Nordic CIO Executive Summit

Join your Governing Body Hosted Welcome Dinner at the iconic 7A Posthuset – the historic building of the Central Post Office, close to Stockholm Central Station. This evening is reserved for Governing Body members, c-level executives & partners in your community, offering a relaxed environment to meet peers. Enjoy dinner and dynamic discussions, whilst setting the scene and building relationships ahead of the busy summit day.

Businesses stand to benefit from AI in unprecedented ways, but only if IT and security leaders overcome transformation challenges. This includes implementing a modern zero trust architecture to protect data and users, embracing AI while managing its risks, and handling the technical and financial implications of ever-expanding environments. A risk-based approach to security ensures CIOs and CISOs deliver a secure, phased transformation.

Join this session to:

• Understand how zero trust and AI together, unlike firewalls, provide the strongest cyber defense by stopping threat actors from lateral movement within networks
• Learn strategies for protecting AI applications developed in data centers and the cloud, while preventing data leaks from public AI applications
• Discover how eliminating costly legacy hardware simplifies environments while cutting network and security costs

With technology becoming ever more ingrained into the DNA of organisations, CIOs and IT Leaders must take a larger role in talent management, culture change and business strategy. However, crafting partnerships with business units, alongside an already demanding technology-focussed role, can be tough. Join Petra Alund, CHRO at SEB and Carl-Magnus Mansson, CDIO at Essity as they discuss the evolving role of IT, how executives can think about their own future careers and lessons learned from perspectives outside of the core IT role. Specifically, this session will address:

• Petra’s journey and learning curve by transitioning out of a CIO role, into an HR leadership role
• Lessons learned on building trust between HR, IT, and other business units, together with the benefits of a one team mindset
• Improving culture, leadership, process optimisation and talent acquisition, all with a strong foundation of data and AI

Bolstering productivity and efficiencies across the enterprise is a primary function in the role of today’s IT leader, which increases reliance on emerging technologies, such as the enterprise browser. According to recent Gartner research, "Enterprise browsers will evolve to become the core platform for almost all of the day-to-day enterprise productivity and security software used by the workforce."

Join this session to discuss:

• Introduction of innovative possibilities for critical application protection
• Creating a secure employee experience centered on transparency and trust
• Reimagining how IT leaders can enable users while creating unique business value

As the regulatory landscape evolves, particularly with the introduction of the NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), organisations face increasing pressure to prioritise the cybersecurity of both their services and products. Regulatory bodies are tightening compliance requirements to protect critical infrastructure and digitally enabled products from growing threats. CISOs must re-evaluate their programs to align with these heightened regulatory expectations, ensuring they are prepared for both compliance and a rapid response when new threats emerge.

Join this boardroom session to share your views and discuss strategies on how to:

• Prepare your compliance framework to incorporate changing reporting requirements
• Adopt a Secure by Design mindset to strengthen your risk assessment process
• Streamline resources to create flexibility when acting on a threat and remain compliant

Organisations and employees have dealt recently with changing business and operating models, staff departures, digital acceleration, hybrid work and many other disruptions. They’re exhausted, and it's impacting the success of technological initiatives. With CIOs driving largescale transformation over a sustained period, what are the tactics that can be used to mitigate change fatigue, re-energise stakeholders and sustain momentum. Join this boardroom to discuss:

• Evaluating the impact of change management fatigue when prioritising initiatives
• Overcoming the pain points of sustained change management, and how CIOs can drive momentum
• Creating positive experiences throughout transformation, not just at the end

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us. The ongoing trend of using smart technology to automate production, industrial and business practices offer significant opportunities for CIOs. Join Jørn Berg, Group CIO, Mowi as he shares his journey, insights and lessons learned whilst developing the Mowi 4.0 strategy, with the aim of digitalising and automating value chains from roe to plate. Specifically, Jørn will share:

• Setting the right expectations, vision and strategy with senior leaders, and sustaining ongoing business change
• Driving a new way of thinking across the business, from a data-driven culture to business ownership of IT strategy
• Challenges, lessons learned, and the business use cases the strategy has delivered

In today's global business environment, leaders are having to strive for progress in an increasingly chaotic world. This includes managing both official, tangible complications, such as differing national regulatory requirements, and a myriad of problems with a complex threat landscape. What are the key trends CISOs should prepare for to safeguard their organisations? Join this session to hear how your peers are:

• Planning for the future amidst the chaos
• Identifying what threat actors are focussing on now for prevention and mitigation
• Understanding the impact of business decisions in the current climate, and the importance of good cyber hygiene

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In today's dynamic business environment, technology is no longer confined to the CIO’s domain. Yet, many in the C-suite remain uncertain about how to effectively collaborate and leverage complex architectures and systems to accelerate strategic execution. For forward-thinking CIOs, communication transcends being a mere skill—it is a leadership imperative. The most successful CIOs are those who can weave complex technical concepts into compelling narratives, creating a shared vision that bridges the gap between business and IT.

How do industry leaders achieve this? What are the keys to sparking action and spearheading digital innovation? How can you transition from a "us vs. them" mindset to a franchise-like model for digital delivery?

Join this boardroom session to explore

• The art of storytelling that tackles unique challenges, introduces meaningful tension, and presents inspiring resolutions.
• Crucial executive leadership skills that drive business engagement and align IT priorities with overarching organisational goals.
• Techniques to amplify your message, fostering collaboration across the enterprise and maximizing the value of digital investments

As digital transformation, innovation and technology advance at a staggering pace, organisations need to rapidly adapt and ‘look beyond’ the horizon to remain relevant, competitive and proactive. With the need to transform technologies, culture, and organisational structures in a sustainable way, how should IT Leaders evolve their strategies, competencies and technology roadmaps to ensure they are well placed to deal with the changing obligations and opportunities. Join Peter Muld, CIO at ICA Gruppen as he shares his thoughts on:

• Looking at longer term planning for emerging technologies, like AI, to remain relevant
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement amidst constant change
• Ensuring that technology not only supports but accelerates business growth in a world of ambiguity