Executive Summit

As AI takes on more tasks, it’s forcing CIOs and CISOs to rethink how work gets done and who does it. Technology is racing ahead of the workforce’s AI maturity and adoption of these tools. Organisations need to right this balance to continue progress on their AI ambitions.

Join Alicia Mullery, VP Analyst, Gartner as she shares new research on:

• Capacity Reallocation: where should we free up capacity and how?
• Emotional Adaptation: how do we navigate the emotional roller coaster employees feel with AI?  
• Work and Job Redesign: how do we redesign IT employee skill stack for the AI era?

In an era defined by AI, the most pressing challenges for CIOs and CISOs are not just technological—they are fundamentally about leadership. As expectations rise and change accelerates, technology leaders must provide clarity, direction and stability amid uncertainty. The challenge is not simply adopting AI, but leading organisations through its implications—shaping strategy, governance and culture in equal measure.

Join this keynote with Dr. René Deist, Chief Digital and Information Officer at EnBW as he shares his experience on:

• Shaping the space between stability and openness—balancing order and adaptability
• Enduring complexity and turning trust into meaningful action
• Building decision-making systems that enable responsible, human-centred leadership

This year, Gartner predicts 70% of boards will expect CISOs to operate as strategic business partners rather than technical gatekeepers. The CISO role is rapidly expanding: no longer just writing policies or securing IT, but collaborating across product teams, embedding security in DevSecOps and designing resilience from the ground up.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Leveraging business acumen to influence decisions at the highest level
• Embedding security into products, processes and organisational culture
• Building a holistic strategy that safeguards people, assets and business continuity

In a world defined by volatility and constant transformation, resilience is essential for CIOs and CISOs—both for themselves and their organisations. Yet, personal resilience remains an often overlooked and difficult topic to address openly in leadership circles. Navigating high-pressure roles means knowing where to focus your energy, building habits that separate work from life, and learning to let go of what you cannot control. 

Join Sascha Brock, SVP CISO, DHL & Lale Kof, Head of Information Technology, Digital at Clariant as they share their personal stories and strategies on:

• Navigating personal resilience, including setting boundaries, rituals and realistic expectations
• Fostering resilient teams through mentorship, support and a growth mindset
• Embedding resilience as a core value—shifting from just preventing setbacks to helping people and organisations recover, adapt and thrive