Simplify, Secure, Scale

03/06/2026

10:00-16:00

Sergel Hub Stockholm

June 3rd - Hybrid Event

Agenda

Theme

Scaling the AI-Native Enterprise

10:00

Opening Remark: The CIO Reality Check 2026

The macro shifts shaping CIO priorities: AI Act, sovereignty, geopolitics
What Nordic boards now demand from enterprise CIOs
The five imperatives defining the CIO agenda for 2026–27
From service provider to strategic business builder

10:20

The AI-Native Enterprise — Operating Models for Scale

From copilots to agentic workflows — IT as the enterprise’s AI backbone
Building platforms, data contracts, and integration layers that scale enterprise-wide
Balancing innovation with AI Act compliance and accountability
Moving beyond pilots — agentic AI, automation, and platform engineering as the new enterprise operating system

10:35

From Hype to High-Impact: What Defines Real AI Success

Separating noise from reality to ensure AI investments deliver tangible outcomes
Embedding the human element — leadership, culture, and capability-building — into AI strategies
Translating AI lessons into strategies for sustainable, long-term value

10:50

Beyond AI — Quantum, Automation & Next Horizons

Tech disruptions CIOs must track today, not tomorrow. Where to start, Where to invest
Quantum, synthetic data and automation. Use cases the 2–5 year horizon vs 10+ years radar
Building future-readiness into the CIO agenda: skills, vendor relationships, and experiments today

11:10

From Tech Steward to Business Catalyst: Turning High Stakes into High ROI

Cutting complexity and tech debt through estate simplification, reuse, and deliberate bets that maximise value
Funding and governing GenAI, cloud, and cyber so returns show up on the P&L
Reframing ERP and core systems from back-office plumbing to frontline business enablers
Closing talent and operating model gaps while strengthening board engagement and KPI alignment

11:30-12:30

Networking Lunch

Theme

Trusted & Resilient Digital Foundations

12:30

Resilient & Sovereign by Design: Cyber, Continuity and Compliance

Embedding cyber and operational resilience into architecture instead of bolting it on
Meeting new demands from DORA, NIS2, and supply chain risk while aligning CIO, CISO, and COO priorities
Balancing cloud and edge sovereignty, data residency, and vendor strategy in a geopolitically fragmented world

12:45

From Overwhelmed to In Control: Proactive Vulnerability Reduction with AI and Automation

Moving beyond reports and dashboards to data-driven, automated remediation
Using AI-powered patching and workflows to cut risk before scans even detect vulnerabilities
Reclaiming time, talent, and budget by reducing complexity and closing attacker blind spots faster

13:00

How CIOs Can Help CEOs Drive Bold Reinvention

Partnering with CEOs to address megatrends like GenAI, climate change, and digital disruption
Turning reinvention into efficiency, growth, and resilience rather than risk and complacency
Positioning CIOs as strategic allies in self-disruption, ensuring the business adapts before it’s disrupted

13:20

Turning AI Against AI in Cyber Defence

The strategies CIOs are deploying to combat more advanced and sophisticated AI/ML-driven cyber attacks
Defending in the AI era by combining conventional security and proactive new approaches with precision
Leveraging AI to empower your defence teams and scale up security across the organisation

13:40

The Technological Foundations of the Modern Enterprise

Modernising legacy systems and digital infrastructure as the bedrock for AI adoption
Moving from AI fascination to business case: aligning investments with measurable outcomes
Redefining the role and competencies of CIOs in leading sustainable digital transformation

14:00

Networking Break

Theme

Leading People, Platforms & Transformation

14:30

From Uncertainty to Empowerment: The Future Workforce in the AI Era

Managing a hybrid workforce of people and AI agents with governance, security, and seamless integration
Upskilling for the AI era, combining technical and human capabilities to unlock growth and potential
Embedding resilience, adaptability, and continuous learning to deliver speed, quality, and performance
Unlocking the human aspects of new skills, individual growth, and human potential in AI-augmented organisations

14:45

Communicating Value: How CIOs Win Board Trust and Stakeholder Buy-In

Using data-driven storytelling to demonstrate IT’s value, guide investments, and secure stakeholder support
Developing executive communication skills to align technology with business goals and build board-level trust
Creating a shared vision across business and IT that accelerates adoption and maximises the impact of digital initiatives

15:00

Sustaining Momentum in Large-Scale Transformations

Evaluating the impact of change fatigue and staff departures when CIOs prioritise digital and business initiatives
Driving momentum through continuous engagement and overcoming pain points of sustained transformation
Modern CIOs must lead with confidence and visibility, while articulating the value of technology to secure resources and enable growth.
Creating positive experiences throughout transformation, not just at the end

15:15

Navigating the CEO–CIO Dynamic

Building a trust-based partnership that aligns technology strategy with financial and growth goals
Meeting CEO expectations for strategic input, innovation, and business leadership from the CIO
Bridging common misalignments and preparing for how the CEO–CIO relationship will evolve over the next 3–5 years

15:30

From Metaverse to Spatial Computing: The Next Era of Immersive Tech

How AI, mixed reality, and digital twins are redefining business models and operations across industries
The rise of digitally defined products, workplaces, and people in an always-on, hyperconnected society
Why software, data, and immersive services are becoming more critical to customer value than physical assets
Preparing for a future where spatial and immersive technologies drive innovation, collaboration, and growth

15:45

The CIO Agenda 2026–27: From Continuity to Competitive Edge

Ensuring business continuity amid rapid change, uncertainty, and complex cyber threats
Aligning technology investments with business goals to safeguard ROI and prepare for the future and the SI.native enterprise
Leveraging advanced technologies and strategic planning to build resilience and sovereignty into IT foundations, while building competitive edge
Lead talent, culture and measurable business value

16:00

End of Day

16:15

Afterwork - Soho House