FutureTech Summit

FutureTech Summit

Architecting the Intelligent Enterprise

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Unificare Cloud, Dati e Infrastruttura per accelerare l’innovazione dell’AI su scala

 L’IDC FutureTech Summit è l’evento di riferimento per CTO, Responsabili delle architetture IT e leader tecnologici che stanno plasmando la prossima era dell’IT aziendale. L’AI non è più un’iniziativa collaterale: sta diventando il fulcro della crescita del business. Oltre la metà dei CXO prevede un aumento dei ricavi grazie all’AI, e il 77% dei CIO indica l’implementazione e la scalabilità dell’intelligenza artificiale come priorità assoluta per il 2026. Per avere successo, le organizzazioni devono ricalibrare non solo gli strumenti, ma anche la mentalità, l’architettura e la leadership.

Questa svolta decisiva porta le imprese oltre i progetti pilota isolati verso implementazioni su scala, richiedendo dati, sistemi e persone pronti a supportare operazioni autonome e guidate dall’AI.

Le ricerche IDC mostrano che i budget IT per AI, Cloud ed Edge saliranno al 15-30% entro il 2027, segnando un impegno a livello europeo per modernizzare le fondamenta tecnologiche e accelerare l’innovazione.

Tematiche principali

AI-Ready Infrastructure Modernization

Strategie per l’aggiornamento dei sistemi legacy e la creazione di piattaforme scalabili, sicure e ad alte prestazioni per i carichi di lavoro (workload) dell’IA.

Cloud-Native and Hybrid Architectures

Best practice per l’adozione di ambienti cloud-native, ibridi e multicloud per favorire agilità, resilienza e conformità.

Edge Computing for Real-Time Intelligence

Sfruttare l’infrastruttura Edge per l’inferenza IA a bassa latenza, l’efficienza operativa e la sovranità dei dati.

Cybersecurity & Digital Trust

Mettere in sicurezza le piattaforme basate sull’IA, gestire i rischi e costruire ecosistemi digitali basati sulla fiducia.

Automation, Observability, & Autonomous Operations

Semplificare la gestione IT e potenziare la resilienza attraverso AIOps, automazione intelligente e osservabilità avanzata.

Data Platforms and Integration

Costruire architetture di dati unificate e sicure che connettano sorgenti cloud, edge e on-premises per l’analisi in tempo reale e la creazione di valore aziendale.

Speaker

Roberta Bigliani

Roberta Bigliani

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

IDC

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Jennifer Thomson

Jennifer Thomson

Associate Vice President Global Services Insights

IDC

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Davide Capozzi

Davide Capozzi

Innovation & Solution Architecture Director

WIIT

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Claudio Balbo

Claudio Balbo

Senior Director – Head of IT Architecture

Intesa Sanpaolo

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Andrea Bonetti

Andrea Bonetti

IT Enterprise Architect

Gruppo Hera

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Simone De Giuseppe

Simone De Giuseppe

Group CIO

Fortidia

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Domenico Sorvino

Domenico Sorvino

Group Application Architect

Molteni&C

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Marco Zacchello

Marco Zacchello

Global Principal Technologist

Equinix

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Simonetta Gassani

Simonetta Gassani

Head of Presales and CSM

Deda Tech

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Alessandro Scariolo

Alessandro Scariolo

ICT Infrastructure Manager

ATV – Advanced Technology Valve

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Stefano Carlini

Stefano Carlini

Business Developer

Deda Tech

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Alberto Szakvary

Alberto Szakvary

Lead Sales Engineer

Equinix

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Roberto Carnevale

Roberto Carnevale

Experienced AI and Technology Expert

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Franco Cerutti

Franco Cerutti

Senior ICT and Technology Expert, Former IT Director – Infrastructure and Security Carnival Corporation

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Antonio Fumagalli

Antonio Fumagalli

Technology Expert & Business Consultant, Former CIO & CISO, A.S.S.T. Papa Giovanni XXIII – Bergamo

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Alessandro Savasini

Alessandro Savasini

Business Development Director

WIIT

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Alberto Longo

Alberto Longo

Human-Centered & Strategic Innovation Expert | European Commission Advisor

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Partners

Venue

Magna Pars Event Space

Via Tortona, 15 – Milano

Nel cuore creativo di Milano, tra la quiete di Via Forcella e la vivacità di Via Tortona, il Magna Pars è immerso in un’atmosfera intima e autentica. L’architettura industriale originale incontra linee essenziali e materiali naturali, dando vita a un ambiente elegante e genuino.

Come partecipare

L’evento, che si terrà il 16 aprile 2026 a partire dalle ore 9:00, è gratuito (previa compilazione del modulo di registrazione) per i professionisti appartenenti ai seguenti settori: Manifatturiero, Automotive, Moda, Finance, Banking e Assicurazioni, Retail, Energy e Utilities, 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), società di consulenza e servizi ICT, privati e liberi professionisti.

La lingua ufficiale dell’evento è l’italiano.

Partners

Unsere Veranstaltungspartner

Unsere Veranstaltungspartner sind das Rückgrat des AI & Data Summit. Sie bieten nicht nur Unterstützung, sondern bringen vor allem bahnbrechende Technologien und fundiertes Fachwissen mit. Ihr Beitrag macht den Summit zu einem lebendigen Treffpunkt für intensive Diskussionen und echte Geschäftslösungen – gemeinsam gestalten wir die datengesteuerte Zukunft.

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Strategic

Expo

Speakers

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Führende Experten und Vordenker, die wertvolle Einblicke und topaktuelles Wissen vermitteln werden.

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Lernen Sie unsere Referenten kennen

Zum AI & Data Summit bringt jeder Redner einen reichen Erfahrungsschatz, innovative Ideen und einzigartige Perspektiven mit, die maßgeblich zur Gestaltung der Zukunft unserer Branche beitragen werden. Klicken Sie auf einen Redner, um dessen vollständige Biografie anzuzeigen.

Anja Lange
Keynote Speaker

Anja Lange

Moderator

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Neil Ward-Dutton

Neil Ward-Dutton

VP Global Enterprise AI and Agentic AI Strategies

IDC

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Matthias Goetz

Matthias Goetz

Director, Cloud Platform & Power DACH

IBM

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Nikola Aschoff

Nikola Aschoff

Head of Data Engineering, AI & Simulation

Porsche Engineering GmbH

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Dr. Michael Schuhmacher

Dr. Michael Schuhmacher

Head of Artificial Intelligence

Südzucker Group

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 Daniel Steinlandt

 Daniel Steinlandt

Strategischer Leiter IT

Polizei Hamburg

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Gordon Nüsch

Gordon Nüsch

Director AI

Rowohlt Verlag

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Dr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra

Global Head of AI Product

Metro.digital

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Dr. Steffen Heidrich

Dr. Steffen Heidrich

Head of Core & AI Application Services

Commerz Real AG

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Carlos Diaz

Carlos Diaz

Head of Data Analytics & AI

Lufthansa Group Business Service

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Leon Lukas

Leon Lukas

Leiter KI Competence Center

Landeshauptstadt München

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Chris Newe

Chris Newe

Principal Consultant

ROCHE

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Mercedes Pantoja

Mercedes Pantoja

Head of Global Data &AI

Siemens Healthineers

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Mike Abé

Mike Abé

Head of Data Strategy and AI

Dussmann Group

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Dr. Axel Schulz

Dr. Axel Schulz

Head of AI and Data Intelligence Center

DB Fernverkehr

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Giovanni Cervellati

Giovanni Cervellati

Research Manager, Data & AI

IDC Europe

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Markus Brupbacher

Markus Brupbacher

Senior Account Manager

Digital Realty

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Michael Finkenzeller

Michael Finkenzeller

Senior Account Manager

Digital Realty

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2025 Edition

Retour sur notre édition 2025!

Découvrez les moments forts de l’édition 2025, une édition marquée par l’innovation, la transformation des modèles d’affaires et la mise en valeur du potentiel stratégique de l’IA et de la data.

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AI & Data Summit France en quelques chiffres

80+ Décideurs IT, Data & IA

15+ Intervenants

9 Tables Rondes & Keynotes et 3 Workshops

Temps forts de la journée

Le Data & AI Summit 2025 a mis en lumière la data et l’IA comme moteurs clés de performance et d’innovation. Les échanges ont notamment souligné le rôle central de l’IA générative dans l’évolution des modèles d’affaires et des processus métiers.

Ce qu’il faut retenir de l’édition 2025

  • Une vision claire et pragmatique des usages actuels et futurs de l’IA
  • Des retours d’expérience concrets et actionnables
  • Une approche équilibrée entre innovation, souveraineté et responsabilité
  • Une communauté engagée autour de la transformation data & IA

Les grands thèmes abordés

L’édition 2025 du Data & AI Summit a mis en lumière trois axes majeurs au cœur des stratégies data et IA des entreprises, entre innovation technologique, performance opérationnelle et enjeux de gouvernance.

IA et nouveaux modèles décisionnels

L’essor de l’IA générative et de l’IA agentique ouvre la voie à des systèmes plus autonomes et intelligents, capables de transformer les processus métiers, d’optimiser la prise de décision et de redéfinir les modèles d’affaires.

Souveraineté des données et confiance

La maîtrise, la protection et la gouvernance des données se sont imposées comme des enjeux stratégiques majeurs. Les échanges ont souligné l’importance d’une IA souveraine, responsable et alignée avec les exigences réglementaires et éthiques.

Accélération de l’IA par le cloud et la qualité des données

Le cloud, les solutions No-Code et la qualité des données constituent des leviers essentiels pour accélérer les projets d’IA. Des données fiables et bien gouvernées restent le socle indispensable pour garantir des résultats performants et durables.

Ils ont pris la parole en 2025

Dirigeants IT, experts IDC et leaders de la transformation digitale ont partagé leurs visions, leurs expériences et leurs leviers d’action.

Dr. Luc Julia

Dr. Luc Julia

Chief Scientific Officer

Renault Group

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Myriem Bellakhdim

Myriem Bellakhdim

Senior Manager Data IA & Compliance

Groupe La Poste

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Iouri Shaposhnikov

Iouri Shaposhnikov

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Anne Bretonniere

Anne Bretonniere

Directrice IA Emergence

Renault Group

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Bouzid Ait Amir

Bouzid Ait Amir

Chief Data Officer

Intermarché

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Caroline Chopinaud

Caroline Chopinaud

Directrice Générale

Hub France IA

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AI & Data Xchange

AI & Data Xchange

Governance to Growth: Scaling Trustworthy AI Across the Enterprise

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The era of data and artificial intelligence is not tomorrow’s challenge; it is today’s imperative. Across Europe, organizations are rapidly shifting from pilot programs to operationalizing AI, yet success depends on more than just technology. IDC research shows that while more than 64% of European organizations are already investing significantly in or deploying generative AI, many struggle to turn that investment into measurable business outcomes.

 

The foundation of true AI value lies in enterprise data: the quality, governance, integration and management of data determine whether AI becomes a differentiator or a cost center. At this event, peer-to-peer exchange meets analyst-led insight to help you build the data-driven intelligence that powers real value. Discover how to scale AI responsibly, govern agentic systems, align data strategy with business strategy and enable a culture of intelligent transformation.

Agenda

AI & Data Xchange

Day 1

4:30PM

Group Innovation Challenge: Agents 360

6:30PM

Networking Dinner

Day 2

8:45AM

From Governance to Growth: Scaling Trustworthy AI for Enterprise Impact

Keynote Speaker

Neil Ward-Dutton

Neil Ward-Dutton

VP Global Enterprise AI and Agentic AI Strategies, IDC

9:10AM

From AI-Possible to AI-Proven

See how organizations move beyond AI pilots by aligning governance, data, sovereign AI infrastructure, and business goals to turn potential into proven, repeatable value, with support from Dell Technologies and NVIDIA. The session will end with a live demonstration of how we can bring strategy to life by building a tailored AI prototype in hours.​

Sascha Meier

Sascha Meier

Head of EMEA Presales Solutions Architects, Dell Technologies

9:30AM

How to Spot Real AI Opportunities in Everyday Work

As AI continues to dominate the business conversation, many struggle to distinguish real opportunities from hype. This keynote focuses on building the practical mindset needed to identify where AI can genuinely add value in everyday work and core business processes.

Paolo Finardi

Paolo Finardi

Head of Data Science & AI, Plenitude

9:50AM

Owning and Controlling AI Usage at Enterprise Scale

AI is moving into core enterprise workflows, and most organizations already have access to models. The challenge is no longer access, but control.

In practice, model usage is often fragmented, with limited visibility into how models are used, what data they access, and how costs evolve. This leads to inefficiencies such as idle GPUs, duplicated usage, and unpredictable spend.

This keynote focuses on how organizations can regain control by centralizing model access through a Model-as-a-Service approach. This makes it possible to understand usage, enforce governance, and optimize cost, while keeping AI deployments private and under enterprise control.

Myriam Fentanes

Myriam Fentanes

Principal Product Manager, Red Hat

10:05AM

Coffee and Networking

10:35AM

Shadow AI Is Already Running Your Company – why you can’t wait to act and which options to consider

Industry IT departments are stuck in analysis mode. This creates a false sense of control: while strategy is being aligned. AI has already entered daily operations—in ways that are neither centrally managed nor fully visible.

Engineers, planners, purchasers, and developers are already using AI to debug issues, summarize information, generate content, and support decisions, an activity that is largely invisible to management, creating a blind spot: the organization is evolving in fragmented ways while leadership assumes there is still time to evaluate options.

This gap drives the current hesitation across the industry. Leadership sees uncertainty and delays decisions, while employees move ahead pragmatically. Over time, this creates increasing exposure without corresponding oversight.

The task now is to surface and shape what already exists: make usage visible, focus on areas with proven impact, and secure the processes that matter most. This requires a shift in leadership from control to enablement.

AI is already part of daily operations. The question is whether companies take ownership of this development or allow it to unfold without direction.

Thomas Herbstreuth

Thomas Herbstreuth

Head of Digital Services Unit, KSB

10:55AM

Building an AI Value Playbook

Most organisations have AI projects running. Few can answer the question that matters most: what are we getting for the money?

This presentation tackles that problem directly, drawing on real experience building and operating an AI governance framework across a live enterprise portfolio. It is an account of what was built, why, how it works in practice, and what proved harder than expected.

The session covers the core components of an AI value playbook: a tiered classification model that applies proportionate governance to both new and existing projects, a four-checkpoint governance gate that must be passed before any AI initiative moves forward and a three-layer measurement framework that distinguishes between adoption, performance and value metrics.

 

Ali Millar

Ali Millar

Senior Manager, EMEA Strategy, Insight

11:10AM

The Next Wave of AI: What Leaders Need to Prepare for Now

As AI rapidly evolves, business leaders must look beyond current use cases to understand what’s coming next. This session explores the next wave of AI—from emerging technologies to shifting capabilities—and what it means from a strategic and board-level perspective. Drawing on deep analysis of both technology and business trends, it highlights key signals, future scenarios, and the decisions leaders need to start making today to stay ahead.

Ludvig Strand

Ludvig Strand

Emerging Tech and AI Future Analyst, Axel Johnson

11:30AM

Group Innovation Challenge: Agents 360

12:15PM

Networking Lunch

1:15PM

Roundtable Discussions

A: AI to production – why so hard? What have we learned 3 years after ChatGPT?

B: AI Adoption: Mastering the Human Side of AI Success

C: From Data to Dollars: Using Real-Time Data and AI to Lift Revenue and Customer Experience

D: Open by Default: Sharing Field Lessons in Building Agentic AI Without Vendor Lock-In

E: The AI Winners’ Playbook

F: Data strategy vs. reality: how do we really improve what matters in the Data space

G: What Are We Doing to Get Our Data Ready for AI Agents

2:15PM

Coffee and Networking

2:45PM

Workshop Session

Parallel Sessions

2:45PM3:30PM

1: Decision Intelligence at Work

Michelle Colley

Michelle Colley

AI Business Development Lead, Services EMEA, Dell Technologies

Arash Ghazanfari

Arash Ghazanfari

CxO Advisor, UK & Europe, Dell Technologies

2:45PM3:30PM

2: From Hype to How: Maturing and Scaling AI

Jamie Mahmut‑Emerson

Jamie Mahmut‑Emerson

Senior Product Practitioner, Insight AI

Andy Young

Andy Young

Client CTO, Insight

2:45PM3:30PM

3: How to land AI skills in your organisation

Marc Dowd

Marc Dowd

Vice President, Executive Advisory, IDC

Tom Schwieters

Tom Schwieters

VP Executive Advisory, Europe, IDC Hungary

3:30PM

Coffee and Networking

3:45PM

Group Innovation Challenge Presentations

5:00PM

Networking & Personal Time

6:30PM

Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner

Day 3

9:00AM

Key Takeaways from Day 1

Neil Ward-Dutton

Neil Ward-Dutton

VP Global Enterprise AI and Agentic AI Strategies, IDC

9:10AM

Driving Business Value with AI: A Practitioner’s Perspective

Lavinia Guadagnolo

Lavinia Guadagnolo

Data and AI Business Adoption Lead, Generali

Ewa Zborowska

Ewa Zborowska

Research Director, IDC

9:25AM

When Systems Decide : Rethinking the Role of Architecure in a AI world

In recent years, enterprise architecture has shifted from governance and control to influence and enablement. But AI is changing the game once again.

We are entering a world where systems increasingly decide, recommend, and act—sometimes faster than humans can fully understand.

In this context, architecture can no longer be about enforcing standards or designing static roadmaps. Its true value lies in shaping how decisions emerge and ensuring the ecosystem is AI-ready and flexible in the face of change.

This keynote reframes architecture as a discipline of influence, decision design, and adaptability—essential for navigating AI-driven complexity.

Ibrahima Ndiaye

Ibrahima Ndiaye

CTO, RATP Group

9:45AM

Shaken, Not Stirred: Selling spirits to passengers you’ll never see again

Yemeng Hu

Yemeng Hu

Global Data Analytics and Insights Lead, Bacardi

Ewa Zborowska

Ewa Zborowska

Research Director, IDC

10:00AM

Coffee and Networking

10:30AM

Workshop Session 2

Parallel Sessions

10:30AM11:15AM

Measuring AI ROI: KPIs, Value Frameworks, and Business Alignment

10:30AM11:15AM

Crack the code to an AI-ready future – Escape with Red Hat

Andreas Bergqvist

Andreas Bergqvist

EMEA Sales Specialist AI, Red Hat

10:30AM11:15AM

The Token Budget Challenge

Alessandro Perilli

Alessandro Perilli

Vice President, Enterprise AI Strategies, IDC

11:15AM

Change Break

11:45AM

Supporting Organization’s Infosec Risk Management through Data-Informed Approaches

In an era defined by data growth and agentic AI, effective risk management requires more than traditional controls. Dušan Tomić of WIPO presents a strategic shift toward data-informed security—where access decisions are driven by context, visibility, and governance. Discover how integrating IAM, master data, and data catalogs enables organizations to reduce exposure, strengthen compliance, and build a foundation for secure AI adoption

Dusan Tomic

Dusan Tomic

Senior Information Management & Security Officer, United Nations

12:05PM

AI without governance is not a competitive advantage — it is a liability

Marc Dowd

Marc Dowd

Vice President, Executive Advisory, IDC

12:25PM

From AI-possible to AI-proven – Results and Reflections

Dell Technologies and NVIDIA unveil the results of their live AI prototype demonstration and reflect on the journey from concept to execution. This session will highlight key insights, lessons learned, and feedback gathered during the event, offering a practical perspective on turning AI potential into proven success.

Sascha Meier

Sascha Meier

Head of EMEA Presales Solutions Architects, Dell Technologies

12:35PM

IDC Closing Keynote and Feedback Session

Main Themes

Data Value Reinvention in the Age of AI​

Organizations are shifting from thinking about “using AI” to “leveraging data for AI value,” integrating data maturity practices like cataloging, lineage, and observability to fuel model performance and business impact.​

Scaling AI: From Pilot to Enterprise Deployment

Moving beyond experimentation, leaders create robust MLOps pipelines, governance frameworks, and change strategies to embed AI into core operations at scale with sustainability and reliability.​

Trust, Transparency and Responsible AI​

Embedding fairness, bias mitigation, auditability, and explainability across the AI lifecycle helps build user confidence, regulatory alignment, and long-term trust in intelligent systems.​

Data Sovereignty, Governance and Interoperability​

Balancing data residency, regulatory constraints, and cross-border flow requires hybrid cloud strategies, shared governance models, and interoperable architectures that meet business needs.

Generative and Agentic AI: The Next Frontier

As generative and agentic models go beyond assistance, leaders focus on guardrails, cost/risk trade-offs, hybrid model design, and alignment with existing AI systems.​

People, Culture and AI Readiness​

Success requires preparing teams with AI literacy, reskilling, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership that navigates resistance and embeds data-driven habits into daily workflows.​

Speakers

Neil Ward-Dutton
Keynote Speaker

Neil Ward-Dutton

VP Global Enterprise AI and Agentic AI Strategies

IDC

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Ewa Zborowska

Ewa Zborowska

Research Director

IDC

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Paolo Finardi

Paolo Finardi

Head of Data Science & AI

Plenitude

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Lavinia Guadagnolo

Lavinia Guadagnolo

Data and AI Business Adoption Lead

Generali

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Ibrahima Ndiaye

Ibrahima Ndiaye

CTO

RATP Group

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Dina Capelle

Dina Capelle

Senior Research Analyst

IDC

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Ludvig Strand

Ludvig Strand

Emerging Tech and AI Future Analyst

Axel Johnson

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Dusan Tomic

Dusan Tomic

Senior Information Management & Security Officer

United Nations

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Yemeng Hu

Yemeng Hu

Global Data Analytics and Insights Lead

Bacardi

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Thomas Herbstreuth

Thomas Herbstreuth

Head of Digital Services Unit

KSB

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Myriam Fentanes

Myriam Fentanes

Principal Product Manager

Red Hat

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Johan Robinson

Johan Robinson

Director, AI Platform – EMEA

Red Hat

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Andreas Bergqvist

Andreas Bergqvist

EMEA Sales Specialist AI

Red Hat

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John Bradshaw

John Bradshaw

Field CTO Cloud, EMEA (Director Cloud Computing Technology and Strategy)

Akamai

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James Graham

James Graham

Region Lead

Insight

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Sascha Meier

Sascha Meier

Head of EMEA Presales Solutions Architects

Dell Technologies

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Michelle Colley

Michelle Colley

AI Business Development Lead, Services EMEA

Dell Technologies

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Peter Barnes

Peter Barnes

Vice President

Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies

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Arash Ghazanfari

Arash Ghazanfari

CxO Advisor, UK & Europe

Dell Technologies

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Rasmus Oelbye

Rasmus Oelbye

Director, ISG Denmark, Finland, Baltics

Dell Technologies

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Jamie Mahmut‑Emerson

Jamie Mahmut‑Emerson

Senior Product Practitioner

Insight AI

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Andy Young

Andy Young

Client CTO

Insight

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Partners

Venue

Valencia Spain

Las Arenas Balneario Resort

Knowledge Hub

5 Key Highlights on the European Observability Market in 2025

Observability is rapidly evolving as organizations across Europe embrace digital transformation, cloud adoption, and AI. As IT environments become more complex, traditional monitoring approaches are no longer sufficient.

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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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Shadow AI: How stealth productivity is strangling enterprise AI adoption. And creating a security nightmare…

Remember the good old days when “Shadow IT” was just about rogue Excel spreadsheets and unauthorized Dropbox accounts? But the times they are a-changing! Now we’re dealing with something far more insidious: Shadow AI.

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Gian Carlo De La Paz

Gian Carlo De La Paz

Senior Event Manager, IDC

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Kikki Godskesen

Kikki Godskesen

Event Sponsorship Sales Europe, IDC

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CIO Summit

CIO Summit

The Rise of Agentic Systems

24 Nov 2026 Frankfurt, Germany
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Modernize. Secure. Innovate. Lead with the power of Agentic-AI​

Germany is entering a pivotal stage in its digital transformation, where innovation, sovereignty, and trust are becoming central to economic competitiveness and industrial leadership. As organizations across the public and private sectors advance modernization efforts, CIOs are accelerating investments in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity to build more efficient, resilient, and sustainable enterprises.

By 2026, German CIOs will be managing transformation on multiple fronts: modernizing complex IT infrastructures, ensuring compliance with the EU AI Act and NIS2 Directive, and driving AI-enabled productivity while maintaining data protection, ethics, and governance. The rise of Agentic AI, represents a defining opportunity to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency, but also demands stronger oversight, transparency, and security frameworks.

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IDC analysts and industry experts will share guidance on building secure, sovereign, and sustainable IT architectures, reducing technical debt, and scaling AI, including Agentic AI, responsibly and effectively. Through keynotes, panels, and collaborative discussions, the Summit equips Germany’s CIO community with the research, frameworks, and leadership tools to drive trusted innovation, strengthen resilience, and advance the nation’s digital leadership through 2026 and beyond.​

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.​

Venue

The Florentin
Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 9
60596 Frankfurt am Main

https://www.theflorentin.com/de

2026 Prediction

By 2027, G1000 organizations will face an up to 30% rise in underestimated AI infrastructure costs, driving CIOs to expand the scope of FinOps teams to optimize expenses and enhance business value. ​

Speaker

Anja Lange

Anja Lange

Moderator

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Thomas Meyer

Thomas Meyer

SVP, IDC WW Research

IDC

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Lina Eddisi

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Senior Vice President Digitalization & IT

Schaeffler Vehicle Life Time Solutions

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Stephan Drautz

Stephan Drautz

Leiter Konzern-IT (CIO) & Digitalisierung

SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar

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Andreas Reisenauer

Andreas Reisenauer

CIO

50Hertz Transmission

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Thorsten Obert

Thorsten Obert

Director IT

fischer group

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Patrick Grigat

Patrick Grigat

Managing Director und CTO

DWS Group

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Thorsten Hallermeier

Thorsten Hallermeier

Chief Digital Officer

MHK Group

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David Toborek

David Toborek

Chief Digital Officer

Stabilus

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Jens Minneker

Jens Minneker

CIO

Recipharm

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Viola Meisterling

Viola Meisterling

Head of Data & AI

Boehringer Ingelheim

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Dr. Thomas Pöppe

Dr. Thomas Pöppe

Chief Digital Officer und CIO

AOK Bayern

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Berndt Krieger

Berndt Krieger

CIO

Messer SE

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The IDC CIO Summit is aimed at IT and specialist staff from IT user companies in GERMANY.
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IDC & SAS

IDC & SAS

IA : la confiance comme fondation, la gouvernance comme discipline, le ROI comme aboutissement

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Vue d'ensemble

Alors que l’IA générative suscite une confiance sans précédent, souvent supérieure à celle de technologies pourtant éprouvées, les organisations font face à un dilemme majeur : concilier adoption rapide, fiabilité réelle et création de valeur durable.

Au programme

C’est autour de ces tensions et de ces enjeux que nous vous proposons d’ouvrir le débat entre pairs lors de ce dîner IDC en collaboration avec SAS, à travers trois grandes thématiques:

  • Résoudre le dilemme de confiance
  • Confiance en entrée, ROI à la clé
  • IA générative : innovation fulgurante, dilemme éthique

Pourquoi Participer?

Trois bonnes raisons de réserver votre place

Débattez et confrontez vos idées

Participez à un dîner interactif pour échanger vos défis et solutions avec d’autres décideurs IT.

Accélérez votre transformation

Découvrez des leviers concrets pour sécuriser l’usage de l’IA générative, structurer une gouvernance de confiance, maîtriser la performance des modèles et transformer cette confiance en ROI mesurable, tout en répondant aux enjeux éthiques et de responsabilité.

Bénéficiez de l’expertise des professionnels

Échangez directement avec les experts d’IDC et de SAS et repartez avec des conseils pratiques et actionnables.

Agenda

IDC & SAS

One Day Event

7:00PM

Cocktail de réception et networking

7:30PM

Mots de bienvenue IDC & SAS avec un témoignage de La Banque Postale

Dina Capelle

Dina Capelle

Senior Research Analyst, IDC

Grégoire Ferreri

Grégoire Ferreri

General manager, SAS France

Pierre Guillemin

Pierre Guillemin

Directeur de la transformation, La Banque Postale

8:00PM

Dîner-débat

Les grandes thématiques seront:

  • Résoudre le dilemme de confiance
  • Confiance en entrée, ROI à la clé
  • IA générative : innovation fulgurante, dilemme éthique
10:00PM

Mots de remerciement & clôture du dîner

Intervenants

Dina Capelle

Dina Capelle

Senior Research Analyst

IDC

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Grégoire Ferreri

Grégoire Ferreri

General manager

SAS France

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Pierre Guillemin

Pierre Guillemin

Directeur de la transformation

La Banque Postale

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Partenaire

NOTRE PARTENAIRE

Lieu

Hôtel de Crillon

10 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris

Monument illustre se dressant sur la Place de la Concorde, l’Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel est l’expression de l’âme parisienne et de l’art de vivre à la Française.


IDC et SAS vous accueillent dans ce lieu prestigieux pour une expérience unique alliant gastronomie et hospitalité parisienne.

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Testimonio #01

El contenido me pareció muy relevante, y los talleres de equipo del segundo día, que fue cuando asistí, aportaron perspectivas y experiencias valiosas. Me gustó mucho el formato. Hubo variedad tanto en los temas como en los enfoques utilizados.

Testimonio #02

Felicitaciones por su gran contribución a la comunidad y por traer presentaciones tan inspiradoras.

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Me pareció un formato muy dinámico e innovador con contenido muy interesante. ¡Enhorabuena!

Orchestrazione Ibrida e Innovazione IA

Orchestrazione Ibrida e Innovazione IA

IDC Lunch Roundtable con BMC e DELL Technologies

In collaborazione con

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Dominare la complessità degli ambienti ibridi per accelerare la trasformazione AI-driven

 

Affrontare le sfide della complessità IT orchestrando workflow, servizi e applicazioni per guidare l’adozione dell’IA e l’innovazione aziendale

 

Mentre gli ambienti ibridi e le tecnologie cloud-native ridefiniscono i modelli operativi, le organizzazioni si trovano a dover aumentare la propria agilità mantenendo il controllo totale sul panorama IT.

Secondo IDC, le aziende operano in ecosistemi sempre più vasti che integrano sistemi on-premise, cloud pubblici e privati, architetture multi-cloud e ambienti edge. Una delle sfide cruciali è riuscire a padroneggiare questo complesso mosaico tecnologico per estrarne valore concreto. In questo scenario, connettere dati, workflow, servizi e applicazioni non è più solo un’opzione, ma un prerequisito fondamentale per abilitare l’innovazione.

Perchè partecipare

Organizzata da IDC in collaborazione con BMC e Dell Technologies, il prossimo 24 febbraio presso il Park Hyatt Hotel nel cuore di Milano, questa esclusiva lunch-roundtable sarà un’importante occasione per:

  • Confrontarsi con esperti e peer: scoprire soluzioni concrete per affrontare le sfide legate all’IA e all’automazione.
  • Ottimizzare l’orchestrazione intelligente: scoprire come sfruttare appieno le capacità emergenti dell’IA, inclusa la Agentic AI, all’interno di ambienti ibridi.
  • Semplificare i processi tramite l’automazione: imparare a unificare la gestione dei workflow per ottimizzare gli ecosistemi multi-cloud.
  • Garantire sicurezza e resilienza: approfondire le strategie per assicurare operazioni affidabili e performanti nel cloud.

I temi chiave

Orchestrazione intelligente di ambienti ibridi e multi-cloud

Automazione dei flussi di lavoro tramite IA, compresa l'IA agentica

Sicurezza, resilienza e prestazioni delle operazioni cloud

Agenda

Orchestrazione Ibrida e Innovazione IA

One Day Event

11:30AM

Registrazione e Welcome Cocktail

12:00PM

Benvenuto e Apertura dei lavori

a cura di IDC, BMC e DELL Technologies

12:05PM

Scenario di Mercato

Andrea Siviero

Andrea Siviero

Senior Research Director, AI-fueled Business Strategies, IDC

12:20PM

Scenario Tecnologico

a cura di BMC e DELL Technologies

Stefano Borghi

Stefano Borghi

Senior Account Executive, BMC

Francesco Renzi

Francesco Renzi

Global Account Manager, BMC

Alberto Bastianon

Alberto Bastianon

Director Presales Solution Architects, Dell Technologies

12:35PM

Open Discussion e Pranzo

  • Orchestrazione intelligente di ambienti ibridi e multi-cloud

  • Automazione dei flussi di lavoro tramite IA, compresa l’IA agentica

  • Sicurezza, resilienza e prestazioni delle operazioni cloud

2:30PM

Conclusioni e Chiusura dei Lavori

Speaker

Andrea Siviero

Andrea Siviero

Senior Research Director, AI-fueled Business Strategies

IDC

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Stefano Borghi

Stefano Borghi

Senior Account Executive

BMC

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Francesco Renzi

Francesco Renzi

Global Account Manager

BMC

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Alberto Bastianon

Alberto Bastianon

Director Presales Solution Architects

Dell Technologies

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Venue

L’evento si terrà presso l’hotel Park Hyatt Milan. L’albergo situato accanto alla grande Piazza del Duomo, offre una connessione profondamente immersiva con il ritmo raffinato della città

Il pranzo è a cura del Pellico 3. Ristrutturato nel 2022, il ristorante porta avanti un concetto di leggerezza ed equilibrio sotto la guida di un nuovo giovane chef, Guido Paternollo. Cucina e stagionalità vanno di pari passo, con meticolosa attenzione in termini di ricerca e selezione degli ingredienti, strettamente legati alle radici della cucina mediterranea e alla nostra tradizione artigianale italiana.

Via Tommaso Grossi 1, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Criteri di Partecipazione

Questo evento – su invito – è rivolto a collaboratori di aziende utenti finali e soggetto a conferma da parte della segreteria organizzativa di IDC. le iscrizioni di fornitori e integratori di tecnologie o società di consulenza potrebbero essere declinate, a discrezione dell'organizzatore.

IDC Dinner Roundtable Frankfurt

IDC Dinner Roundtable Frankfurt

Hybride IT optimal orchestrieren, um KI-Potenziale voll auszuschöpfen

In Zusammenarbeit mit

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Intelligente Orchestrierung als Basis für Innovation und den erfolgreichen Einsatz von KI

Da hybride Umgebungen und Cloud-native Technologien die Betriebsmodelle neu definieren, müssen Unternehmen ihre Agilität steigern, die Kontrolle über ihre gesamte IT-Landschaft behalten und einen ganzheitlichen Überblick über ihre Systeme gewinnen.

Laut IDC agieren Unternehmen heute in einer zunehmend komplexen IT-Umgebung aus lokalen Systemen, öffentlichen und privaten Clouds, Multi-Cloud-Architekturen und Edge-Umgebungen. Die zentrale Herausforderung besteht darin, diese Vielfalt zu beherrschen und daraus geschäftlichen Nutzen zu ziehen. Die nahtlose Verbindung von Daten, Workflows, Diensten und Anwendungen ist dabei zur Grundvoraussetzung für Innovation geworden.

Gemeinsam Perspektiven erweitern

Der gemeinsam von IDC, BMC und Dell Technologies veranstaltete Dinner Roundtable zeigt auf, wie Sie Workflows gezielt orchestrieren, Komplexität reduzieren und die Agilität Ihrer IT nachhaltig steigern – um den Anforderungen eines sich dynamisch wandelnden Marktes souverän zu begegnen.

Agenda: 

  • Intelligente Orchestrierung hybrider Umgebungen: Vollständige Nutzung neuer KI-Fähigkeiten, einschließlich agentenbasierter KI.
  • Sicherheit und Ausfallsicherheit in der Cloud: Strategien zur Gewährleistung eines zuverlässigen, leistungsstarken Betriebs.
  • Automatisierung und Prozessvereinfachung: Wie man das Workflow-Management vereinheitlicht, um Multi-Cloud-Ökosysteme zu optimieren.

Erleben Sie einen Abend voller Inspiration: Tauschen Sie sich mit anderen IT-Führungskräften aus, gewinnen Sie praxisnahe Einblicke und nehmen Sie direkt umsetzbare Ideen für Ihre Projekte mit. Diskutieren Sie die Themen, die Ihren Arbeitsalltag heute wirklich bewegen – und gestalten Sie aktiv die Zukunft Ihrer IT.

Warum teilnehmen?

Diese Veranstaltung bietet Ihnen die Möglichkeit:

  • sich mit anerkannten Experten auszutauschen und von deren praktischen Ratschlägen zu profitieren.
  • konkrete Lösungen für Ihre Herausforderungen in den Bereichen KI, Cloud und Automatisierung zu entdecken.
  • zu erfahren, wie agentenbasierte KI und Automatisierung Ihre Geschäftsprozesse verändern können.
  • zu verstehen, wie Sie die Komplexität des Betriebs in Hybrid- und Multi-Cloud-Umgebungen reduzieren können.
  • Best Practices zur Sicherung von Workflows und zur Gewährleistung der Ausfallsicherheit kritischer Systeme kennenzulernen.
  • auf Feedback aus der Praxis zuzugreifen, um Inspiration für Ihre eigenen Modernisierungs- und Orchestrierungsinitiativen zu erhalten.

Agenda

IDC Dinner Roundtable Frankfurt

One Day Event

6:00PM

Cocktail-Empfang & Networking

6:30PM

Begrüßung & Einführung in das Thema durch die Gastgeber des Abends

Carla Arend

Carla Arend

Associate Vice President, Research, Cloud in Europe, IDC

Ismail Celik

Ismail Celik

Account Manager, BMC

6:50PM

Vorstellung aller Teilnehmer

7:00PM

Abendessen & Diskussion zu den folgenden Themen:

  • Intelligente Orchestrierung hybrider Umgebungen: Vollständige Nutzung neuer KI-Fähigkeiten, einschließlich agentenbasierter KI.
  • Sicherheit und Ausfallsicherheit in der Cloud: Strategien zur Gewährleistung eines zuverlässigen, leistungsstarken Betriebs.
  • Automatisierung und Prozessvereinfachung: Wie man das Workflow-Management vereinheitlicht, um Multi-Cloud-Ökosysteme zu optimieren.
9:00PM

Zusammenfassung des Abends & Verabschiedung der Teilnehmer

Carla Arend

Carla Arend

Associate Vice President, Research, Cloud in Europe, IDC

Ismail Celik

Ismail Celik

Account Manager, BMC

Ihre Gastgeber

Carla Arend

Carla Arend

Associate Vice President, Research, Cloud in Europe

IDC

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Ismail Celik

Ismail Celik

Account Manager

BMC

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Veranstaltungsort

The Florentin by Althoff Collection

Ein Abend im “Grünen Salon” des Hotels The Florentin by Althoff Collection, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 9, 60596 Frankfurt am Main

Im The Florentin verschmelzen Kunst und Lebenskunst auf harmonische Weise. Ein wunderbarer Rückzugsort inmitten der pulsierenden Metropole am Main.

Hotel Website: https://www.theflorentin.com/de

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