The World CIO 200 Summit UK Edition 2026 concluded successfully at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, on 10th June, bringing together global CIOs, technology leaders, innovators, policymakers, and industry experts for a full day of strategic dialogue on the future of enterprise transformation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, healthcare innovation, and human-centered leadership.
Organized under the Global CIO Forum, the summit served as a premier platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and thought leadership across four core pillars: Community, Knowledge, Health, and Human Leadership.
The World CIO 200 Summit continues to stand as a global platform uniting CIOs and technology leaders to drive innovation, resilience, and digital transformation across industries and geographies.
The UK Edition 2026 at Oxford reinforced the critical role of technology leadership in shaping the future of enterprise, society, and global digital ecosystems.
Opening session sets the tone
The summit commenced with an Opening Address by Mark Bramwell, CDIO, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford & UK Ambassador, Global CIO Forum, emphasizing the growing responsibility of technology leaders in shaping resilient and future-ready organizations.
This was followed by Welcome Notes from Ronak Samantaray, CEO & Co-Founder, Global Enterprise Connect, and Venkatesh Mahadevan, Board Member, Global CIO Forum, reinforcing the importance of global collaboration in driving digital transformation.
Key discussions across four pillars
PILLAR 1: COMMUNITY
The opening pillar focused on CIO narratives, leadership journeys, and ecosystem collaboration.
Key sessions included:
- The Secret Life of a CIO featuring Ash Jokhoo, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Merlin Entertainments, moderated by Kirsty Mason, UK Ambassador, Global CIO Forum
- Vendor keynote by Stanley Blinco, Enterprise Account Executive, HALO
- Fireside dialogue on leadership storytelling featuring Venkatesh Mahadevan, Board Member, Global CIO Forum and Giles Lindsay, Vice President, Global CIO Forum UK
PILLAR 2: KNOWLEDGE
This segment focused on AI, analytics maturity, cybersecurity, and enterprise data evolution.
Notable sessions included:
- Danny Attias, Vice President UK & Europe, Cloudforce, on enterprise AI and responsible intelligence
- Dr. Alex Connock, Senior Fellow, Saïd Business School, on generative AI and data platforms
- Joanne Miller, Chief Security Officer, Microsoft, on cyber resilience in AI-first enterprises
PILLAR 3: HEALTH
A dedicated focus on healthcare transformation explored whether technology can address systemic challenges in the NHS.
The panel featured:
- Shaukat Ali Khan, Executive CDIO, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board & UK Country Ambassador, Global CIO Forum (Moderator)
- Jon Hoeksma, CEO and Founder, Future Health Intelligence
- Ben Clover, Tech Editor and Bureau Chief, HSJ
- Professor Julia Manning, Dean of Education, Royal Society of Medicine
- Eileen Jessop, Non-Executive Director, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Additional sessions included insights from Rajeev Dutt, Managing Director MEA & APAC, Swiss GRC, and Rachel Cooper, Co-Founder & CEO, Resilient Leaders Elements on governance, risk, compliance, and transformation resilience.
PILLAR 4: HUMAN LEADERSHIP
The final pillar focused on leadership in an AI-driven world and the evolving role of CIOs.
Key sessions included:
- Chris Greenwood, Vice President Worldwide Data Services & Storage Sales, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) on cyber resilience
- Panel moderated by Mark Chillingworth, Founder, Horizon Digital Leadership Network, featuring experts from Henley Business School, University of Leeds, Karibu Community Homes, and UK Ministry of Defence
- Keynote by Rashik Parmar, Founding Executive Director, Rangoli Radio, on the future of CIO leadership
CIO 200 Awards
The summit also honored leading CIOs across the United Kingdom through the CIO 200 Awards, recognizing excellence in digital leadership, innovation, and enterprise transformation.
NEXT-GEN
Gopi Kolluru (MYCOM)
Peter Yeung (Optimizely)
LEADER
Farid Poonja (FP Advising Ltd)
MASTER
Vamshi Tulasi (Careys Group)
Sanjeev Kothari (Cognizant Worldwide Limited)
Dr. Vivek Jadhav (NTT DATA UK)
Shaun Barry (Pret A Manger)
Nazmul Islam (Go Enterprise Software Ltd)
Raj Vaithamanithi (Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Andrew Hutchinson (WRKHutch)
Arshad Farhad (Dell Technologies)
LEGEND
Mark Bramwell (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
Alex Farr (CHRISTIE GROUP PLC)
Shaukat Ali Khan (NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board)
Eugi Bartolo (Sifted)
Dean Garvey-North (Microlise)
Paul Smith (Cognizant)
Kirsty Mason (Ignite Advisory)
Karl Hoods (I CS)
Giles Lindsay (Agile Delta)
Ilham Ismail (Karibu Community Homes)
Snebu Samuel (Six Senses Hotel & Residences London)
Dax Grant (Global Transform)
Alexandra Butler (Sport England)
Gary McAllister (Dell)
Robert Compton (Mobilize Financial Services UK)
Saif Mohammed (Diligencia Group)
Jots Sehmbi (City St George’s, University of London)
Paul Miller (University of Cambridge)
Mivy James (Ministry of Defence)
Andrew Raynes (Royal Papworth NHS)
Eileen Jessop (Ministry of Defence)
The event concluded with a Vote of Thanks delivered by Saif Mohammed, UK President, Global CIO Forum, and Giles Lindsay, Vice President, Global CIO Forum UK, followed by high-level networking sessions at the Skoll Club Room, fostering continued collaboration among global technology leaders.
Special thanks are extended to Title Partner HALO, and Gold Partners Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intercity Technology, Swiss GRC, and Cloudforce for their significant contribution to the success of this edition.
The World CIO 200 Summit now looks ahead to its next edition, continuing its mission to bring together global technology leaders to drive the future of innovation and transformation.
