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On the Frontier: The CTO Agenda 2026
Watch every session from the event - AI adoption, board-level security, DEX outcomes and the customer panel.
From managing technology to owning outcomes.
At On the Frontier: The CTO Agenda 2026 on 25 February 2026, we brought together senior technology leaders for a peer‑level conversation about what’s changed – the CTO remit now spans digital experience, AI adoption, and cyber risk, with growing pressure to prove impact.
Below you’ll find the full event video library: opening and closing remarks, AI strategy and implementation, human risk and behavioural security, board‑level security priorities, digital experience (DEX) as an executive control, the customer panel, and the closing leadership perspective – plus the event highlights cut.
Opening remarks with Francesca White, Wanstor CEO
Setting the scene for the day: why the CTO role has shifted from keeping IT running to owning experience, AI adoption, and cyber risk – and why accountability is growing faster than control.
Prof. Terence Tse: Catching the Wind: AI, uncertainty, and the vessels that move us forward
A big-picture leadership lens on AI and uncertainty – reframing how organisations think about change, capability, and what it takes to stay ahead as the pace accelerates.
Ross Hale: From AI enablement to AI that actually sticks
A practical session on closing the “AI implementation gap” – moving beyond pilots into durable adoption with enablement, operating model shifts, and governance that supports real impact.
Oz Alashe: Human Risk & Behavioural Security
Why the human side of cyber risk is now central – going beyond training to address the behaviours and conditions that drive real security outcomes in modern organisations.
Vlad Birgauanu & Andrew Morris: Board priorities in 2026 → practical controls
A board-level view of cyber risk: emerging threats, protecting critical assets and supply chain, and the practical controls leaders need to answer the questions that matter most.
Lionel Johnstone: The executive view of experience: turning DEX into board‑ready outcomes
How Digital Experience (DEX) shifts leadership from perception to proof – plus how experience data enables prevention, productivity impact, and executive confidence across the estate.
Customer panel: What’s working now – service, AI & security
A peer-led conversation on what’s working in practice – how teams are modernising foundations, using AI and automation effectively, and treating security as continuous and actionable.
Sarah Furness: H.A.B.I.T.S. for calm, decisive execution when stakes are high
A closing leadership perspective on decision-making under pressure – practical habits for staying calm, prioritising effectively, and executing when risk and pace are high.
Closing remarks with Francesca White
A full-day synthesis: the patterns behind false confidence, why progress comes from simplifying ownership and outcomes, and the practical momentum leaders can take into the next 30-90 days.
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