UK & Ireland CIO Community
Inner Circle
4 March 2026 | Jumeirah Carlton Tower
4 March 2026
Jumeirah Carlton Tower
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:
Assuming leadership of cross-functional AI adoption
Achieving operational resilience through strategic agility and risk management
Uncovering real value from technology investments
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®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
Debra Bailey
OSB Group
Group CIO
Claire Dickson
Haleon
CDTO
Javed Iqbal
BAT
CDIO
Kate Platonova
Shell
SVP & CIO, Downstream & Renewables, Downstream and Renewables
Agenda
4 March 2026
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:30 Discussion Topics
Pivoting Under Pressure – Strategic Shifts for Organizational Agility
CIO success in the months ahead will depend on strategic pivots rather than static plans, as economic and geopolitical turbulence persists and AI becomes a cornerstone of IT strategies. Despite these complexities, IT budgets are expected to grow only marginally in 2026. CIOs will face sustained pressures to improve employee productivity and translate those gains into measurable financial impact.
To succeed, CIOs must know how—and when—to decisively terminate underperforming projects, weigh global versus local vendor trade-offs, and mitigate risk in a complex regulatory environment.
18:30 - 19:00 Networking Break
19:00 - 20:00 Summary Discussion & Dinner
20:00 - 21:00 Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the UK & Ireland CIO Community Inner Circle.
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
Jumeirah Carlton TowerCommunity Programme Manager
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