CIO FORUM 2026

CIO FORUM offers valuable new knowledge about IT management and leadership.
It is intended especially for IT directors, IT managers and other managerial/leading personnel.

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Original language of the presentation: Slovenian Original language of the presentation: English

The presentations will be supported by AI-powered translation. Attendees are kindly asked to bring their own mobile phone and headphones to access the translation.

• 1st conference day  (2.9.2026)
• 2nd conference day  (3.9.2026)
• 3rd conference day  (4.9.2026)

Wednesday, 2.9.2026
09:45 - 10:45	REGISTRATION
10:45 - 11:00	INTRODUCTORY SPEECH dr. Aleksander Šinigoj, direktor, PALSIT D.O.O.
	SECTION 1 (Hall PINTA 1) SECTION 2 (Hall PINTA 2)
11:00 - 11:30	Chasing the Holy Grail: Secure Supply Chains and the Path to Near-Zero CVEs Artur Pająk, RED HAT -
11:30 - 12:00	Cloudy with a Chance of Clear Decisions Anja Angelina Anžur, RESULT D.O.O. Elastic is not just a SIEM. And that’s exactly why it’s such a powerful SIEM. Damjan Kumin, PERFORM IT D.O.O.
12:00 - 12:30	A Look Through ESET Research: The Shock of Artificial Intelligence’s Impact and How to Adapt to It Matej Ravnikar, SI SPLET D.O.O. Workspace Is the New Perimeter—From EDR to WDR: continuity under cyber and geopolitical pressure Léna Jakubowicz, HARFANGLAB Vittorio Bianchi, IKARUS SECURITY
12:30 - 13:00	Perhaps we’re not afraid of what we should be Mia Škodič, FUNDACIJA SICEH Humans vs. AI: Automating Security Culture in Practice Alen Nahtigal, ANNI D.O.O. Toni Jeršin, ANNI D.O.O.
13:00 - 13:30	Protect your Private Cloud with VMware vDefend Bruno Šunjić, INGRAM MICRO LJUBLJANA / MBCOM TECHNOLOGIES / VMWARE BY BROADCOM The Future Is Here: The Borderless SOC Matic Šebjan Ogrizek, ACTUAL I.T. D.D. Peter Hutinski, ACTUAL I.T. D.D.
13:30 - 14:00	BREAK
14:00 - 14:30	AI Adoption and Security: How Delinea Shields Customers from Emerging AI Threats Radoslaw Rafinski, INGRAM MICRO LJUBLJANA / DELINEA The Cloud Is a Lease Agreement. Have You Read the Fine Print? Sebastian Novak, GENLAN D.O.O.
14:30 - 15:00	Every Log Entry Has Two Costs Žiga Humar, OUR SPACE APPLIANCES D.O.O. Forget Penetration Testing: Agentic CTEM Works 24/7 Marko Ostanek, INGRAM MICRO LJUBLJANA / CHECK POINT
15:00 - 15:30	From Visibility to Protection: A Modern Approach to Data Security with Fortinet Solutions Miha Petrač, ADD D.O.O. Ivan Krajačić, FORTINET Security at the Core: How Cisco Hypershield Is Transforming Cyber Defense Silvo Lipovšek, INGRAM MICRO LJUBLJANA / CISCO
15:30 - 16:00	Network Access Control (NAC) as the Foundation of a Zero Trust Architecture Bojan Lepenik, LANCOM D.O.O. Cyber Recovery by Design: PowerStore, DataDomain and AirGap Peter Lončarević, INGRAM MICRO LJUBLJANA / DELL TECHNOLOGIES D.O.O.
16:00 - 16:30	BREAK
16:30 - 17:00	IBM Sovereign Core: Independence Without Compromise in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Dennis Lauwers, IBM
17:00 - 17:30	Stopping Fraud Before It Starts: Identity Intelligence Meets Agentic AI Gagan Delouri, DRILLDATA D.O.O. / PING IDENTITY
17:30 - 22:00	EVENING PROGRAM

Thursday, 3.9.2026
07:15 - 07:55	REGISTRATION
07:55 - 08:30	INTRODUCTORY SPEECH dr. Aleksander Šinigoj, direktor, PALSIT D.O.O. Samo Turel, župan, MESTNA OBČINA NOVA GORICA Suzana Pavlin, vodja prodaje, HIT D.D. dr. Niko Gamulin, vršilec dolžnosti direktorja, URAD VLADE REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE ZA INFORMACIJSKO VARNOST (URSIV) Gorazd Božič, vodja, NACIONALNI ODZIVNI CENTER ZA OMREŽNE INCIDENTE (SI-CERT)
08:30 - 09:00	From the Unknown to the Controlled: Managing OT Risks in Practice with Nozomi Networks Gašper Burjek, TELEKOM SLOVENIJE D.D. Matevž Mulej, TELEKOM SLOVENIJE D.D.
09:00 - 09:30	How Artificial Intelligence Is Once Again Transforming the Way Security Operations Centers Operate Vladimir Ban, A1 SLOVENIJA D.D.
09:30 - 10:00	Managing the AI Revolution with Zero Trust: From Shadow AI to Secure Deployment Alexey Konstantinov, CLOUDFLARE
10:00 - 10:30	A New Generation of Cybersecurity and Digital Risk Management Requirements Gregor Zakrajšek, SIQ LJUBLJANA
10:30 - 11:15	BREAK
	CIO FORUM (Hall Calypso)
11:15 - 11:45	Digitalization Is Built on Technology. Success Is Built on People. How Can Change Management Create the Conditions for a Successful Digital Transformation? Irena Brugger, CEO, DAVIDOV HRAM D.O.O.
11:45 - 12:15	24/7 Mobile Device Backup: Protecting Data, Identity, and Business Continuity Stanko Gjuran, SOFTNET D.O.O.
12:15 - 12:30	The Evolution of Security: From Keys to Cards to Mobile Phones Tone Stanovnik, CEO, ŠPICA INTERNATIONAL D.O.O. Nejc Urbajs, ŠPICA INTERNATIONAL D.O.O.
12:30 - 13:15	PANEL DISCUSSION 1: The Future of Work: How to Securely Connect Time, Space, and People Tone Stanovnik, CEO, ŠPICA INTERNATIONAL D.O.O. Martin Velušček, CIO, ZZZS Janko Zorman, CIO, DELAVSKA HRANILNICA D.D. Ksenija Montani, Pomočnica direktorja za področje informatike in sodobnih tehnologij, JAVNI ZAVOD LEKARNA LJUBLJANA Miha Legat, CISO, HALCOM D.D. Boštjan Tušar, CIO, HIDRIA D.O.O. Mitja Glavnik, CIO, LITOSTROJ POWER D.O.O.
13:15 - 14:45	LUNCH BREAK
14:45 - 15:15	The Singularity Will Not Arrive. You Will Deploy It. Nikola Petrović, ISONAPSE
15:15 - 15:45	-
15:45 - 16:45	PANEL DISCUSSION 2: CIO Under Pressure: How to Lead IT in Times of Constant Change Bernard Cvikl, CIO, JAVNI HOLDING MARIBOR Grega Merela, CIO, NIJZ Matej Bregar, CIO, BTC D.D. Roman Frelih, CIO, PRVA OSEBNA ZAVAROVALNICA D.D. Klemen Pleško, CIO, GEN-I D.O.O. Aleš Tancer, CIO, LTH CASTINGS D.O.O. Davor Avsec, CIO, LIDL SLOVENIJA D.O.O.
16:45 - 17:45	AWARDS CEREMONY

Friday, 4.9.2026
07:30 - 08:00	MORNING EXERCISE
08:30 - 09:00	REGISTRATION
	CIO FORUM (Hall Calypso)
09:00 - 09:30	Digitalizing the Future of Mobility: BMW Neue Klasse – The Beginning of a New Era! Tine Eržen, BMW SLOVENIA D.O.O.
09:30 - 10:00	Artificial Intelligence and Digital Sovereignty – The Bank of Slovenia’s Experience Primož Marinšek, BANKA SLOVENIJE
10:00 - 10:30	CIO in Times of Crisis: Which Decisions Save the Business During a Cyber Incident Gorazd Božič, vodja, NACIONALNI ODZIVNI CENTER ZA OMREŽNE INCIDENTE (SI-CERT)
10:30 - 11:00	BREAK
11:00 - 11:45	PANEL DISCUSSION 3: Cybersecurity as a Strategic Priority for Modern Organizations Rok Šketa, CIO, KDD D.D. Andrej Korelc, CIO, ARAG SE – PODRUŽNICA SLOVENIJA Pavel Škerlj, CIO, HOLDING SLOVENSKE ELEKTRARNE D.O.O. Barbara Tekavec Verlič, CIO, PIVOVARNA LAŠKO UNION D.O.O. Uroš Zabukovšek, CIO, VZAJEMNA ZDRAVSTVENA ZAVAROVALNICA D.D. Sandi Birsa, CIO, HIT D.D. NOVA GORICA Dominik Snedec, Division Executive Director, KAPITALSKA DRUŽBA POKOJNINSKEGA IN INVALIDSKEGA ZAVAROVANJA D.D.
11:45 - 12:30	PANEL DISCUSSION 4: From AI Pilots to Business Value: Building an AI Strategy That Delivers Tone Stanovnik, CEO, ŠPICA INTERNATIONAL D.O.O. Jure Gorjup, CIO, ADRIA MOBIL D.O.O. Edmond Pajk, CIO, ZPIZ Mitja Masten, CIO, TRIGLAV RE D.D. Matevž Mutec, CIO, RUNE ENIA D.O.O. Miha Kovač, Executive Director Data Services, DORMEO D.O.O.
12:30 - 13:00	PRIZE DRAW
13:00 - 13:30	CLOSING KEYNOTE: Beyond the Horizon: Aviation, Entrepreneurship, Safety and the Future of AI Edwin Brenninkmeyer

Original language of the presentation: Slovenian Original language of the presentation: English

The presentations will be supported by AI-powered translation. Attendees are kindly asked to bring their own mobile phone and headphones to access the translation.