Benelux CIO Community
Inner Circle
16 May 2022 | Hotel De L'Europe Amsterdam
16 May 2022
Hotel De L'Europe Amsterdam
Collaborate with your peers
Join Benelux'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:
Designing a holistic digital framework
Fostering a digital-first mindset
Accelerating Digital Initiatives for Success
Benelux 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

Allan Cockriel
Shell
CIO - Global Functions / IRM, and CISO

Ing Yan Ong
Heineken
Global CIO

Eelko van Leeuwen
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank NV
Global CIO
Agenda
16 May 2022
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:45 Discussion Topics
The CIO and CISO Partnership in Accelerating Secure Digital Business
Jessica Conquet
Global IT Security Officer
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank NV
Edwin Franse
CISO
Van Oord Offshore Usa
Patricia de Lanlay
Group CIO
Aliaxis
Pascal Pauwels
Group CIO Inter IKEA
IKEA
Erik Yntema
CISO
PostNL
Candice Dillon
CIO
VodafoneZiggo
Ing Yan Ong
Global CIO
Heineken
Clare Hickie
CTO, EMEA
Workday
As digital initiatives have accelerated quickly, IT and Security leaders must balance the right structures and strategies. Whether restructuring existing applications, infrastructure and security ecosystems or establishing resilient business operations in high-risk environments and times of crisis, CIOs and CISOs are immersed in strategising and building support for these critical business and security objectives.
In this interactive conversation among peers, CIOs and CISOs will discuss their role and partnership in proactively contributing to organisational success.
Topic 1: Designing a holistic digital framework
- How are you optimising for future resilience and not just immediate efficiency?
- How are you evolving your strategies to protect an expanding digital footprint against emerging threats?
- How are you advancing your operating model to deliver better speed, agility and innovation?
Topic 2: Fostering a digital-first mindset
- How can the CIO and CISO partner more effectively to accelerate and secure digital business?
- What’s new or next in your organisational structure to support digital business?
- How have you established credibility in your role to drive the enterprise in a digital direction?
18:45 - 19:15 Networking Break
19:15 - 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.
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Health & Safety Guidelines
To ensure the well-being of participants, partners, and associates, we will continue to monitor and adhere to government, venue, and health agency guidelines.
As a part of our commitment to create the safest possible environment, we are requiring all participants, partners, and associates to be fully vaccinated to participate in in-person programs, in addition to confirming adherence to our program attendance requirements before their arrival. Please refer to our COVID-19 Health and Safety Policy for up-to-date local guidelines.
Community Programme Manager
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