CIO Summit
Day 0
Breakfast & Networking
Welcome by IDC
Gian Carlo De La Paz
Senior Event Manager, IDC
Modernize. Secure. Innovate. Lead with the power of Agentic-AI
As digital investments accelerate, CIOs face growing complexity: modernizing legacy systems, reducing technical debt, strengthening cybersecurity, ensuring compliance, and preparing their workforce for technology-driven change. IDC research shows that nearly 40% of CIOs expect to overspend on digital infrastructure in the next 18 months, while only a fraction of initiatives deliver measurable business value.
At the same time, the next frontier is emerging: Agentic AI-systems capable of autonomous decision-making and continuous learning. While 77% of European organizations are using GenAI, only 28% have deployed agentic AI. CIOs must now balance innovation with governance, rethinking architecture, skills, and operating models to scale AI safely and strategically.
Andrea Siviero | IDC
Senior Research Director, AI-fueled Business Strategies
Andrea Siviero
Andrea Siviero leads IDC’s European Digital Business and Future of Work Research group. The group provides market research insights to foster a purposeful and fair adoption of technologies supporting digital societies, businesses and workforce and empower tech providers in strategic decision making, planning and go-to-market activities. Siviero also co-leads the IDC Worldwide MacroTech Research program, focused on the intertwined connection between the Economical and Digital worlds – analyzing the impact key MacroEconomic factors have on the digital landscape and viceversa, how technologies are impacting economies around the world.
Siviero advises IT players on building a forward-looking digital business and workforce strategy, while providing an in-depth view on future of work technology adoption, key digital use cases, macroeconomic digital impact, and digital regulations and emerging technology, via qualitative subscriptions and custom consulting projects. He has extensive experience with large strategy and go-to-market projects with IT providers. He is a member of IDC’s global Tech Storytellers taskforce and he is passionate about public speaking and customer engagement opportunities.
He joined IDC’s European team in 2014 and has become a recognized independent analyst across Europe and beyond in the vertical markets and digital business space. He is based in Italy and he holds a joint PhD in mathematics between the Université Bordeaux I (France) and the Universiteit Leiden (the Netherlands). During his PhD, he covered scientific research, academic teaching, and vocational training. He is a native Italian speaker and he is fluent in English and French.
Event Sessions
Day 0 10:10
Modernize. Secure. Innovate. Lead with the power of Agentic-AI
As digital investments accelerate, CIOs face growing complexity: modernizing legacy systems, reducing technical debt, strengthening cybersecurity, ensuring compliance, and preparing their workforce for technology-driven change. IDC research shows that nearly 40% of CIOs expect to overspend on digital infrastructure in the next 18 months, while only a fraction of initiatives deliver measurable business value.
At the same time, the next frontier is emerging: Agentic AI-systems capable of autonomous decision-making and continuous learning. While 77% of European organizations are using GenAI, only 28% have deployed agentic AI. CIOs must now balance innovation with governance, rethinking architecture, skills, and operating models to scale AI safely and strategically.
Technical Debt as a Strategic Lever
The Evolving Role of the CIO: From IT Leader to Business Strategist
How CIOs are shaping enterprise direction and boardroom priorities
Resilience by Design
Building adaptable architectures to withstand disruption and volatility
Cybersecurity in the Boardroom
Embedding cyber risk management into enterprise strategy andgovernance