Agenda

Agenda

Our agenda is designed to inspire, challenge, and connect. From keynote sessions with industry leaders to interactive workshops and networking opportunities, each part of the event is built to spark ideas and provide practical insights. Explore the schedule and start planning your experience.

Agenda

European CIO Xchange

Day 1

2:30PM

IDC Advisory Workshop

Speaker

Marc Dowd

Marc Dowd

Vice President, Executive Advisory, IDC

4:30PM

Group Innovation Challenge

6:30PM

Welcome Dinner and Networking

Day 2

7:00AM

Xercise Club & Breakfast​

8:45AM

IDC Greetings and Welcome

Speaker

Thomas Meyer

Thomas Meyer

SVP, IDC WW Research, IDC

9:00AM

From CIO to Digital Business Leader: Redefining the CIO role in a digital-first enterprise.

Speaker

Philip Carter

Philip Carter

Group Vice President, Worldwide Thought Leadership Research, IDC

9:25AM

Getting to successfull Agentic AI implementation

9:45AM

Networking Break​

10:20AM

Modernizing Infrastructure for a Smarter Digital Future

10:35AM

Beyond Productivity: Reinventing the Business Model

10:50AM

Governance First: Derisking Tech Strategy Building resilient and compliant digital foundations.

11:05AM

Group Innovation Challenge

11:20AM

Coffee and Networking, One-to-one meetings

11:50AM

The Rise of the Digital Native C-Suite, How next-gen leaders are reshaping enterprise leadership.

12:10PM

Geo-Politics & AI: The New Security Landscape Navigating global tensions and tech sovereignty.

12:30PM

Preparations for utilizing the potential of Quantum

1:00PM

Networking Lunch

2:00PM

Workshop Round 1 (Parallel Sessions)

The Transformation of Work Redefining roles, workflows, and the workplace.

2:00PM2:45PM

The Transformation of Work Redefining roles, workflows, and the workplace.

How to embrace and prepare for the Quantum era

2:00PM2:45PM

How to embrace and prepare for the Quantum era

Compliance and governance strategies

2:00PM2:45PM

Compliance and governance strategies

Ecosystem integration – when the customer is a machine

2:00PM2:45PM

Ecosystem integration – when the customer is a machine

2:45PM

Change break

3:00PM

Workshop Round 2 (Parallel Sessions)

Agentic AI at scale

3:00PM3:45PM

Agentic AI at scale

Strategic scenario planning in an unpredictable world

3:00PM3:45PM

Strategic scenario planning in an unpredictable world

Organizational setup in a world where tech is everywhere

3:00PM3:45PM

Organizational setup in a world where tech is everywhere

Architecting infrastructure for the ultimate digital experience

3:00PM3:45PM

Architecting infrastructure for the ultimate digital experience

3:45PM

Coffeebreak and Networking, One-to-one meetings

4:15PM

Group Innovation Challenge

5:00PM

Networking and Refreshment Break; One-to-One Meetings​

6:30PM

Welcome Reception

7:00PM

Gala Dinner and Games

Day 3

7:00AM

Xcercise Club and Breakfast

8:45AM

Opening Remarks and Welcome Day 2

9:00AM

Strategy in Action: Turning Vision into Impact Bridging the gap between planning and execution.

9:15AM

GTT customer testimonial

9:30AM

A New Era of Growth: Navigating the Next Frontier Strategies for scaling in a dynamic global economy.

9:45AM

The People Factor: Empowering Talent for Transformation Culture, skills, and leadership in the age of AI.

10:00AM

Coffeebreak and Networking, One-to-One Meetings

10:30AM

Roundtable Discussions (Parallel Sessions)

A – The customer is a machine

10:30AM11:30AM

A – The customer is a machine

B – Investing for future savings

10:30AM11:30AM

B – Investing for future savings

C – ESG support strategies

10:30AM11:30AM

C – ESG support strategies

D – Cloud strategies in an unpredictable world

10:30AM11:30AM

D – Cloud strategies in an unpredictable world

E – Strategies for minimizing future Tech dept negative impact

10:30AM11:30AM

E – Strategies for minimizing future Tech dept negative impact

F – Building a resilient digital organization

10:30AM11:30AM

F – Building a resilient digital organization

G – Agentic AI at scale

10:30AM11:30AM

G – Agentic AI at scale

H – AI implementation with impact

10:30AM11:30AM

H – AI implementation with impact

I – Skills and organizational planning

10:30AM11:30AM

I – Skills and organizational planning

11:30AM

Change Break

11:50AM

Orchestrating Investments for Strategic Impact Aligning capital with innovation and outcomes.

12:05PM

Partnering for Success: Ecosystems that Deliver Collaborative models for sustainable growth.

12:20PM

Agentic AI and the future of infrastructure

Keynote
12:30PM

IDC Closing: Innovate, Modernize, Orchestrate: Preparing for the Age of Agents

12:45PM

Feedback Session and Closing​

1:00PM

Networking Lunch

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