Here are some insights into some of the big international names that will be sharing their invaluable knowledge - including the FBI and Volvo!

Connected digital technology can act as the catalyst for innovation as it creates the systems for collaboration to emerge organically.

How the CIO will become the second most important business strategist and operational leader (after the CEO).

This unique event is exclusively delivered by CIOs for CIOs to enable IT leaders to share their vision and expertise and debate best practices.

The potential business applications of IoT span an ever-growing set of industrial and consumer implementations.

These new “Digital Risk Leaders” will require a new set of skills that can help them understand the intersection of business risk and technology risk.

"We look forward to her leadership of Intel’s global IT organisation and her contribution to corporate-level strategic initiatives,”

Logicalis is calling for CIOs and IT participants in its 2016 global survey of CIO pressures and priorities survey.

It seems like these days, transformation is the new normal. Especially if the word digital precedes it.

7 out of 10 banking and securities CIOs tell us that digital entrants from outside their industry are a greater threat than their usual competition.

“As technology advances and organisations undergo digital transformation, we are seeing IT team’s evolve to deliver more to the business."

Without inspiring lead supported from above, even the best business, the best enterprise, will disappear entirely and without much of a trace.

How have CIOs stepped up to the role of delivering better marketing insight, or driving higher sales, or pushed for a more loyal customer base?

"Progress toward higher levels of digital capability must not be slowed down or derailed by changes in executive leadership."

I had the good fortune to be present (and presenting) at our US CIO Leadership Forum in Phoenix, Arizona this week.

“C-level executives need to address the growing problem of employee engagement as a core component to ensure the success of technology initiatives."

"CIOs who stay operational will find themselves further marginalised over the next three years."

Real-time streaming analytics is becoming the lifeblood of today's data-driven economy, but there is a gap in understanding how to effectively use it.

People and data are a powerful combination, but it can be hard to get both right. Effective people management is crucial to the success of data.

"Business leaders outside of IT are making large and significant IT purchasing decisions – particularly the chief marketing officer (CMO)."

“The proliferation of employee-owned mobile devices has placed the IT department in a reactive state.”

In a competitive world where technology can make or break a business, why wouldn’t a business want a skilful CIO to focus almost exclusively on IT?

IDC recommends all parties take a more assertive approach to accommodating the cloud model for long-term success.

CIOs are a company’s most critical hire, but it’s time for businesses to redefine what they need in their CIO, says one local expert.