Insights from award-winning IT projects, presented by CIOs

Insights from award-winning IT projects, presented by CIOs

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2026 Agenda

Thursday, November 5

Conference Agenda
08:30 AM - 09:15 AM
Registration & breakfast
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome & Editorial Opening – The Leaders Rewriting What’s Next

Exploring how CIOs and CSOs are navigating disruption, accelerating innovation, and redefining leadership in the AI era.

09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
Headline Sponsor Presentation – From AI Hype to Business Impact

How enterprises can move beyond experimentation to unlock measurable value through AI adoption at scale.

09:50 AM - 10:15 AM
Guest Keynote/ end user panel – Leading Through Constant Change

Enterprise leaders share how they are balancing transformation, resilience, and innovation amid evolving business pressures.

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Platinum Sponsor – Building the AI-Ready Enterprise

Strategies for modernising infrastructure, operations, and data foundations to support future growth.

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning Tea & Networking
10:50 AM - 12:15 PM
Insight Exchange table: Leadership Conversations That Matter Interactive peer discussions on AI, cybersecurity, talent, data strategy, and the future of digital leadership. IDelegates will select one journey and rotate across three themed tables within that journey during the conference.
Journey 1: Enabling the Intelligent & Automated Enterprise

– Building the Intelligent Enterprise with AI Agents and Automation
– Hyperautomation and the Future of Workforce Productivity
– Data, Decision Intelligence, and Autonomous Operations

Journey 2: Experience Driven Business Growth (EX/CX)

– Data Strategy as a Revenue Driver
– Customer Experience in a Hyper-Personalised World
– Digital Business Models and New Revenue Streams

Journey 3: Delivering Data Sovereignty and Compliance

– Compliance Automation in the Age of Continuous Regulation
– Digital Trust, Privacy, and Consumer Control in Decentralized Ecosystems
– Sovereign AI Infrastructure and Cross-Border Data Governance

Journey 4: Security as a Competitive Advantage

– Cyber Resilience in a Geopolitical Risk Environment
– Cybersecurity as a built-in capability
– Identity, Trust, and Zero Trust Transformation

12:15 PM - 13:00 PM
Lunch, Networking & Lunch Roundtable
13:00 PM - 13:20 PM
CIO Panel – The Next Era of Technology Leadership

CIOs discuss the evolving expectations of technology leaders and what it takes to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.

13:20 PM - 13:45 PM
Platinum Sponsor – Securing the Future of the Enterprise

Exploring how organisations can strengthen cyber resilience and build trust in an increasingly complex threat landscape.

13:45 PM - 14:00 PM
Gold Sponsor Panel – What Modern Enterprises Need from Technology Partners

Industry leaders discuss how partnerships, innovation, and ecosystem collaboration are shaping future success.

14:00 PM - 14:20 PM
Closing Keynote – Leading Beyond Disruption

A forward-looking keynote on embracing change, accelerating transformation, and preparing for the next wave of innovation.

14:20 PM - 15:00 PM
Closing Performance, Cocktails & Networking
Awards Agenda
18:00 PM - 19:00 PM
Executive Networking – Welcome Cocktail Reception
Editorial Conversations –  Red Carpet Interviews 
19:00 PM - 19:10
Welcome Address by Foundry
19:10 PM - 19:20 PM
Opening Remarks: Headline Sponsor
19:20 PM - 19:25 PM
CSO 30: Individual Awards – Transformation & Leadership
Break: performance & Main course
19:25 PM - 19:35 PM
CSO 30: Ecosystem Award
19:35 PM - 19:45 PM
CIO 100: Individual Awards
19:45 PM - 19:55 PM
CIO 100: Team Awards – Modernisation, Innovation, and AI
19:55 PM - 20:05 PM
CIO 100: Individual Awards
20:05 PM - 20:15 PM
CIO 100: Team Awards – Ecosystem, Future Ready Enterprise, Sustainability
Break: Performance & Dessert
20:15 PM - 20:20 PM
CIO 100: Individual Awards
20:20 PM - 20:35 PM
CIO 100: Individual Awards
20:35 PM - 20:45 PM
CIO 100: Next CIO Award
20:45 PM - 21:00 PM
Closing remarks 
21:00 PM
Dinner & After-party drinks