08:30 - 09:00
Arrival, registration & breakfast networking
09:00 - 09:15
Introduction from The Network Group & chairperson
A brief introduction to the event software, SNS – this software, unique to the industry, empowers our attendees to make the most effective use of their time at the event by maximising networking opportunities. The software designs a personalised agenda & enables attendees to arrange one-to-one meetings with each other. This will be followed by a welcome from the chairperson.
Izabela Simiciuc, Head of Product Technology and President, Women in Tech Europe, CH Robinson
09:15 - 09:50
How to Balance the Need for Innovation & Digital Transformation with Maintaining & Modernising Existing IT Infrastructure
- How technical debt can affect business operations, agility, competitiveness and the role of the CIO in managing these impacts
- A look at strategies for modernising legacy systems
- Creating a compelling business case for modernisation
- The challenges faced & how these were overcome
Nils Kappeyne, VP Architecture, Platforms & Data, Shell
09:50 - 10:45
Panel Discussion: Developing Diverse Teams & Working Cultures to Enable Digital Innovation
- How diversity and inclusion in technology can contribute to innovation and creativity
- Strategies for recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce, including outreach programmes and partnerships
- A look at the CIO’s role in championing diversity and inclusion within the IT department
Shekhar Kachole, CTO, Worldline (moderator)
Mihaela Popescu, VP eCommerce, Marketplace Solutions, Kuehne+Nagel
Ahmed Shafik, Head of IT Group Service, NN Group
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break & networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 1
Bridging the gap between people & possibilities – a systematic approach to strategy-driven tech skills transformation
Ilker Bozkir, Principle Solutions Consultant, Pluralsight
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 2
IT Modernization – Accelerating business value with generative AI
Rachit Batham, IT Transformation & Generative AI Leader, IBM Consulting
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05
Open Forum Think Tank
Elevate Employee Engagement with Contemporary Applications
Izabela Simiciuc, Head of Product Technology and President, Women in Tech Europe, CH Robinson
11:00-13:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Cyber/information security
- Business intelligence/data analytics
- Customer Experience
- IoT
- DevOps
- Generative AI
- Cloud platforms
- Digital Transformation Strategy
- Artificial intelligence/machine learning
- Legacy and Application modernization
- Infrastructure and Data Centre
- Talent upskilling and reskilling
- Digital Workplace
- Workflow Automation
- Integration technologies/application programming interfaces
- Total experience solutions
- Intelligent Automation
13:05 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
Stream 1 - IT Workforces
14:00 - 14:35
Lead Like a Football Manager: Leveraging Management Strategies to Win in the Corporate World
- Management strategies that can be learned from football and applied to the business world
- The importance of leadership and management skills working together to achieve desired outcomes
Ahmed Elnahas, Head, Engineering Enablement & Data & AI Services & CIO, EAS, EAS, NN Group
Stream 2 - Digital Transformation
14:00 - 14:35
Crafting a Robust Cloud Strategy in Order to Enhance Agility, Scalability & Cost-Efficiency
- Microsoft Azure as single vendor strategy with public cloud for large enterprise and staying on it as a differentiator
- An overview of cloud deployment models
- Aligning strategy with your digital transformation goals
- Integrating security and compliance into your strategy
Nilamadhab Mishra, Cloud Lead Architect, Product Owner of Cloud Advisory Team, ABN Amro Bank
14:35 - 15:10
Implementing Data Analytics Fraud Detection Programme & the Related Challenges in Developing the Programme
- Why is it important to develop a Fraud Detection programme
- The building block to develop to the programme
- The bottom-up approach to develop the programme
- The future of analytics for Fraud Detection programme
Shairil Yahya, Head of Fics IT Investigator, Philips
15:10 - 15:25
Coffee break & networking
15:25 - 15:50
Open Forum Think Tank
Managing Organisational Change
Anca Balanescu, IT Director, Aegon
15:50 - 16:15
Networking
16:15 - 16:40
Open Forum Think Tank
Women in Technology
Izabela Simiciuc, Head of Product Technology and President, Women in Tech Europe, CH Robinson
16:40 - 17:05
Networking
15:25 – 17:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Cyber/information security
- Business intelligence/data analytics
- Customer Experience
- IoT
- DevOps
- Generative AI
- Cloud platforms
- Digital Transformation Strategy
- Artificial intelligence/machine learning
- Legacy and Application modernization
- Infrastructure and Data Centre
- Talent upskilling and reskilling
- Digital Workplace
- Workflow Automation
- Integration technologies/application programming interfaces
- Total experience solutions
- Intelligent Automation
17:05 - 17:55
Panel Discussion: Tackling Emerging Cyber Security Threats & Challenges to Protect Organisational Data
- How CIOs can implement industry-recognised frameworks to establish cybersecurity best practice
- An examination of data privacy regulations and the CIO’s role in ensuring compliance
- Developing and testing incident response plans to mitigate the impact of security breaches or data leaks
Pieter de Ree, CIO, ARAG
Raphaël Copis, Director, Technology Development, Ageas
Kemal Arslan, IT Audit Director, Arcadis
19:00
Networking Dinner
08:30 - 09:00
Morning registration & breakfast
09:00 - 10:10
Roundtable discussions
Join group discussions with your peers on some of the most challenging & significant topics of today —please confirm attendance prior to the session beginning. Each host will facilitate the discussion & give a short roundup of key findings during the wrap up session.
Roundtable 1: Talent Recruitment
Alissa Bey, Director, CIO Office, VDAB
Roundtable 2: Supply Chain Management
Yulia Fedorova, Group Product Manager, Coyote Logistics
Roundtable 3: Operational Efficiency
Winrik Campo, CISO, Aafje
Roundtable 4: Security Assurance
Kemal Arslan, IT Audit Director, Arcadis
Roundtable 5: Aligning Business & IT
Victor Aguayo, Director, IT Warehousing Solutions, Netherlands, Rhenus Logistics
Roundtable 6: AI & ML
Izabela Simiciuc, Head of Product Technology and President, Women in Tech Europe, CH Robinson
10:10 - 10:45
Roundtable wrap-up
Each host provides a short overview of key findings from their discussion to the room. This is an opportunity for everyone to take notes from each roundtable summary.
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break & networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 6
Accelerating Legacy Modernization. Breaking Down the Roadblocks
Pim Hagen, Senior Account Executive, OutSystems
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Open Forum Think Tank
Business Change Management
Josephine Eneje, Head of Transformation, APM Terminals
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05
Open Forum Think Tank
Prioritising Workplace Culture as part of Digital Transformation
Josephine Eneje, Head of Transformation, APM Terminals
11:00-13:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Cyber/information security
- Business intelligence/data analytics
- Customer Experience
- IoT
- DevOps
- Generative AI
- Cloud platforms
- Digital Transformation Strategy
- Artificial intelligence/machine learning
- Legacy and Application modernization
- Infrastructure and Data Centre
- Talent upskilling and reskilling
- Digital Workplace
- Workflow Automation
- Integration technologies/application programming interfaces
- Total experience solutions
- Intelligent Automation
13:05-14:00
Networking lunch
Stream 1 - Legacy Systems
14:00 - 14:35
Supporting Staff to Utilise IT Systems & Improve Operational Efficiency
Rostislav Geržičák, Director Global IT Support, Velux
Stream 2 - Operational Excellence
14:00 - 14:35
How CIOs can Foster a Culture of Collaboration, Agility & Continuous Improvement to Support DevOps Practice
- An overview of the CIO’s role in championing and driving DevOps adoption
- Implementing and sustaining DevOps initiatives
- Measuring DevOps Success: Key performance indicators
Shekhar Kachole, CTO, Worldline
Stream 1 - Legacy Systems
14:35 - 15:10
Optimising IT Spending to Drive Innovation & Growth
- How CIOs can align IT budgets with organisational strategic objectives
- A dive into the process of planning and forecasting the IT budget
- Approaches on how to allocate IT budgets across different areas, including infrastructure, cyber security, and innovation projects
Sean Rul, VP, Information Technology Strategy & Vendor Management, Liberty Global
Stream 2 - Operational Excellence
14:35 - 15:10
Adopting Digital Technologies to Improve Operations
- The challenges in optimising operations & what can you do to enable the adoption of technologies more effortlessly?
- How can we design & execute plans that make it possible to leverage such technologies with minimal disruption to the existing ways of working?
Stijn Raemdonck, CIO, Ontex
15:10 - 15:55
Panel Discussion: Leveraging AI to Improve Leadership Decision-Making
- Aligning technology investments with the business strategy
- The role of AI in leadership decision making
- Automating & identifying new opportunities for growth
Dr Jonathan Crowther, Head of Predictive Analytics, Pfizer
Michal Karasinski, Head of IT, International Paper
Bart Smets, CIO, Belfius
15:55 - 16:00
Closing remarks from the Chairperson