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Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
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Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
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Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CIOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Accelerating High Growth and Digitally-Driven Outcomes
- Advancing the Business Value of Security
- Thriving through Volatility - Empowering People, Resiliency and Insights
Benelux CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Benelux CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Allan Cockriel
Shell
VP and CIO for Global Functions and Information Risk Management, Group CISO
Ing Yan Ong
Heineken
Global CIO
Members
Erik Beckers
Nutreco
CIO
Dr. Jörg Behrend
Ferrero
Group Chief Information Technology Officer
Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer
NATO
CIO
Kemal Cetin
FrieslandCampina
Global CIO
Benoit Dewaele
Vandemoortele
CIO
Candice Dillon
VodafoneZiggo
CIO
Christopher Franskin
Solvay
IT Director - International EMBA
Kees Gerretse
Tata Steel Europe
CIO
Femke Jacobs
Nationale-Nederlanden
Chief Transformation & Technology Officer at NN Bank
Andreas Kiederich
Agfa
CDIO
Leon Koppenol
Partou
CIO & CDO
Milan Kumar
ZF Friedrichshafen
CIO
Martin Lohmeier
Nexperia
VP & CIO
Olivier Luxon
Kramp
CTO
Antonietta Mastroianni
Proximus
Chief Digital & IT Officer
Bas Meeuwis
Nouryon
CIO
Alexander Min
JDE
Global CIO
Jörg Müller
Atradius
CIO
Ipek Ozsuer
DSM
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Pascal Pauwels
Inter IKEA Group
Group CIO
Patrick Putman
Manuchar
CIO
Tony Thomas
Signify
Chief Digital and Information Officer
Belinda Thompson
BDO
Global Head of IT
Wim Vanderpoorten
Allnex
Global IT Director
Vincent Vloemans
Perfetti Van Melle
Global CIO
Patricia de Lanlay
Aliaxis
Group CIO
"Being a member of an Evanta community is a great privilege. Having the opportunity to network and learn from each other in a safe environment offers pragmatic and real time support."
SUE LIDERTH, CIO, EMEA
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
"I seek contact with like-minded peers who deal with the same strategic or tactical challenges, and I look forward to exchanging ideas, talking about approaches, and getting hints from the Evanta group."
MANFRED BOUDREAUX-DEHMER, CIO
NATO
“It’s great being a member of the Evanta Community, because you can reach out at any time to peers that you’ve met.”
RHONDA GASS, VP & GLOBAL CIO
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
12 June 2023 | an evening
Benelux CIO Inner Circle
KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
10 October 2023 | 1 day
Benelux CIO Executive Summit
Hotel Okura, Amsterdam
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Benelux CIO Town Hall - 23/05/2023
Benelux CIO Town Hall - 14/02/2023
Benelux CIO Executive Summit - 04/10/2022
Benelux CIO Town Hall - 15/09/2022
Benelux CIO Inner Circle - 16/05/2022
Benelux CIO Peer Roundtable - 11/05/2022
Benelux CIO Peer Roundtable - 24/11/2021
Benelux CIO Town Hall - 18/11/2021
Benelux CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/10/2021
Benelux CIO Peer Roundtable - 24/06/2021
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | MAY 29, 2023
BLOG | MAY 29, 2023
Navigating the Digital Future to Accelerate Transformation
Across our CIO and CISO communities, executives report that digital business and data and analytics are within their top 10 objectives, with digital talent closely behind. CIOs and CISOs in the Vancouver, BC community gathered recently at an Inner Circle Dinner to discuss the vital role data plays in the digital age – these are their takeaways.
VIEW POSTLEADERSHIP PROFILE | MAY 22, 2023
LEADERSHIP PROFILE | MAY 22, 2023
Leading Digital Strategy & Transformation at Perdue Farms
Perdue Farms SVP and CIO Mark Booth was hired at Perdue three years ago to bring a strategic focus to IT, which included driving their digital transformation. Read about his approach to digital business and how his team is evolving the 103-year old company in a strategic way.
READ ARTICLEBLOG | MAY 15, 2023
BLOG | MAY 15, 2023
Top 5 Priorities for C-Suite Executives in 2023
Each year, we survey C-level executives across our communities to ask their top priorities for the year. The Leadership Perspective Survey gives us the opportunity to compare enterprise-wide priorities across different roles in the C-suite. Read what more than 3,000 executives told us they are focusing on in 2023.
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