Executive Summit

E.ON’s journey illustrates how IT can evolve from a traditional support role into a core enabler of business value and the energy transition. Anchored in four “Main Principles” — employee satisfaction, system stability, user experience, and budget conformity — the transformation was driven by clear leadership, strong business alignment, and a strategic right-sourcing approach of in-house capabilities.

Join this session to explore how E.ON:

• Redefined IT's role from support function to strategic partner, enabling innovation and measurable business value
• Built high-performing, product-centric teams to drive ownership, agility and customer-focused delivery at scale
• Embedded digital strategy into business priorities to ensure long-term, sustainable transformation

Cyberattackers are increasingly leveraging AI and machine learning (ML) to execute more advanced and sophisticated attacks, amplifying the scale and impact of the threat. As a result, the perception among many organisations is that the scales are tipping in favour of the attackers. To change this perception,  a proactive AI-driven defense strategy must be adopted. To meet this moment, how can IT leaders cut down on complexities within AI-driven platforms and gain visibility and control across security systems to better protect the enterprise? 

Join this session to discuss:

• The strategies IT leaders are deploying to combat the evolving threat landscape
• Defending in the AI era through mixing conventional and new approaches
• Leveraging AI to empower your defence teams and scale up security across the organisation 

Enterprise productivity is top of mind for business leaders everywhere and CIOs play a crucial role in showcasing progress and true value to the business in this mission. A well-crafted digital employee experience (DEX) strategy that addresses changes in the way employees work and interact with digital tools will ensure that your processes and technologies advance the mission of a high performing workforce and improved enterprise productivity.

Join this session on a journey with DEX, including:

• Improving operational efficiency and business outcomes
• Measuring IT impact to strategic business growth
• Leveraging DEX to improve optimisation and visibility of IT assets

As AI adoption accelerates, it is critical for organisations to prioritize security, compliance and governance in order to mitigate risk. From protecting sensitive data, to ensuring AI models operate ethically and transparently, developing a security-focused AI strategy is essentialto long term success.

Join this session to explore:

• Security, privacy and regulatory risks in AI deployments
• Best practices for managing AI data lifecycles and compliance
• Building a resilient AI infrastructure that balances innovation with risk management

In 2025, the success of the modern enterprise increasingly hinges upon all things digital. This heralds the continued evolution of the CIO role, whose scope has needed to develop to be a representative that can successfully spearhead the digital enterprise. As such, the skills and traits of the prospective CIO have also shifted dramatically – and continue to do so.

The question for any aspiring CIO, then, should be which attributes are currently sought after? – and who better to ask than CIOs themselves.

Join this session to gain insight on:

• Which qualities are currently in demand from organisations recruiting CIOs?
• What are the key traits organisations look out for while assessing candidates?
• How should you adapt your approach to meet the ever-shifting requirements of a CIO?

Connect with like-minded peers in a 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.

Unifying data ecosystems is not just a technical challenge, it’s a strategic imperative. As organisations seek to unlock the full potential of AI and advanced analytics, CIOs play a critical role in establishing a robust data foundation and ensuring operational alignment across the enterprise. Without this leadership, the value of data assets and AI initiatives can be diminished or missed entirely.

Join this session to explore:

• Driving operational excellence and business transformation through unified data strategies
• The strategic importance of appointing effective data stewards to maximise data value across business units
• Key drivers for standardising data pipelines, reducing operational costs, and accelerating data-driven decision-making at scale

As digital capabilities become more integral to an organization’s mission/bottom line, the relationship between IT and other functional/business areas is shifting. Increasingly, nearly all CxOs are “owning” aspects of digital. To be successful, the next generation of CIOs must possess not only the technical know-how for the IT role, but also understand the new division of digital leadership responsibilities. It doesn’t mean the CIO has to be an expert in everything, but it does require strengthening CxO-CIO technology partnerships. The next generation of CIOs must start adopting new belief structures associated with leadership, influence and relationship building to prepare for the shift from leadership to ‘CIO Leadership?’

Join this discussion to hear key takeaways on:

• How are digital leadership responsibilities being redistributed between CIOs, P&L leaders and heads of corporate functions
• The key leadership skills needed to shepherd the next wave of digital change in their organisation
• How must Next Generation CIOs shift their identity to succeed in the CIO role