IDC CIO Summit 2026

27 Mar 2026

Hilton Singapore Orchard

IDC CIO Summit 2026

ASEAN

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The CIO Playbook: The Rise of Agentic Systems

Celebrating 12 years of thought leadership, the IDC CIO Summit – ASEAN returns on 27 March 2026 in Singapore as the region’s premier gathering of technology decision-makers.

 

2026 marks a defining year for the ASEAN digital economy. CIOs across Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia are navigating a moment of both extraordinary opportunity and accelerating complexity. With ICT investments in the region projected to surpass $170 billion, and AI spending growing 1.7 times faster than overall digital tech investments, the decisions made today will shape not just enterprise competitiveness but national innovation trajectories across Southeast Asia.

The CIO Summit 2026 is the region’s most forward-thinking IT and business leaders converge to reimagine what’s next. This exclusive one-day event in Singapore brings together senior executives, CIOs and digital transformation heads to exchange insights, benchmark strategies, and set the direction for the next wave of intelligent enterprise.

IDC ASEAN Advisory Council 2026

Low Han Yong

Low Han Yong

Chief Information Officer

Kuok Group Singapore

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Christina Lee

Christina Lee

Chief Information Officer, APAC

Dentsu

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Zeljko Ivkovic

Zeljko Ivkovic

Chief Information Officer, APAC

ISS A/S

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Kshitij Mulay

Kshitij Mulay

Chief Information Officer, Asia

Sephora (LVMH)

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Deny Rahardjo

Deny Rahardjo

Group Chief Information and Digital Officer | Chief Information and Security Officer

Sime Darby

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Expert Perspectives

Hear from thought leaders, visionary CIOs, and celebrity speakers redefining technology,
leadership, and innovation across ASEAN.

9:35 am

IDC Welcome Address

Jyoti Lalchandani | IDC

Head of WW Events & MD – META, Central Asia, India

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Jyoti Lalchandani

2025 Event Highlights

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Insights

Discover thought-provoking articles from IDC analysts, strategic partners, and end-user speakers. Explore expert viewpoints on the latest tech trends, real-world transformation stories, and forward-looking insights shaping the digital future.

Analyst Spotlight

The world is entering a defining moment for digital infrastructure. Artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation to ubiquity, and with it, a new operational paradigm is taking shape — one where agents rather than applications become the primary engines of digital value creation. This is the dawn of the agentic AI era, and its success depends on one thing above all else: robust, intelligent, and scalable infrastructure.

Matt Eastwood
IDC
SVP, WW Research
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Getting Your Data AI Ready.

It has become a common refrain – getting data governance right is key to a successful AI strategy! This conventional wisdom is very true, but it is not a new problem. For as long as I have been involved in IT, both as an analyst and as a CIO, companies have struggled with wrangling the various data sets across the applications running at the organization.

Bob Parker
IDC
SVP, Software and Services Research
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Unlocking AI Potential

Driving AI success requires more than technology—it starts with getting your data ready: clean, governed, and accessible. Equally important is selecting an AI platform that aligns with business goals while ensuring architectural agility to integrate emerging technologies seamlessly. While partnerships with technology providers remain essential, organizations should design for interoperability rather than rigid dependency.

Beyond technology choices, true value comes when businesses are willing to re-engineer processes to fully leverage the strengths of generative AI and traditional AI. This combination of data readiness, platform strategy, architectural flexibility, and process transformation positions enterprises to innovate faster and adapt confidently in an evolving AI landscape.

Low Han Yong
Kuok Group Singapore
Chief Information Officer

Venue

Hilton Singapore Orchard

333 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238867

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