Executive Summit

As technology evolves from tools we operate to partners we interact with, technology leaders face new challenges in shaping human-machine relationships. The rise of AI and robotics is transforming how we connect, collaborate and coexist—demanding fresh thinking across organisations and society.

Join Frank Buytendijk, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner Fellow, Gartner to explore:

• What new relationships between people and technology will drive business and society forward?
• What new design principles do we need for AI to move forward?
• What practical examples of this future can we witness already, and what can we practically do to prepare?

When disruption isn't a question of if  but when, resilience becomes an organisational capability, not just a technology challenge. With technology resilience underpinning operations, the ability to act under pressure is critical. This session with Daniel Steinlandt, CIO, Polizei Hamburg, explores how CIOs can build organisations that stay effective when assumptions fail and dependencies are unavailable.

Join Daniel to discuss:

• Identifying critical dependencies across technology, suppliers, and people and where sovereignty becomes essential
• Building resilience through practice and testing, not just paperwork
• Leading effectively under pressure using culture, simplicity, and clear decision rights

Enterprises are now moving faster than their operating models can support, with legacy processes, brittle architectures, and human‑centred resilience measures unable to keep pace with AI‑driven development cycles and the new agility expectations placed on IT Leaders. There will be a shift towards autonomous, self‑managing IT estates, but how to get there with the persistent challenges of operational drag and reactivity based models can seem an overwhelming question.
Join this session to learn:

• A practical roadmap for evolving from manual operations to autonomous, self‑healing systems without losing governance or oversight
• Organisational strategies to realign people, processes, and investment models around machine‑speed defence and recovery
• A board‑ready framework for defining what autonomy is allowed to do, how actions are explained, and how to rapidly reverse errors at scale

The conversation around AI has moved on. For many organisations, the question is no longer whether to invest, but how to turn experimentation into sustained, measurable business value. As AI becomes embedded across teams, processes, and decision-making, leaders must navigate new challenges around adoption, accountability, workforce enablement, and long-term transformation. 

Join this session to explore:

• How leaders can enable an AI-ready workforce and sustain momentum through organisational change
• How to demonstrate business value, track meaningful outcomes, and maximise the return on AI investment
• Practical lessons for overcoming the organisational and cultural barriers that limit AI adoption

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Most leaders claim control over their AI agents today, yet expect to lose it within a year—and almost none can undo what an agent does. Meanwhile, attackers move from access to lateral movement in just 27 seconds while AI models find vulnerabilities autonomously. As regulators acknowledge no defense is complete, the critical question shifts from stopping every attack to how fast you can recover cleanly. Grounded in European incidents, BSI guidance, and research from over 1,600 security leaders, this session will cover how to establish true operational recoverability.

Join this session to learn:

• Answer the five questions every incident team needs before restoring anything — in peacetime, not mid-crisis

• Recover identity without restoring the attacker with it, or wiping weeks of legitimate change
  Govern agents by intent, not by static rules that non-deterministic systems will outrun\

• Establish the CIO as the executive who can approve AI because they can reverse it

Frontier AI and emerging agentic systems are reshaping enterprise risk faster than traditional governance can respond. CIOs now face an attack surface defined not only by external threats but by internal, autonomous AI workflows deployed at speed—often without visibility, guardrails, or accountability. Frontier‑class models can be used not just defensively but diagnostically, continuously probing an organisation’s AI landscape to expose governance gaps, shadow systems, and unsafe autonomy. Leaders can blend data‑driven oversight with culture‑driven responsibility to build governance that keeps pace with AI’s velocity.

Join this session to learn:

• How advanced models uncover hidden agentic workflows and governance gaps before attackers do
• How to replace slow, periodic reviews with real‑time, AI‑driven validation of controls and identity boundaries
• Building a culture where every employee strengthens your AI‑driven security posture

In today’s digital landscape, IT strategy is no longer just about cost or scalability — it’s about sovereignty, trust, and operational control, making it a top priority for CIOs across all industries. As organisations accelerate digital transformation and AI adoption, ensuring secure, compliant cloud environments is essential to protect sensitive data and drive innovation.

Join this session to explore:

• How sovereign cloud addresses evolving regulatory and operational challenges
• Strategies for embedding sovereignty into digital and AI initiatives
• Best practices for balancing innovation, control, and compliance