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Foundry brings together IT decision-makers for must-attend technology events

Forging meaningful connections at 800+ events annually

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IT executives are transformative leaders charged with driving business strategy. They trust us and depend on us for real solutions.

Leveraging 50+ years of IDG rich media brand industry expertise and relationships, our unique event content is delivered through the trusted lens of our world-class family of brands. 

Ranging from multi-day educational symposiums and prestigious awards programs to intimate roundtable discussions, Foundry tailors the event type to deliver on audience objectives and needs. Foundry events take place in-person, virtually and hybrid formats.

Diverse events for different marketing strategies:

  • Conferences and Summits
  • Roundtables
  • Dinners/Luncheons
  • Awards and Leadership Events
  • Custom

Our unique event content is delivered through the trusted lens of our world-class family of brands.

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A look back at Scrum Experience Day 2022…

Scrum Experience Day, produced in partnership with Computerworld, is the only event of its kind for the Polish market. A diverse agenda complete with workshops, mentoring sessions and content centered around key themes, such as: Agile and Scrum Practices, Scrum Process, Scrum Stories, Product Development, Leadership, Agile Transformations and Scrum Beyond Software Development.

One of the most prestigious & coveted awards in technology

CIO 100 celebrates the achievements of top IT executives and their teams who are using IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth, or improving relationships with customers. Awards programs and leadership summits take place in: The United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Singapore, Australia + NZ, Germany, India and Sweden.

Where risk is rewarded

CSO50 Conference + Awards are the premier conferences for information risk management and security. These events highlight how award-winning organizations are managing risk and information security. These events highlight where CSOs have found opportunities to expand their information security defenses and the technologies used to achieve success. Awards programs and conferences take place in: United States, United Kingdom, India, Australia + NZ.

Recognizing excellence in the Channel

ARN, Reseller News and Channel Asia celebrate excellence across the Australian, New Zealand and ASEAN tech channels. Our programs acknowledge the achievements of talented teams who have become influential figures across the channel partner ecosystem. The Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) was first launched in Australia in 2012, by ARN, celebrating gender diversity and recognizing female excellence across the channel.

Your only partner for IT events

Real Budget

Foundry’s unmatched global audience IT buying power is built through long-established and trusted relationships via media brands and research in the market.

Rich Content

The community relies on our unique perspective of case studies, research, and third-party viewpoints to tell them how to solve challenging IT issues.

Right adjacency

Foundry helps every major tech vendor in the world reach or research their market. Our events allow you to position your product/company against the world’s leading brands, achieve high-profile branding opportunities and win market share.

Fifty-thousand global delegates

Event delegates are the worlds leading spenders on tech and ¾ of them attend our events to source new solutions providers. No other partner can provide predictable volume and quality of marketing qualified leads (MQLs).

Consistency

You can buy the same event, with the same predictable outcomes, with the same credible content, in 20+ key global markets – no other provider can do this.

Amplification

Through our trusted relationships, Foundry, connects you with the right buyers, at the right moment in time, when they are researching solutions to drive their business forward. The industry turns up.

Featured Events

Our global events portfolio is designed to connect buyers and sellers of technology.
Hybrid
February 2023Germany

IDG Hamburger IT-Strategietage

In February 2023, the Hamburg IT Strategy Days will gather the who’s who of the local IT management community in Hamburg for the 21st time! After two years as a purely digital event, we are looking forward to a live event again this time. In addition, we will make up for the 2022 unusual party for the 20th anniversary of the strategy days. For all those who do not want to travel and still do not want to do without the high-quality content, we also offer online participation.

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In-Person
March 2023United States

CIO’s FutureIT, Dallas

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March 2023United Kingdom

CIO Customer & Employee Experience Forum

Ideas for improving digital experience strategy across your organization

This new Customer & Employee Experience Forum features case studies and ideas from your UK IT peers, on a topic of increasing importance and accelerated transformation since the introduction of new cloud technologies.

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Foundry’s events provide exceptional opportunities to learn from and network with top IT professionals from industry-leading organizations.

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