Nordic CIO Community
Inner Circle
8 September 2026 | Grand Hôtel Stockholm
8 September 2026
Grand Hôtel Stockholm
Collaborate with your peers
Join Nordic's top CIOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Ensuring AI investments deliver measurable financial impact
Continuously reprioritising IT initiatives amid ongoing disruption
Adapting to new digital sovereignty laws and geopolitical risks
Nordic CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
Hillevi Agranius
Securitas
Group CIO
Ashish Agrawal
KONE
SVP & CIO
Atul Bhardwaj
LEGO Group
EVP & CDTO
Torbjørn Folgerø
Equinor
CIO & SVP, Enterprise Digital
Karin Hedlund
Axfood
CIO
JP Iversen
Electrolux
Group CIO
Peter Muld
ICA Gruppen
CIO
Fredrik Ohlsson
Volvo Cars
CIO
Malin Persson
Ericsson
CIO
Sofia Sirvell
Sandvik
EVP & Group CDO
Niklas Sundberg
Essity
CDIO
Agenda
8 September 2026
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:30 Discussion Topics
Pivoting Under Pressure – Strategic Shifts for Organisational Agility
Anders Candell
Group CIO
Skanska
Niklas Sundberg
CDIO
Essity
CIO success in the months ahead will depend on strategic pivots rather than static plans, as economic and geopolitical turbulence persists and AI becomes a cornerstone of IT strategies. Despite these complexities, IT budgets are expected to grow only marginally in 2026. CIOs will face sustained pressures to improve employee productivity and translate those gains into measurable financial impact.
To succeed, CIOs must know how—and when—to decisively terminate underperforming projects, weigh global versus local vendor trade-offs, and mitigate risk in a complex regulatory environment.
Discussion Questions:
How can CIOs ensure AI investments deliver measurable financial impact—not just efficiency gains?
What proven approaches convert employee productivity gains into measurable business value?
What strategies enable CIOs to continuously reprioritise IT initiatives amid ongoing disruption?
How should sourcing strategies adapt to new digital sovereignty laws and geopolitical risks?
18:30 - 19:00 Networking Break
19:00 - 20:30 Summary Discussion & Dinner
20:30 - 21:30 Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
Location
Venue
Grand Hôtel StockholmMore Information
Parking and Public Transport
Public Transport: Bus stop Kungsträdgården / Subway stop Kungsträdgården.
Parking: Self-parking SEK 30 / hour (24hrs) & Valet parking SEK 950/ day (only available to residents at the hotel).
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