Registration & Breakfast

Welcome by IDC

Thomas Karlsson

Events Director, IDC

IDC Keynote – The 2025 CIO Playbook: Driving Digital Business Value in the Age of AI

Two years on from the widespread commercial use of GenAI, and with the Agentic AI revolution on the horizon, the expectations of CEOs and the Board of Directors regarding the potential of AI to transform business and operational models are at their highest. Yet, many organizations are struggling to realize the expected business outcomes from their AI investments. Technology leaders are increasingly being asked to provide concrete answers to questions such as: what are the key success factors in transforming their business with AI? How can they prepare their organisation to deliver measurable business value?

CIOs have now a unique opportunity to transcend traditional IT management roles and reinforce their strategic role, emerging as Digital Business Orchestrators. In this session, we will provide an overview of the digital market and share best practices on how to close digital business execution gaps and unlock sustainable business value from AI.

Martina Longo

Research Manager, C-Suite Tech Agenda, IDC

SAP & NTT Data Keynote – From Pilots to Profits: The Agentic Enterprise

Philip Johannesson

SAP Regional AI lead, Norway, SAP

Case Speaker: AI at Kuehne+Nagel – The algorithm awakens

Niklas Westin Sundberg

Chief Digital Officer, Kuehne+Nagel

Coffee & Networking Break

IDC Connect Roundtable Session

Join us for an interactive roundtable session where we take a deep dive into the day’s key Digital Enterprise theme. This is a unique opportunity to network and connect with industry peers and subject-matter experts in an open, collaborative setting.

Discussion points will be introduced on the day to inspire dialogue and exchange of ideas.

Lunch & Networking Break

IDC Keynote – Capitalizing On The Next Wave Of Software Innovation

The software market is entering a new era, bringing a new wave of innovation. The emerging AI era brings with it consumption-based pricing that raises new challenges in financial planning and vendor management. Technology buyers must manage the challenges of software innovation being concentrated at each end of the market – mega-vendors and startups dominate. However the commercial challenges associated with this next wave of innovation can be overcome.

Tom Seal

Senior Research Director, Enterprise Software Sourcing Strategies, IDC

Case Speaker – Truth is Plural

Stefan Wendin

Head of Intelligent Systems, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Coffee & Networking Break

Trust by Design: Building Trust in AI-Driven Organisations

Sofia Edvardsen

VD/Grundare, Affärsjurist, Sharp Cookie Advisors AB

Summary & Conclusions

Thomas Karlsson

Events Director, IDC

Martina Longo

Research Manager, C-Suite Tech Agenda, IDC

Final Networking