Tuesday, October 20, 2026
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM AEDT
IDC CIO Summit Australia
About this event
A Sydney conference for CIOs, CTOs and technology leaders focused on AI-native enterprises and agentic systems. The programme pairs enterprise strategy with case studies, expert sessions and practical discussion on adopting, governing and integrating AI.
IDC CIO Summit Australia brings senior technology decision-makers together at the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour to examine the rise of AI-native enterprises and agentic systems.
Focus
The programme addresses practical enterprise adoption: strategy, infrastructure, talent, governance, trust and integration. A published keynote, The AI Moment: Strategies for CIOs in Australia, covers approaches to adopting and scaling AI while managing risk and pursuing measurable business impact.
Who it suits
This is primarily for CIOs, CTOs, heads of IT and other leaders responsible for technology strategy. The organiser describes a format combining case studies, panels, demonstrations, roundtables and networking.
The exact overall start and finish times are not clearly published on the registration page. The listing uses 09:00 to 17:00 as a planning estimate, based on the first listed 09:35 session. Confirm the day schedule when registering.
Organized by
IDC is a technology market intelligence and events company. Its Australia CIO Summit convenes senior technology leaders around enterprise strategy, AI adoption and emerging systems.