Italy CIO Community
Executive Summit
26 May 2026 | Melia Milano
26 May 2026
Melia Milano
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Italy'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:
CIOs and CISOs as Innovation Leaders
Enabling, Scaling and Securing Artificial Intelligence Across the Enterprise
Governing Data Integrity Amid Regulatory and Technological Change
Italy 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

Angelo Spalluto
Mundys
Director Technology Innovation

Vahe Ter Nikogosyan
A2A Group
CDO
What to Expect
Agenda
08:30 - 09:30 Registration & Breakfast
09:30 - 10:15 Keynote
The New Era of Human-Machine Collaboration
Frank Buytendijk
Distinguished VP Analyst, Chief of Research Gartner Futures Lab
Gartner
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, Chief of Research, Gartner to explore:
- What principles should guide human-machine relationships in a hybrid society?
- What rights and responsibilities emerge as people interact with intelligent systems?
- How do we cultivate the behaviours and skills needed for seamless human-machine collaboration?
10:15 - 10:45 Networking Break
10:45 - 11:30 Breakout Session
Securing the Agentic Workforce — The Rise of Shadow AI
Hosted by Cisco
As AI agents evolve from passive tools to active workforce members, IT & security leaders face new governance and security challenges. The rise of “shadow agents” introduces risks not just of malicious activity, but of unmanaged systems lacking proper controls and visibility. While not inherently malicious their proliferation still means security teams often lack the tools and frameworks to effectively manage them and safeguard sensitive data.
Join this session to explore:
- Addressing the challenge of shadow agents: understanding their role, risks, and how to bring them under effective governance
- Protecting agents from malicious context
- Data protection considerations for business-deployed agents, including visibility, control, and compliance
10:45 - 11:30 Breakout Session
Co-Creating the Future — Leadership and Agility in Transformation
Vahe Ter Nikogosyan
CDO
A2A Group
Silvia Gabrielli
CIO
Sky Italia
As organisations navigate constant disruption, IT leadership must evolve beyond delivery into orchestration. At A2A, transformation is driven through co-creation—aligning technology, risk and business priorities to accelerate meaningful change. For CIOs and CISOs, the question is no longer whether to be agile, but how to lead agility at scale.
Join this session with A2A CDO, Vahe Ter Nikogosyan to delve into:
- Building fusion teams for innovation, accountability and shared ownership across business and IT
- Aligning technology strategy with enterprise ambition—ensuring resilience, relevance and growth
- Embedding agile operating models that break down silos, enabling cross-functional collaboration, speed and security
10:45 - 11:35 Executive Boardroom
Building Secure and Resilient Organisations Through Smart Behaviours
Hosted by Riot Security
Benjamin Netter
Founder & CEO
Riot Security
Guido Barbero
CISO
Iveco Group
Giovanni Cerrato
Group Cybersecurity Manager
Max Mara
Cybercrime is now one of the world’s largest economies, with threats like AI deepfakes, messaging scams and phishing attacks on the rise. For CIOs and CISOs, security awareness must be a top priority. True resilience means fostering a culture where every employee can spot and respond to both traditional and new threats—reducing risk and strengthening your organisation’s security.
Join this boardroom to discuss:
- Embedding secure mindsets and behaviours into organisational culture to outpace evolving social engineering tactics
- Empowering teams across business functions to recognise, respond and act on threats early
- Leveraging awareness programs and training to achieve measurable improvements in security posture
11:30 - 12:35 Networking Break
11:40 - 12:25 Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
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.
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Italy CIO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Melia MilanoParking and Public Transport
Nearest Subway Station:
- Lotto (Viola or Rossa metro lines).
From Milan Central Station:
- Green Line towards Assago or P.za Abbiategrasso, GARIBALDI FS stop, change to the Purple Line towards San Siro Stadio, LOTTO stop
Or
- Green Line towards Assago or P.za Abbiategrasso, CADORNA FN stop, change to the Red Line towards Rho FieraMilano, LOTTO stop
Parking:
- There is parking available next to the hotel , which is not managed by them, called Auto Masaccio parking garage. Below are the direct contact details for booking parking spaces:
Email: gestioneclientimasacciofiera@gmail.com/ Tel: 0245480724 (only guests staying at the hotel can ask at the check-in for a discount ticket to use when paying at the parking garage exit).
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Melia Milano at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling +39 02 444061. Please mention Gartner Executive Summit to ensure the appropriate room rate.
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of €279 EUR (plus tax) is 15 April 2026.
Community Programme Manager
For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.
Chloe Stevenson
Senior Community Programme Manager, Territory Specialist
+44 (0)7701 308 236
chloe.stevenson@gartner.com
