Leading Forward, Together!

Take the step forward. For your organization, for society, and for yourself.

The realities we face

For technology leaders, navigating a landscape marked by relentless transformation has become essential, as sovereignty debates, regulatory changes, and the lightning pace of AI breakthroughs continuously force a redefinition of resilience, value, and autonomy.

Across the digital landscape, responsibilities are diverse: transforming IT into a strategic driver, turning vision into scalable solutions, unlocking the value of data, ensuring responsible growth, navigating geopolitical risks and data sovereignty, balancing innovation with risk, and protecting the organisation in an ever-evolving threat environment.

Moreover, the ongoing talent scarcity intensifies these challenges: making it critical to attract, retain, and empower skilled professionals to drive progress and innovation. Setting the digital direction and enabling teams to move forward with clarity and confidence are essential elements of leadership today.

Clarity in complexity

This isn’t about broad visions or simple optimism. As a technology leader, you are expected to provide direction when there’s uncertainty. You’re tasked with delivering innovation and protection, balancing efficiency with value, and moving quickly, without compromising on ethics or trust. The contradictions are real, and the demands are unrelenting.

A call to real leadership

CIODAY2025 is not just another event about the future. It’s a forum for open discussion about the real dilemmas you face:

  • How do you leverage AI and data for growth, while managing risk responsibly?
  • How do you encourage innovation, yet maintain operational discipline and compliance?
  • How do you guide teams through uncertainty, without losing sight of your own values?
  • How do you drive innovation and execution when talent is scarce and teams are overstretched?

Forward – By Choice, Not by Chance

This year’s theme, Leading Forward, Together, is an invitation to address the difficult questions. To share what works, and what doesn’t. To challenge established thinking, exchange strategies, and form partnerships that matter.

We’re not seeking easy answers. We’re seeking leaders prepared to shape what comes next—deliberately, transparently, and together.

 

Join us. Step forward. Set the agenda.

Agentic Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI, Agentic AI, Predictive analytics, Intelligent automation, AI sovereignty

  • Gain practical insights into deploying agentic AI for operational efficiency, innovation, and new business models.
  • Learn how to manage risks, ethics, governance, and geopolitical implications as AI becomes integral to strategy and execution.
  • See how peers are leveraging agentic AI to drive growth, resilience, and competitive advantage, while staying alert to international dependencies and AI sovereignty.
  • Explore how intelligent automation offers a direct answer to ongoing talent scarcity, helping organisations do more with less, streamline operations, and focus talent where it matters most.

Innovative co-creation

Co-creation , Technology adoption , Micro personalisation

  • Experiment with co-creation and micro personalisation.
  • Improve technology adoption including leveraging of third parties in implementing innovative services
  • Understand the need for data sharing beyond transaction data in value chains.
  • Discover how to convert data into actionable insights and measurable business value.
  • Explore best practices for data governance, privacy, sovereignty and compliance.

Cyber Resilience

Zero trust architecture, Threat detection & response, Identity & access management , Automated cyber security tooling

  • Understanding management responsibilities and liabilities.
  • Staying ahead of cyber threats and meet regulatory demands.
  • Learn how to build resilient, trustworthy digital infrastructures and safeguard business continuity.
  • Understand post quantum encryption.
  • Identify automation opportunities to improve cyber security and free up cyber security resources.

Digital Transformation corporate development

Organisational resilience, Adaptive leadership & culture, Talent pipelines, Inclusive leadership

  • Embrace inclusive leadership
  • Discover knowledge gaps
  • Explore required talent management strategies
  • Gain insights in required operating model adjustments & governance and the associated change management strategies
  • Understand technology/innovation implications on workforce requirement.