Opening Address

CIO Panel Discussion: How To Implement A Successful Generative AI Strategy Across The Enterprise

In this panel discussion, our experts will explore the myriad opportunities that generative AI offers for enhancing operational efficiency and achieving product personalization. We will delve into the challenges companies face in striking the right balance between privacy concerns and personalization while emphasizing the importance of understanding how generative AI is implemented across organizations.

Key topics we will address with the panel are:

• What the adoption of generative AI looks like for large enterprises.
• Best practices for handling sensitive data in Gen AI projects.
• Insights from the panelists on their excitement about the future of generative AI.
• Strategies for gaining boardroom buy-in for "unproven" technologies like Gen AI.

How To Add Value To An Enterprise Business: Technology Is Not The End

Technology is necessary to transform your company and add value to the business, but the road is not from technology to the business, it´s the contrary.

Unai Obieta Jimenez - Phone House España

Transform Your Enterprise — Lessons From Cloud Migration

As considerations on how to spend your IT budget mount, CIOs and CISOs are becoming more cost-conscious. No more so than during your cloud migration journey when costs can easily balloon out of control. Not having a straightforward ‘lift and shift’ approach means organisations struggle to understand which challenge to tackle first. Gaining leadership buy-in, managing cost and reassessing your security posture are three scalable steps to master on your cloud migration journey.

In this case study we will discuss how to:

• Communicate the ‘why’ behind cloud cost to leadership and engage right external partners
• Incorporate a holistic view of applications to ensure business framework reflects your cloud migration goals
• Develop strategies to reassess your security posture during migration and ensure resilience

Networking & Meet The Expert 121 Meetings

Industry-Agnostic Innovation -- Practical Practices for Every CIO

Everything changes and all change produces resistance and risk. How does a leader embed new culture and innovation without setting off risk alarms across the c-suite? We will cover techniques for AI implementation, cultural shifts, innovation, and more.

Join this session for:

• Empirical data to illustrate results
• Real-world case studies illustrating how leaders can partner and apply cross-industry techniques
• Updating baselines to adapt to changing behaviors in real-time

‘Vera’ means “true”: true social innovation as a catalyst for digital transformation

Vera es la solución digital de Ingesan para la prestación de servicios de asistencia social. Su concepción y crecimiento se corresponde con el desarrollo de un modelo de intraemprendimiento colectivo empresarial que responde a nuestra estrategia de transformación digital en Ingesan. A través del caso de Vera, en esta sesión se describirá el modelo de innovación de Ingesan dentro de su marco de transformación, abordando las claves de la destacable rapidez y eficacia en su adopción e impacto en la empresa.

David del Río Vilas - Ingesan

How Low Code And Agile Can Help The Companies To Save Money And Time

In the session I will try to show the advantages that I have found in my experience using both at the same time, with surprising results, compared to other applications that are much more expensive, rigid and above all, with a very high user acceptance

Javier Trujillo - BBVA

Networking Break

Data Driven Organizations - Democratization of Data Analysis throughout The Organization

If data is the new oil, if we found special power in those teams able to manage and decide based on that, we must make this available to the whole organization. the challenge is not only on the data side but on the skills of our people to manage and analyze data for their own daily tasks. Data visualization strategy (E2E process) can make a difference. I will talk about a real case implemented by my team in my previous company

Angel Cachon - Donte Group

Networking & Meet The Expert 121 Meetings

How CIOs Must Harness Diversity and an Inclusive Mindset to Build Cohesive and Successful Teams

As part of their leadership responsibilities, CIOs should leverage their influence and technology resources to take an active role in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. CIOs have a responsibility to use their position as digital business leaders to support underrepresented groups and meet executive commitments with action. A commitment to diversity and inclusion has got to infuse everything you do as a leader and will drive better outcomes as a result

Cloud Harmony: Embracing Success, Avoiding Nightmares

The migration to cloud computing offers unparalleled flexibility and scalability for businesses, but the journey is often marred by challenges. Achieving harmony in the cloud entails embracing a crucial concept: the "Accept the Item" approach. By accepting the item, organizations acknowledge the shared responsibility model of cloud security, taking ownership of their part in securing data and applications. This proactive mindset, combined with robust cloud security measures and compliance adherence, mitigates the nightmares of data breaches, downtime, and compliance violations. In this abstract, we explore the significance of accepting the item and embracing a culture of cloud security, ensuring a harmonious and secure cloud environment for business growth and innovation

Maximus Ndaboka - PepsiCo

From Legacy To The Cloud In One Year

In my session, I will talk about the transformation I am making in my company to go from a legacy to a hybrid-cloud solution. I want to talk about an IBM i legacy system with many satellites built with Java and .Net and stand-alone SQL.Server database to a renovated DB2 database with an API ecosystem all in the back-end, and a front-end absolutely new developed over AWS solutions. All these changes with a set of cloud solutions such as Microsoft 365 and SalesForce. And finally, I want to tell how we are building a completely ubiquitous staff without any dependencies on our physical offices.

Vicent Escorihuela Ferrer - Diners Club Spain

Empowering the Healthcare System with Digital Health

Valentina Boardroom

At AstraZeneca, we believe that science and technology create the perfect combination to improve the lives of patients. Last years there has been exponential growth in the number of digital health apps in recent years, in addition, people have become more mobile-dependent. Digitalization and data analytics in healthcare are booming markets, which means that there are both multiple options and demands for digital, technological, and innovative healthcare services. This session will cover AstraZeneca's digital innovation approach, which translates into improvements in the lives of patients and their families

Miguel Lancha Luquero - AstraZeneca

Embed Sustainability into IT Strategy to Maximise Growth Potential

In times of change and growth, CEOs are turning to their CIOs and CISOs to play a key role in sustainability. IT and Security leaders want to understand a step-by-step approach to adopt sustainable IT into their strategy. In doing so, they can demonstrate how to create sustainable impact and lasting change across the business.

In this session we will discuss how to:

• Define the roles CIOs & CISOs can play in sustainability
• Incorporate sustainability into decision-making for your IT strategy
• Understand the next steps for CIOs & CISOs to drive rapid impact with sustainable initiatives

CIO Edge Espana Closing Panel Debate- The New CIO Mandate in an Increasingly Volatile Business Environment

Future CIOs must go beyond their usual focus on operational efficiency – they need to help businesses cope with macro challenges like geopolitical instabilities, new supply and energy disruptions, and significant economic uncertainties. They must also be critical execution leaders as lines of business and operational teams struggle with micro-challenges like changing client expectations and significant price instabilities in raw materials and labor.

Juan Manuel García Dujo - Cerealto

Adrian Boveda - Santander

Alberto Hernández López - Administración Pública Local

Networking Drinks & Event Close