TENET CIO ForumTENET NPC

7 May 2025, 11:00 → 8 May 2025, 12:15 Africa/Johannesburg

Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel

The CIO Forum will serve as an addition to TENET’s governance structure and will be composed of CIOs and senior IT executives from public universities and research and education related entities that currently qualify to receive TENET’s services.

The CIO Forum will be held on the 7th May - 8th May 2025, at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton.

The CIO Forum will start at 12h00 on the 7th May with a lunch and end on the 8th May at 12h00.

Flight Arrangement: TENET will only cover reasonable flight expenses that an institution's travel policy would usually cover. Your institution will need to pay for the travel expense and claim back from TENET. Please do not book travel until you have received confirmation from TENET that your registration to attend has been approved.

Accommodation Arrangement: TENET will sponsor a 1 night stay at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton on the 7th May 2025. Please indicate on the registration form if you require accommodation or not.
NB: TENET will arrange the booking logistics for you for the 7th May 2025.

Wednesday, 7 May

11:00 → 12:00 Registration

Registration will be open before lunch

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 13:10 Welcome and Opening

13:10 → 14:00 TENET’s Evolution

14:00 → 15:00 Collective Strategic Technology Roadmap - come prepared with a list of your top 10 issues/strategic plans (Institutions' top 10 issues)

15:00 → 15:20 Break

15:20 → 16:00 Draft Terms of Reference Structure

16:00 → 16:30 Breakaway sessions (TOR Discussion)

18:30 → 21:00 Supper

Thursday, 8 May

08:00 → 08:30 Registration

08:30 → 08:35 Summary of the day before

08:35 → 08:50 Report back from breakaway groups

08:50 → 09:20 TENET Board Alumni

09:20 → 10:20 Breakaway sessions and report back

10:20 → 10:40 Break

10:40 → 11:40 Present Terms of Reference Framework for Discussion and Acceptance

11:40 → 12:00 Wrap up and Close Forum