Our flagship event

IT Academy Week

The IT Academy Week is a holistic training concept and a unique combination of training, people, and networking. Once a year, selected participants from member companies come together for an intensive training week.

September

Pontresina (GR), Switzerland

Objectives

The IT Academy Week takes place once a year for five to six days. It is designed as a training concept different from traditional programs, with a strong focus on collaboration and real-life learning.

What makes the IT Academy Week special is:

  • Learn through hands-on business cases
  • Gain insights from top CIOs and thought leaders
  • Build a strong cross-company network
  • Apply new skills directly in your daily work
  • Compact, intensive, and cost-efficient

Program Overview

CIO & Leadership

  • CIO Agenda & key priorities
  • IT & business leadership
  • Organizational excellence
  • People management
  • Leadership & communication

Technology &Transformation

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital business models
  • IT strategy & innovation
  • Emerging technologies

Business & Management

  • Finance for IT Managers
  • Economics & financial markets
  • Negotiation
  • HR & people topics
  • Business transformation

Perspectives & Insights

  • Executive roundtables
  • External expert speakers
  • Investor perspectives
  • Cross-industry insights
  • Leadership beyond IT

Some of our past speakers

Ludger Schwinn

Senior Client Partner at Kornferry

Marc Possa

Managing Partner VV Vermögensverwaltung

Volker Laska

exCIO Clariant

Jochen Decker

CIO SBB

Thomas Kaufmann

CISO Schindler

Eric van der Berg

CIO Sonova

Jürgen Peukert

Partner Negotiation Advisory Group

Igor Balashov

Senior Specialist Microsoft

Monica Howden

Howden Resources

Michael Bornhaeusser

Investor & Unternehmer

Christoph Baeck

CEO Würth IT CH

Markus Bierl

CIO Franke

Daniel Hanimann

Delegate Swiss National Bank

Prof. Dr. Dimitris Karagiannis

Professor at University of Vienna

Khushnud Irani

exCIO LafargeHolcim

Lucas Kuttler

exCIO Schinder & Lonza

Prof. Dr. Markus Gisler

Institutsleiter für Finanzdienstleistungen Zug

Cost and Location

Hotel Saratz, Pontresina (GR), Switzerland

Training week per participant

CHF 2900.–

All Meals, Seminar Room and infrastrucutre, Team event.+ personal assessment

Hotel room per participant per
night (plus tax)

CHF 230.–

Hotel Spa Facilities, Internet Access, Mini bar, Breakfast

Total Costs for Company per
participant

CHF 4050.–

Cost Training + Cost Hotelroom

Those values do not include:
– Personal expenses (e.g.,telephone, hotel bar, etc.)
– Individual travel expenses (e.g., flights, etc.)

Ready to join?

Be part of IT Academy Week 2026.

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