DACH CIO Community
Executive Summit
23 June 2026 | Hilton Dusseldorf
23 June 2026
Hilton Dusseldorf
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with DACH's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Adapting for Strategic Agility
CIOs and CISOs as Innovation Leaders
Operationalising and Securing AI for Business Resilience
DACH CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Harvey Ford
PartnerRe
CIO & CTO, L&H

Jochen Göttelmann
Lufthansa Group
VP & CIO, IT Operations, Lufthansa Airlines

Pieter Jordaan
TUI
Group Chief Information Officer

Lale Kof Karan
Clariant
Head of Information Technology, Digital

Ralf Werner
OGE
CIO & CDO

Gülnaz Önes
RWE
Group CIO
What to Expect
Agenda
Coming Soon
The CIO & CISO Executive Summit agendas are driven by the mission-critical priorities identified among the community. Each agenda is uniquely crafted By CIOs & CISOs, For CIOs & CISOs, and will be available closer to the gathering. All topics and sessions will be inspired by the following themes.
Adapting for Strategic Agility
Technology and security leaders must embrace agility, continually reprioritising initiatives and making bold decisions in response to geopolitical shifts, new digital laws, and continued widespread disruption. Ongoing scenario planning and rapid resource reallocation will take the place of static plans.
CIOs and CISOs as Innovation Leaders
With technology being central to business success, CIOs and CISOs are now at the forefront of driving innovation. Today’s leaders are expected to go beyond managing IT and security—they must champion transformative initiatives, support business growth and ensure digital trust. This evolution demands new skills, closer collaboration and a more influential role in shaping strategic direction.
Operationalising and Securing AI for Business Resilience
CIOs are focused on operationalising AI—integrating it into core business processes to drive efficiency, innovation and agility. At the same time, CISOs play a critical role in enabling these initiatives while ensuring AI systems are secure, compliant and resilient against emerging threats. Together, technology and security leaders must collaborate to unlock AI’s potential across the enterprise, balancing rapid adoption with robust governance to protect value and maintain trust in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the DACH CIO Community Executive Summit.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Hilton DusseldorfCommunity Programme Managers
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