AI

As enterprise AI transitions from experimental Proofs of Concept (POCs) into real implementations, digital leaders are encountering a shared challenge: consumption-based public cloud token billing models do not fit neatly into traditional IT budgeting. Daily token consumption can rise unexpectedly, pushing expenses through the roof while arbitrary caps quickly kill momentum for innovation. For many CIOs, this raises an open strategic question: How do we keep costs under control while further stimulating innovation? During this interactive CIONET roundtable, we will explore among peers how to navigate AI tokenomics. Rather than treating public cloud LLMs as the default path, we will investigate how different execution environments, ranging from hybrid cloud setups and targeted on-premise models to specialised edge hardware, can help balance cost with performance. This session is intentionally designed as an open peer-to-peer exchange; a space to compare notes, challenge current ways of working and architectural setups, and discuss practical approaches to building predictable, scalable AI models.

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Italy Oct 9, 2026 Invitation Only Physical italian

CXOSUMMIT2026

Il CXOsummit 2026 è l’evento di punta del nostro Community Program: rappresenta l’opportunità di trascorrere più tempo di qualità insieme, rendendo il networking più semplice, autentico e strategico.

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Belgium Oct 15, 2026 All Members Physical english

Securing Every Dependency: Extending Enterprise-Grade Security to Your Entire Open Source Stack

Modern enterprises rely heavily on open source software across almost every layer of their application stack. However, the rise of AI-powered vulnerability discovery has radically accelerated the threat landscape. Security teams are urged to remediate risks immediately, but traditional advice, “just upgrade to the latest version”, frequently triggers breaking changes, system downtime, compliance hurdles, and costly re-certification cycles. Join CIONET and Red Hat for an exclusive, peer-to-peer round table discussion where digital leaders will explore how to secure the software supply chain without sacrificing production stability. Key Takeaways & Discussion Topics During this interactive dinner discussion, you will exchange experiences and strategic insights with fellow CIOs, CISO’s and Digital Leaders on: The AI Vulnerability Acceleration: How AI tools are reshaping software supply chain risks and compressing time-to-remediate. Resolving the Upgrade Dilemma: Strategies for applying targeted security fixes and backported patches without forcing disruptive major version upgrades. Open Source Governance & Compliance: Ensuring transparency, Software Bill Of Materials integrity, and trusted build pipelines across complex multi-cloud and application layers. Enterprise Resilience at Scale: Leveraging collective intelligence and enterprise clearinghouses to protect critical infrastructure and core business applications. The session will highlight practical frameworks for managing dependency risks, examining how enterprise-grade backporting strategies allow organisations to maintain strict security compliance while keeping core business applications stable.

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Belgium Oct 20, 2026 Country Members Physical english

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.

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UK Oct 22, 2026 Country Members Physical english

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

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

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Italy Oct 29, 2026 Invitation Only Physical italian

A crisis of digital identity: when cybercriminals just Log In - Milano

L’identità digitale ha cessato di essere un semplice servizio dell’accesso per consolidarsi come il perimetro di sicurezza delle organizzazioni moderne. A livello globale la violazione d’identità è al centro dell'80% degli attacchi: gli attori malevoli non cercano più di forzare le difese perimetrali, ma si autenticano utilizzando credenziali legittime sottratte, bypassando i sistemi tradizionali di difesa perimetrale.

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Checkout our CIONET COOKBOOK

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Embark on a culinary journey through the ever-evolving world of digital leadership with our third edition of the CIONET Cookbook: Recipes for Digital Success. Unveiling the intricate trilemma faced by today’s Master Chefs, our trailblazing European CIOs address a challenge at the nexus of customer interests, digital transformation strategies, and IT modernisation. Their secret? Synchronising the gearing between customer, business, and technology to create a frictionless movement through the digital landscape.

The CIONET Cookbook uses the analogy of a five-star restaurant to explain the importance of optimally integrated technology, with the CIO as Master Chef. In order to provide the best service to its customers, a top restaurant must have the right atmosphere, an inviting menu, a well-equipped kitchen, talented and committed front-of-house and kitchen staff and smooth-running processes that ensure an enjoyable experience for diners.

CIONET TV

 
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Allan Cockriel - Group CIO at ASML - On Leadership in the Agentic Era - CIOFEST Interview

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Mark Woods - Field CTO at Splunk - On Leadership in the Agentic Era - CIOFEST Interview

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Paolo Magnani - CIO Europe&MEA at DHL Express - On Leadership in the Agentic Era - CIOFEST Interview

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Kurt De Ruwe on Leadership in the Agentic Era - CIOFEST Interview

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Leadership Deep Dive with Esmeralda Waterreus - CIO at Pharming & former VP, Global Head of Enterprise Portfolio Group at Philips

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Leadership Deep Dive with Felipe Peñacoba Martinez - CEO of PagoNxt Payments Hub

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The Chief Connecting Officer

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

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Beyond Cyber Security - Data Integrity, Resiliency, and the Modern Enterprise

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 disruption. It’s about planning and recovery. It’s about continuity in times of crisis.

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Enterprises Don't Have an AI Problem, They Have a Data Problem

A recent CIONET Community gathering of senior technology leaders, which featured expert speakers from luxury goods, energy, government and professional services, made that pattern hard to miss: even with different regulatory pressures, and different starting points, they had almost identical diagnoses of where their AI ambitions were actually getting stuck.

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Anna Kopp

Head of IT Germany and Regional Office Lead Munich, Microsoft

“The CIONET App allows us to learn from eachother and and find the courage to be authentic by hearing stories from others! Thanks to Tobias and the whole team for bringing us together:-) ”
Mauricio Amaro

Mauricio Amaro

IT Director, IT Thinker

“The main things that I would like to get from our community of Digital Leaders are: networking, share experiences, share best practices and successful cases, and comments and recommendations about providers.”
Vijay Anand

Vijay Anand

Vice president IT & Compliance, VisionaryRCM (A Carlyle Grp Company)

“The CIONET app provides a really cool platform to network and share insights.”

About CIONET

CIONET’s mission is to help IT executives become more at ease and above all more successful in their jobs. So they can do more than just keep up with change but ultimately define it. CIONET opens up a whole new universe of opportunities in IT management.

With the largest membership of corporate digital leaders across Europe, Latin America, US and Australia, CIONET has the expertise and pioneering vision to solve or address any IT management challenge.

Why join CIONET?

From our local and global events, from our publications and research to our executive education programmes, everything we do is aimed at making sure digital leaders maximise their potential.

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with digital leaders who share your interests, who face the same challenges, who care about the same topics.

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stories, experiences, and ideas around our shared mission.

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from our exclusive events, publications and research.

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inspiration, thought-provoking conversations, expert perspectives and exclusive first-hand content each and every day

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and make better, more well-informed decisions on how to lead your digital business.

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