08:30 - 09:15
Arrival, registration & breakfast networking
09:15 - 09:25
Introduction from The Network Group
09:15 - 09:25
Chairperson’s opening remarks
An overview of the changing role of the CIO & your welcome address from the chairperson
09:25 - 10:00
Keynote: The pandemic as a technology catalyst
- Which concepts did not work?
- Connectivity: The new Achilles heal?
- Top predictions for the new norm & what paradigms are needed
Johan Kestens, CIO, BNY Mellon
10:00 - 10:40
Panel debate: Lessons learnt from COVID 19 - How can we equip our company’s technological infrastructure to reduce the risks of future crises?
- Where did the technology function fall short against mass disruption?
- The repercussions of coronavirus on priorities, budgets & skills
- Back to business: applying new technologies & improving the IT ecosystem for flexible working
Bharat Madan, Fmr. Commercial Director, New Markets & Applications, Aperam
Dennis Mulder, CTO, Microsoft, Netherlands
10:40 - 11:00
Coffee break & networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 1
Hosted by Verizon
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 2
Hosted by Fox IT
Erik de Jong, Strategy Advisor, Fox IT
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05
Workshop 3
Hosted by Denodo
11:00-13:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Cloud
- BI/analytics
- Digitalisation/digital marketing
- Customer relationship/experience
- IoT
- DevOps
- Security
- Mobile
- Enterprise applications
- Legacy modernisation
- Infrastructure & data centre
- Unified communications
- RPA
- ERP
13:05 - 14:00
Networking lunch
Stream 1 - Digital Revolution
14:00 - 14:25
How to cut costs through optimising IT processes
- How to utilise data in refining IT tools & enhancing performance
- Best practice & techniques in process mining
- How to optimise data exchange with your products
Wim Vanderpoorten, Global IT Director & GBS Director, Allnex
Stream 2 - Optimising value
14:00 - 14:25
HOW TO ENABLE YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH THE SKILLS & CULTURE OF THE IT FUNCTION
- How to coach staff on the implementation new technologies & new ways of working
- Which skills should be most sought after on your team?
- The future of the IT skills: nurturing in-house talent, sourcing skilled professionals & outsourcing functions
Stream 1 - Digital Revolution
14:25 - 14:50
Case study: Arcadis’ journey: Building a digital and innovation mindset
- Arcadis’ experience with pitfalls and the application of solutions
- How to take a high engagement approach for continued development
- Driving success during transformation through strategic management
Carolyn Moore, Global Director, Organisational & Cultural Transformation, Arcadis
Stream 2 - Optimising value
14:40 - 15:15
IT Leadership: Coordinating expertise to optimise the IT function
- Key strategies in delegation and collaboration
- How to mitigate impacts of stovepiping across the IT function
- Effective measurement of communication and collaboration performance
Giuseppe Petrina, Director, Digital Transformation, Van Oord
15:15 - 15:25
Coffee break & networking
15:25 - 15:50
Workshop 4
The ETL vs. ELT debate – again? What has changed to warrant re-visiting this age-old question
Craig Stewart, CTO, SnapLogic
15:50 - 16:15
Networking
16:15 - 16:40
Workshop 5
Hosted by Qlik
16:40 - 17:05
Networking
15:25 - 17:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Cloud
- BI/analytics
- Digitalisation/digital marketing
- Customer relationship/experience
- IoT
- DevOps
- Security
- Mobile
- Enterprise applications
- Legacy modernisation
- Infrastructure & data centre
- Unified communications
- RPA
- ERP
17:05 - 17:50
How to maximise cyber security & mitigate risk in a time of increasingly sophisticated attacks
- Regulation & compliance: Your culpabilities in data security & the consequences in a security breach
- How to embed security into processes
- How to utilise AI for data security
Fred Streefland Director, Cyber Security, Hikvision
Rik Holvoet, CIO, Bekaert Deslee
17:50 - 17:55
Chairperson’s closing remarks
A reflection on today’s discussions, & thank you to our audience & speakers.
19:00
Gala dinner featuring the after dinner speaker
08:30 - 09:00
Morning registration & breakfast
09:00 - 09:10
Opening remarks from the chairperson
A welcome from the chairperson
09:10 - 10:15
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: Transformation & consolidation at scale
Noud Donders, Director, Technology Strategy, Maersk
Roundtable 4: Cyber security risks & resolutions
Ardie Kleijn, CISO, Nationale Politie (National Police)
Roundtable 2: Legacy systems & new tools
Roundtable 5: Application of AI & ML
Roundtable 3: Developing team culture
Roundtable 6: COVID 19 - Implications of the new norm
Edward Clarenbach, CIO, Riwal
15:50 - 16:00
Roundtable wrap-up by the chairperson
10:40 - 11:00
Coffee break & networking
11:00 - 11:25
Workshop 6
Hyperautomation in IT operations for business growth
Yamini Mittal Dass, Digitate
11:25 - 11:50
Networking
11:50 - 12:15
Workshop 7
Hosted by Ping Identity
12:15 - 12:40
Networking
12:40 - 13:05
Workshop 8
Hosted by Boomi
11:00-13:05
One-to-One meetings
Intelligently matched one-to-one meetings:
- Cloud
- BI/analytics
- Digitalisation/digital marketing
- Customer relationship/experience
- IoT
- DevOps
- Security
- Mobile
- Enterprise applications
- Legacy modernisation
- Infrastructure & data centre
- Unified communications
- RPA
- ERP
13:05-14:00
Networking lunch hosted by Boomi
Stream 1 - Culture & collaboration
14:00 - 14:30
Case study: Ahead of the game on culture and collaboration
- An overview: Hurdles & successes in enhancing a security-mindset
- How to deliver knowledge and enable capability for less IT-versed staff
- Lessons learnt from thinking IT & creating a security-minded company culture
Ardie Kleijn, CISO, Nationale Politie (National Police)
Stream 2 - Utilising technology
14:00 - 14:30
How can we navigate increasing quantities of data through technology & governance?
- How can we utilise our customer’s data to deliver better value?
- AI & machine learning capabilities in management of data
- How to optimise ethical standards in the way we use data?
14:35 - 15:05
A cloud of uncertainty: How to utilise the cloud & best support your applications
- Cloud chaos: Refining & selecting applications for cloud integration, for the public & private premises
- How to navigate increasing risks as you become dependent on the cloud from a contractual side
- How to rationalise & transform parts to the cloud
Dennis Mulder, CTO, Microsoft, Netherlands
15:05 - 15:50
How to apply new technology to my business models: pITch-off
In a saturated world of developing technology, it can be difficult to see what would work best for you, in both the short & long-term. Here, companies will give 10-minute summaries on new tools that they have found useful & implemented, including the hurdles & their expected future gains.
AI for automating tags & assigning content bias: Tom Wuytack, CIO, Belga News Agency
Predicting production waste through AI & Machine Learning: Rik Holvoet, CIO, Bekaert Deslee
15:55 - 16:00
Closing remarks from the Chairperson