This invitation-only evening brings together South Africa's most influential CIOs, senior ICT executives and industry leaders for an exceptional experience that blends exclusive research insights, meaningful peer networking, fine dining and world-class entertainment.
The CIO has become one of the most influential leaders in the modern enterprise. As organisations embrace AI, strengthen cyber resilience, optimise cloud investments and navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, technology leaders are expected to deliver innovation while driving measurable business value.
Against this backdrop, understanding the priorities, challenges and opportunities shaping South Africa's technology landscape has never been more important.
For more than a decade, ITWeb Brainstorm's CIO Survey has provided a trusted pulse on the issues that matter most to the country's leading technology executives. The exclusive preliminary findings of the 2026 CIO Survey will be unveiled at the prestigious ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquet.
More than a banquet, this is the technology leadership event of the year, an opportunity to connect with the people shaping the future of business and technology, gain first access to the latest CIO research, and be part of the conversations that will define the year ahead.
South Africa's technology leadership benchmark.
The ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Survey, run in partnership with MTN Business, is now in its 12th year.
The survey captures input from CIOs, or equivalent C-level execs, and results in an exclusive research report that provides unique insights into technology strategies of SA's top private and public sector organisations.
The comparative data from previous years enables ITWeb Brainstorm to track shifting priorities and investment trends and allows for deep vertical sector analyses.
The key findings of the 2026/2027 survey will be revealed at the annual ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquet, which will take place at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, Johannesburg on Thursday, 22 October 2026.
The full research report will be published on ITWeb and Brainstorm online in early 2027. The report is available free of charge to all valid survey respondents.
An iconic Johannesburg destination
High up on the rocky Witwatersrand is where you’ll find us. Despite being in the middle of South Africa’s largest city, our Westcliff Hotel feels like a chic hillside village, with nine sun-splashed villas woven with courtyards, fountains and gardens.
Location
67 Jan Smuts Avenue
Westcliff, Johannesburg
Contact
+27 (0) 11 481 6000
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Four Seasons
Hotel The Westcliff
Johannesburg, South Africa
Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff
Johannesburg
MTN, Launched in 1994, MTN South Africa is a subsidiary of MTN Group, a leading emerging market operator with a clear vision to lead the delivery of a bold new digital world to our customers. We are inspired by our belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code ‘MTN’. Our strategy, Ambition 2025,is anchored on building the largest and most valuable platform business, with a clear focus on Africa. MTN Business, the Enterprise Business Unit (EBU) of MTN, whose global footprint spans 19 countries in the Middle East and Africa, is leading emerging markets into this bold, new digital world.
For more information visit: www.mtnbusiness.co.za
