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In Person

MIT CISR European Int'l Exec. Forum 2025

March 12 & 13, 2025 | London, England

During our European research forum in London—hosted by Barclays—recent research project findings will be shared by MIT CISR team members Stephanie Woerner, Barbara Wixom, Nick van der Meulen, and others. With a focus on the local, they will share examples and case studies using European firms as well as guest speakers from the area.

Throughout the event, we will ask especially accomplished business executives to share key insights from their experiences of how they realized significant value from digital. Overall, we have designed the Forum to give participants many opportunities to engage with and learn from MIT CISR researchers and with other participants. Attendance is limited to representatives from our consortium member firms and a few invited guests.

Who should attend?

Senior technical and business leaders, especially CIOs and C-suite executives with a technology interest from our member organizations, will find value in attending this event. (See the current list of MIT CISR consortium members below.) Key liaisons at our member organizations manage registration. Please contact Chris Foglia if you have any questions about this program or need contact information for your organization's key liaison.

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Attendees listen as a presenter delivers research findings at a recent MIT CISR research forum held at MIT.


Registration for this event is available only to employees of MIT CISR member organizations and approved guests.

Our Agenda

March 12, 2025

8:00 AM–6:45 PM, Greenwich Mean Time

8:00 AM

Check-in and Welcome Coffee/Tea

8:30 AM

Welcome and Introduction
Austin Van Groningen

8:45 AM

High-Performance Data Monetization
Barbara Wixom
Data monetization occurs with value realization. In a 2024 MIT CISR survey, top-performing firms reported higher data monetization scores. The survey also surfaced three high-performance data monetization factors. In this presentation, Barb discusses the factors and shares examples from a case study of Wolters Kluwer; Abhishek Mittal, Vice President of Operations & Decision Science, Financial & Corporate Compliance at Wolters Kluwer will join Barb to discuss the case study.  

10:15 AM Break
10:45 AM

Leverage Your Enterprise Platforms to Create Value
Stephanie Woerner
In this presentation, Stephanie will describe five organizational designs for capturing value from platforms, and will show the designs top-performing companies use. She will also share case studies of successful platforms and the lessons learned to drive value.

12:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM The Two Faces of Generative AI
Nick van der Meulen
Organizations are implementing generative AI (GenAI) in two distinct ways: as broadly applicable tools to enhance individual productivity, and as tailored solutions to achieve strategic business objectives. In this presentation, Nick will describe the two types of implementation and will share best practices for success.
2:30 PM

Panel Discussion: Managing Your Career
Elizabeth van den Berg, Moderator
In this panel, three experienced executives (Paul Beresford, CIO for Barclays Digital, PBWM, Payments, Germany, and Group Controls, Tosca Maria Colangeli, General Manager Solutions, Microsoft UK, and Albert Hitchcock, Non-executive Director, Advisor and Investor) will share their insights about how to navigate continuous technological change and chart a fulfilling, successful career.

3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM Building Immersive Engagement
Mary Lacity
Global enterprises are using spatial computing (i.e., metaverse) to connect to the next generation of consumers and employees. In this session, Mary will describe immersive efforts from enterprises to connect to customers and employees and will share lessons learned from their adoption journeys.
4:30 PM Interview with Alistair Currie, Group Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive of Barclays Execution Services and Craig Bright, Group CIO of Barclays
Stephanie Woerner
5:00 PM Wrap Up and Feedback
Austin Van Groningen
5:15 PM Networking Reception

March 13, 2025

8:30 AM–5:00 PM, Greenwich Mean Time

8:30 AM

Welcome Coffee/Tea

9:00 AM

Become a Real-Time Business for Top Performance
Elizabeth van den Berg
Real-time business (RTB) companies use trusted real-time data to enable people and systems to make real-time decisions—and these companies perform better.​ In this presentation, Elizabeth will share four capabilities that combine to propel RTB companies’ performance.

10:15 AM Break
10:45 AM

Shifting to a Product Mindset
Barbara Wixom
Companies are getting better at data monetization—and many are focusing on products. In this presentation, Barb will share new survey findings on the current state of data monetization strategies, and will offer recommendations for shifting to a product mindset.

12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Creating an Enterprise Capability of Digital Sustainability
Ina Sebastian
Sustainability is a cost of doing business today. In this session, Ina will share three areas where leaders can create value with sustainability and six capabilities needed for success in those areas.
1:45 PM

How to Turn Your Platform into a Platform Business
Martin Mocker
Your company has a digital platform, but does it have a platform business? Should it? Based on lessons from an in-depth study of Salesforce’s Platform business and from other industrial companies’ efforts to make their platforms available externally, we will discuss what it takes to monetize a platform.

3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM Four Stages of Enterprise AI Maturity: Where Are You?
Stephanie Woerner
New MIT CISR research shows that there are four stages of enterprise AI capability—and that company's AI maturity aligns with their financial performance. In this presentation, Stephanie will describe eight capabilities needed to achieve AI maturity and the approaches that companies can take to pursue them. 
4:45 PM Wrap Up and Feedback
Austin Van Groningen
MIT CISR AsiaPac International Executive Forum 2025
Apr 01, 2025 - Apr 02, 2025 | Melbourne, AU

Interested in our International Executive Forum, but based in Asia Pacific? Come to our Melbourne event, which will feature presentations by Peter Weill, Stephanie Woerner, and Alan Thorogood. With a focus on the local, they will share examples and case studies using AsiaPac firms and local guest speakers.

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MIT CENTER FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH (CISR)

Founded in 1974 and grounded in MIT's tradition of combining academic knowledge and practical purpose, MIT CISR helps executives meet the challenge of leading increasingly digital and data-driven organizations. We work directly with digital leaders, executives, and boards to develop our insights. Our consortium forms a global community that comprises more than seventy-five organizations.

MIT CISR Patrons
AlixPartners
Avanade
Cognizant
Collibra
IFS
The Ogilvy Group
MIT CISR Sponsors
Alcon Vision
Amcor
ANZ Banking Group (Australia)
AustralianSuper
Banco Bradesco S.A. (Brazil)
Banco do Brasil S.A.
Bank of Queensland (Australia)
Barclays (UK)
BNP Paribas (France)
Bupa
CarMax
Caterpillar, Inc.
Cemex (Mexico)
Cencora
CIBC (Canada)
Cochlear Limited (Australia)
Commonwealth Superannuation Corp. (Australia)
Cuscal Limited (Australia)
CVS Health
Dawn Foods
DBS Bank Ltd. (Singapore)
Doosan Corporation (Korea)
Fidelity Investments
Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B., de C.V.
Fortum (Finland)
Genentech
Gilbane Building Co.
International Motors
Jewelers Mutual
Kaiser Permanente
Keurig Dr Pepper
King & Wood Mallesons (Australia)
Mater Private Hospital (Ireland)
Nasdaq, Inc.
Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan)
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Systems Consulting Division (Japan)
Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark)
OCP Group
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Pentagon Federal Credit Union
Posten Bring AS (Norway)
Principal Life Insurance Company
QBE
Ramsay Health Care (Australia)
Reserve Bank of Australia
RTX
Saint-Gobain
Scentre Group Limited (Australia)
Schneider Electric Industries SAS (France)
Tabcorp Holdings (Australia)
Telstra Limited (Australia)
Terumo Corporation (Japan)
Tetra Pak (Sweden)
Truist Financial Corporation
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd (Australia)
Uniting (Australia)
USAA
Vanguard
Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia)
WestRock Company
Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance
Xenco Medical
Zoetis Services LLC

MIT CISR Associate Members

MIT CISR wishes to thank all of our associate members for their support and contributions.

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