CIO Summit Adriatic

In today’s competitive landscape, organizations must deliver more value with fewer resources. UiPath offers the market’s leading and most comprehensive automation platform, uniquely combining the strengths of humans, software robots, and AI agents. Together, they accelerate processes, reduce costs, and unlock new opportunities for growth.

In this session, we will showcase several high-ROI use cases and provide a short live demo of the platform’s capabilities—demonstrating how UiPath helps CEOs drive efficiency, innovation, and sustainable advantage at scale.

In one of the world’s most regulated and operationally complex industries, British Airways has redefined how data and AI can drive value in operations. The airline moved beyond isolated projects to a holistic transformation - reshaping how teams think, collaborate, and deliver through data. This session shares how BA built momentum, fostered trust in innovation, and translated ambition into meaningful outcomes.

In today’s world, where artificial intelligence is shaping the future of business, the quality of data is the single most critical success factor. This talk explores how a strong data governance strategy prevents common pitfalls such as failed AI projects, costly mistakes, compliance breaches, and loss of trust. With real-world examples of poor practices and practical guidance, the session will demonstrate why data governance is not just a buzzword, but a vital foundation for building reliable and ethical AI solutions.

Attendees will learn:

• how robust data governance can turn data into a true competitive advantage,
• the key dimensions of data quality that drive business outcomes,
• how clear rules, accountability, and traceability ensure trustworthy AI.

This presentation is designed for all who want to harness the power of AI in a secure, responsible, and sustainable way—ensuring AI creates value instead of risk.

As enterprises enter the agentic phase of digital transformation, the question is no longer how to automate more, but how to architect for intelligence, adaptability, and intent at scale. At the center of this shift is a fundamental rethink of enterprise operating models, supported by architectures that can progressively introduce AI and autonomous agents without disrupting governance, trust, or continuity.
 
This session introduces a new execution paradigm, grounded in HCLSoftware’s Xperience Data Operations (XDO) vision, where the unit of enterprise performance is not just a process, but an outcome. The key enabler of this shift is orchestration: the glue that binds people, systems, and AI into cohesive, goal-driven operations. And at the heart of this orchestration is the Universal Orchestrator (UnO), designed to align execution with real-world context, deliver always-on responsiveness, and embed governance into every digital action.

In the age of Agentic AI, the competitive edge won’t come from automating faster, it will come from orchestrating better.

Main Topics:

Connect Table 1: Age of Agentic AI - Extending the Scope of Enterprise Automation - moderated by UiPath

Connect Table 2: Data governance as a competitive edge - moderated by Be-terna

Connect Table 3: Building the intelligent information flows to reinvent future workplace - moderated by Canon

Connect Table 4: A Blueprint for SAP Success

Connect Table 5: IT Performance Key Indicators: Measuring What Matters - moderated by IDC

Asset-heavy industries like manufacturing, automotive, telcos, utilities are under pressure – from unstable supply chains to the push for decarbonization and smarter automation. In this panel, we’ll explore how leading companies are using technology like AI, digital twins, cloud, and IoT to modernize old systems, make faster decisions, and build operations that are ready for whatever comes next.

CIOs stand at the crossroads of innovation and responsibility. Emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, and automation can transform industries, but cost efficiency, compliance, and digital sovereignty must also be safeguarded.

The ANOW!® Suite empowers organizations to innovate with confidence. ANOW!® Observe, our new observability solution, takes enterprise automation to the next level. Together with ANOW!® Automate, it creates a comprehensive platform where observability, orchestration, execution, and cloud cost optimization work seamlessly. The result: IT operations transformed into a growth enabler—delivering real-time insights, ensuring compliance and trust, and supporting digital sovereignty through our engagement with selected public cloud vendors.

Many organizations hesitate to invest in AI because of high costs, vendor lock-in, and uncertainty about real business value. I hope to show you how open-source AI infrastructure lowers those risks by giving enterprises control, transparency, and flexibility. By combining powerful computing with open standards, companies can experiment and innovate without betting everything on a single vendor — making AI a safer, smarter and more affordable choice for a large number of organizations and individuals.

Since the launch of ChatGPT, the AI landscape has transformed at breathtaking speed. In this keynote, renowned AI expert Mladen Jovanović will unpack the key developments of the past three years and explore where we stand today. From viable enterprise use cases to the strategic questions, Mladen will highlight what technology leaders need to know, both as professionals shaping transformation and as individuals navigating the AI era.

The global explosion of communication technologies and the widespread deployment of machine-to-machine communications and smart devices are constantly transforming how we connect to the world. Due to product commoditization, shrinking margins, regulatory pressures, and the need to develop greater customer intimacy, many industries are capitalizing on these technologies and using them to launch innovative new services. These new services are enabling a fundamental change in business strategy. By adding dynamic, customer-centric IT-based services into their business model, companies stand to find new revenue streams and to profit from closer relationships with customers.

mBill Dynamic pricing enables:

• Fast go-to-market with new services 
• Charging for any kind of services in a variety of different ways, regardless of usage mode, payment type, and service complexity
• Packaging of services into bundles through powerful cross-product discount options
• Offers support for managing complex partner relationships where partners share costs, rewards, and profit
• Increase customer satisfaction through flexible bonus and loyalty programs

AI holds a huge potential for enterprises, but without a strong data foundation, it cannot succeed. In this session, we will discuss why Data Strategy and Data Governance are key building blocks for digital transformation. From managing growing data challenges to creating trust and a scalable framework, we will outline practical steps organizations can take to unlock real value from their data. Drawing on experience across industries, Solvership will show how companies can turn data into a true strategic asset – and make their AI ambitions a reality.

When Andreja Štirn took over the data department at NLB two years ago, the bank’s perception of data and analytics began to evolve profoundly. What followed was not merely a technological upgrade, but a holistic transformation—conceptual, cultural, and strategic. NLB is redefining its data journey by establishing clear ownership and accountability across data domains, mapping data sources and improving data quality, aligning enterprise reporting with real business value.

Through the lens of a dedicated team, a culture of responsibility, and deliberate platform choices, this session offers a blueprint for turning data into a strategic asset.

The Adriatic region sits at the intersection of shifting global dynamics, where tax and trade tensions, supply chain disruptions, inflation, and war are reshaping investment flows. This panel explores how resilient our economies are to such shocks and what role EU integration—or fragmentation—plays in attracting technology investment. We will look at how the US-China-EU triangle of influence frames opportunities and risks for our region, and where growth may realistically come from in the next five years.

At the same time, the discussion will zoom in on the role of technology leaders: how should they read the situation, balance local needs with strategic directives from European HQs, and understand where real decision-making power lies? What signals from HQ are essential, and what domestic realities must not be overlooked? And critically, how do you plan—one quarter, one year, or three years at a time? Should your vision be short-term, long-term, or both?