Updates from our programs and community

The final two days of IT Academy Week 2026 in Pontresina brought together business value, people, leadership, investment perspectives and a broader view of the world around us. Thursday started with Khushnud Irani and an inspiring and real-life experiences on IT Service Value Determination, exploring how IT leaders and their teams should get away from…

From AI agents to financial leadership, cybersecurity and CIO perspectives – Days 2 at IT Academy Week 2026 in Pontresina. Day 2 was all about turning AI from theory into practice. During the Agent Workshop Hybrid Teams of Humans and Agents, participants worked in six teams to build real AI agents for real business challenges…

IT Academy Week is back! Once again, we are delighted to welcome a group of highly motivated participants from different countries, cultures and companies to beautiful Pontresina, Switzerland. After a relaxed Welcome Apéro on Sunday evening, the official programme kicked off on Monday morning with plenty of enthusiasm and curiosity. Following the opening, participants got…

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…

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…

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…

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.