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Last Tuesday, members of the IT Academy had the pleasure of visiting IBM Research Europe in Zurich for an insightful CIO roundtable. The IT Academy was represented by Khushnud Irani, Lucas F. Kuttler, Marcus Deluigi, Louise Graffner, Markus Bierl, Volker Laska and Dr. Martin Petry, who took part in the discussions and exchanges throughout the afternoon.

A big thank you to everyone participating in our CIO Roundtable 2025 at The Circle in Zurich! We had an inspiring afternoon with valuable exchanges, innovative ideas, and great networking. The roundtable started with a warm welcome by Lucas F. Kuttler and Khushnud Irani, followed by the lively discussions on today’s challenges faced by CIOs and how they are navigating their organizations through these times.

As IT Academy Week 2025 comes to an end, we look back on two final days filled with knowledge, collaboration, and memorable experiences. On Thursday, Markus Bierl, CIO of Franke, opened the day with valuable reflections on the mindset and leadership qualities required of a CIO. Juergen Peukertürgen Peukert and Alperen Can from the Negotiation Advisory Board then returned for the second part of their program, challenging participants with a hands-on case study. This was followed by an engaging AI Panel with Lucas F. Kuttler Kuttler (ex-CIO, Lonza), Igor Balashov from Microsoft, and Urs Haeusler Häusler from Salesforce, offering diverse…

On Monday, September 22nd, Christoph Baeck from Würth Group opened the Academy with his inspiring presentation “Mission Impossible? at Würth.” We were then joined by Enrico Senger from cifeno AG, who provided fascinating insights into real-world AI use cases.

On Thursday, we had Thomas Kaufmann (CISO Schindler) in the morning, talking about cybersecurity. After a short break, Karen Jones continued with the second part of the Insights Discovery Assessment, helping us understand our own preferences to enhance our impact on others.