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Poland Mar 18, 2026 Country Members Physical Polish

COMMUNITY EVENT #2: STATE OF AI ADOPTION

Żyjemy w czasach kolejnej rewolucji technologicznej. To od nas zależy wdrożenie i wykorzystanie AI. Czy jesteśmy gotowi na tę rewolucję? Umiemy wykorzystać jej potencjał? Czy osiągnęliśmy wystarczającą dojrzałość do czerpania korzyści z AI? W badaniu State of AI adoption sprawdzimy jak polskie organizacje radzą sobie z wdrożeniem AI, czy osiągają oczekiwane efekty, jak mierzą zwrot z inwestycji w AI. Wyniki przedstawimy podczas marcowego Community Eventu. Sztuczna inteligencja stała się jednym z najważniejszych tematów w dużych organizacjach. Za deklaracjami o transformacji kryją się konkretne decyzje inwestycyjne, realne projekty, sukcesy, porażki i kompromisy. W szczerych rozmowach sprawdzamy co liderzy technologii w największych firmach w Polsce naprawdę myślą o AI. Jak bardzo różne są definicje sukcesu – i co to oznacza dla przyszłości inwestycji w AI? Analizujemy: strukturę organizacyjną pod AI, jakie projekty trafiają do produkcji, definicje sukcesu projektu, kiedy organizacje decydują się „zabić” projekt, jakie są najczęstsze przyczyny niepowodzeń.

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Netherlands Mar 19, 2026 All Members Physical english

Accelerating Digital Transformation | CIONET community session | 19 March 2026

Accelerating Digital Transformation is a CIONET community session where digital leaders explore how to balance strong digital foundations with the rise of AI and agentic capabilities. Moderated by Hans van ’t Riet, the session brings together peers to share real-world perspectives on transformation. Expect an open exchange on strategy, challenges and practical lessons learned.

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Belgium Mar 19, 2026 Country Members Physical french

Moins de Partenaires : La consolidation vaut-elle le risque ?

Moins de Partenaires : La consolidation vaut-elle le risque ? Le problème est la prolifération des fournisseurs : trop d'outils causant de la complexité, une taxe d'intégration paralysante et de la redondance. La Taxe d'Intégration est le coût caché (en temps, en échecs et en ressources) d'essayer de faire fonctionner ensemble des systèmes disparates. Cet échange se concentre sur des stratégies éprouvées pour simplifier de manière agressive le parc technologique, consolider les fournisseurs et élever certains fournisseurs clés au rang de partenaires stratégiques.    

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Belgium Mar 19, 2026 Country Members Physical french

Vendor Detox: La consolidation vaut-elle le risque ?

Moins de Partenaires : La consolidation vaut-elle le risque ? Le problème est la prolifération des fournisseurs : trop d'outils causant de la complexité, une taxe d'intégration paralysante et de la redondance. La Taxe d'Intégration est le coût caché (en temps, en échecs et en ressources) d'essayer de faire fonctionner ensemble des systèmes disparates. Cet échange se concentre sur des stratégies éprouvées pour simplifier de manière agressive le parc technologique, consolider les fournisseurs et élever certains fournisseurs clés au rang de partenaires stratégiques.    

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UK Mar 25, 2026 Country Members Physical english

Modern Day Threats Require Zero Day Resilience

Perfect for Cyber security professionals and IT enthusiasts, you get invaluable insights into the world of zero-day threats and prepare you for real-world challenges in security model technology infrastructure.

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UK Mar 25, 2026 Country Members Physical english

Modern Day Threats Require Zero Day Resilience.

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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.

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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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Leadership Deep Dive with Michał Paprocki, Group CIO at Euroclear

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Leadership Deep Dive with Vanessa Escrivá - Group Chief Technology and Data Officerat Mapfre

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Simone Rizzo - CISO at CCR Commercial Refrigeration - Rebuilding Security: Simple, Clean, and Independent

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Navigating Cybersecurity in Banking: Insights from BNP Paribas

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Unlocking business value of Cyber Security

In today’s increasingly digital and interconnected world, cyber security has become a critical business imperative. Organisations face a growing array of cyber threats that can disrupt operations, damage reputations, and result in significant financial losses. As cyber risk continues to evolve in complexity and scale, effectively communicating the business value of cyber security to executive leadership is essential—especially in an environment of challenging budgets and competing priorities. The purpose of this study was to assess how cyber security leadership is articulating the business value of cyber security to senior decision-makers. Through interviews with a diverse group of organisations, the report explores how cyber risk is assessed, how budgets are allocated, and how cyber maturity is developed and communicated within the business context. It also examines the emerging impact of artificial intelligence on cyber risk and investment decisions. By analysing current practices and future expectations, this report provides a comprehensive overview of how cyber security leaders are navigating the complexities of demonstrating value, securing resources, and advancing capabilities. The findings highlight the need for pragmatic, flexible approaches that balance ambition with feasibility, enabling organisations to build resilience and protect business value in an increasingly complex cyber landscape.

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Transforming the IT operating Model

On 18 November 2025, the Telenet Business Leadership Circle, organised and moderated by CIONET and Hendrik Deckers at the invitation of Telenet Business, took an in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities presented by the transformation of IT operating models.

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Investment Report 2026 : Flight to Value

This is not a neutral investment note, nor is it an exercise in short-term market forecasting. It is a personal reflection, shaped by more than five decades spent living through successive waves of technological optimism, excess, disappointment, and renewal – from the early digital era of the seventies and eighties, through dot-com euphoria of the nineties, to today’s AI-fuelled moment

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“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:-) ”
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“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.”
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“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.

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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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