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AGENDA 2026

18.3.2026

REIMAGINING THE “ORGANIZATIONAL OS” FOR THE AGENTIC AGEStarting 8AM EET - Helsinki, Tallin, Riga, Vilnius Time

Starting 7AM CET - Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen Time

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The agenda will be carried out in English. 

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8.00 (EET)

WE OPEN THE DOORS - WELCOME! 

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  • Register and get your badge

  • Enjoy a light breakfast

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8.00 

CEO BRIEFING (Invite-only) 

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9.00

OPENING REMARKS BY OUR MODERATORS

Peter Nyman & Jesse Kamras

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  • What to expect from the day

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9.10

OPENING KEYNOTE

FAST, FOCUSED AND RESPONSIBLE

Gary Foote, CIO – GM Performance Power Units | BCS Fellow | 5 × CIO 100 Honouree (UK)​

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Gary brings a unique perspective on what it means to build a future-fit business — one that can perform under pressure, adapt with speed, align innovation with purpose, and stay secure in an increasingly complex digital landscape.

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  • How motorsport teams from Formula 1 to Rally push the limits of data‑driven decision‑making and real‑time operations

  • How high-pressure environments show what’s possible when data, automation, and human precision combine to deliver performance at speed

  • How cybersecurity resilience underpins operations, performance, and competitive advantage in a digital‑first world

  • Why sustainability and ESG are now core to high‑performance organizations


 

9.45

INNOVATION NEEDS A NEW SECURITY MINDSET​​​​​

Fortinet

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  • How do you embed security into digital transformation without slowing it down?

  • Making security a catalyst, not a constraint, in a purpose-driven tech strategy

  • What metrics matter when communicating cyber value to the board?

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10.10 

NETWORKING BREAK & COFFEE 

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10.45

THE SILENT BLOCKER OF INNOVATION IS HIDING IN YOUR CORE

Dell Technologies

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  • Why AI won’t scale if your infrastructure is still stuck in 2015

  • How to modernize your digital core without breaking business continuity

  • What CIOs must change in their tech stack to move from idea to impact

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​​11.10

PANEL DISCUSSION

CIO + CISO = BUILDING UNIFIED RISK AND RESILIENCE THINKING​​​

Kirke Saar, CIO, Head of IT & Certified Supervisory Board Member, Nordic Investment Bank 

Markku Malila, Solution Consultant Manager Finland & Baltics, Palo Alto Networks

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Bridging technology, trust, and business continuity in a volatile landscape.

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  • How do CIOs and CISOs build a shared understanding of risk across IT, cyber, and business operations?

  • What does joint decision-making look like in high-stakes or high-speed environments?

  • What collaboration and communication models work between CIO and CISO in practice?

  • Where does the board come in, and how do you speak with one voice?

  • What’s the one thing CIOs and CISOs must do differently in 2026 to build a more resilient, secure, and business-aligned organizations?

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11.35

LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING

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12.35

PURPOSE-DRIVEN DOESN’T MEAN SLOW

TBA

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  • How to accelerate AI and cloud adoption while staying compliant and business-aligned

  • Why responsible technology choices improve ROI instead of limiting it

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13.00

REIMAGINING TRUST FOR A CLOUD-NATIVE, PURPOSE-DRIVEN WORLD
TBA

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  • Why traditional trust models break down in fast-moving, AI-powered ecosystems

  • How Zero Trust supports secure collaboration — even when data crosses organizational borders

  • ‘Where to draw the line: balancing openness, speed, and contractual risk in digital partnerships

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13.25

NETWORKING BREAK & COFFEE 

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 14.00​​​

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REIMAGINING THE “ORGANIZATIONAL OS” FOR THE AGENTIC AGE

Julius Manni, CEO, Vincit (FI)

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  • From pilots to autonomous agents running end-to-end workflows

  • Beyond Agile: why management models built for the last decade fall short in the agentic age

  • Leading through uncertainty: how to turn skepticism into organization-wide adoption

  • The human core: positioning AI as an amplifier of human potential

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14.20

BEYOND BUDGETS – RETHINKING IT VALUE

Tommi Tuovila, CIO, Neste (FI)​​​

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  • How CIOs can shift the conversation from “cost of doing the business” to “business performance contribution”

  •  What new value stories make it easier to say yes — and help execution teams move faster

  • What CIOs must stop reporting if they want to be seen as business leaders, not just tech owners

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14.45 CLOSING KEYNOTE ON CYBER STAGE

AGENTIC AI MAKING MILLION DOLLAR DECISIONS

Monica Verma, Hacker, CISO, Founder & CEO, Multiple Award-Winner and Top-50 Women in Tech (UK)


  • AI is already making million-dollar decisions without human oversight. Are you ready for that reality?

  • Agentic AI is reshaping business and security faster than we realize

  • Trust, ethics, and governance are under growing threat as we lose control over the systems making critical choices

  • The question isn’t whether to use agentic AI — it’s how to govern something we can’t fully control

  • Cybercriminals are already harnessing AI. Is your organization resilient enough to keep up?

  • Resilient businesses and societies won’t emerge by accident. What will it take to build them in an AI-driven world?

  • Discover what the AI-powered future holds, from autonomous decision-making to the complex challenges of ethics and governance

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15.20

CLOSING SUMMARY BY OUR MODERATORS

Peter Nyman & Jesse Kamras

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15.25-16.00 

NETWORKING & MUSIC 

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