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From Support to Strategy: How CIOs Gain True Business Alignment

12 January 2026

How do CIOs stop being "support services" and gain real business influence? At the Global CIO panel, executives from Tele2/Altel, MBANK, Kolesa.kz, and Kazzinc shared hard-earned lessons: alignment starts not with translating tech into business language, but with financial literacy and upfront stakeholder work. A candid conversation about crises, talent development, and the path to CEO.

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