The IT Organisation of the Future

The way IT is organised in today's organisations is rapidly & dramatically changing. The enterprise's need for speed, and an increasingly technology-savvy and self-sufficient workforce are just 2 of the main drivers for this. Non-core IT and business functions are being outsourced or cloud-sourced. IT will become more and more a function within the organisation and not necessary a separate department. Will the IT organisation of the future focus more on consulting and guiding the business in technology decisions than on building or even running IT?

So how do we best organise ourselves ? Is the IT department as we know it disappearing? Are we the new dinosaurs? What should the IT organisation of the future look like? To study the current organisational challenges for IT organisations CIO CITY focuses on 3 major dimensions of the IT organisation of the future.

The Organisational Design. How do we structure & organise IT in the organisation today and tomorrow? Which IT functions to keep inside/outside the company? Which IT functions to keep inside/outside the IT department? What's the best design depending on your industry and organisational maturity?

The Human Dimension. In the future IT will be staffed and managed by Generation Y, who have completely new desires and expectations. How do we attract and service them? How do we embrace and deal with them ? How do we need to nurture them to become the IT leaders of the future?

The Technology Dimension. The perfect storm is raging in the (IT) organisations of today: The impact of Social Media, Mobile Computing, the Cloud revolution and Consumerisation of IT are hard to follow and immensely challenge the CIOs and IT departments. So how we gain the maximum benefits out of these and upcoming (IT) trends? What are the most important upcoming technology, and how and when do we engage with them?

As information technology becomes integral to more industries, IT is in danger of being perceived as irrelevant to the business. The IT status quo is over. IT roles and the scale of IT operations will fundamentally alter in midsize and larger enterprises. For CIOs, it is now time to start building the IT organisation of the future.

1. Meet over 150 IT leaders of CIONET's international network and harness the power of their collective knowledge.

2. The 3 highly interactive workshops allow you to create the discussions and learning you need to have.

3. Each workshop will provide insights which you can start to apply immediately to your business.

4. Comprehensive and inspiring line-up of 3 IT Management experts.

5. Informal and entertaining networking opportunities to enable you to make long-lasting connections.

The IT organisation of the future: We’ll inspire you with the tools, knowledge and support not just to survive, but to thrive

• What's IT's future role and how you organise the IT function in your organisation?
• How do you attract and nuture the IT leaders of the future?
• How do you profit most from future technology trends?

CIO CITY welcomes IT leaders from across Europe. Here's a selection of the 2011 participating organisations:

ACV, Aquafil, Bankinter, Belgacom, Bpost, CIO Connect, City of Amsterdam, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, Elettronica, EMC, Emerson, Ermenegildo Zegna, Eurocontrol, Ferrero, Ferrovial, FOD Economie, GlaxoSmithKline, HDP, Heijmans, Heineken, Her Majesty's Government, Herstal, Holding Partecipazioni Sacmi, HP, ICTU - KennisLAB, ING, INSEAD, Kadaster, KBC, Komatsu Europe, LCM, Matrix, Mazars, Norwegian State Education Loan Fund, Nuon, Partena, Permasteelisa, Poste Italiane, Procter & Gamble, Puratos, Renault, Saralee, Schering-Plough, Seidor, Solvay, Tele2, Telenet, Touring Club, Trasys, TVH, University of Antwerp, Vlerick, VolkerWessels

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CIONET | What’s next.

We are CIONET, the biggest community of IT executives in Europe. Bringing together over 3500 CIOs, CTO’s and IT directors from wide ranging sectors, cultures, academic backgrounds and generations, CIONET’s membership represents an impressive body of expertise in IT management. CIONET’s mission is to feed and develop that expertise by providing top-level IT executives with the resources they need to realise their full potential.

CIONET develops, manages and moderates an integrated array of tools and services from the online CIONET platform – the world’s first social network for CIOs – to a range of offline networking events, conferences, workshops and executive education programmes all tailored to top-level management. CIONET also provides exclusive access to the latest research through regular online and offline publications and a number of value adding partnerships with key players from the academic and corporate worlds.

Faced with the rapidly changing role of today’s IT executive, CIONET not only helps its members keep up with the pace of change but empowers them to take an active role in shaping the future of their field, always challenging them with “What’s next.”