DACH CIO Community
Inner Circle
28 June 2022 | Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Munich
28 June 2022
Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Munich
Expand your network and engage with peers
Join the Gartner DACH CIO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CIO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.
Engage with 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
DACH 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

Vijay Rathnaparkhe
Robert Bosch GmbH
CIO

Sandeep Sen
Linde Plc
Global CIO
Agenda
28 June 2022
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:45 Discussion Topics
The CIO and CISO Role in Accelerating Digital Business
Flavio Aggio
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
World Health Organization
David King
CISO
Omnicom Media Group
Angelo La Penna
CISO EMEA
Swiss Re
Thomas Mann
CISO
Kapsch
Fabian Schroeder
VP Global IT - BA
BSH
Carolina Soto
Head of IT Investment Management
Munich RE
Thomas Kuczek
Technical Program Manager
Google Chrome Enterprise
As digital initiatives have accelerated quickly, leaders must balance the right structures and strategies. Whether restructuring existing applications, infrastructure and security ecosystems or preempting new initiatives to bring services and applications to market faster than ever before, CIOs and CISOs are immersed in strategising and building support for these critical business objectives.
In this interactive conversation among peers, CIOs and CISOs will discuss their role 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 operating model to deliver better speed, agility and innovation?
- How are you shifting funding from less valuable initiatives to new channels or services?
Topic 2: Fostering a digital-first mindset
- How have you evolved your cross-business partnerships in the past year?
- 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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