Digital Transformation in Action

18.00 Registration and welcome drink

18.30 Welcome by CIOforum  

by Freddy Van den Wyngaert, Chairman CIOforum

18.35 Introduction partners  

by Ronny De Goedt, CEO Getronics & by Arnaud Bacros, Managing Director EMC Belgium and Luxemburg

18.45 Summary Masterclass 

by Luc Verbist, CIO De Persgroep & Erwin Verstraelen, CIO Group AVEVE

19.00 Digital Transformation in Agriculture. Could you imagine that? No way!

by Erwin Verstraelen, CIO Group AVEVE

Digital Transformation in banking, media and travel is a fact. Government, manufacturing and other sectors are looking transformation in the eye. But agriculture?

AVEVE will explain the drivers and what it means for the sector at large.

19.25 Keynote – What’s the DNA of the Chief Digital Officer (CDO)?

by Jo Caudron & Danfoss

Digital disruption and transformation are all around us. In order to deal with the changes ahead, companies need to reate digital leadership at the highest levels. Who will be in charge of the digital turn-around, who will be your CDO? This presentation discusses the skills and capabilities needed for the new role and how the CIO could prove to be key in the digital future of the company. We also have a (video)chat with the group CIO and CDO of Danfoss, the global leader in heating and cooling.

19.55 Closing & looking forward to our Year End Event on December 7

by Veerle Lozie, Global Operations & IT Manager Melexis

20.00 Networking opportunity accompanied by food and drinks

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset – information – in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. www.emc.com

Getronics is a leading ICT Services company owned by the AURELIUS Group, a holding company headquartered in Munich, Germany. With an extensive history that extends over 125 years, Getronics has approximately 6,000 employees in 15 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific & Latin America, and has a complete portfolio of integrated ICT services for the large enterprise and public sector markets. This includes Workspace Applications, Unified Communications, Data CentreCloud, Consulting, Partner Technology, Managed Services and Security. www.getronics.com