CIO Summit Mauritius
The Rise of Agentic Systems
Celebrating 12 years of thought leadership, the IDC CIO Summit – Mauritius returns on 22 September 2026 in Port Luis as Mauritius’s premier gathering of technology decision-makers.
The Africa region is entering a new phase of digital acceleration – one defined by AI at scale, intelligent infrastructure, and policy frameworks designed for inclusive growth. What began as experimentation is now shifting toward strategic deployment, with AI investment across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa expected to reach $14.6 billion by 2028.
At the heart of this transformation is a need for clarity: where to invest, how to govern, and what comes next. As GenAI and Agentic AI unlock new possibilities, organizations across Mauritius and the wider African region are moving toward Digital Transformation 2.0 – more ambitious, more complex, and more essential to national and business agendas.
The 2026 edition of the IDC Mauritius CIO Summit will examine how leaders can turn momentum into meaningful, measurable impact. From sustainable cloud and data infrastructure to AI governance, emerging use cases, and regional economic priorities, the focus is on building intelligent ecosystems that deliver long-term value. In a region where digital ambition is rising and technological shifts are accelerating, the opportunity is not only to keep pace, but to set the pace for Africa’s digital future.
Expert Perspectives
Hear from global thought leaders, visionary CIOs, and celebrity speakers redefining technology, leadership, and innovation in Mauritius.
IDC Keynote: The AI Moment: Strategies for CIOs in Mauritius
Jonathan Tullett | IDC
Associate Research Director
Jonathan Tullett
Jonathan Tullett is Associate Research Director for IT Services across Sub-Saharan Africa. His specialist areas include IT services, outsourcing, cloud computing, information security, and digital transformation.
Originally from the U.K. and currently based in Johannesburg, Jonathan has spent two decades working in technology and media across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In addition to consulting and research, he has worked in cybersecurity and application development.
Jonathan leads research and consulting projects across Sub-Saharan Africa as well as engagements in Europe and the Middle East, helping customers navigate emerging digital business opportunities, refine competitive go-to-market strategies, and gain insights into regional market performance.
Jonathan combines a deep understanding of both business and technology to deliver actionable insights for clients, who include global hyperscale cloud providers, regional telecom operators, local and global systems integrators, and managed service providers, as well as end-user organizations including financial services and government.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:00 am
IDC Welcome Address
One Day Event 9:35 am
IDC Keynote: The AI Moment: Strategies for CIOs in Mauritius
Our Partners
Veeam
Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk.
Veeam delivers deep contextual intelligence across every data asset, identity, and AI model. The company governs access for both humans and AI agents, automates privacy, compliance, and remediation processes, and protects and recovers organizations from modern threats — including ransomware, disasters, AI errors, and ensuring the restoration of clean, trusted data. Veeam empowers organizations to move beyond simply protecting data, enabling them to activate and unlock its full potential.
Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 82% of the Fortune 500, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Learn more at www.veeam.com or follow Veeam on LinkedIn @veeam-software and X @veeam.
Learn more at www.veeam.com or follow Veeam on LinkedIn @veeam-software and X @veeam.
Exagrid
ExaGrid provides Tiered Backup Storage with a unique disk-cache Landing Zone, long-term retention repository, scale-out architecture, and comprehensive security features. ExaGrid’s Landing Zone provides for the fastest backups, restores, and instant VM recoveries. The Repository Tier offers the lowest cost for long-term retention. ExaGrid’s scale-out architecture includes full appliances and ensures a fixed-length backup window as data grows, eliminating expensive forklift upgrades and planned product obsolescence. ExaGrid offers the only two-tiered backup storage approach with a non-network-facing tier (tiered air gap), delayed deletes, and immutable objects to recover from ransomware attacks.
Netskope
Netskope, a global SASE leader, helps organizations apply zero trust principles and AI/ML innovations to protect data and defend against cyber threats. Fast and easy to use, the Netskope One platform and its patented Zero Trust Engine provide optimized access and real-time security for people, devices, and data anywhere they go. Thousands of customers trust Netskope and its powerful NewEdge network to reduce risk and gain unrivaled visibility into any cloud, web, and private application activity—providing security and accelerating performance without trade-offs.
ManageEngine
ManageEngine is a division of Zoho Corporation and a leading provider of IT management solutions for organizations across the world. With a powerful, flexible, and AI-powered digital enterprise management platform, we help businesses get their work done from anywhere and everywhere – better, safer, and faster. To learn more, visit www.manageengine.com
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