#shifthappens Executive Summit
Which Frontier Leader Are You?
AI adoption creates opportunity. Cyber resilience protects the right to pursue it. Frontier leaders do both!
#shifthappens: The Frontier Leadership Summit brings together executive leaders to focus on what actually matters: scaling AI with trust, governing data responsibly, and building cyber resilience to lead through disruption.
Move beyond pilots and hype to the shift that matters: from AI experimentation to trusted, enterprise-scale impact. In a world where pilots stall and risk accelerates, this is where leadership decisions become action, and ambition turns into secure, resilient outcomes at scale.
Why Attend
See how leaders are actually scaling trusted AI
Benchmark against CIOs, CISOs, and business leaders tackling the same challenges—balancing AI ambition with governance, security, and resilience.
Walk away with a clear, actionable playbook
Prioritize what matters most over the next 12 months—from strengthening data governance and reducing exposure risk to building a secure, AI‑ready operating model.
Stay ahead of risk, without slowing innovation
Understand how leading organizations are scaling AI responsibly while strengthening cyber resilience, so you can move faster with confidence.
#shifthappens at a Glance
AvePoint #shifthappens is our annual customer community gathering, focused on building trustworthy AI on a governed cloud and data estate.
Grounded in real‑world customer stories, the event brings together CIOs, CISOs, IT and digital workplace leaders who are already preparing for the next shift: adopting AI with confidence, protecting critical data, strengthening operational resilience, and building trusted digital workplaces.
You’ll hear how peers across sectors have strengthened their data foundations, aligned AI with governance, and translated these initiatives into board‑ready narratives. Beyond the sessions, this is your opportunity to deepen your connection with a community of leaders facing similar AI, data and resilience challenges.
Who Should Attend
CISOs
Move from risk management to resilience leadership. Learn how to enable AI innovation while protecting data, reducing exposure, and maintaining trust.
Key takeaway: Make cyber resilience a strategic enabler of AI, business continuity, and customer confidence.
CIOs
Build the foundations for secure, enterprise-scale AI. Understand how to modernize platforms, govern data, and align IT strategy with growth—without losing control.
Key takeaway: Create an AI‑ready operating model that balances innovation, governance, and resilience.
IT Leaders & Practitioners
Translate AI, security, and governance into operational reality. Reduce complexity, strengthen control, and support secure collaboration across the digital workplace.
Key takeaway: Execute practical steps to improve operational resilience and enable secure AI adoption.
Data & Information Leaders
Turn data into a trusted foundation for AI. Strengthen governance, quality, access, and lifecycle practices to support secure, compliant, and scalable use.
Key takeaway: Establish trusted data as the backbone for AI, resilience, and decision‑making.