13 January 2026, Antwerp
CIO Conference-Dinner | Technology outlook 2026
Re-imagining IT ecosystems and the way their components are interconnected is not just a strategic choice anymore, but also a critical imperative for bringing agility, resilience, security and compliance at levels never reached before. More specifically, adopting new technologies and upgrading to the newest advancements in cloud platforms, agentic AI, hyper automation, Quantum computing, data factories or cybersecurity are a new fundamental priority for CIOs to stay ahead of the agility, adaptability and innovation curves. 04 February 2026, Brussels area
CIO Think Tank | Creating exceptional customer experience: reaching new horizons
- Understanding the strategic role of the CIO in a definitly customer-centric world
- How customer expectations are increasingly driving and overhauling technology initiatives
- AI, metaverse, VR/AR… : how to assess and capture the full benefits and value of new technologies?
- Stability, scalability, composability, connectivity, intelligence measurability: the 6 fundamental pillars of CX in 2025
- Connecting the gap between AI and BI to maximize analytical outcomes and spark unique customer experience
10 March 2026, Mechelen area
CIO Think Tank | The foundations of a successful AI factory
- Understanding the key components, objectives and value of the AI factory model
- Time to insight, expanded workflows automation, real-time inference…: the compouding benefits of AI factories
- Building a smart infrastructure as AI factory’s backbone
- Assessing the limits and risks of the AI factory
- AI factory platforms or self-developing: key elements to consider
- Critical success factors of a succesful AI factory
24 March 2026, Affligem
CIO Leadership Summit 2026
Never before has technology created so many challenges -but also so many opportunities- for IT departments to drastically reconsider their strategic roadmap, re-invent their operating model, re-purpose their investments, hyperautomate routine tasks, bring new levels of intelligence, create outsdanding customer experiences, and respond to evolving business imperatives. The Summit 2026 will explore where CIOs should go on the offensive to conquer and seize the full potential of technology, hasten innovation, and create 360° value by rethinking every part of the business through the seamless integration of cloud, data and AI. 27 May 2026, Brussels area
CIO Think Tank | Strategic IT planning: moving at the speed of AI
- Establishing an ambitious although realistic strategic IT plan and technology adoption roadmap
- Align IT capacity and initiatives with business goals, or the other way around?
- How to embrace agility and adaptability in the plan to face business changes, AI tsunami and technology evolution?
- Integrating de-risking in the strategic plan: what, when, how?
- How to leverage agentic AI for strategic IT planning?
- New critical success factors of strategic IT planning in 2026 and beyond
