CIO summit · CIO Vision · 2026

CIO Summit 2026

A CIO summit earns its place in the calendar when it respects how a Chief Information Officer actually makes decisions: with a budget, a portfolio and a board that expects both. CIO Vision is built around that reality. Each room seats 50–100 CIOs and enterprise AI leaders who carry budget authority for technology, data and AI investment — people who sign off on platforms, not people who merely evaluate them. The conversation is shaped accordingly: less about what is theoretically possible, more about what a leadership team can fund, staff and defend over a multi-year horizon.

This page is a guide to the summit from the CIO’s seat. It covers who is in the room and why the mix matters, how budget authority changes the quality of peer exchange, and how to use a single day away from the delivery queue as a strategic checkpoint. The city grid below is drawn from the live 2026–2027 calendar, and every edition links to its own agenda, attendee list and invitation details. If you are comparing CIO summits, start with the decision you need to make this year — then find the room where peers are working through the same one.

Event calendar

Upcoming city rooms

Published CIO Vision editions in 2026 and 2027.

A room of people who hold the budget

The defining feature of a useful CIO summit is not the stage; it is the spending authority around the table. When participants own technology budgets, conversations move quickly past vendor claims to the questions that matter: what did the programme cost in total, what was deferred to fund it, and what would you do differently at contract renewal. CIO Vision curates its rooms for that level of accountability, seating Chief Information Officers alongside enterprise AI and data leaders whose programmes depend on the same investment decisions.

Budget authority also changes what can be asked. A peer who controls a platform budget can explain how they structured an AI investment case, how they sequenced modernisation against run-cost reduction, and how they handled a programme that underdelivered. Those are not questions a conference booth can answer. The small-room format exists so that a CIO can test an assumption against someone with comparable exposure — and leave with reasoning, not just references.

Step back from the project queue

A CIO’s delivery portfolio can contain programmes with competing demands: modernising core systems, controlling cost, strengthening security and enabling AI. A summit discussion is useful when it examines how those priorities are balanced. What criteria determine which work receives capacity? Which investments create a shared foundation for several programmes? How does a leadership team recognise that a project should change direction? These questions make the strategic conversation concrete rather than reducing it to a sequence of ambitions.

The operating model behind the portfolio matters just as much. CIOs can compare which decisions remain central, where business units have autonomy and how platform teams serve internal users. Enterprise AI can expose weaknesses in these arrangements when experimentation expands faster than ownership or support. A summit provides a setting to test how your model handles that pressure. The useful outcome is a more explicit set of responsibilities and trade-offs, not the assumption that an organisational diagram is a solution by itself.

Use the summit as a strategic checkpoint

A useful preparation exercise is to identify one assumption in your annual plan that deserves testing. Perhaps the business expects rapid AI adoption, a sourcing change is meant to reduce cost or a shared platform is expected to improve delivery speed. Ask what evidence would support or challenge that assumption. During the summit, listen for measurement approaches and implementation conditions that could inform your review. Avoid treating a successful case elsewhere as proof that the same programme will succeed unchanged in your organisation.

After the event, brief your team on the questions that became clearer and the uncertainties that remain. Distinguish a decision you can make now from an idea that needs investigation. The next action might be a portfolio review, a capability assessment or a focused experiment, rather than a new major programme. This is the summit’s leadership value: time away from routine delivery used to strengthen judgement about what to pursue, how to organise it and what evidence to demand before expanding investment.

A small-room format, not an exhibition floor

CIO Vision brings together 50–100 leaders per room for in-person conversations about enterprise technology, data and AI. The purpose of that format is to make peer exchange possible: participants can ask follow-up questions, compare the constraints behind a decision and hear more than a polished presentation. The series is produced by AIM Media House. Each edition has its own event page, where the published agenda, venue information, current attendees and partner details provide a more useful picture than a generic conference promise. Session formats and timings should always be checked against that edition’s programme.

A smaller gathering is not a substitute for every kind of conference. A developer looking for hands-on training, a researcher presenting a paper and an executive reviewing an enterprise operating model have different needs. These pages focus on the executive use case: discussing decisions with people who carry responsibility for implementation. Review the event’s topics before requesting an invitation, and arrive with a question grounded in your organisation’s work rather than an expectation that one agenda will cover the entire AI market.

Cities, previous editions and the live calendar

The series spans 20+ global cities across 2026 and 2027. The upcoming city-event grid on this page is drawn from the live calendar, not a fixed list of assumed destinations. Every listed edition links to its own date, location and event information. This matters when comparing travel plans: two editions in different years or cities can have different attendees, topics and practical arrangements. Use the full calendar to compare options, then open the specific event page before committing to a journey.

Past editions add context that a forthcoming agenda cannot supply. Event galleries show the room, panels and networking, while past highlights and Insights offer material from earlier gatherings. Editions held before August 2026 retain the CDO Vision name; current and upcoming editions use CIO Vision. The change in series name does not erase the previous programme or its participants. Review those records as evidence of the series’ history, not as a guarantee that a particular company or individual will attend a future edition.

How an invitation request works

Choose the city edition that suits your responsibilities and open its event page. Where Request Invite is available, the internal form asks for professional information, including your organisation, designation and phone number, so the team can understand your role and contact you. Complete the requested details accurately and use the event-specific form rather than assuming an invitation applies to every city. Submitting a request expresses interest; it is not the same as an approved place or a completed ticket purchase.

The organising team reviews requests and follows up about participation. Check the selected event page for any ticket options, deadlines or attendance conditions rather than relying on a blanket price or approval-time claim. If you are considering a commercial partnership, use Partner with us or contact the team at [email protected]. Attending and partnering are different conversations. For a useful invitation request, explain the area you lead and the enterprise data, technology or AI decisions you are working through.

Explore the conversations

Companies represented in past sessions

Previous session participants bring context from the organisations they work in. These companies are drawn from recorded past sessions; each link opens a participant’s public profile. Past participation is not a promise of attendance at the next edition or an indication of sponsorship. The current attendee list on each event page is the place to check a forthcoming room.

7-ElevenSailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy Abu Dhabi TAMMJoseph Nadi Adira FinanceToni Hutomo Putro ADNOC DistributionAwad El-Sidiq AgodaFabian Teja Boegershausen AIA SingaporeWee Ming Koh Al FuttaimDeepak Kumar Alaska AirlinesShelby Tallent AlbertsonsBehlul Saka Allianz PartnersShashank Sridharan Allvue SystemsShantanu Lodh Ameriprise Financial ServicesManish Nigam AncestrySuresh Teckchandani Anywhere Real Estate Inc.Gopal Renganathan Apollo Global ManagementDr. Katia Walsh Apollo Global Management Inc.Michael Mayes AppleGajendra Babu Thokala Applied MaterialsSachin Dangayach

Recent past editions

CIO Vision Atlanta 2026

· October 2026

CIO Vision Jakarta 2026

Jakarta · September 2026

CIO Vision Chicago 2026

Chicago · August 2026

CDO Vision Tokyo 2026

Tokyo · August 2026

CDO Vision Kuala Lumpur 2026

Kuala Lumpur · July 2026

CDO Vision Boston 2026

Boston · June 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who attends a CIO Vision summit?

Each room seats 50–100 Chief Information Officers, CTOs and enterprise AI leaders with responsibility for technology investment and delivery. The published attendee list on each event page shows the current mix of organisations and seniority for that edition.

How is a CIO summit different from a large technology conference?

CIO Vision rooms are deliberately small and invitation-based, so discussion can address budget, portfolio and operating-model decisions in detail. There is no exhibition floor; the day is built around peer exchange between people who carry comparable accountability.

What does participation cost?

Attendance terms are set per edition. Open the event page for your chosen city to see whether seats are invitation-based, ticketed or both, and review the conditions published there rather than assuming a universal price.

Can I choose which city to attend?

Yes. The live calendar spans 20+ cities across 2026 and 2027. Each edition has its own agenda and attendee list, so compare the city grid on this page and request an invitation for the specific event that fits your planning cycle.

Is my participation confirmed when I request an invitation?

No. A request expresses interest; the organising team reviews each one and follows up. An approved place or a completed ticket purchase is confirmed separately, per edition.