In-Person

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

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CIO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your DACH CIO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

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.

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering

Gartner cares about the health and safety of our community. If you are feeling unwell, please refrain from attending the conference. At this time, Gartner does not have any health-related requirements in place for attendance. Should this change, we will follow up with updated guidance.

Location

Venue & Accommodation

Hilton Dusseldorf

Your Community Sponsors

Global Thought Leaders

Key Sponsor

Program Sponsors

Community Programme Managers

For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contacts.

Regina Csano

Community Programme Manager

regina.csano@gartner.com

Lucy Guille

Senior Community Programme Manager

+44 (0)7701 308 981

lucy.guille@gartner.com