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November 5, 2026
NextGen Tech Leaders | Change doesn’t start with another discussion | Podcast
Change does not always start with broad support. Sometimes, it simply starts by taking action. At the Breakthrough Festival, Elies and Valentijn Lemkes shared their perspectives on vision, leadership and change. An inspiring conversation that is now also available as a podcast.
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November 5, 2026
Certification for the Monitoring quality mark now available
The CCV Monitoring certification scheme is now officially operational. Organisations can now require providers of cybersecurity monitoring services to obtain certification. CIO Platform Nederland and several of its members have actively contributed to the development of the certification scheme.
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October 29, 2026
Allan Cockriel in Top 100 Cyber Leaders 2026
Members in the news | Cyber Magazine has published its Top 100 Cyber Leaders 2026. ASML’s Allan Cockriel is included in the new edition of this international list of 100 cybersecurity leaders.
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October 29, 2026
Ilze Cools: ‘I provide direction for change and inspire people to take action’
Members in the News | IT Executive - Ilze Cools, CIO of Dura Vermeer, has been nominated for the CIO of the Year Award. Over the past three years, she and her team have delivered a broad digital transformation. Their approach focuses not only on technology, data and AI, but above all on the people who need to work with them. According to Ilze, the role of the CIO is increasingly shifting towards change management and adoption.
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October 26, 2026
Digital transformation is receiving board attention, but strategic direction is lagging behind
Digitalisation is taking an increasingly prominent place in Dutch boardrooms, but the development of knowledge and strategic direction risk falling behind the pace at which new possibilities are emerging. This is one of the findings of the third survey on digital transformation, conducted by PBLQ on behalf of NR Governance and in cooperation with VNO-NCW, NLdigital and CIO Platform Nederland.
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October 13, 2026
CIO of the Year 2026 Nomination | Jeroen van der Vlugt, Ministry of Defence: Digitalization at the h
Members in the Spotlight! Jeroen van der Vlugt, CIOat the Ministery of Defence, has been nominated for the CIO of the Year Award 2026. This annual award, presented during CIODAY, recognises CIOs who not only deliver results through technology, but also demonstrate outstanding leadership in digital transformation, innovation, and business collaboration.
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October 12, 2026
CIO Platform Nederland supports Prometheus: working together on digital resilience
Developments in AI and cybersecurity are moving at great speed. AI helps organisations find vulnerabilities faster and detect attacks more effectively, but it also gives attackers new capabilities. No organisation can keep pace with these developments on its own. That is why we warmly welcome Digital Holland’s Prometheus initiative (Dutch).
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October 8, 2026
CIO of the Year 2026 Nomination | Ilze Cools, Dura Vermeer: Connecting technology, people and strate
Members in the Spotlight! Ilze Cools, CIO at Dura Vermeer, has been nominated for the CIO of the Year Award 2026. This annual award, presented during CIODAY, recognises CIOs who not only deliver results through technology, but also demonstrate outstanding leadership in digital transformation, innovation, and business collaboration.
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October 2, 2026
CIO of the Year 2026 Nomination | Bob de Leeuw, Boels | Translating technology into tangible busines
Members in the news! Bob de Leeuw, CTO Boels, has been nominated for the CIO of the Year Award 2026. This annual award, presented during CIODAY, recognizes CIOs who not only deliver results through technology but also demonstrate strong leadership in digital transformation, innovation, and business collaboration.
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October 2, 2026
Aftermovie and Pictures | Breakthrough Festival: From vision to breakthrough
How do you turn ambition into tangible results? That question was at the heart of the NextGen Tech Leaders Breakthrough Festival. Tech and digital leaders gathered in De Meern to exchange experiences and insights on perseverance, innovation, and creating impact in an increasingly complex technological landscape.
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September 28, 2026
SVB withdraws major tender for IT infrastructure
Members in the News | IBestuur - The Social Insurance Bank (SVB) has withdrawn the European tender for its IT infrastructure. The public-sector organization will explore alternative options for modernizing its IT systems. This brings an end to a major procurement process that had previously prompted warnings from the Advisory Board on ICT Assessment (AcICT), particularly regarding vendor dependency and insufficient control over digital sovereignty.
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September 28, 2026
Recap | Prof. Hylke Sprangers | NextGen Tech Leaders Masterclass | Management under extreme pressur
Professor Hylke Sprangers, Professor of Tech & Innovation at Luiss University, guided participants through the realities of leading under extreme pressure. Using the KNVB ransomware attack and lessons from crisis management, he explored how leaders can remain resilient, provide direction, and act decisively when faced with uncertainty and high-stakes decisions.
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September 28, 2026
CIO Platform Nederland strongly represented in executive programme NextGen Tech Leaders
CIO Platform Nederland is partnering with Luiss University for the new executive programme NextGen Tech Leaders, which will launch at the end of October. Luiss is a renowned university based in Rome, with a campus in Amsterdam on Nieuwe Herengracht.
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September 28, 2026
SURF, the ICT cooperative, develops its own AI environment for education
Members in the News | Tweakers – SURF, the Dutch ICT cooperative, is launching its own AI environment for the education sector. Vocational education institutions, universities of applied sciences and research universities will be able to run their own AI models and use them through a chatbot. With SURF AI, institutions can keep their data under their own control.
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September 21, 2026
Breakthrough Festival 2026 | Real breakthroughs happen when curiosity, courage, and collaboration co
True breakthroughs require more than technology alone. They emerge when vision, courage, perseverance, and collaboration come together. The NextGen Tech Leaders Breakthrough Festival - powered by CIO Platform Nederland - brought together young and experienced technology leaders to gain inspiration, exchange experiences, and explore new perspectives on leadership, innovation, and impact.
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September 21, 2026
AI shouldn’t be a race to do the same with less
Membersinthenews | Podcast with Arnaud Hubaux (ASML)"AI shouldn’t be a race to do the same with less." With this message, Arnaud Hubaux of ASML shares his perspective on the role of AI within the organization.
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