Why Attend

Key Topics

  • Security Operations
  • Application and Cloud Security
  • AI in Cybersecurity
  • Network Security
  • Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

What will you gain?

Security Operations

Exploring best practices and innovative strategies for managing security operations.

Application and Cloud Security

Focusing on methods and technologies for securing applications and cloud environments.

AI in Cybersecurity

Discussing advancements and applications of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity.

Network Security

Covering the latest trends and technologies in securing networks.

Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Addressing the identification and mitigation of risks related to third-party vendors and suppliers.

Key Themes

Sovereign Security: Localizing for Global Impact

Türkiye is prioritizing digital sovereignty by localizing talent, infrastructure, and AI systems. Sovereign security platforms ensure sensitive data is stored and governed within national borders, reducing exposure to foreign jurisdiction and geopolitical risks. This approach is central to national security, public sector modernization, and technological independence while balancing its ambitions to be a regional digital hub.

Cloud Security: Compliance, Visibility, and Resilience
Cloud security strategies in Türkiye focus on regulatory compliance, data sovereignty, and operational resilience. Organizations are prioritizing hybrid architectures and sovereign controls to meet data residency requirements, reduce latency, and ensure visibility across distributed environments.

Data Privacy and Protection: Navigating New Regulations (regional)
Regulatory compliance (70%) is among the top operational security priorities for CISOs in Türkiye. Türkiye’s data protection landscape has been steadily evolving with tighter enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK). With closer alignment with global privacy standards like the EU’s GDPR, organizations must navigate a more complex regulatory environment with agility and proactive compliance strategies.

Managed Detection and Response (MDR): The Digital Control Plane
MDR is evolving into the digital control plane for enterprise resilience, combining AI-powered threat detection, automated response, and compliance expertise. New licensing frameworks and sovereign technology requirements are reshaping service delivery in Türkiye.

Advisory Board

Advisory Board

The list is surname-alphabetical order.

Nuri Akar

Nuri Akar

CISO

Borsa İstanbul

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Onur Akkepenek

Onur Akkepenek

IT Security Group Manager

Migros

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Ali Kutluhan Aktaş

Ali Kutluhan Aktaş

EVP, IT Security & IT Risk Management

Intertech

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Serhat Alkan

Serhat Alkan

Infotmation Security Manager

Türkiye Kalkınma ve Yatırım Bankası

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Kayıhan Altınöz

Kayıhan Altınöz

CISO

TAV Airports Holding

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İbrahim Aslanbakan

İbrahim Aslanbakan

CISO

Medipol Sağlık Grubu

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Akif Mert Avcı

Akif Mert Avcı

Information Security, IT Process and Compliance Manager

Vakıfbank

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Onur Ayyıldız

Onur Ayyıldız

Head of IT – Security & Infrastructure

Anadolu Sigorta

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Öner Ziya Baş

Öner Ziya Baş

CISO

İhlas Holding

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Emre Bilgili

Emre Bilgili

Technology Infrastructure and Cyber Security Director

Beko Global

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Ayça Yıldırım

Ayça Yıldırım

CISO

Aksigorta

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Ercan Cengiz

Ercan Cengiz

CISO

Dünya Katılım

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Mert Çakar

Mert Çakar

Deputy GM, IT Operations

Erciyes Anadolu Holding

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Murat Çelebi

Murat Çelebi

Information Security & Risk Management Director

Merkezi Kayıt Kuruluşu

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Argun Derviş

Argun Derviş

CISO

QNB Finansbank-IBTech

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Umut Dinçkol

Umut Dinçkol

Information Security, IT Compliance & Service Management Director

BKM

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Sezgin Durmaz

Sezgin Durmaz

ICT Manager & IT Security Officer

Metro Cash & Carry

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Cem Dursun

Cem Dursun

CISO, Enerjisa

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Gökay Düzay

Gökay Düzay

Cyber Security Senior Manager, Doğan Şirketler Grubu Holding

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Emre Erkıran

Emre Erkıran

CISO

QNB Invest

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Mehmet Ali Erkul

Mehmet Ali Erkul

Director, Corporate Information & Cyber Security Management, TÜRKSAT

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Murathan Gemicioğlu

Murathan Gemicioğlu

Global Information Security Manager, Hayat Holding

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Başak Gençer Ünsalver

Başak Gençer Ünsalver

CISO

Vodafone Türkiye

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Özer Gülce

Özer Gülce

Information Security Management Director, Alternatif Bank

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İlker Çağrı Güven

İlker Çağrı Güven

Head of IT Security

Pluxee

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Aytekin Güzeliş

Aytekin Güzeliş

CISO, Allianz Türkiye

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Murat Halidi

Murat Halidi

Senior Network & Security Manager, Zorlu Holding

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Levent İçli

Levent İçli

Technological Infrastructure and Security Manager, Aygaz

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Boğaç Kanık

Boğaç Kanık

CISO, Akbank

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Mehmet Karabıyık

Mehmet Karabıyık

CISO

BNP Paribas Cardif

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Ömer Lütfü Karagöz

Ömer Lütfü Karagöz

Network, System & Security Infrastructure Director, Migros

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Nusret Karakaya

Nusret Karakaya

CISO, OYAK

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Anıl Kuş

Anıl Kuş

Head of Security and Compliance

Hepsiburada

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Mahmut Küçük

Mahmut Küçük

Cyber Security Director, Türk Telekom

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Ümit Malkoç

Ümit Malkoç

CISO

Yapı Kredi Teknoloji

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Nihan Namoğlu

Nihan Namoğlu

CISO

AgeSA & MediSA

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Özgür Orhan

Özgür Orhan

CISO

Koç Holding

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Yusuf Özer

Yusuf Özer

Information Security Director, Sigorta Bilgi ve Gözetim Merkezi

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Tuğba Öztürk

Tuğba Öztürk

Information Security Director, Çalık Holding

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Hasan Reyhanoğlu

Hasan Reyhanoğlu

Information Security and Risk Management Director, Softtech

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Erkan Sertoğlu

Erkan Sertoğlu

Information Security Director

sahibinden.com

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Okan Şengül

Okan Şengül

Information Security Manager, Ekol Logistics

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Alper Şulan

Alper Şulan

Head Of Cyber Security and Risk, CISO, TÜPRAŞ

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Sinan Tanrıkulu

Sinan Tanrıkulu

Information Security Manager, Ziraat Bankası

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Emin İslam Tatlı

Emin İslam Tatlı

Cyber Security Director, Turkcell

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Mehmet Temiz

Mehmet Temiz

Information Security Manager, Anadolu Efes

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Hakan Tokay

Hakan Tokay

Infrastructure Security Associate Director

Turkcell

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Alper Torun

Alper Torun

CISO, Halkbank

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Hakan Türköner

Hakan Türköner

IT Security & Governance Director

Boyner

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Dr. Suat Uğurlu

Dr. Suat Uğurlu

Associate Director, Technology Solutions and IT Security, Koton

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Hakan Uluğ

Hakan Uluğ

Information Security Group Manager, Aydem Enerji

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Özgür Ünsal

Özgür Ünsal

Information Security Senior Manager, Odeabank

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Hasan Üstündağ

Hasan Üstündağ

Director, Cyber Security & Network Services, Şişecam

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Batu Yazan

Batu Yazan

Global Information Technology & Information Security Director, Getir

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Kadir Yıldız

Kadir Yıldız

SVP, IT Security, Turkish Airlines

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Gülden Yüncüoğlu

Gülden Yüncüoğlu

CISO, TEB

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Murat Zaralı

Murat Zaralı

Information Security Director, Yıldız Tech (Yıldız Holding)

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Mustafa Dağ

Mustafa Dağ

Head of Information Security

Tekfen Holding

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Knowledge Hub India 26

Knowledge Hub

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.

AI Infrastructure: The Foundation of the Agentic Era

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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The Enterprise AI Reality Check: 6 Predictions for 2026

Based on conversations with several CIOs about their biggest challenges (and hopes) as they look ahead to 2026, I learned some unexpected things along the way. What I learnt challenges much of the prevailing wisdom from AI prognosticators.

Vivek Ganesh
| OutSystems India
RVP
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The Difference Between Data and Insight

When we talk about data, we often assume that numbers speak for themselves. In reality, they don’t. A number without context can easily mislead—even if it is technically correct.

I’ve seen situations where a dashboard shows a sharp increase in sales, and the immediate reaction is to celebrate. But when you look closer, it turns out to be a one-time bulk order or a seasonal effect. Without that context, the data is not just incomplete—it’s misleading. The same applies to almost every KPI we track. Metrics only start making sense when you understand the business situation
behind them.

Githen Ronney
| Blueprint Technologies
SAP Analytics – Practice Head
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AI, Regulation, and Energy: 9 Datacenter Priorities CXOs Must Prepare for in 2026

In 2026, datacenter strategy is no longer reacting to change; it is being shaped by it. AI workloads are intensifying, energy is becoming scarce, and regulation is tightening across regions. For CXOs, infrastructure can no longer sit quietly in the background as a utility. Growth now depends on how well power access, efficiency, compliance, resilience, and workload realities are aligned from day one.

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Agentic Architecture for Enterprise Customer Support: A Lever for the Outcomes You're Already Accountable For

CIOs in high-stakes industries are managing more competing priorities than ever — security, cloud, data governance, AI risk, workforce transformation. Customer support rarely sits at the top of that stack, and that’s entirely rational. Bandwidth is finite. Every decision to defer something is also a decision to protect something else.

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The Inflection Point: From Agentic Pilots to Production-Scale Operations

Thirty years in enterprise sales teaches you to tune out the noise. I’ve watched every technology cycle come through and most of them changed something, just not everything, and rarely on the timeline promised but Agentic AI feels different. I am not declaring this because of the hype, but because its failure mode is unlike anything I have seen before and this is where it gets interesting. Enterprises aren’t failing to adopt this technology, they’re failing to scale something they have already proven.

Harvinder Singh
| AceCloud
Chief Business Officer
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Beyond Digital Transformation: Shifting the horizons towards “AI-Driven Digital Transformation

Is your technology stack helping your business to fly high, or holding it back? You must ask, if your business is smart enough to act alone. True success comes when your systems and processes can work in tandem and accelerate smoothly without your intervention as well.

Nishant Rathi
| NeoSOFT
CEO & Founder
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Agenda AI India

Agenda

Agenda

AI & Data Summit India

One Day Event

8:00 am

Registration and Networking

8:50 am

IDC Opening Keynote: The AI Moment: Strategies for CIOs in India

Jyoti Lalchandani

Jyoti Lalchandani

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

9:00 am

Agentic AI: Re-Architecting Enterprise Value Chains for the Autonomous Future

9:20 am

AI for Enterprise Transformation: Cloud Modernization and Sovereignty as Strategic Foundations for 2026

9:30 am

Unlock the Full Value of Enterprise AI

9:40 am

Leadership in the Age of AI: Empowering People for a Data-Driven Future

9:50 am

The Power Of Partnerships: Accelerating AI Outcomes

10:00 am

Leading in the Age of AI-Native Enterprises

10:20 am

Sovereign by design: Completing the stack with Agentic AI

11:05 am

Tea / Coffee & Networking Break

11:30 am

Platinum Tracks (Parallel Tracks)

Step into the future

Track 1

11:30 am – 11:35 am

Start of Session

11:35 am – 11:45 am

Simple. Intelligent. Video Devices for the AI-Driven Workplace

11:45 am – 11:55 am

The CIO's Data Resilience Playbook: Securing AI Infrastructure in the Era of AI-Powered Attacks

11:55 am – 12:05 pm

Build Fast. Predict Smarter. Decide in Real Time

12:05 pm – 12:15 pm

Operational Data Platform for AI

Track 2

11:30 am – 11:35 am

Start of Session

11:35 am – 11:45 am

Accelerate AI-Driven Transformation with Mendix Low-Code

11:45 am – 11:55 am

From AI ambition to AI at scale: Building the Hybrid AI Enterprise

11:55 am – 12:05 pm

Future Proofing Enterprises: Intersection of Data, AI and Cyber Resilience

12:05 pm – 12:15 pm

From Data Chaos to Business Clarity: Building a Unified Data Foundation with SAP Business Data Cloud

Track 3

11:30 am – 11:35 am

Start of Session

11:35 am – 11:45 am

The Human Side of AI and Data

11:45 am – 11:55 am

Driving Business Value with AI & Data

11:55 am – 12:05 pm

Accelerating Safe AI at Scale: Unified Data Protection, Governance & Recovery

12:05 pm – 12:15 pm

Strategic Leadership in Enterprise Architecture and AI

12:15 pm

AI-Driven Productivity and Automation

12:55 pm

Lunch & Networking

1:35 pm

GenAI at Work: Big Wins, Real Risks, Smart Governance

2:05 pm

Workshop (Parallel Tracks)

Track A

2:05 pm – 2:55 pm

Closing the NetOps skills gap with AI assistants

Track B

2:05 pm – 2:55 pm

Risk Management for AI: Protect your Data, Agents, and Business

Track C

2:05 pm – 2:55 pm

Case Study: Scaling 10X Global Expansion with Advanced Automotive Analytics

Track D

2:05 pm – 2:55 pm

Scaling AI from Pilot to Enterprise

2:55 pm

Felicitation of Partners / Speakers

3:05 pm

Mega Raffle, Summary

3:15 pm

Networking & Cocktails

3:45 pm

Close of Event

Why Attend

Why Attend?

The IDC AI & Data Summit India is more than just a conference — it’s where the country’s technology leaders come together to shape the future of AI-driven enterprises.

Infrastructure Evolution: Edge, Cloud and AI Platforms

With 75% of AI workloads expected to run on hybrid infrastructure, Indian organizations need agile, cost-effective, and secure architectures. This theme examines the future of AI infrastructure spanning edge computing for real-time use cases, multi-cloud strategies, AI accelerators, and enterprise-ready AI platforms.

Business Value and ROI from AI & Data

As budgets come under scrutiny, enterprises need clear answers on AI’s commercial impact. This theme focuses on practical value pathways: productivity gains, revenue models, cost optimization, and industry-specific ROI, helping leaders justify investments and prioritize the highest-value initiatives.

People, Culture and AI Readiness

With 55% of Indian enterprises facing digital skill shortages, the human dimension of AI adoption is critical. This theme explores how organizations can build a future-ready workforce, nurture AI-first cultures, redesign roles, and drive change management to ensure adoption matches ambition.

Ecosystems, Partnerships and Innovation Models

India’s AI momentum is accelerating through collaboration startups, hyperscalers, global partners, research hubs, and industry alliances. This theme highlights how enterprises can leverage ecosystem-driven innovation, co-creation models, and partnership strategies to accelerate outcomes and derisk transformation.

Future Regulation & Strategic Foresight

With AI regulation evolving globally and India evaluating its own policy frameworks, organizations must prepare for future compliance. This theme offers forward-looking insights into emerging regulations, safety standards, security expectations, and long-term strategic bets shaping the next decade of AI in India.

Key Theme

The summit this year will spotlight how innovation, intelligence, and resilience are reshaping enterprises through AI, cloud modernization, agentic architectures, and cybersecurity.

Data Value Reinvention in the Age of AI

India’s enterprises are rethinking the way data is collected, shared, and monetized. With AI investments outpacing overall tech spend, organizations must unlock new value streams from data powered by real-time analytics, proprietary datasets, and modern data platforms. This theme focuses on how Indian businesses can move from data volume to data value at scale.

Scaling AI: From Pilot to Enterprise Deployment

While many Indian organizations have launched AI pilots, fewer have achieved enterprise-wide scale. This theme explores what it takes to operationalize AI across functions addressing architecture, scalability, data readiness, MLOps maturity, and measurable outcomes, so enterprises can confidently move from experimentation to transformation.

AI Governance: Trust, Transparency and Responsible AI

As India prepares for AI governance frameworks and enterprises formalize AI risk policies, responsible AI is no longer optional. This theme highlights practical governance models, ethical guardrails, fairness frameworks, and risk mitigation strategies essential for safe, transparent AI adoption in large organizations.

Data Sovereignty, Governance and Interoperability

With India’s evolving data protection landscape and rising emphasis on local data management, organizations must navigate sovereignty, cross-border data flows, and secure interoperability. This theme provides clarity on building compliant, resilient data ecosystems balancing innovation with regulatory expectations.

Generative and Agentic AI: The Next Frontier

Indian enterprises are rapidly moving from curiosity to high-value GenAI applications across customer service, productivity, development, and operations. This theme explores next-wave innovations: agentic systems, autonomous workflows, multimodal models and what they mean for competitiveness in India’s digital economy.

IT Government Summit

IT Government Summit

Transformación Pública 4.0: México hacia un Estado Inteligente​

27 Aug 2026 Mexico City, Mexico
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Interoperabilidad, inclusión y transformación para un futuro público sostenible

La 20a Edición de la Cumbre de Gobierno y Tecnología 2026 de México, se consolida como el evento principal para líderes, innovadores y actores clave que impulsan la transformación digital del país. La cumbre de este año destacará la visión estratégica de la Agencia de Transformación Digital de México, la cual está remodelando la infraestructura tecnológica del sector público y modernizando los servicios gubernamentales en todos los niveles.

Agenda

La colaboración y el desarrollo del ecosistema están en el corazón del camino de transformación digital de México. El evento reunirá a líderes del sector público, proveedores de tecnología y organismos locales para compartir las mejores prácticas, desarrollar habilidades digitales y ampliar las oportunidades de inversión en TI. Al fomentar las alianzas y la innovación, la cumbre busca crear una ruta sostenible hacia un gobierno digital, asegurando que México se mantenga a la vanguardia de la modernización del sector público.​

2026 Prediction

By 2027, 55% of G1000 CIOs will be tasked to create enterprise AI value playbooks, featuring expanded ROI models to define, measure, and showcase AI impact across efficiency, growth, and innovation.​

Main Themes

Visión 2026: La Estrategia Nacional de Transformación Digital​

Hoja de ruta impulsada por la Agencia de Transformación Digital, sus objetivos estratégicos y el impacto esperado en los tres niveles de gobierno (Federal, Estatal y Municipal).​

Identidad Digital y Seguridad Biométrica: Hacia un México Conectado​

Análisis de la nueva cédula digital, su implementación, desafíos de privacidad y los beneficios para la inclusión ciudadana y la confianza en los servicios públicos.​

Soberanía Digital: Infraestructura de Centro de Datos Nacional​

Debate sobre la importancia del centro de datos, su papel en la independencia tecnológica y en la protección de la infraestructura crítica del país.​

Inteligencia Artificial para la Eficiencia Fiscal​

Casos de uso del SAT en la automatización de procesos de recaudación, detección de evasión y análisis predictivo mediante IA.​

Ciudadano Digital: Transformando la Experiencia Gubernamental​

Cómo los servicios digitales centrados en el usuario pueden mejorar la eficiencia, transparencia y participación ciudadana en todos los niveles de gobierno.​

Ciberseguridad y Confianza en la Era de los Datos Públicos

Estrategias para proteger la información gubernamental, prevenir ciberataques y fortalecer la infraestructura tecnológica nacional.​

2026 Prediction

Para 2027, las organizaciones G1000 enfrentarán un aumento de hasta el 30% en los costos subestimados de infraestructura de IA, lo que llevará a los CIO a ampliar el alcance de los equipos de FinOps para optimizar los gastos y mejorar el valor empresarial.

Speakers

Alejandro Florean Rodriguez

Alejandro Florean Rodriguez

Vice President of Custom Solutions LatAm & Country Manager Mexico

IDC

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Claudia Medina

Claudia Medina

Director, Data & Analytics

IDC Mexico

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Alberto Arellano

Alberto Arellano

Infrastructure Director

IDC

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Our Partners

Venue

Magna Pars Event Space

Juan Vázquez de Mella 525, Polanco, Polanco I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11510 Ciudad de México, CDMX

La historia de La Hacienda de los Morales se remonta a mediados del siglo XVI. Hoy, cuatro siglos después, La Hacienda ofrece al visitante un magnífico restaurante de comida mexicana con especialidades internacionales y un centro de reuniones con salones para todo tipo de eventos en un ambiente tradicional mexicano.

Knowledge Hub

The Dynamic Role of the EMEA CIO: Steering the Digital Ship

In the digital business and AI-everywhere era, technology is now a strategic enabler that permeates every aspect of business operations. According to IDC’s Worldwide CEO Survey (February 2024, n = 67), 48% of CEOs in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) now report regularly to the board on the status of digital initiatives, highlighting the strategic nature of digital technologies among businesses.

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5 Lessons to Shape Your AI Digital Future: Learning from the Past

A little over a year ago, a new phase of the digital business era began with OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT. The generative AI (GenAI) boom is expected to roundly influence what comes next: AI Everywhere. AI is expected to become a driving force of our digital future, impacting individual lives, consumers, citizens, workers, businesses, and society.

Henry Ford said, “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” What should we learn from the past to determine the way forward?

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The Critical Role of Governments in EU Cyber-Resilience

partIn today’s digital landscape, where AI can churn out content in seconds, marketers face a unique challenge: How can we create narratives that stand out? Let’s explore strategies for crafting compelling and differentiated stories in the era of generative AI (GenAI).

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Partner Spotlight

Can Erginkurban
Head of Products & Marketing
ESET

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Türkiye'de Zero Trust Yaklaşımı Neden Benimseniyor?

Zero Trust (Sıfır Güven) yaklaşımı, “asla güvenme, her zaman doğrula” prensibi üzerine kurulu modern bir siber güvenlik modelidir. Bulut bilişim, uzaktan çalışma ve mobil erişimin yaygınlaştığı günümüzde geleneksel çevre (perimeter) güvenliği artık yeterli görülmemektedir. Buna rağmen Türkiye’de Zero Trust mimarisinin yaygın ve olgun biçimde uygulanmadığı dikkat çekmektedir

Algısal Sorun: Güvenlik = Ürün Yanılgısı

Türkiye’de birçok kurum güvenliği hâlâ firewall, antivirüs ve VPN gibi çözümlerle tamamlanmış bir yapı olarak görmektedir. Oysa Zero Trust bir ürün değil, bir mimari ve güvenlik felsefesidir. Buna göre; İç ağdaki hiçbir kullanıcı veya cihaz otomatik olarak güvenli kabul edilmez, her erişim talebi kimlik, bağlam ve risk skoruna göre değerlendirilir, sürekli doğrulama ve izleme esastır.

Türkiye’de güvenlik çoğunlukla “ürün satın alma” seviyesinde ele alınırken, mimari dönüşüm ve süreç yönetimi geri planda kalmaktadır

Ekonomik Engel Algısı

Zero Trust; IAM ve MFA çözümleri, uç nokta görünürlüğü, ağ segmentasyonu, sürekli loglama ve güvenlik operasyonel yetkinlikleri gibi yatırımlar gerektirir. Bu da özellikle KOBİ’ler için yüksek maliyet algısı yaratmaktadır.

Ancak Zero Trust tek seferde büyük bir dönüşüm değil, kademeli ve ölçeklenebilir bir modeldir. Sorun çoğu zaman bütçe eksikliğinden ziyade, kısa vadeli maliyetlere odaklanıp uzun vadeli risk azaltımının göz ardı edilmesidir.

Kültürel ve Organizasyonel Bariyerler

Türkiye’de yaygın olan “içeridekiler güvenlidir” (Ofisteki kullanıcıya otomatik güven, Şirket ağına bağlanan cihaza sorgusuz yetki, yetkilerin uzun süre gözden geçirilmemesi) yaklaşımı Zero Trust ile çelişmektedir.

Zero Trust bu varsayımları ortadan kaldırır. Bu durum ek doğrulama adımları ve erişim kısıtlamaları nedeniyle “işi yavaşlatan güvenlik” algısı yaratabilir. Oysa güvenlik, sürdürülebilir iş sürekliliğinin temelidir.

Yetkinlik ve İnsan Kaynağı Açığı

Zero Trust; stratejik mimari tasarım, politika yönetimi ve sürekli izleme gerektirir. Türkiye’de ise: Güvenlik ekipleri çoğunlukla operasyonel iş yükü altında, stratejik planlamaya yeterli zaman ayrılmıyor, zero Trust konusunda uzman sayısı sınırlı. Bu da kurumları alışılmış güvenlik modellerine bağımlı bırakmaktadır

Genel Değerlendirme

Türkiye’de Zero Trust’ın benimsenmemesinin temel nedeni yalnızca ekonomik değil; zihniyet, önceliklendirme ve organizasyonel olgunluk eksikliğidir.

Sorun; Güvenliği hâlâ çevre merkezli düşünmek, içeridekine güven alışkanlığı, kısa vadeli maliyet yaklaşımı, stratejik güvenlik mimarisi eksikliği gibi nedenlerden kaynaklanmaktadır.

ESET, Zero Trust’ı bir “lüks” değil, kaçınılmaz bir evrim olarak tanımlıyor. Türkiye’de bu evrimin hızlanması; teknoloji yatırımlarından önce, zihniyet dönüşümüyle mümkün olacak.

Executive Dinner

Executive Dinner

The AI Reset: Reframing Business Cycles Through AI

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By combining applications, data, and AI, companies transform their workflows into sustainable growth engines—while ensuring security, compliance, and cost control.

An executive peer dinner discussion

Hosted by Avanade and Microsoft in partnership with IDC, this exclusive dinner will take place in the prestigious Salon Napoléon at the Four Seasons Hotel George V.

The evening will provide a unique setting to engage with IT decision-makers, experts, and peers on how AI is transforming business processes and how to scale its deployment across the enterprise.

Objective: share real-world feedback and identify pragmatic approaches to embedding AI at the heart of mission-critical applications.

On the agenda

  • Reimagining business processes and enabling enterprise-wide AI integration
  • Balancing in-house AI (DIY) with natively embedded enterprise solutions
  • Maintaining security and compliance while infusing AI into workflows
  • Defining the right KPIs to measure AI’s impact on business processes
  • Exploring concrete use cases and understanding market trends

The evening will feature expert insights followed by an interactive discussion with participants.

Key themes

Integrating AI into mission-critical applications to accelerate business workflows

Scaling deployment while ensuring security and compliance

Measuring value and ROI: KPIs and best practices to maximize AI impact

Reasons to participate

Discover the benefits of joining:

  • Connect with experts and peers facing similar challenges
  • Align your AI ambitions with your company’s overall strategy
  • Reimagine and secure AI-augmented business processes
  • Accelerate adoption by leveraging your existing application landscape
  • Identify practical approaches to generate value quickly

Agenda

Executive Dinner

One Day Event

7:00 pm

Welcome and Networking Cocktail

7:30 pm

IDC Welcome Speech and Introduction

Cyrille Chausson

Cyrille Chausson

Research Manager, IDC Europe

7:45 pm

Welcome from Avanade & Microsoft

Mélanie Hacquin-Borio

Mélanie Hacquin-Borio

Advisory & Exeprience Practice Lead, AVANADE

Jerôme de Gallé

Jerôme de Gallé

Enterprise Architect Lead, AVANADE

8:00 pm

Dinner Roundtable Discussions

  • Integrating AI into mission-critical applications to accelerate business workflows
  • Scaling enterprise-wide deployment while ensuring security and compliance
  • Measuring value and ROI: KPIs and best practices to maximize AI impact
10:30 pm

Thank you from IDC, Avanade & Microsoft

Speakers

Cyrille Chausson

Cyrille Chausson

Research Manager

IDC Europe

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Venue

Hôtel Plaza Athénée

Hôtel Plaza Athénée – An evening in the Salon Organza

25 Av. Montaigne, 75008 Paris

Experience the charm of Salon Organza, an elegant setting within the Plaza Athénée, where soft lighting and a refined atmosphere create the ideal environment for meaningful conversations.

Alongside Avanade and Microsoft, in partnership with IDC, enjoy an exceptional evening where inspiration, innovation, and conviviality meet in the heart of Parisian elegance.

Participation criteria

This event is intended for client-side professionals with key responsibilities. To ensure a relevant and high-value audience, registrations from technology vendors, system integrators, or consulting firms may be declined at the organizer’s discretion.

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Reaktif Güvenlikten Sürekli Dayanıklılığa

Dijital ekosistemin genişlemesiyle birlikte siber güvenlik yaklaşımı, daha güçlü, esnek ve bütüncül bir çerçevede yeniden şekilleniyor. Geleneksel olarak olaylara müdahale etmeye odaklanan reaktif güvenlik modelleri, günümüzün sürekli ve çok katmanlı tehdit ortamında yetersiz kalıyor. Bu yeni gerçeklikte kurumlar için asıl öncelik; hem tehditleri engellemek hem de siber olaylara ve iş kesintilerine karşı hazır, dirençli ve hızla toparlanabilir kalabilmektir.

Siber dayanıklılık, tam da bu ihtiyaca yanıt veriyor. Dayanıklılık, teknik kontrollerin ötesinde kurumların saldırılar sırasında ve sonrasında iş sürekliliğini koruyabilme, hızla toparlanabilme ve etkileri sınırlayabilme yetkinliğini ifade ediyor. Bu yaklaşım güvenliği izole bir teknik fonksiyon olmaktan çıkararak kurumsal yönetişimin ve risk yönetiminin ayrılmaz bir parçası haline getiriyor.

Bu dönüşümün temel bileşenlerinden biri tehdit istihbaratıdır. Tehdit istihbaratı, güvenlik ekiplerine yaşanan olayların arka planını, nedenlerini ve sonraki adımlarını anlamaya imkân veren bir bağlam sunar. Sektörel tehdit eğilimleri, saldırgan davranışları ve potansiyel etki alanları hakkında sağlanan bu içgörüler, güvenlik kararlarının daha bilinçli ve önceliklendirilmiş şekilde alınmasını mümkün kılar.

Ancak tehdit istihbaratının gerçek değeri, sürekli izleme ve operasyonel süreçlerle entegre edildiğinde ortaya çıkar. Sürekli izleme yaklaşımı, kurumlara dijital ortamlarında kesintisiz bir farkındalık sağlar. Güvenlik Operasyon Merkezleri (SOC) bu noktada, yalnızca alarmlara yanıt veren yapılar olmaktan çıkarak; anomali tespiti, erken uyarı ve öngörücü analizlerle proaktif bir rol üstlenir. Böylece siber güvenlik ekipleri olay sonrası müdahaleden ziyade riskleri erken aşamada yönetmeye odaklanır.

Sürekli izleme ve istihbarat destekli bir güvenlik yaklaşımı üst yönetim için de daha şeffaf ve ölçülebilir bir güvenlik duruşu sunar. Risklerin görünür hale gelmesi güvenliğin iş kararlarıyla daha güçlü bir şekilde hizalanmasını sağlar. Sonuç olarak, reaktif güvenlikten sürekli dayanıklılığa geçiş kurumların belirsizlikler karşısında daha kontrollü, daha öngörülü ve sürdürülebilir bir dijital gelecek inşa etmelerinin temelini oluşturur.

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The digital economy is entering a decisive new phase — one where competitiveness is no longer determined by connectivity alone, but by intelligence built directly into infrastructure. Around the world, executive leaders are shifting from traditional transformation programs to a more ambitious mandate: creating enterprises that can sense, decide, and act in real time. This next frontier is defined by two powerful forces converging at scale: next‑generation networks and applied AI woven throughout the enterprise fabric.

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Agentic AI is redefining enterprise technology—but most organizations aren’t ready. As businesses move beyond traditional automation, they’re entering a world of systems that can think, adapt, and act independently.

This isn’t just another step in AI evolution—it’s a fundamental shift. And for many enterprises, the gap between innovation and readiness is growing fast.

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