Presenting the 2025 CIO Summit Agenda
Thursday, September 18
AI and Generative AI promise extraordinary opportunities—but without the right vision, structure, and cultural alignment, more than 80% of technology initiatives fail within two years. This keynote reveals proven strategies to move from experimentation to scalable impact. Covering everything from governance frameworks and ethical considerations to blending AI with blockchain, cloud infrastructure, and workflow engines, it explores how to cut costs, revamp legacy offerings, and launch entirely new products and services. With insights on overcoming cultural and generational barriers, and practical steps to secure executive and organizational buy-in, this session equips leaders with the tools to ensure near 100% success in driving transformative change.
Years of digital transformation have created a data deluge that most organisations are still struggling to harness. Enterprises generate over 1,300 exabytes of dark data every day, and 90% of the world’s data has been created in just the last two years.
That’s not just noise, it’s untapped potential.
Explore how your true advantage in the AI era lies not in the algorithms, but in the data you already have. Learn why so much of it remains dark, unused, or siloed and how discoverability and connectivity are the keys to unlocking its value.
It’s time to turn your data into your most powerful asset.
AI is everywhere, promising innovation, disruption, and maybe a few CIO headaches. With vendors flooding the market and new capabilities emerging daily, how do tech leaders separate game-changing potential from overhyped distractions?
This opening panel will dive into the realities of AI adoption, the key factors CIOs must consider, and how to navigate the ever-expanding vendor landscape. Expect candid insights, practical strategies, and maybe even a little AI myth-busting along the way!
ERP modernisation doesn’t have to mean costly upgrades or inflexible roadmaps. Join James Harvey, EMEA CTO at Rimini Street, as he shares how forward-thinking CIOs are reducing costs and complexity by evolving core systems like Oracle and SAP—without the need for full-scale replacements. Discover how to free up budget, enhance agility, and accelerate innovation by reimagining your ERP strategy.
AI experimentation is over and it’s now time to make it pay off. As enterprises scale AI initiatives, CIOs must shift focus from exploration to monetization, ensuring AI investments drive real business value.
This panel will dive into the economics of AI, strategies for measuring and optimizing AI-enabled applications, and the challenges of integrating AI into IT modernization efforts. How can CIOs turn AI from an operational expense into a revenue driver? Let’s break it down.
A fireside chat interview with David Marimon, Vice President & Chief Information Officer Iberia and Vice President IT Customer Service & Supply Chain, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, will spotlight the key strategic IT investments shaping 2025 and 2026.
The discussion will focus on AI, cybersecurity, and automation and how these technologies are being prioritised to drive efficiency, resilience, and innovation across the business.
This fireside chat will explore the critical role of the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) in the NHS Ambulance Service and how digital transformation is shaping the future of emergency care. Stephen will cover key responsibilities, including driving innovation, enhancing data management, and implementing technology to improve patient outcomes.
Attendees will gain insights into the challenges and opportunities of digital healthcare, as well as the strategic vision for integrating AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
Geopolitical tensions, shifting regulations, and societal pressures are reshaping the business landscape – and technology leaders are on the front lines. From supply chain disruptions to data sovereignty laws and the evolving role of AI, CIOs must anticipate risks and adapt strategies to stay resilient.
This session unpacks the key global trends impacting IT, how to navigate uncertainty, and what tech leaders should be watching next.
In this fireside chat, we’ll explore how CIOs can move from AI experimentation to scalable, strategic implementation without triggering uncontrolled disruption. Featuring insights from Verizon’s AI journey, we’ll tackle data readiness, workforce impact, and how CIOs can align the entire C-suite under a responsible, business-aligned AI strategy.
This session introduces a 7 S model that every tech executive, investor and innovator need to understand – one that shifts focus from internal efficiency to external impact. The original McKinsey 7-S helped shape business strategy for decades. But today’s challenges ranging from ethical AI to climate impact require a reimagination of how tech organisations and leaders align purpose with performance.
Discover how modern tech leaders can navigate the complexities of AI adoption while maintaining strategic focus and human-centred leadership. Softwire unpacks the key leadership behaviours and decision frameworks that empower CIOs to turn AI disruption into a competitive advantage.
Application modernisation is no longer just a technical upgrade, it’s a strategic necessity. In today’s fast-changing environment, organisations must deliver stronger customer experiences, simplify complex architecture, and stay ahead of emerging risk.
The ongoing climate of uncertainty has renewed the focus on C-Suite in 2025. With global IT outages, sophisticated ransomware and rapidly shifting technology landscapes, leaders need to act quickly.
Join us for an engaging lunch discussion in a private dining setting, where peers and thought leaders will share practical strategies for application modernisation, resilience, and risk mitigation.
By invitation only, please contact CIO Events for more information
Join Iron Mountain for an exclusive VIP lunch on unlocking the true value of your data.
We explored how your competitive edge in the AI era isn’t the technology itself—but the data you already own. Now, continue the conversation with fellow executives and Iron Mountain subject matter experts over a private lunch.
Discover how leading organisations are transforming dark, legacy data into powerful digital assets that drive engagement, revenue, and resilience.
As digital workplaces grow more complex, delivering seamless employee experiences becomes costlier and more demanding.
We will discuss how DEX tools can help optimise IT operations through smarter automation and management.
Exploring how to build a data-driven culture that fuels smarter decision-making.
In today’s digital-first world, the ability to activate the value of your data is a critical advantage. Legacy assets, when managed through a trusted data foundation, can become powerful drivers of brand engagement, market expansion, and new revenue.
This roundtable will explore how organisations are transforming dormant archives into dynamic digital assets. Through strategies that prioritise digitisation, discoverability, and secure, scalable infrastructure, businesses can generate new forms of value from content they already own. Join us to discuss how to protect and modernise legacy content, create immersive experiences, and reach new audiences while future-proofing your digital asset ecosystem and data integrity.
How IT leaders can position themselves as key business enablers, not just tech troubleshooters.
From early experiments to real-world implementation, organisations are at very different points in their AI journey, especially when it comes to intelligent agents. In this session, senior leaders from diverse industries will share candid reflections on how they’re adopting, prioritising, and measuring AI success.
Join this peer-led conversation on how to turn today’s virtualization challenge into a strategic competitive advantage. The market has forced a crossroads upon us: do we pursue a tactical, like-for-like replacement, or do we seize the moment to build a truly unified platform for the future? We will explore the powerful case for collapsing the silos between our traditional and cloud-native applications. This architectural shift is the essential foundation required to build a scalable and efficient enterprise AI platform.
How do businesses strategically allocate AI workloads across different infrastructure environments (public cloud, private cloud, edge) to balance cost, performance, security, and data sovereignty?
How to integrate ESG objectives into tech strategy without sacrificing innovation, efficiency, or profitability.
Sharing best practices for upskilling teams, adapting to automation, and building a future-ready workforce.
A practical discussion on how CIOs are turning AI strategy into execution while managing people, process, and tech alignment.
Join this executive research roundtable, part of a research study into how technology leaders enable their organisations to navigate running and changing the business simultaneously in the landscape of constant and rapid digital disruptions. Led by technology leader–researcher Freddie Quek and moderator Chris Weston, the session will share some of the findings for peer discussion and validation. Participants’ contribution will inform practice-based outcomes for the profession.
*By invitation only
Agentic AI is forecast to generate over $450 billion in revenue by 2035, with Gartner predicting it will be a core capability in half of all software by 2030. But without proper oversight, thousands of autonomous agents risk creating “agent anarchy” across systems.
In this 15-minute session, our speakers will explore how organisations can realise the value of agentic AI while avoiding the operational risks. Drawing on real-world client engagements, including work with a major UK public sector body, they will outline where to begin, key challenges to navigate, and how to scale responsibly.
The session will also include a live demonstration of Agent Workbench, showing how orchestrated, enterprise-grade agents can be deployed securely and deliver measurable impact from day one. Learn how to move beyond experimentation and embed agentic AI into the fabric of your organisation, securely, scalably, and with confidence.
AI is a hot topic, but where should you begin? Jonathon Valentine will break down the practicalities of starting your AI journey, sharing insights on the best approach to implementation.
He will also explore how AI agents will enhance the customer experience by resolving tickets efficiently without human intervention.
Data is the backbone of modern business strategy, and technology leaders play a crucial role in turning information into actionable insights. This panel will explore how to harness data effectively, foster a data-driven culture, and drive smarter decision-making for competitive advantage
CIOs today are at the heart of enterprise transformation, shaping strategy, driving innovation, and enabling sustainable growth. As organisations confront rising complexity, legacy friction, and rapidly evolving expectations, the CIO’s role is pivotal in orchestrating change that delivers tangible business impact. This session explores how CIOs can tackle complexity and accelerate innovation at scale.
Through real-world examples, we’ll show how platforms like Liferay align technology with strategic priorities, quietly powering agility, resilience, and long-term value across the organisation.
As CIOs take on a bigger role in the boardroom, communicating the value of technology in business terms is more critical than ever. Bridging the gap between technical expertise and executive priorities comes with challenges: translating complex IT strategies, securing buy-in for digital initiatives, and aligning with broader corporate goals.
This panel will explore how CIOs can effectively engage with board members, navigate tough conversations, and ensure technology remains a key driver of business success.
The heterogeneous digital workplace of today continues to increase the overall cost of how organisations manage and support their employees, who today have even higher demands when it comes to digital experiences. Digital employee experience (DEX) tools are changing how organisations manage, measure and automate the digital workplace. Following the release of the 2nd Gartner magic quadrant for DEX tools, ControlUp will speak to how organisations can look at changing and optimizing their IT operations…
As organizations become more interconnected & sophisticated, cybersecurity threats continue to evolve.
This panel will explore strategies for building resilient systems, mitigating risks, and ensuring robust security frameworks in an era of constant digital threats. Leaders must stay ahead of emerging challenges to safeguard their enterprises.
CIOs operate in an increasingly complex landscape, collaborating with emerging tech leaders while steering digital strategy. This panel will explore how CIOs can define their role, foster cross-functional alignment, and drive innovation to ensure seamless technology integration and business success.
What does it take to be recognised as a top technology leader today?
This exclusive closing panel of CIO 100 judges will share key themes that emerged from this year’s winners, the groundbreaking achievements that set them apart, and how the CIO role continues to evolve. From AI adoption to digital transformation at scale, hear firsthand insights from the experts who evaluated the best of the best.
Gain an insider’s perspective on what defines success in today’s rapidly shifting tech landscape.
