by Felix Speulman | Oct 23, 2025 | 2025 CIO of the Year Award
Kurt De Ruwe has been CIO at AkzoNobel for over three years now, where he, combining modesty with confidence, has brought about change in many areas: from cost reduction and intelligent automation to a radically new approach to network security. “For me, the status...
by Felix Speulman | Oct 16, 2025 | Partner
I’ve seen firsthand how companies often treat AI governance as a necessary evil – something bolted on after innovation, like installing smoke detectors in a finished building. As both a data scientist building models and an advocate pushing for...
by Felix Speulman | Oct 14, 2025 | 2025 CIO of the Year Award
Alexander Zwart has served as Chief Innovation & Technology Officer (CITO) at Rabobank for the past two years and is a member of the Managing Board. Before this, he co-led the large-scale transition to agile working, a transformation that now encompasses 15,000...
by Felix Speulman | Sep 17, 2025 | 2025 CIO of the Year Award, Updates
Laura Klaver (Thales), Kurt De Ruwe (AkzoNobel), Alexander Zwart (Rabobank), and Matthijs Zwart (Vitens) are competing for the CIO of the Year Award 2025. The companies Hyfen, QuantWare, and Avular have been nominated for the Tech Hero Award 2025. Both awards will be...
by Felix Speulman | Dec 13, 2024 | Updates
Artificial intelligence and people were focal points at the twentieth celebration of CIODAY. We have reached a point where we can see what AI can do every day, but we are also starting to realize that a large part of future developments is invisible behind our...
