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CIO Excellence – Strategic Leadership and Shaping the Digital Future

Successfully connecting technology, business, and people

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This training is held in German.
Are you shaping the digital future of your company and want to further expand your strategic impact as CIO? In this compact executive program, CIOs and IT executives develop the skills to holistically align IT as a value driver, innovation engine, and governance unit. You will learn how to use technologies such as AI, cloud, data analytics, and green IT in a targeted manner, shape digital strategies, and effectively manage transformation processes. The program combines leadership, technological excellence, and strategic management at the C-level. With practical tools and a capstone project, you will increase your creative power at the executive board level – visibly and measurably.

Contents

Further training in accordance with AI Regulation Art. 4 for the obligation to provide evidence of AI competence

Concept:
This program combines strategic CIO perspectives with consistent practical relevance. You will reflect on your role at the intersection of technology, business, and leadership, discuss key challenges with other executives, and transfer new ideas directly to your organization.
The modular structure combines concise strategic ideas with proven methods, case studies, and clear transfer tasks. This will strengthen both your strategic impact at the C-level and your operational effectiveness as the person responsible for digital transformation and innovation.

Role & Strategy of the CIO

  • From IT manager to strategic business partner with a clear focus on value.
  • Confident, targeted communication at C-level.
  • Development of a holistic, future-oriented digital strategy.

Digital transformation

  • Designing new, data-driven business models.
  • Platform and ecosystem thinking as the basis for scalable innovation.
  • Cultural transformation and effective change management for sustainable anchoring.

Innovation & Emerging Technologies

  • Use of AI, cloud, automation, and data analytics for operational excellence.
  • Use of digital twins, AR/VR, and the metaverse for immersive, innovative solutions.
  • Focus on sustainable IT and green IT to reduce environmental impact.

Governance & Cybersecurity

  • Structured understanding of modern IT governance and responsibilities.
  • Proactive risk and compliance management for secure organizations.
  • Zero trust, resilience strategies, and NIS2 as key protective mechanisms.

Finance & Value Management

  • Well-founded business cases for technology-driven investments.
  • ROI thinking for prioritizing and evaluating initiatives.
  • Make the value contribution of IT transparent and comprehensible.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

  • Concise storytelling for technology and innovation projects.
  • Targeted influence and strategic networking at board level.

capstone project

  • Development of an individual, practice-oriented CIO roadmap for transfer into everyday business life.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

After the training , you training able to

  • clearly defining and actively fulfilling the strategic role of the CIO in the company,
  • Effectively linking IT strategies to corporate goals,
  • Safely managing governance, risk, and compliance requirements,
  • To drive innovation and digital transformation in a targeted manner,
  • Implement cybersecurity and data protection strategies,
  • communicate effectively with the board of directors, management, and other stakeholders,
  • Designing successful change management processes.

Methods

Practical insights, case studies, group work, and simulations ensure immediate knowledge transfer. Using the Technology Radar and Innovation Canvas, participants develop their own solutions for their companies. The final capstone project reinforces what they have learned and makes individual progress measurable.

Recommended for

The program is aimed at current and prospective chief information officers (CIOs), IT managers, division and department heads from IT and digitalization, and enterprise IT architects who want to strengthen their strategic and leadership roles.
IT consultants and technology advisors, executives from business and transformation areas, entrepreneurs, and members of management boards, supervisory boards, and investors who want to specifically shape and evaluate the contribution of IT and digitalization will also benefit.

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

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On-site training together
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42538
€ 2.190,- plus VAT
3 days
in 6 locations
6 Events
German
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42539
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3 days
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3 Events
German
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Train several employees
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24.06.2026
Munich/Eching
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Olymp Munich
Olymp Munich
Wielandstraße 3, 85386 Munich/Eching
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Wednesday, 24.06.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 25.06.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday, 26.06.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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18.08.2026
Live-Online
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Tuesday, 18.08.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 19.08.2026

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Thursday, 20.08.2026

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09.09.2026
Cologne
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Hotel Mondial am Dom Cologne
Hotel Mondial am Dom Cologne
Kurt-Hackenberg-Platz 1, 50667 Cologne
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Wednesday, 09.09.2026

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Thursday, 10.09.2026

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Friday, 11.09.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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07.12.2026
Hamburg
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Courtyard by Marriott Hamburg City
Courtyard by Marriott Hamburg City
Adenauerallee 52, 20097 Hamburg
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Monday, 07.12.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 08.12.2026

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Wednesday, 09.12.2026

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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01.02.2027
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Monday, 01.02.2027

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 02.02.2027

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, 03.02.2027

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

15.03.2027
Frankfurt a. M./Oberursel
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elaya hotel frankfurt oberursel
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Zimmersmühlenweg 35, 61440 Frankfurt a. M./Oberursel
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Monday, 15.03.2027

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 16.03.2027

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, 17.03.2027

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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26.05.2027
Berlin
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Hotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz by Leonardo
Hotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz by Leonardo
Hallesche Straße 10, 10963 Berlin
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Wednesday, May 26, 2027

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, May 27, 2027

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Friday, May 28, 2027

08:30 am - 4:30 pm

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07.07.2027
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Wednesday, July 7, 2027

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13.09.2027
Stuttgart
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Filderbahnstrasse 2, 70771 Stuttgart
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Monday, September 13, 2027

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Questions about the seminar content

This training you define your role more clearly and effectively. A key focus is the transition from IT manager to strategic business partner. You’ll learn how to develop a forward-looking digital strategy, communicate confidently at the C-suite level, and demonstrate the value IT brings. This is particularly valuable in your day-to-day work because strategic recognition stems not only from technology, but also from clarity, influence, and entrepreneurial thinking. This will give you more creative freedom and strengthen your position the company.

This is exactly where the program comes in. It shows you how to effectively align IT strategies with the company’s goals. This includes a holistic digital strategy, finance and value management, as well as the transparent evaluation of initiatives. This is helpful for you because it allows you to justify decisions not only on technological grounds but also on economic ones. This makes it easier to set priorities, builds acceptance among stakeholders, and turns IT into an active driver of development and quality.

This training you how to assess and effectively utilize new technologies such as AI, cloud computing, automation, and data analytics for your business. You’ll learn not only to keep an eye on technological developments but also to evaluate their concrete benefits for strategy, processes, and innovation. This provides you with a clear framework for setting priorities and helps you translate technological opportunities into well-informed decisions.

 

This training you actively and effectively shape digital transformation. You’ll learn to strategically manage transformation projects, make sense of technological developments, and align change with the company’s goals. Topics such as data-driven business models, cultural change, and change management will help you drive digital initiatives forward in a targeted manner. This will give you greater clarity, strengthen your role during periods of change, and enable you to implement digital initiatives with greater impact.

Because the digital future is always about leadership. This training leadership, technological excellence, and strategic management at the C-suite level. It makes it clear that successful IT leadership consists not only of systems and processes, but also of direction, influence, and the ability to drive change. Especially when you’re bridging the gap between technology, business, and transformation, you need a clear understanding of leadership. This training you fulfill this role more consciously and effectively.

After completing the training , you training better training fulfill the strategic role of the CIO, align IT strategies with business objectives, effectively manage governance and risks, drive digital transformation in a targeted manner, and communicate effectively with key stakeholders. You will strengthen your decision-making skills, your strategic positioning, and your ability to execute. What makes this program particularly valuable is that you will not only build your knowledge but also enhance your effectiveness in this pivotal role for the future.

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