#CIOCAIOExchange

The CIO & Chief AI Officer Exchange

Proving and Scaling AI Value - Operationalizing the Agentic Enterprise -  Governing and Securing Autonomous AI

May 11 - 12, 2027 | Chicago, Illinois, USA 

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Both of our 2025 US Chief AI Officer Exchanges SOLD OUT.
Don't miss out and secure a spot today by requesting an invite. 

From Investment to Impact

Enterprise leaders, 2027 could be the most important year of your professional careers. Every investment decision carries greater significance than ever before. Billions are being committed to AI initiatives, yet uncertainty remains around where to invest, how to scale, and what success should actually look like.

Get it right, and you can build an enterprise that does not simply adopt AI, but is fundamentally transformed by it. One that moves faster, operates smarter, empowers its workforce, and creates sustainable competitive advantage.

Get it wrong, and AI risks becoming the latest enterprise liability: a growing portfolio of pilots, point solutions, and disconnected investments that fail to deliver measurable business impact. The reality is clear. You cannot automate yesterday's enterprise. 

The Chief AI Officer Exchange is not just another conference - it is a leadership platform that embraces the Chatham House Rule, bringing together leaders to define what AI at scale really means, benchmark progress against their peers, and build the roadmap from investment to enterprise advantage.

See Where We Left Off

2026's Chief AI Officer Exchange was a good one. Across two days of closed-door discussions, interactive workshops, and curated one-to-one meetings, senior enterprise AI leaders shared success stories, challenges and priority lists, diving into a new age of leadership that challenges traditional norms. It also proved that AI leadership is in this day and age, a CIO and Chief AI Officer Exchange.

Key Event Themes

The age of 5% success rates is over!

Hello organizational restructuring, the scaling of proven projects and new agile ways of adapting to failures... AI leaders, it's time to seize control of the P&L game!

Sweet dreams are made of data 

Master data-driven story-telling, set realistic expectations on AI advancements, and turn unstructured chaos into AI-ready assets.

Tackling the risk imperative

The stakes are high, and so is the need for risk management. Explore the frameworks the leaders of the day are building to ensure enterprise resilience and responsible innovation. 

2027 - The year of collaboration?

Let's build the network we seek to venture into the unknown with. From clarifying C-suite roles to decomplicating our surrounding ecosystems, let's pave the way to 2030 with the right partners.

2026 Speaker Faculty

Here's what our attendees had to say

What is an Exchange?

Watch this short video to discover how the Exchange format can be customized to meet your needs. See how our model has evolved into a globally successful platform, helping professionals like you network, benchmark, and drive business strategy effectively.

Contact Us

If you're a senior AI leader looking to gain strategic clarity and connect with peers shaping the future of enterprise AI, or a solution provider ready to showcase your expertise to an exclusive audience through a series of private, closed-door one-to-one meetings, we invite you to take the next step in 2026. 

Request a delegate invitation or enquire about sponsorship opportunities for this highly focused Chief AI Officer Exchange.

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Aaron Harding

Head of VIP Acquisition

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Partnership Director

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