IN-PERSON

UK & Ireland CIO Community
Inner Circle

4 December 2025 | 87 Barts Close

4 December 2025
87 Barts Close

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Collaborate with your peers

Join UK & Ireland'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:

Driving innovation while bracing for potential budget cuts

Fostering innovation and collaboration with an eye on the bottom line

UK & Ireland CIO Governing Body


The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.

Agenda


4 December 2025

16:30 - 17:30  Executive Networking Reception

17:30 - 18:30  Discussion Topics

Balancing Budget and Technological Advancements Amidst Global Uncertainty

In today's unpredictable economic environment, enterprise CIOs are tasked with driving technological innovation while managing financial constraints. The pressure to deliver cutting-edge solutions that drive competitive advantage is greater than ever. However, this must be balanced with prudent financial stewardship as budgets tighten due to economic fluctuations.

Technology leaders are already leveraging advancements in AI, cloud and data analytics to optimise business processes and create value while maintaining a keen focus on cost. But they must also foster a culture of collaboration across departments to ensure that technology initiatives are strategically aligned with broader business objectives.

This session will delve into strategies that CIOs can employ to advance technology initiatives without compromising fiscal responsibility, ensuring that their organisations remain agile and resilient.

  • Has the global economy caused you to reprioritise your technology initiatives? If so, what is staying at the forefront and what are the first items to go?

  • How are you balancing the demand for innovation with the necessity of cost control in technology deployment?

  • What role do you play in driving technology innovation and highly productive teams while ensuring fiscal responsibility across the enterprise?

  • What resources are you leveraging to keep pace with shifts in regulation? 

  • What best practices have you uncovered for communicating the associated impact on technology strategy with the broader business?

  • How are you collaborating with your CFO to align technology initiatives with financial strategies for shared success?

  • What role do your existing vendors play in how you (re)prioritise new technology initiatives? 

18:30 - 19:00  Networking Break

19:00 - 20:00  Summary Discussion & Dinner

20:00 - 21:00  Social Hour

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Lucy Guille

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lucy.guille@gartner.com