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Benelux CIO Community
Join a powerful network of peers
Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
Join your local community for exclusive access to:
Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
Insights
Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CIOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Mastering the art of change and adaptability
- Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
- Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise
Benelux CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Benelux CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Allan Cockriel
Shell
VP and CIO for Global Functions and Information Risk Management, Group CISO
Ing Yan Ong
Heineken
Global CIO
Eelko van Leeuwen
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank NV
Global CIO
Members
Sjoerd Blum
Schiphol
Chief Information Officer
Kemal Cetin
FrieslandCampina
Global CIO
Benoit Dewaele
Vandemoortele
CIO
Candice Dillon
VodafoneZiggo
CIO
Christopher Franskin
Solvay
IT Director - International EMBA
Kees Gerretse
Tata Steel Europe
CIO
Femke Jacobs
Nationale-Nederlanden
CITO- Belgium
Andreas Kiederich
Agfa
CDIO
Leon Koppenol
Partou
CIO & CDO
Milan Kumar
ZF Friedrichshafen
CIO
Martin Lohmeier
Nexperia
VP & CIO
Olivier Luxon
Carrefour Belgium
CIO
Antonietta Mastroianni
Proximus
Chief Digital & IT Officer
Ray Mennink
Plukon Food Group
IT Director
Alexander Min
JDE
Global CIO
Jörg Müller
Atradius
CIO
Pascal Pauwels
Inter IKEA Group
Group CIO
Patrick Putman
Manuchar
CIO
Simon Rientsma
Waternet
CIO
Tony Thomas
Signify
Chief Digital and Information Officer
Belinda Thompson
BDO
Global Head of IT
Wim Vanderpoorten
Allnex
Global IT Director
Vincent Vloemans
Perfetti Van Melle
Global CIO
Patricia de Lanlay
Aliaxis
Group CIO
"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”
Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies
"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”
Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank
“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”
Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
30 March 2023 | an evening
Benelux CIO Inner Circle
KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
June 2023 | an evening
Benelux CIO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
September 13 - 15, 2023 | 3 days
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Global CIO Executive Summit
Four Seasons Nashville
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
October 2023 | 1 day
Benelux CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Benelux CIO Executive Summit - 04/10/2022
Benelux CIO Virtual Town Hall - 15/09/2022
Benelux CIO Inner Circle - 16/05/2022
Benelux CIO Virtual Boardroom - 11/05/2022
Benelux CIO Virtual Boardroom - 24/11/2021
Benelux CIO Virtual Town Hall - 18/11/2021
Benelux CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/10/2021
Benelux CIO Virtual Boardroom - 24/06/2021
Benelux CIO Virtual Boardroom - 29/04/2021
Benelux CIO Virtual Town Hall - 10/03/2021
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Content from your CIO peers
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
Inspiring Data Curiosity & Confidence
Data governance is often at odds with data curiosity, stifling the ability to develop a data-driven culture. How can CIOs and CISOs strike a balance between protecting data and encouraging data curiosity? CIOs and CISOs in the St. Louis community recently discussed their role in sparking data curiosity in secure ways – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEINFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
INFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
C-Suite Community Pulse on the State of the Economy and Its Impact on Your Business
Despite working through economic factors across the board, C-level executives have a positive outlook for their organizations in 2023. We asked C-level executives across Evanta communities about the state of the economy – here is what 600 leaders told us about economic factors and their impact on their outlook.
VIEW RESULTSBLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
BLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
CIOs and the State of the Economy
We asked CIOs in our community pulse survey how the state of the economy is impacting their business – here are 5 key findings from 200 CIOs who participated.
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