SUMMIT OVERVIEW
Unlock the Future: Championing AI’s Transformative Potential
Are you ready to move from AI experimentation to true organizational integration?
Join forward-thinking leaders at The 19th CIO Executive Summit 2026 to explore how Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally reshaping operations, products, and workplace culture and discover actionable strategies to:
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Drive Growth: Redesign workflows for new revenue streams.
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Upskill Teams: Build an agile, AI-fluent workforce and
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Lead with Trust: Balance bold innovation with data privacy.
Stop just managing automation—start leading the revolution. Secure your spot today to connect with trailblazers and deploy AI responsibly for sustainable global impact!
SUMMIT DETAILS
Date:
Time:
Venue:
16th September 2026 [Wednesday]
09:55 - 16:00
Cordis Hong Kong
555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok
Hong Kong
FORUM AGENDA
08:45
Registration, Showcase Visit and Networking
09:55
Opening Keynote: From AI Adoption to AI-First The next chapter of AI will be defined not by deploying more tools, but by redesigning organizations around AI. As AI shifts from assisting people to executing work, leaders must rethink workflows, roles, operating models, and prepare for an AI-augmented workforce.
10:20
Keynote 1: From Concept to Catalyst - Turning AI into a Powerhouse of Value Amidst the swift pace of digital transformation, Digital Leaders are challenged to go beyond traditional IT programmes and harness the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence. AI isn't just another enterprise application; it has the potential to revolutionise your business operations and contribute to your saving targets by up to 80% with private cloud solutions. Are you ready to transform your approach and lead your organisation into a new era of productivity, efficiency and innovation? Join this boardroom to discuss: • Shifting from long proof of concept cycles to rapid value generation • Understanding why the total cost of ownership in your AI strategy is different from that in traditional application environments • Managing AI to ensure compliance, enhance security and build stakeholder trust through sovereign cloud capabilities
Hinson Hui
System Engineer
Forcepoint LLC
10:45
Keynote 2: The AI Data Layer: From Pilot to Production — Why Active Context Is the Missing Piece for Enterprise AI Enterprises across Asia-Pacific are investing heavily in AI — yet most initiatives stall at the pilot stage. The bottleneck is not the model. It is the data. In this session, Bill He, Head of Greater China at Denodo, will reveal why the world's leading enterprises are building an "AI Data Layer" to solve the data crisis that blocks AI from scaling. He will introduce Active Context — a live, governed, semantically coherent data foundation powered by Data Virtualization and a unified Business Ontology — that connects AI agents, business users, and data teams to every enterprise data source in real time, without moving or copying data. Drawing from real-world deployments across global enterprises and government organisations, Bill will share a practical framework for evaluating AI data readiness and accelerating time-to-value.
11:10
Morning Networking Coffee Break and Showcase Visit
11:30
Keynote 3: The Human & AI Factor in Security: Managing Risk in the Era of Agentic AI Work, collaboration, and data have changed—but humans haven't, and AI is introducing new vulnerabilities. This session explores how Mimecast helps identify and manage risks associated with both humans and agentic AI—ranging from BEC and insider threats to data leakage into GenAI—and how to shift from risk to resilience.
11:55
Keynote 4: Impact of AI on Workplace and Workforce GenAI deployments can create behavioral, capability-related, and cultural related challenges. They include risks of de-skilling and cognitive surrender. Organisations also will encounter capability gaps that go beyond prompt-writing: problem framing, critical evaluation, domain judgement, workflow integration, and risk literacy (including privacy and bias). Leaders of hybrid human/Agent-teams will need to move from managing activity to managing outcomes, quality standards, and accountability. This talk explores the current research and proposes practical ways forward for organisations.
12:20
CIO Think Tank: Beyond Tech - Evolving Organizations for AI Success You can’t unlock AI’s full value without rethinking your people strategy. The gap is widening between those riding the AI wave and those struggling to stay afloat. We’re pouring investment into platforms, models, and copilots, but what about our people? Without inclusive upskilling, AI won’t feel like empowerment; it will feel like exclusion. Join this panel to discuss: •The fundamental architectural necessities that AI is driving in technology and operations • Aligning workforce AI proficiency as a core pillar of AI ROI • Evolving talent strategy, org design, and change management in parallel with AI investments • Building cross-functional partnerships to drive AI adoption and success
Panel Chair
Executive Panelists
Narayanan NS
Director – Project &
Service Excellence
CLP
13:00
CIO Networking Luncheon Roundtables Sponsored by HCLSoftware
(by Invitation only)
Beyond the Hype: Building the AI-Powered Governance Engine for Secure, Autonomous Enterprise Execution. Embrace AI. Withstand AI. Is your enterprise ready for the post-AI reality? Join us to discover how to move past the hype into governed, autonomous execution. Learn to eliminate fragmentation, patch zero-day vulnerabilities in minutes, and leverage real-time observability to turn operational infrastructure risks directly into business advantages.
14:15
CISO Think Tank: Managing AI Risks While Driving Innovation and Realising ROI No business leader invests in technology for its own sake-they seek measurable improvements in productivity, agility, and business outcomes. AI is no different, but its rapid evolution, coupled with complex security and compliance considerations, can make it difficult to determine where to start and how to scale. As AI adoption accelerates, it is critical for organisations to prioritise security, compliance, and governance in order to mitigate risk. The key to unlocking ROI lies in identifying high-impact, secure use cases, optimising AI adoption, and ensuring teams have the right tools, skills, and safeguards to drive sustainable value. From protecting sensitive data to ensuring AI models operate ethically and transparently, developing a security-focused AI strategy is essential to long-term success. Join this session to explore: • Security, privacy and regulatory risks in AI deployments • Best practices for managing AI data lifecycles and compliance • Building a resilient AI infrastructure that balances innovation with risk management
Panel Chair
Executive Panelists
15:00
Keynote 5: Beyond the Perimeter: Fighting Weaponized AI with Proactive Defense and Incident Response Generative AI has fundamentally transformed the cyber threat landscape by enabling adversaries to execute dynamic exploit crafting, hyper-realistic social engineering, and automated lateral movement at machine speed. Because static perimeter defenses can no longer guarantee protection against self-adapting threats, this session explores how organizations must pivot to active defense—combining continuous threat hunting and pre-breach readiness with rapid Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) to minimize operational disruption and financial loss.
15:25
Afternoon Networking Coffee Break and Showcase Visit
15:35
The Future of AI: Practical Guidance For What Lies Ahead Within a relatively short space of time the use of AI has become ubiquitous, with it being incorporated into seemingly every part of our work and home lives. AI appears to be mandatory and inescapable, but what issues does its widespread adoption raise and how can you be sure that your use of AI won’t break laws, regulations, or indeed the bank? In this closing keynote, Paul Haswell discusses some of the problems that may arise due to the widespread adoption of AI and how businesses can mitigate against them, as well as the risks associated with the possible bursting of the AI bubble.
16:00
Closing Remarks
