
Benelux CIO Community
Executive Summit
15 October 2024 | Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre
15 October 2024
Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Benelux's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
The Future of Leadership and Influence Across the C-Suite
Maximising Existing Resources to Optimise Emerging Costs
Leading and Securing AI Adoption
Benelux CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Jaime González-Peralta
Radisson Hotel Group
SVP & Global CIO

Burce Gültekin
FrieslandCampina
Global CIO

Ing Yan Ong
Heineken
Global CIO
What to Expect
Agenda
08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast Service
09:00 - 09:45 Keynote
The Ferrero Effect — Unveiling the Secrets of Sweet Success

Jörg Behrend
Group Chief Information Technology Officer
Ferrero
In today's digital landscape, it is critical to have a cohesive collaboration between business leaders and IT functions. Fostering a strong partnership not only enables an organisation to harness the full potential of technology for business success, but also drives innovation, streamlines operations and creates competitive edge.
Join Ferrero's Jörg Behrend, Group CITO as he discusses turning business vision into strategy and share real-world examples on how to:
- Foster a culture of collaboration and alignment between business and IT functions
- Develop effective communication channels and bridge the gap between technical and business perspectives
- Leverage technology as a strategic enabler for achieving organisational goals
09:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 10:45 Breakout Session
Securing AI - Building a Framework for Future-Ready Organisations

Florence Mottay
VP & CISO
Zalando
In an era of rapid transformation driven by Artificial Intelligence, organisations must prioritise adaptation and innovation to remain competitive. Explore how Zalando, one of Europe's leading online fashion retailers, utilises technology to elevate user experience and the vital importance of establishing a dedicated and secure AI framework.
Join Florence Mottay, CISO at Zalando as she shares her experience with:
- Understanding the potential risks and vulnerabilities within AI systems and developing appropriate safeguards and mitigation strategies
- Integrating security, agility and speed from the start to ensure a resilient and reliable framework that evolves alongside technology
- Bridging the gap between security and business teams to align goals and drive overall impact on the organisation
10:00 - 10:45 Executive Boardroom
Outpacing the Adversary — Scaling Innovation Before it's Too Late
Hosted by Palo Alto Networks

Jesper Olsen
Chief Security Officer (EMEA North)
Palo Alto Networks

Benoit Dewaele
CIO
Vandemoortele

Patrick Putman
CIO
Manuchar

Leon Janson
CISO
De Volksbank
In an era where threats evolve with unprecedented speed and sophistication, IT leaders must rise to the challenge. As attackers harness AI, the role of a CIO becomes pivotal in safeguarding their organisation without stifling innovation. Join this boardroom to share insights on how to balance these and keep on track to achieve enterprise priorities.
Specifically, you will discuss:
- Anticipating and counteract the demands of the new threat landscape
- Future- proofing your AI journey to embrace innovation and protect the organisation
- Driving cybersecurity consolidation with proven TCO benefits
This boardroom is for CIOs
10:00 - 10:45 Executive Boardroom
Building an Intelligent Enterprise - Revolutionising Operations and Unlocking Growth
Hosted by HCLTech

Peter de Bruin
CIO
Aon

Rohit Upadhyay
Associate Vice President at HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies
Rapid evolution in technologies like Gen AI and Cloud Native are unlocking new capabilities and shaping consumer preferences, meaning traditional approaches of driving growth through IT must change which presents challenges that sit squarely with the CIO. In today's digital business landscape, IT Leaders must prioritise building an intelligent enterprise to transform operations, drive sustainable innovation and disrupt an ever-evolving market.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Identifying your organisations unique strengths and optimising them through strategic investments in appropriate technologies
- Enabling business agility and operational resilience by harnessing automation, adaptable technology architectures and cloud-native applications
- Improving engineering productivity with practical applications of AI
10:45 - 11:50 Networking Break
10:55 - 11:40 Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
11:50 - 12:35 Breakout Session
Better Together - Unlocking Potential, Driving Strategy and Fostering Change
Hosted by Boomi

Richard Ventre
Group CIO
SHV
Digital transformation goes beyond just technology and must include a culture and mindset shift across the enterprise, and in a decentralised organisation there is no "one size fits all" approach. As Group CIO at SHV, Richard Ventre is tasked with creating the foundation to enable each of the groups businesses to autonomously pursue their own transformations and challenging the status quo of an 125 year old company to drive competitive advantage and innovation.
Join Richard as he shares the lessons and challenges in:
- Influencing, driving tech strategy and fostering a culture of change
- Unlocking the full potential of IT to drive business value and achieve cost efficiencies
- Navigating business change in complex global organisations
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Benelux CIO Community Executive Summit.
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Location
Venue & Accommodation
Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City CentreParking and Public Transport
Public Transport:
Central Station - 7 minute walk.
Tram 26 - Stop Muziekgebouw/Bimhuis
Parking:
Underneath the hotel: There is a public parking garage under the hotel (costs EUR 4.29 per hour, no discounts available).
Oosterdok Parking: 10-min walk from the hotel (from just EUR 5 per day).
Hotels Nearby
Address: Javakade 766, 1019 SH Amsterdam, Netherlands
Distance from Venue: 0.6 Miles
DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Central
Address: Oosterdoksstraat 4, 1011 DK Amsterdam, Netherlands
Distance from Venue: 0.9 Miles
Address: Prins Hendrikkade 108, 1011 AK Amsterdam, Netherlands
Distance from Venue: 1.11 Miles
Evanta does not have any affiliation with the suggested hotels listed. The list above is solely for informational purposes.
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