FutureCIO Conference Philippines

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EVENT OVERVIEW

Cxociety Research’s 2026 survey of 257 IT leaders across Asia found that data quality and integration remain the biggest barriers to AI adoption, while AI agents remain in the early stages of enterprise deployment. Accelerating time-to-value from technology investments is expected to be the top priority for IT leaders in 2027.

How are these trends reflected in the Philippines? AI adoption has reached 32% of Philippine businesses, yet the majority remain stuck in basic use cases. Data quality and integration remain the primary barriers. Agentic AI is still in early stage. Talent gaps are acute: only 17% of organisations can recruit and retain enough AI-skilled people. IT budgets are rising only marginally while AI spend ambitions surge. Boards will no longer accept pilots without proof points.

The Philippines’ US$34.4 billion AI+ Infrastructure Masterplan (PAIIM) 2026–2033 is not a distant policy document — it is the operating context for every Filipino CIO decision in 2027. Enterprise leaders who treat it as optional will lag; those who translate national ambition into governed, cost-accountable, sovereign-ready AI capabilities will set the pace.

The winning formula for 2027 is clear: redesign business processes around agent capabilities rather than simply digitising legacy workflows; enforce governed control planes and identity for every agent; modernise only what creates measurable value; institute FinOps discipline for inference and multi-agent costs; and treat resilience and sovereignty as non-negotiable design principles.

Themed “Reimagining Resilience”, the FutureCIO Philippines Conference 2027, part of ASEAN’s largest and longest-running CIO conference series, aims to equip Filipino IT leaders with the practical frameworks, peer diagnostics and strategic playbooks required to close the gap between AI ambition and IT reality.

Key issues shaping this year’s agenda include:

Bridging the business–IT accountability gap with shared metrics and 90-day proof points
Scaling agentic AI under governed control planes and non-human identity
FinOps for agentic AI
Architecting sovereign AI foundations aligned to PAIIM and data-residency rules
Building measurable digital resilience across cloud, connectivity and third parties
Reskilling the IT-BPM workforce for an AI-first operating model

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

CIOs, CTOs, Directors, Heads, MDs, SVPs, VPs, Leads, involved in:

Information Technology
IT Operations
Enterprise Architecture and Strategy
ITSM
IT Infrastructure
IT Application
Big Data/Analytics
Cloud Management
IT Security and Technology Risk
Privacy/Data Protection

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

The FutureCFO Conference aims to give CFOs, who also act as their company’s strategic business partner and catalyst, insights on ensuring corporate growth and successfully mitigating risks and challenges amidst the current economic and political uncertainties in their countries. The conference will also address strategies and best practices on how CFOs can reimagine finance functions and their organizations to survive and thrive in today’s fast-paced and digitally driven landscape.

This by-invitation only one-day event will gather over 120 senior finance leaders from multiple industries and offers the best opportunity to hear from the industry’s leading professionals, contribute questions from the floor, engage in incisive panel discussions that discuss real-life business cases, updates and strategies to meet the most pertinent challenges facing the finance function in 2020.

High-Level Industry Speakers

We gather 20+ industry speakers and experts from leading organizations for keynote presentations and incisive discussions so you can tap on their invaluable insights and best practices important to your finance function management and transformation.

Interactive Discussions

Be part of our interactive panel discussions that address the current hot topics, share ideas and experiences and get the answers to your pressing questions from prominent finance leaders on stage.

Networking Opportunities

Meet new business partners, engage and forge new connections with fellow finance and treasury leaders in the region, solution providers and many more at our event through luncheons, coffee breaks, one-to-one meetings and informal introductions.

Targeted In-Depth Sessions

8 hours of learning and networking opportunities packed into 10 in depth sessions. Listen to corporate-driven best practices and case studies sharing that are targeted to your profession through the personalized country-specific conferences we crafted for you - FutureCFO Conferences.

FUTURECIO & FUTURECISO CONFERENCE SERIES

2027 AGENDA

09:15

Opening Keynote: The Philippines AI+ Infrastructure Masterplan (PAIIM): Turning National Ambition into Enterprise Advantage

For Philippine CIOs, PAIIM is the operating context for 2027. This session provides a practical roadmap to evaluate cloud, data centre and AI-compute options against PAIIM corridors, energy constraints and residency rules — and turn national ambition into governed, cost-accountable advantage.

Aligning enterprise IT roadmaps with PAIIM corridors and digital priorities
Evaluating cloud, datacenter and AI compute strategies against energy and sovereignty requirements
Strengthening data readiness, cybersecurity and governance for production-grade AI
Balancing AI infrastructure costs against measurable business value
Building the partnerships and capabilities that accelerate adoption without losing control

09:40

Keynote: Redesigning Work and Processes for the Agentic AI Era

The CIOs who redesign processes around agent capabilities — not merely automate existing workflows — will unlock the productivity and decision-speed advantages that competitors still treat as experimental. Process redesign comes first; automation follows.

Embedding AI agents into core business processes, services, and employee workflows
Reimagining processes around AI capabilities rather than digitising existing ways of working
Automating decision-making and workflow orchestration with agentic AI
Building autonomous enterprise processes while maintaining governance, accountability, and trust

10:05

Panel Discussion: Bridging the Widening Business-Technology Disconnect in 2027

As Filipino enterprises accelerate AI adoption, the disconnect between business expectations and technology outcomes is becoming harder to ignore. Filipino CIOs who master diagnostics and shared-accountability mechanisms will stop being the bottleneck and become the force that converts business ambition into executable roadmaps and measurable value. Every technology or AI investment should be tied to a clear 90-day proof point, with early intervention or termination for initiatives that fail to demonstrate meaningful progress.

Quantifying business-technology misalignments
Applying metrics and diagnostic frameworks to assess alignment between business priorities, technology investments, and business outcomes
Translating business objectives into value-realisation plans with shared ownership
Establishing kill criteria for “zombie AI” and 90-day proof-point discipline

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, Cxociety

Panelists:
Charlie Valerio, Chief Information Officer, Aboitiz Power Corporation
Frank N. Vibar, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Asian Hospital and Medical Center

11:10

Keynote: Making Enterprise Agentic AI Work — Control Planes, Identity and Production Scale

With AI adoption reaching 32% in the Philippines, the challenge is no longer experimentation. CIOs need to move agentic AI into production under a centralised control plane that connects processes, data, policies, security and non-human identity — while delivering measurable business value.

Moving agentic AI initiatives from pilots into production across business functions
Designing the control plane that links processes, data, policies and security
Establishing agent identities, permissions and human oversight for accountable execution
Deploying end-to-end monitoring and risk controls for transparency and compliance

11:35

Panel Discussion: The Next Frontier of Enterprise AI: Key Lessons from 2026 and Priorities for 2027

As Filipino organisations move from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption, CIOs must assess what worked, where initiatives fell short and how to translate lessons from 2026 into stronger execution in 2027. This panel delivers the unvarnished metrics and failure patterns from 2026 so CIOs can reset underperforming portfolios, protect lean teams and focus only on initiatives that deliver clear business outcomes.

The true numbers, business outcomes and metrics behind AI deployments
Why AI pilots fail to scale and how to prevent failures
Delivering ambitious AI programmes with lean teams, constrained budgets and clear value-realisation targets
What worked, what didn’t: lessons from stalled, failed or discontinued initiatives

Moderator:
Melinda Baylon, Editor, Cxociety

Panelists:
Eric V. Nacional, IT Head & CIO, Robinsons Land Corporation
Jun Rufino PhD, Vice President Information & Communication Technology Services, Royal Cargo

12:10

Keynote: Governing AI Agents and Non-Human Identity at Scale

As enterprises move beyond experimentation toward autonomous systems, CIOs and CISOs in the Philippines must establish governance frameworks that balance innovation with accountability. Identity for agents is no longer optional — it is the control surface for security, compliance and trust under evolving NPC and national AI guidance.

Establishing enterprise AI agent governance and accountability
Defining access controls, non-human identity and human oversight for autonomous decisions
Securing agents against data leakage, prompt injection, identity abuse and unauthorised access
Ensuring transparency through monitoring, audit trails and risk assessments
Scaling agents with risk-based controls and measurable outcomes

13:35

Keynote: Integrating ITSM and ITOM for Intelligent Service Delivery

CIOs who fuse ITSM and ITOM with AI agents will deliver the proactive, business-aligned service model that turns technology operations into a visible contributor to customer experience and enterprise resilience.