Agenda
CIO Summit
Thu, Nov 19
Breakfast & Networking
Welcome by IDC
IDC Host
Trine Børve
Senior Project Manager, European Consulting, IDC
Closing the AI Execution Gap: The new CIO’s Mandate
As organizations accelerate AI adoption, CIOs are under mounting pressure to translate business expectations into measurable outcomes. IDC research shows that 64% of EMEA CEOs expect measurable business results from agentic AI within the next 24 months, yet fewer than half of organizations have delivered measurable outcomes from more than half of their AI projects. While investment in AI infrastructure continues to surge, many enterprises remain stuck between experimentation and scale, challenged by fragmented initiatives, uncertain ROI, rising costs, and increasing governance requirements. The real barrier to AI value is no longer interest, but execution.
At the same time, agentic AI is emerging as the next phase of the AI supercycle. Autonomous agents promise to transform business processes, create new revenue opportunities, and reshape operating models, but only for organizations that can build the right foundations. This session explores how CIOs can bridge the AI expectations gap by balancing innovation with oversight, turning AI investments into sustainable business value, and leading the transition toward the AI-fueled enterprise.
IDC Lead Analyst
Giulia Carosella
Senior Research Manager, AI-fueled Business Strategies, IDC
Cybersecurity in the Boardroom
Embedding cyber risk management into enterprise strategy and governance
How Orchestrating Identity Risk Signals Protects & Powers the Modern Enterprise
Presentation by Ping Identity
Presentation by Kyndryl
Coffee & Networking Break
IDC Connect Roundtable Discussion
In the Roundtable Connect Session we focus on interactive, moderated discussions in small peer groups, designed to exchange experiences, challenges, and practical insights.
Connect 1: Deploying Private AI at a Global Scale: Balancing Cost, Control and Power Availability
11:05 – 12:00
Erwin Uit De Bos
Senior Solution Architect, Digital Realty
Lunch & Networking Break
The CIO Talent Agenda
Closing the digital skills gap and leading cultural transformation
Lessons learned as the CIO of the Year 2025
Claus Birkholm
CIO, VP, NIRAS
My biggest AI mistakes and what you perhaps could learn from it
Michael Carstens
CIO, Orkla Snacks
Coffee & Networking Break
Fireside Chat: The Evolving Role of the CIO: From IT Leader to Business Strategist
Christian Lyngaae Saugman
Senior Business Executive & CIO
Carla Arend
Associate Vice President, Research, Cloud in Europe, IDC
Egmont’s AI journey
Henrik Mørup Amini
CIO, Egmont
Legal Update: Building Trust by Design in AI Driven Organisations
Mathias Pahl
Associate (Advokat), Tech & Comms, Bird & Bird
Final Remarks & Key Takeaways
IDC Host
Trine Børve
Senior Project Manager, European Consulting, IDC
IDC Lead Analyst
Giulia Carosella
Senior Research Manager, AI-fueled Business Strategies, IDC
Thank you for today!
The networking area remains open for final conversations