Future CIO Connections 2025 – Integrating IT Transformation and Security

On June 24, 2025, smartvillage Bogenhausen in Munich will become a hotspot for technological thought leaders. Future CIO Connections merges two events into one, focused squarely on the most pressing future challenges facing CIOs and CISOs: parallel session tracks will tackle critical topics in digital enterprise leadership – above all, the practical application of artificial intelligence, securing digital infrastructures, and how organizations can remain stable, resilient, and innovation-ready amid constant change and uncertainty.

At Future CIO Connections 2025, IT decision-makers from across southern Germany and beyond will gather in Munich on June 24. This 2-in-1 event stands out among industry conferences: two parallel tracks address audience-specific challenges – one for CIOs, CDOs, and IT leaders, and another for CISOs, security professionals, and risk managers – while also creating space for cross-functional networking among peers.

What truly sets this event apart isn’t just its breadth of topics, but the quality of dialogue: the atmosphere is personal, conversations are intense, and insights are technically excellent. Speakers deliver real added value – not sales pitches – resulting in a uniquely dense and meaningful program. Affordable registration fees and an innovative setting make Future CIO Connections a truly distinctive event.

Leading Digitalization Strategically

The CIO track centers on issues fundamentally shaping the role of IT leaders today: artificial intelligence, digital transformation, innovation, and organizational change. High-caliber sessions explore both strategic and cultural dimensions – such as how CIOs can reposition themselves as drivers of transformation and clearly demonstrate the business value of digital technologies within their organizations.

Networking is also a key focus at Future CIO Connections. Image source: LSZ Future Connections.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Dirk Finning (Kühne + Nagel), who examines the real-world impact of artificial intelligence in enterprise settings,
• Simone Bock (State Street Bank), Mercedes Eisert (Max Planck Society), and Lutz Seidenfaden (MTU Aero Engines), who will discuss the limits of organizational change in a panel discussion,
• as well as Robert Mahnke (University Hospital Ulm) and Oliver Reindl (ABC Bank), who will present concrete use cases illustrating successful transformation projects.

This blend of vision and hands-on experience provides orientation amid technological and geopolitical complexity – and creates opportunities for deep exchanges with peers facing similar challenges.

Cybersecurity with Foresight

The CISO track addresses today’s most urgent cybersecurity priorities. Topics span incident response, regulatory compliance, and how artificial intelligence is reshaping security operations. A central theme: moving beyond reactive risk management toward actively co-shaping security in ways that foster innovation.

Keynote insights will be delivered by:

• Iskro Mollov (GEA Group), demonstrating how Agentic AI and GenAI can be integrated into security workflows,
• Michael Fischer (NOVENTI), exploring the interplay between threat landscapes and regulation,
• and Paul Watts (Information Security Forum), who – in an English-language talk – will reflect on the “Perception Gap” between business leaders and security teams.

Sessions offer both technical expertise and strategic perspectives on governance and leadership, always with an eye toward building security that is resilient and adaptive in dynamic environments.

Two Tracks, One Shared Stage

Linking both streams enables cross-functional insights between IT strategy and security practice. In joint formats like the “Teamplay Forum,” CIOs and CISOs will discuss how to jointly implement digital innovations securely and confidently. The day concludes with relaxed networking – creating space for in-depth conversations, new connections, and informal knowledge sharing.

 Whether you’re a CIO or a CISO, this event offers an inspiring platform to discuss and actively shape tomorrow’s key issues. Further details about the agenda, speakers, and registration are available on the event website.

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