CIO Summit Switzerland

CIO Summit Switzerland

The Rise of Agentic Systems

20 May 2026 Zurich, Switzerland
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Modernize. Secure. Innovate. Lead with the power of Agentic-AI​

Switzerland is strengthening its position as a European leader in secure, responsible, and innovation-driven digital transformation. With its strong financial services sector, advanced manufacturing base, and deep commitment to data privacy, the country is accelerating investment in cloud modernization, automation, and AI, including the next wave of Agentic AI.

For Swiss CIOs, 2026 will bring new challenges and opportunities: managing the convergence of innovation and regulation, modernizing legacy systems while meeting strict data protection standards, and integrating intelligent automation without compromising security or ethical accountability. As AI and Agentic AI gain traction, CIOs will play a central role in defining governance models that ensure transparency, trust, and measurable business value.

Agenda

The IDC CIO Summit Switzerland 2026 is the leading event for senior technology and business executives shaping enterprise strategy and digital leadership in one of Europe’s most advanced and trusted digital economies. Designed for CIOs, CTOs, and transformation leaders, this one-day summit delivers actionable insights on Switzerland’s top priorities for 2026: secure digital modernization, AI and Agentic AI adoption, cybersecurity resilience, and aligning IT with business value in an increasingly regulated and sustainability-focused environment.

Speakers

Thomas Meyer

Thomas Meyer

General Manager and Group Vice President, EMEA Research

IDC

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Anja Lange

Anja Lange

Moderator

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Priscilla Schneider

Priscilla Schneider

Head of Core Infrastructure

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

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Marcus Hug

Marcus Hug

Leiter Informatik & Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung

Michel Gruppe AG (Michel Services)

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Christian Probst

Christian Probst

Leiter Querschnittsapplikationen

Finanzdepartement des Kantons Basel-Stadt

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Thomas Greuter

Thomas Greuter

CIO

Migros Bank

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Matthias von Alten

Matthias von Alten

Managing Partner & Head of Consulting DACH

Wipro

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Fabian Ringwald

Fabian Ringwald

CIO und Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung

SWICA

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Oliver Köth

Oliver Köth

Managing Director Technology & Innovation

NTT DATA

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Thomas Jung

Thomas Jung

Chief Data Officer

Syngenta Group

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Dr. Sascha Tayefeh

Dr. Sascha Tayefeh

Fachstellenleiter Digitalisierung

Universität Bern

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Jan Freudenreich

Jan Freudenreich

Head of IT Security

Basler Kantonalbank

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Holger Spielberger

Holger Spielberger

Global Chief Information Officer & Chief Digital Officer

Georg Fischer Piping Systems

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Boris Bialek

Boris Bialek

Vice President Industries and Global Field Chief Technology Officer

MongoDB

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Venue

Park Hyatt Zurich

Beethovenstrasse 21, 8002 Zurich, Schweiz

Park Hyatt Zurich Website

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

The CIO as Business Strategist​

CIOs have evolved from operational leaders to enterprise strategists. As digital transformation reshapes every business model, technology leadership now defines competitiveness. Today’s CIO must align IT priorities with business outcomes, influence the boardroom agenda, and drive innovation that delivers measurable value.​

Modernization, Legacy and Technical Debt​

Managing technical debt is no longer just a maintenance concern, it’s a strategic priority. Modernizing legacy systems, simplifying architectures, and optimizing cost structures allow organizations to shift resources from upkeep to innovation. Streamlined technology portfolios create the agility needed to compete in a digital economy.​

The Agentic AI Revolution​

Agentic AI marks a shift from automation to autonomy. How CIOs can govern, scale, and integrate autonomous AI systems responsibly (balancing opportunity with oversight to create intelligent, self-directed enterprises.​

Resilience by Design​

Resilience is emerging as the defining capability of modern enterprises. Adaptive architectures, secure infrastructure, and integrated continuity planning enable organizations to withstand disruption (whether from economic uncertainty, regulatory shifts, or cyber threats) while sustaining growth and trust.​

Cybersecurity, Trust, and Digital Sovereignty​

As digital ecosystems expand, trust becomes a critical currency. CIOs must address cybersecurity, data sovereignty, and compliance in tandem, ensuring that cloud strategies and cross-border operations align with evolving regulations. Building digital trust creates both protection and competitive advantage.

Building the Intelligent Enterprise​

Data is the foundation of every intelligent organization. Reliable, governed, and accessible data architectures enable AI, automation, and analytics to operate at scale. Enterprises that invest in strong data foundations are better positioned to extract insight, anticipate change, and deliver smarter, faster business outcomes.​

2026 Prediction

Composite AI: In 2026, a renewed focus on traditional AI for explainability and reliability will drive 70% of organizations to adopt composite AI, blending generative, prescriptive, predictive, and agentic technology.

Partners

Knowledge Hub

The AI homework nobody asked for (but everyone’s getting anyway)

Artificial Intelligence has officially reached the “you can do anything with it” stage of technological hype. Judging just by AI vendor narratives, and by some of the media, it’s the golden key to productivity, efficiency, optimization and innovation.

Read more

The Agentic Business Future: Driving Resilience, Sovereignty, and Innovation in EMEA

As organizations navigate an era defined by economic uncertainty, geopolitical shifts, and relentless technological change, one truth stands out: the future belongs to those who can harness AI, automation, and sovereignty to build resilience, drive innovation, and unlock growth.

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EMEA’s Tech Evolution – 7 Key Themes Transforming Business in 2025

The technology landscape across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) is changing rapidly in 2025, with innovations actively reshaping industries and creating new business opportunities.

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Terms and Conditions

The IDC CIO Summit is aimed at IT and specialist staff from IT user companies in Switzerland.
For the purposes of these terms and conditions of participation, IT user companies are defined as all companies that do not themselves provide consulting services and/or develop, manufacture, or distribute information and communication technology (ICT) products or services.
Employees of outsourced IT companies who work exclusively for the parent company and do not conduct any third-party business are also eligible to participate. Employees of IT service companies generally only have access to our events through sponsorship.
IT provider companies within the meaning of these conditions of participation are hardware, software, service, and telecommunications companies, as well as consulting firms and ICT service providers.
IDC expressly reserves the right to reject registrations from persons who do not belong to the above-mentioned target group, even if the invitation was issued by one of our partners, mistakenly by IDC itself, or through participation in an online survey.
After registering via the online registration form and successful verification by IDC, you will receive a binding confirmation of registration by email.

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IDC Manufacturing Roundtable

IDC Manufacturing Roundtable

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Zukunftssichere, KI-fähige industrielle Dateninfrastrukturen: Wie gelingt die Brücke zwischen Fabrikhalle und Cloud?

Produktionsdaten, die bislang in isolierten Systemen schlummerten, entwickeln sich zunehmend zu einem strategischen Asset für Innovation und Effizienzsteigerungen.

 

Durch die intelligente Nutzung von Produktions-, Qualitäts- und Maschinendaten – insbesondere mittels Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) –  lassen sich Qualitätsprobleme schneller adressieren, Energieverbräuche optimieren und ungeplante Maschinenstillstände vermeiden.

 

Unternehmen stehen daher vor der Aufgabe, das enorme Potenzial industrieller Daten besser als bisher zu erschließen und für den Einsatz von KI in den Fabrikhallen nutzbar zu machen.

 

Maßgeblich für den Erfolg sind geeignete Dateninfrastrukturen, die den Anforderungen an Sicherheit und Skalierbarkeit gerecht werden, sowie umfassende Daten-Governance-Konzepte, die das Vertrauen in industrielle KI-Anwendungen nachhaltig stärken.

 

Wie produzierende Unternehmen diesen Weg erfolgreich gehen können und wo Stolpersteine liegen, darum geht es bei diesem Roundtable. IDC und Data Reply als Partner laden Sie dazu herzlich ein. Wir freuen uns auf einen intensiven Erfahrungs- und Meinungsaustausch in kleiner, vertraulicher Runde 

Darüber und mehr wollen wir sprechen:

  • Von Dateninseln zu vernetzter Intelligenz: Wie schaffen Unternehmen den Übergang von isolierten Produktionsdaten zu einem integrierten, KI-fähigen Datenökosystem?
  • Datenstrategie & Architektur: Welche Architekturansätze sind geeignet, um Produktions-, Qualitäts-, und Maschinendaten AI-ready zu machen?
  • Rolle von KI im industriellen Umfeld: Welche Use Cases bringen heute echten Mehrwert (z. B. Predictive Maintenance, Qualitätsanalyse, Energieoptimierung, generative Assistenzsysteme für Techniker)?
  • Datenqualität und Governance: Wie können Unternehmen sicherstellen, dass industrielle Daten vertrauenswürdig, kontextualisiert und KI-fähig sind?
  • Organisatorische Voraussetzungen: „Die größten Hürden für KI in der Industrie sind nicht technologisch, sondern organisatorisch.“ Wie lässt sich ein „AI-ready Mindset“ in Engineering- und Produktionsorganisationen etablieren?

Highlights aus dem Programm:

  • Praxisbericht von Philipp Martin Lutz, Senior Key Expert bei Siemens Digital Industries zu Data Products in the Agentic Era
  • Expertengespräch über Entscheidungsalternativen für IT-Executives
  • Moderierte Diskussionsrunde zum Austausch von Ansichten und Erfahrungen

Agenda

IDC Manufacturing Roundtable

One Day Event

5:30 pm

Empfang

Networking bei Drinks und Canapés

6:00 pm

Begrüßung und Einführung

Stefanie Naujoks

Stefanie Naujoks

Research Director, IDC

Sergio Spinatelli

Sergio Spinatelli

Partner, Data Reply

6:10 pm

Vorstellungsrunde der Teilnehmenden

6:20 pm

Towards the Data Quantum – Data Products in the Agentic Era

Philipp Martin Lutz

Philipp Martin Lutz

Senior Key Expert, Siemens Digital Industries

6:40 pm

Expertengespräch: Die Bedeutung von skalierbaren, sicheren und zukunftssicheren Dateninfrastrukturen, um AI at scale in der Fertigung zu ermöglichen

Sergio Spinatelli

Sergio Spinatelli

Partner, Data Reply

7:00 pm

Offene Diskussion und Austausch von Positionen und Erfahrungen aller Teilnehmenden

8:00 pm

Wrap Up und Closing mit Aperitif

anschließend Flying Dinner mit Networking

9:30 pm

Ende des Roundtables

Sprecher

Stefanie Naujoks

Stefanie Naujoks

Research Director

IDC

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Sergio Spinatelli

Sergio Spinatelli

Partner

Data Reply

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Philipp Martin Lutz

Philipp Martin Lutz

Senior Key Expert

Siemens Digital Industries

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Veranstaltungsort

SKYLOFT Stuttgart

Büchsenstraße 20
70174 Stuttgart

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CIO Summit

CIO Summit

The Rise of Agentic Systems

19 May 2026 Rome, Italy
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Aziende, istituzioni e Sistema Paese: una nuova leva di sviluppo

L’IDC CIO Summit Italy 2026 è l’evento di riferimento per dirigenti senior del mondo tecnologico e business che guidano la strategia aziendale e la leadership digitale in una delle economie europee più ambiziose e orientate alla trasformazione.

Pensato per CIO, CTO e leader della trasformazione, questo summit di una giornata offre insight concreti sulle principali priorità italiane per il 2026: modernizzazione, cybersecurity, sostenibilità, intelligenza artificiale e adozione dell’Agentic AI, oltre all’allineamento degli investimenti IT a valore di business misurabile, in un contesto normativo sempre più stringente.

Agenda

Gli analisti IDC e gli esperti di settore condivideranno indicazioni pratiche su come costruire architetture IT resilienti, sicure e sostenibili, ridurre il debito tecnologico e implementare l’intelligenza artificiale, inclusa l’Agentic AI, in modo responsabile e scalabile.

Attraverso keynote, panel e momenti di confronto collaborativo, il Summit fornisce ai CIO italiani framework strategici, ricerche esclusive e insight di leadership per guidare un’innovazione affidabile, rafforzare la resilienza e accelerare la trasformazione digitale fino al 2026 e oltre.

2026 Prediction

Entro il 2027, il 55% dei CIO delle aziende G1000 sarà incaricato di sviluppare playbook sul valore dell’AI a livello enterprise, includendo modelli di ROI ampliati per definire, misurare e dimostrare l’impatto dell’intelligenza artificiale su efficienza, crescita e innovazione.

Main Themes

Il CIO come Business Strategist​

I CIO sono passati da leader operativi a strateghi aziendali. Con la trasformazione digitale che ridefinisce ogni modello di business, la leadership tecnologica diventa un fattore chiave di competitività. Il CIO di oggi deve allineare le priorità IT agli obiettivi di business, influenzare l’agenda del board e guidare innovazioni capaci di generare valore misurabile.

Modernizzazione, Sistemi legacy e Technical debt​

Gestire il debito tecnico non è più solo una questione di manutenzione, ma una priorità strategica. Modernizzare i sistemi legacy, semplificare le architetture e ottimizzare le strutture dei costi consente alle organizzazioni di spostare risorse dalla manutenzione all’innovazione. Portafogli tecnologici snelli offrono l’agilità necessaria per competere in un’economia digitale.

The Agentic AI Revolution​

L’Agentic AI segna il passaggio dall’automazione all’autonomia. I CIO devono saper governare, scalare e integrare sistemi di intelligenza artificiale autonoma in modo responsabile, bilanciando le opportunità con il controllo per creare aziende intelligenti e autonome.

Resilience by Design​

La resilienza sta emergendo come la capacità distintiva delle imprese moderne. Architetture adattive, infrastrutture sicure e una pianificazione integrata della continuità consentono alle organizzazioni di resistere alle interruzioni — che derivino da incertezze economiche, cambiamenti normativi o minacce informatiche — mantenendo al contempo crescita e fiducia.

Cybersecurity, Trust, & Digital Sovereignty​

Con l’espansione degli ecosistemi digitali, la fiducia diventa un elemento critico. I CIO devono affrontare in modo integrato cybersecurity, sovranità dei dati e compliance, assicurando che le strategie cloud e le operazioni transfrontaliere siano allineate alle normative in evoluzione. Costruire fiducia digitale significa garantire protezione e al contempo ottenere un vantaggio competitivo.

Building the Intelligent Enterprise​

I dati sono la base di ogni organizzazione intelligente. Architetture dati affidabili, governate e accessibili consentono ad AI, automazione e analytics di operare su larga scala. Le imprese che investono in solide fondamenta dati sono meglio posizionate per estrarre insight, anticipare i cambiamenti e ottenere risultati di business più intelligenti e rapidi.

2026 Prediction

Entro il 2027, le organizzazioni G1000 dovranno affrontare un aumento fino al 30% dei costi di infrastruttura AI sottostimati, spingendo i CIO ad ampliare il raggio d’azione dei team FinOps per ottimizzare le spese e aumentare il valore di business.

Speaker

Massimiliano Claps

Massimiliano Claps

Research Director

IDC

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Martina Longo

Martina Longo

Research Manager, C-Suite Tech Agenda

IDC

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Mario Nobile

Mario Nobile

Direttore Generale

AgID, l'Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale.

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Andrea Durastante

Andrea Durastante

Senior Automation Technical Specialist

IBM Italia

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Loredana Vajano

Loredana Vajano

Director – Servizio sistemi informativi e digitalizzazione

Agcom

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Cecilia Colasanti

Cecilia Colasanti

Chief Information Officer

ISTAT

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Paolo Talamo

Paolo Talamo

Account Executive

Wiz

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Gianpiero Ciorra

Gianpiero Ciorra

Head of IT & Digital Transformation

Gambero Rosso

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Giorgio Dossena

Giorgio Dossena

Senior Presales Manager

Qlik

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Samuele Apostoli

Samuele Apostoli

Market Development Manager – Southern Europe

Shure Europe

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Luca Battistelli

Luca Battistelli

System Sales Manager

Prase

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Alessandro Chinnici

Alessandro Chinnici

Senior Application Integration Technical Specialist

IBM Italia

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Nadia Gualdi

Nadia Gualdi

Account Executive

Qlik

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Ivan Pedrotti

Ivan Pedrotti

Enterprise Account Executive

Qlik

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Marco Balzarotti

Marco Balzarotti

Senior Account Technical Leader

IBM Italia

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Alessandro Aresu

Alessandro Aresu

Writer and expert in public policy, strategy and geopolitics

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I nostri Partners

Venue

Palazzo Brancaccio,

viale del Monte Oppio, 7

Roma

 

Come partecipare

L’evento, che si terrà il 19 maggio 2026 a partire dalle ore 9:00, è gratuito (previa compilazione del modulo di registrazione) per i professionisti dei seguenti settori: Manifatturiero, Automotive, Fashion, Finance, Banche e Assicurazioni, Retail, Energia e Utility, Media, Pubblica Amministrazione, Sanità, Istruzione, Trasporti, Logistica, Telecomunicazioni, Servizi Personali e Professionali.

L’accesso all’evento non è consentito a aziende ICT non sponsor (vendor, distributori, rivenditori, VAR, system integrator), a società di consulenza e servizi ICT, a privati e liberi professionisti.

La lingua ufficiale dell’evento è l’italiano.

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Knowledge Hub

The AI homework nobody asked for (but everyone’s getting anyway)

Artificial Intelligence has officially reached the “you can do anything with it” stage of technological hype. Judging just by AI vendor narratives, and by some of the media, it’s the golden key to productivity, efficiency, optimization and innovation.

Read more

The Agentic Business Future: Driving Resilience, Sovereignty, and Innovation in EMEA

As organizations navigate an era defined by economic uncertainty, geopolitical shifts, and relentless technological change, one truth stands out: the future belongs to those who can harness AI, automation, and sovereignty to build resilience, drive innovation, and unlock growth.

Read more

EMEA’s Tech Evolution – 7 Key Themes Transforming Business in 2025

The technology landscape across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) is changing rapidly in 2025, with innovations actively reshaping industries and creating new business opportunities.

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Partners

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Host Partner

Ping Identity & IT Smart Systems

Strategic partner

Cloudera

Tech Talk Partner

vSoft

Tech Talk Partner

Coursera

Tech Talk Partner

Workday

Tech Talk Partner

Oobeya

Tech Pitch Partner

Partners

HCL Software

Host Partner

Ping Identity & IT Smart Systems

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Cloudera

Tech Talk Partner

vSoft

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Coursera

Tech Talk Partner

Workday

Tech Talk Partner

Oobeya

Tech Pitch Partner

Integration Executive Forum

Integration Executive Forum

Impulsando la empresa agéntica.

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La aceleración digital, la adopción de la nube y la rápida evolución de la IA han multiplicado la complejidad tecnológica en las organizaciones. Plataformas desconectadas, integraciones rígidas y modelos poco escalables siguen siendo un freno para la innovación y la generación de valor.

 

El 24 de marzo, IBM e IDC reúnen a líderes tecnológicos y responsables de TI en una jornada pensada para analizar cómo una estrategia de integración moderna puede eliminar fricciones, optimizar costes y sentar las bases para escalar la IA empresarial con seguridad y control.

 

A través de la visión conjunta de expertos de IBM y analistas de IDC, abordaremos los principales retos a los que se enfrentan hoy las áreas de TI y cómo están respondiendo las organizaciones más avanzadas.
Déjese sorprender y regístrese a una jornada en la que además de disfrutar tendrá la oportunidad de aprender y charlar con líderes del sector.

 

Agenda

Integration Executive Forum

One Day Event

9:30 am

Registro y café de bienvenida

10:00 am

Bienvenida y apertura

Luis Fernandes

Luis Fernandes

Senior Research Manager, Infrastructure, IDC Europe

Javier Roncero

Javier Roncero

Javier Roncero, Director de software de Automatización, IBM

10:05 am

Tendencias clave en integración y automatización IT: estrategias de modernización de las empresas líderes

Luis Fernandes

Luis Fernandes

Senior Research Manager, Infrastructure, IDC Europe

10:25 am

Transformando la infraestructura tecnológica en un motor real de crecimiento

Las organizaciones invierten el 67% de su presupuesto IT en transformación digital. Sin embargo, existe una brecha crítica entre inversión y resultados: el 95% de las compañías no obtiene retornos de sus iniciativas de IA, según el MIT. Exploramos las claves para cerrar esta brecha y convertir la tecnología en un verdadero catalizador de crecimiento del negocio.

Bruno Braz

Bruno Braz

Director de soluciones de Integración, IBM

10:50 am

Unifica tu negocio con visibilidad y control en tiempo real

La fragmentación de sistemas y múltiples patrones de integración limita la visibilidad y aumenta el riesgo operativo. En esta sesión con demo en directo veremos cómo IBM webMethods Hybrid Control Plane unifica gobierno, seguridad y cumplimiento desde un único punto de control, simplificando la gestión y proporcionando visibilidad completa en tiempo real.

José Miguel Indave

José Miguel Indave

Director Técnico de soluciones de Integración, IBM

11:20 am

Coffee Break

11:40 am

Mesa Redonda: Automatización con IA: eficiencia, innovación y resiliencia

La explosión de aplicaciones y datos, aumentada ahora por los LLMs y la IA Agéntica, ha provocado un “caos de conectividad” que frena los resultados de la automatización. En esta mesa redonda con expertos debatiremos cómo la integración inteligente desbloquea el valor de los datos e impulsa la eficiencia operativa real.

Luis Fernandes

Luis Fernandes

Senior Research Manager, Infrastructure, IDC Europe

Ignacio Basanta

Ignacio Basanta

Responsable de ventas de soluciones de Integración, IBM

José Luis Teja

José Luis Teja

Senior Account Technical Leader, IBM

12:00 pm

Preparados para la IA Agéntica

Para escalar la IA empresarial con confianza, la integración es un factor crítico de doble impacto: la integración como habilitador para desplegar las iniciativas de IA de forma segura; y la IA agéntica integrada dentro de las propias herramientas de integración para multiplicar la productividad y acelerar resultados. Terminaremos con una demo del uso de  Agentes de Integración dentro de la plataforma iPaaS (integración como servicio) de IBM

José Miguel Indave

José Miguel Indave

Director Técnico de soluciones de Integración, IBM

12:30 pm

Conclusiones

Bruno Braz

Bruno Braz

Director de soluciones de Integración, IBM

Luis Fernandes

Luis Fernandes

Senior Research Manager, Infrastructure, IDC Europe

12:40 pm

Networking y cóctel

Ponentes

Luis Fernandes

Luis Fernandes

Senior Research Manager, Infrastructure

IDC Europe

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José Miguel Indave

José Miguel Indave

Director Técnico de soluciones de Integración

IBM

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Bruno Braz

Bruno Braz

Director de soluciones de Integración

IBM

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Ignacio Basanta

Ignacio Basanta

Responsable de ventas de soluciones de Integración

IBM

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Javier Roncero

Javier Roncero

Javier Roncero, Director de software de Automatización

IBM

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José Luis Teja

José Luis Teja

Senior Account Technical Leader

IBM

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IT Security Summit

IT Security Summit

Securing an AI-Powered Business

25 Jun 2026 Milan, Italy
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Navigating the new frontier of trust, compliance and innovation

The IDC IT Security Italy 2026 is the definitive event for business, security, and technology leaders to explore how to embed trust, governance, and resilience at the core of digital transformation.

Italy is entering a pivotal stage in its cybersecurity and digital modernization journey. According to IDC, European security spending is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of around 9.4% through 2029, with software, analytics, and cloud-native protection leading the market. In Italy, organizations are responding to rising cyber threat activity, expanded EU regulatory requirements, as well as growing national efforts to strengthen digital sovereignty and critical infrastructure resilience.
At the same time, AI is transforming Italy’s security landscape. IDC research shows that nearly 40% of European organizations are already investing in AI or automation, and more than 70% expect AI-driven disruption within the next 18 months.

For Italian security leaders, AI represents both an opportunity and a growing area of risk. It is improving threat detection, incident response, and automation, but it is also enabling new attack vectors such as deepfakes, AI-generated phishing, and automated exploitation. In response, Italian organizations are investing in AI-driven analytics, identity and access management (IAM), and managed detection and response (MDR) to enhance protection while maintaining transparency, governance, and ethical AI adoption.

Agenda

The IDC IT Security Summit, is the ultimate meeting point for business, security, and technology leaders looking to embed trust, governance, and resilience at the heart of their digital transformation strategies.

Join IDC analysts and industry experts to explore how to build trusted digital ecosystems that combine innovation with assurance. Gain insights into Italy’s most dynamic sectors and walk away with actionable frameworks to make security a strategic differentiator, not just a reactive cost.

Main Themes

Regulation, Resilience and Value Creation​

Regulatory compliance is no longer a back-office burden, it’s a strategic enabler. We will explore how organizations can embed regulatory mandates (data privacy, cybersecurity laws, emerging AI/tech rules) into core operations, turning requirements into levers for resilience, stakeholder trust, and business value. Keytopics include cyber-by-design, auditability, vendor accountability, and continuity in the face of disruption.

AI, Automation & Responsible Innovation

AI and intelligent agents are transforming how security is delivered, but with great power comes risk. We will explore pragmatically deploying AI: governance models, guardrails for misuse, prioritization of high-impact use cases, and aligning AI systems with trust, transparency, and accountability.

Operations, Analytics and Resilience Engineering

Detection, response, and recovery are now continuous cycles rather than discrete events. We’ll delve into advanced analytics, managed detection & response, orchestration, external threat visibility (supply chain, third parties), and resilience metrics to operationalize security effectiveness.

The Human Factor: Leadership and Culture

Technology alone doesn’t guarantee security. Leadership, culture, and skill development must align. We will focus on transforming teams, embedding security ownership across functions, and equipping leaders to speak the language of risk and trust to the board, CEOs, and business lines.

Incident and Trust Recovery

Breaches will happen, but what matters is how an organization responds. We will cover crisis communication, forensic response, regulatory handling, insurance, stakeholder trust restoration, and turning adversity into credibility.

Sector and Domain Security Challenges

Different industries and environments pose unique security demands. We will focus on securing critical infrastructure (energy, utilities), connected devices and IoT, healthcare, finance, and emerging environments like smart cities or industrial systems.

Venue

Magna Pars Event Space

Via Tortona 15, 20144, Milan – Italy

 

Speaker

Roberta Bigliani

Roberta Bigliani

Group Vice President, Global Lead for Energy & Retail Insights and Industry Hub

IDC

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Joel Stradling

Joel Stradling

Research Director, European Security

IDC

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Stefano Righetti

Stefano Righetti

Head of IT Governance, Information Security & Strategy

Acciaierie d'Italia

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Marco D’Elia

Marco D’Elia

Country Manager

Sophos Italia

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Luca Della Giovanna

Luca Della Giovanna

Chief Information Security Officer

Humanitas

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Andrea Gilli

Andrea Gilli

Senior Advisor Office of Undersecretary of Italian Defence & Lecturer in Strategic Studies

University of St Andrews

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Our Partners

How to join

The event, which will take place on June 25, 2026 starting at 9:00 am is free of charge (upon filling the registration form), for professionals in the following sectors: Manufacturing, Automotive, Fashion, Finance, Banking and Insurance, Retail, Energy and Utilities, Media, Government, Health, Education, Transports, Logistics, Telecommunications, Personal and Professional Services.

Access to the event is not allowed for non-sponsoring ICT companies (vendor, distributors, reseller, VAR, system integrator), ICT consultancy and services companies, private individuals and freelancers.

The official language of the event is Italian.

Knowledge Hub

The NIS 2 directive – where are we now?

The deadline for the transposition of the EU’s second Network and Information Systems Security directive (NIS 2) came and went in October 2024 with only a handful of member states having completed the task.

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European ICT spending implications of NATO’s 5% GDP spending target

At the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague a few weeks ago, member states pledged to allocate 5% of their annual GDP to core defense requirements and defense- and security-related expenditures by 2035.

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IAM 2025: The Rise of the Machines

Identity and access management (IAM), and by extension, identity security, is one of the most pervasive and impactful challenges facing all European organizations today, from an operational and risk management perspective.

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AI & Data Summit

AI & Data Summit

Enterprise-wide Governance and Business Impact Decisions

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Performance Meets Responsibility: Can AI Deliver Both?

The IDC AI & Data Summit is a flagship event for CIOs, Chief Data Officers, and AI & Data leaders, as well as business and support function executives and managers driving enterprise transformation through artificial intelligence.

Beyond technology, the IDC AI & Data Summit addresses a central question: can we drive AI that is both high-performing, trustworthy and responsible?
Decision-making, skills, governance, and value creation are now shared challenges across IT, data, and business teams.

Through forward-looking, academic, and business perspectives, the Summit equips decision-makers with the insights needed to drive AI pragmatically and at scale.

Global Overview

In 2025, AI investments in Europe reached $72.5 billion, with over 20% dedicated to generative AI.
While AI is establishing itself as a major strategic lever, scaling it remains a complex challenge.

According to IDC, 68% of European companies cite a lack of AI and data skills as a key barrier, while governance is still struggling to keep pace with usage.

The IDC AI & Data Summit supports technology and business leaders in reconciling AI performance, responsibility, and impact management.

Our 2026 Speakers

Aurélien Fenard

Aurélien Fenard

Directeur de la Transformation Digitale & Données RH

FRANCE TRAVAIL

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Christophe Vaudable

Christophe Vaudable

VP Data

ACCOR

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Pierre Jarrijon

Pierre Jarrijon

Responsable de l'accélération IA

BPIFRANCE

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Philippe Rambach

Philippe Rambach

SVP, Chief AI Officer

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

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Sébastien Pacchini

Sébastien Pacchini

Head of Data & AI Operation

RENAULT

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Nicolas Grandclaude

Nicolas Grandclaude

Digital Transformation Manager

HUSQVARNA

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Thierry Taboy

Thierry Taboy

Impact AI board member

CFE CGC AI federal referent

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Nicolas Fayet

Nicolas Fayet

Group Transformation Director

COFACE

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Julien Maillard

Julien Maillard

AI & Data Team Group Director

HAGER GROUP

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Olaf Kouamo

Olaf Kouamo

Head of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

SUEZ

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Ilhem Alleaume

Ilhem Alleaume

Présidente du

Réseau Emplois Compétences et Prospective Métiers et Qualifications

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Jean-Noël Chaintreuil

Jean-Noël Chaintreuil

Workforce Preparedness

Author of « RH & IA »

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Stéphane Mariotto

Stéphane Mariotto

Global CIO & CISO

FIDAL

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Nat Ives

Nat Ives

Director Enterprise Benelux, France and Nordics

NVIDIA

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Maliky Camara

Maliky Camara

France Server Brand Manager

DELL TECHNOLOGIES

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Eric Bezille

Eric Bezille

Senior Presales Manager, Systems Engineering – CTO Ambassador

DELL TECHNOLOGIES

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Rahmani Cherchari

Rahmani Cherchari

Senior Director – ISG Specialty Sales France

DELL TECHNOLOGIES

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Ewa Zborowska

Ewa Zborowska

Research Director

IDC

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Dominique Thomas

Dominique Thomas

SVP Sales & Commercial Strategy Southern Europe

Syndigo

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David Enaut

David Enaut

Senior Manager, Sales Engineering

Veeam France

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Jeremy Agenais

Jeremy Agenais

Regional Sales Manager Securiti AI

Veeam France

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Agenda

AI & Data Summit

One Day Event

8:30 am

Welcome and Networking Breakfast

Kick off the day with coffee and conversation, connecting IT decision-makers, data leaders, and business and support managers for their first encounters.

9:00 am

IDC Opening Keynote

Can AI Deliver Both Performance and Responsibility?
Explore IDC’s insights on the AI revolution, the critical trade-offs between performance, governance, and responsibility, and the pivotal role of IT, data, and business leaders in shaping the future of AI.

Ewa Zborowska

Ewa Zborowska

Research Director, IDC

9:20 am

Partner keynote

From infrastructure to business value: how to successfully deliver your AI project with an AI Factory accelerated by NVIDIA and Dell Technologies.

Nat Ives

Nat Ives

Director Enterprise Benelux, France and Nordics, NVIDIA

Rahmani Cherchari

Rahmani Cherchari

Senior Director – ISG Specialty Sales France, DELL TECHNOLOGIES

9:35 am

Panel #1 – From Adoption to Impact: Structuring AI for Enterprise Succes

Operational and transformational, focused on mobilizing organizations.
How can we move from strategic intent to tangible transformation of teams, practices, and decision-making models?

Pierre Jarrijon, Head of AI Acceleration, Bpifrance

  • DAC Approach (Continuous Acceleration Framework)
  • Employee upskilling and AI awareness
  • AI in decision-making processes
  • Concrete use cases

Cyrille Charnier, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Director, Verallia Group

  • Industrial requirement: zero error, no POCs
  • AI directly industrialized and reliable
  • AI serving operational excellence
  • Results-driven transformation
Pierre Jarrijon

Pierre Jarrijon

Responsable de l'accélération IA, BPIFRANCE

Cyrille Charnier

Cyrille Charnier

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Director, VERALLIA GROUP

10:05 am

How data security enables the enterprise to master its AI

Mastering your data means mastering your AI within the organization. Discover how to map your data, automate compliance, strengthen governance, and protect sensitive data to ensure a controlled use of AI.

David Enaut

David Enaut

Senior Manager, Sales Engineering, Veeam France

Jeremy Agenais

Jeremy Agenais

Regional Sales Manager Securiti AI, Veeam France

10:20 am

Tech Pitch- Syndigo

Driving AI Innovation Without Losing Control
Key insights on aligning technology, governance, and organizational choices to achieve innovation, performance, and responsibility.

Dominique Thomas

Dominique Thomas

SVP Sales & Commercial Strategy Southern Europe, Syndigo

10:25 am

IDC Connect Workshop

Workshop Syndigo – Garbage In, Autonomous Chaos Out: Why Agentic AI Fails Without Trusted Data
with the following structure:
– Reality Check: Is Your Data Ready for Autonomous AI? What does “high quality data mean”? Do you know the six main criteria of quality data?
– Scenario: AI Agents Making Product Decisions
– Interactive Exercise: Designing Data for an AI Agent
– Framework: The Data Foundation for Agentic Commerce
– Closing Insight

Dominique Thomas

Dominique Thomas

SVP Sales & Commercial Strategy Southern Europe, Syndigo

10:25 am

IDC Connect Workshop

Dell Technologies and NVIDIA Workshop – Implementing a Private and Sovereign AI Stack: Leveraging the Right Models and Data for Your Business Use Cases
With the insights of Eric Bézille and Maliky Camara, let’s build together your secure, sovereign, and high-performance Data & AI platform, integrated into your IT system and aligned with your business challenges.

Our Promises / benefits at the end of the Workshop:

  • Under what conditions can sovereignty, security, and performance truly coexist in your AI strategy?

  • In what way does starting from your business use cases allow for providing the right models to your teams?

  • How far can you (re)take control of your data, your models, and your infrastructure?

  • What steps should be taken to sustainably move from POC to the industrialization of your AI use cases?

  • And above all, you will leave with a roadmap and operational advice to structure your next steps.

Eric Bezille

Eric Bezille

Senior Presales Manager, Systems Engineering – CTO Ambassador, DELL TECHNOLOGIES

Maliky Camara

Maliky Camara

France Server Brand Manager, DELL TECHNOLOGIES

11:35 am

Coffee break and networking

11:45 am

Sales & AI: How Can Technology Drive Business Impact?

AI as a Direct Driver of Growth and Sales Efficiency

Nicolas Grandclaude, Digital Transformation Manager, Husqvarna

  • AI powering commercial performance

  • ROI as a key performance indicator

  • Measuring tangible and intangible impacts

Christophe Vaudable, VP Data, Accor

  • AI and Generative AI in sales

  • Task reorganization and process optimization

  • Implications for workforce and investment planning

Christophe Vaudable

Christophe Vaudable

VP Data, ACCOR

Nicolas Grandclaude

Nicolas Grandclaude

Digital Transformation Manager, HUSQVARNA

12:05 pm

Panel #2 – Steering AI in the Enterprise: From Strategy to Operational Reality

Strategic structuring and institutional governance. How can AI be industrialized across complex organizations?

Philippe Rambach, SVP Chief AI Officer, Schneider Electric

  • AI structuring since 2021
  • Integration with the board
  • Team organization
  • Scaling AI globally for Customers & Employees

Christophe Vaudable, VP Data, Accor

  • AI governance frameworks
  • Balancing performance and compliance
  • Internal organizational design
Philippe Rambach

Philippe Rambach

SVP, Chief AI Officer, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Christophe Vaudable

Christophe Vaudable

VP Data, ACCOR

12:35 pm

Tech Talk- Boomi

Antoine Bertora

Antoine Bertora

Senior Solution Consultant, Boomi

12:45 pm

Case Study – Structuring a Group-Wide AI Program: Adoption, Governance, and Barriers

  • Cross-functional deployment across the organization

  • Board and team relations

  • Accelerators and points of resistance

Julien Maillard

Julien Maillard

AI & Data Team Group Director, HAGER GROUP

1:00 pm

Networking Lunch

2:00 pm

AI in Public Service: Driving Performance Without Losing the Human Touch

  • Embedding AI into public service processes

  • Insights from the Court of Auditors

  • Completed projects and roadmap for implementation

  • Collaboration between AI systems and human staff

  • Long-term perspective on employment and workforce evolution

Aurélien Fenard

Aurélien Fenard

Directeur de la Transformation Digitale & Données RH, FRANCE TRAVAIL

2:20 pm

Case Study – AI for Legal Professions: Transforming the Practice of Law

  • Real-world use cases
  • Operational efficiency gains

  • Guidelines and responsible AI usage

Stéphane Mariotto

Stéphane Mariotto

Global CIO & CISO, FIDAL

2:30 pm

Industry Insights- AI in Action

Olaf Kouamo, Head of Data Science & AI, SUEZ

  • Applying AI to waste and water management operations

Nicolas Fayet, Group Transformation Director, Coface

  • AI for global financial data analysis

  • Human + AI: driving complementary decision-making

Sébastien Pacchini, Head of Data & AI Operations, Renault

  • AI in vehicle design

  • Using data to support engineering decisions

  • Enabling business teams through data and AI adoption

Olaf Kouamo

Olaf Kouamo

Head of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, SUEZ

Sébastien Pacchini

Sébastien Pacchini

Head of Data & AI Operation, RENAULT

Nicolas Fayet

Nicolas Fayet

Group Transformation Director, COFACE

3:00 pm

Panel #3 – AI and the Future of Work: Moving Towards the Augmented Enterprise

A visionary debate on:

  • Agentic AI and system autonomy
  • AI in strategic decision-making
  • New balances between humans and machines
  • Long-term organizational responsibility

Thierry Taboy

Thierry Taboy

Impact AI board member, CFE CGC AI federal referent

Jean-Noël Chaintreuil

Jean-Noël Chaintreuil

Workforce Preparedness, Author of « RH & IA »

Ilhem Alleaume

Ilhem Alleaume

Présidente du, Réseau Emplois Compétences et Prospective Métiers et Qualifications

3:45 pm

Networking Cocktail

Advisory Board Members 2026

The AI & Data Summit Advisory Board is a curated network of Data, AI, and IT leaders, working alongside IDC to shape the event’s priorities and themes.

It offers a platform for peer-to-peer exchange, sharing strategic insights, and contributing to the Summit program, all within a trusted, confidential, and friendly environment.

We are excited to introduce the members of our 2026 Advisory Board below!

Christophe Vaudable

Christophe Vaudable

VP Data

ACCOR

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Philippe Rambach

Philippe Rambach

SVP, Chief AI Officer

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

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Sébastien Pacchini

Sébastien Pacchini

Head of Data & AI Operation

RENAULT

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Ludovic Letort

Ludovic Letort

Directeur Data & AI Factory

AG2R LA MONDIALE

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Olaf Kouamo

Olaf Kouamo

Head of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

SUEZ

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Mohamed Senhadji

Mohamed Senhadji

Innovation Acceleration Lead

ENGIE

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Philippe Azoulay

Philippe Azoulay

Chief AI & Data Officer

PLUXEE

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Ludi Akue

Ludi Akue

Chief Technology Officer- Digital

BPIFRANCE

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Nicolas Grandclaude

Nicolas Grandclaude

Digital Transformation Manager

HUSQVARNA

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Cyrille Charnier

Cyrille Charnier

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Director

VERALLIA GROUP

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Julien Maillard

Julien Maillard

AI & Data Team Group Director

HAGER GROUP

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Nicolas Fayet

Nicolas Fayet

Group Transformation Director

COFACE

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Aurélien Fenard

Aurélien Fenard

Directeur de la Transformation Digitale & Données RH

FRANCE TRAVAIL

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Bilal Idiri

Bilal Idiri

Responsable Ingénierie IA – Tech Lead

AG2R La Mondiale

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Stéphane Mariotto

Stéphane Mariotto

Global CIO & CISO

FIDAL

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2026 Key Topics

Unlocking Data Value in the AI era

Organizations are shifting from merely “using AI” to strategically unlocking value from their data.Data maturity, encompassing quality, traceability, transparency, and reliability is now a critical lever for driving AI performance and transforming business operations.

Scaling AI: Moving from Pilot Projects to Enterprise Deployment

Moving beyond pilot projects, leaders need a structured approach to scaling AI.
Effective governance, robust operating models, reliable deployments, and thoughtful change management are all critical to embedding AI sustainably at the core of business operations, with control, continuity, and long-term impact.

AI You Can Trust: Transparent, Accountable, Responsible

Performance and responsibility go hand in hand.
Transparency of models, explainable decisions, bias control, and end-to-end auditability are now essential to building user trust, ensuring regulatory compliance, and making AI-driven decisions reliable.

Strategic Data Governance for Sovereignty and Interoperability

Navigating regulatory requirements, data flows, and business priorities, organizations need to strike the right balance.
This means implementing hybrid strategies, adopting shared governance models, and building interoperable architectures — all designed to deliver compliance, drive performance, and enable business agility at scale.

Mastering the New Frontier of Generative AI and Intelligent Agents

As generative AI and intelligent agents extend beyond basic assistance, executives must carefully manage the trade-offs between autonomy, control, cost, and risk.
The real challenge lies in integrating these technologies into business strategy, governance structures, and existing operations – ensuring that AI delivers both innovation and tangible, sustainable value.

Building AI-Ready Organizations: Skills, Leadership, and Culture

AI success depends on people, culture, and leadership.
Organizations must build AI awareness, develop the right skills, foster close collaboration between IT, data, and business teams, and guide change effectively. These elements are essential to embedding AI into daily operations in a sustainable and impactful way.

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Further Reading

Observability: The Key to Managing Complex IT and AI Environments

As organizations accelerate digital transformation, cloud adoption, and AI integration, IT environments are becoming increasingly complex, distributed, and interdependent.
Traditional monitoring approaches can no longer provide the visibility needed. Observability has become a critical lever to understand system behavior, maintain control, and ensure the reliability and performance of both core IT infrastructure and AI architectures.

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Agentic AI and Enterprise Resilience: Innovating with Control

In a context of economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and rapid technological change, organizations must rethink their approach to resilience.
Agentic AI, automation, and strategic data sovereignty are emerging as essential pillars to drive innovation, safeguard operations, and support sustainable growth, all while ensuring that critical decisions remain under human oversight and aligned with organizational objectives.

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Shadow AI: Risks, Governance, and Enterprise Control

AI is no longer confined to formal frameworks.
Similar to Shadow IT, Shadow AI proliferates through unmonitored use driven by individual productivity objectives. This phenomenon introduces significant challenges for security, compliance, and governance, while also slowing the enterprise-wide, controlled adoption of AI.

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Venue

Cloud Business Center

10 bis Rue du 4 Septembre, 75002 Paris

Once again this year, we look forward to seeing you at the Cloud Business Center, in the heart of Paris’s 2nd arrondissement.
A central location, easily accessible by public transportation, and ideal for getting together and networking.

Speakers

Speakers

Leading experts and thought leaders who will share valuable insights and cutting-edge knowledge.

Speakers

Meet our speakers

Each speaker at the Security Summit brings a wealth of experience, innovative ideas and unique perspectives that will contribute significantly to shaping the future of our industry. Click on a speaker to view their full biography.

Anja Lange

Anja Lange

Moderator

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Mark Child

Mark Child

Associate Research Director, Security

IDC Europe

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Duncan Brown

Duncan Brown

Group Vice President, IDC Europe

IDC

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Joel Stradling

Joel Stradling

Research Director, European Security

IDC

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Agenda

Agenda

Our agenda is designed to inspire, challenge and connect. From keynote speeches by industry leaders to interactive workshops and networking opportunities, every item on the programme is intended to spark new ideas and offer practical insights. Discover the programme and plan your participation.

Wednesday, September9, 2026 2026

The details of the agenda will be published shortly.