The World’s Most Influential Gathering of Technology Leaders Sri Lanka 2026
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Global CIOs
Government Leaders
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The Grand Finale is not a single conference. It is a programme of five connected experiences and your pass determines which ones you access.
The world’s largest CIO excellence programme an intensive innovation and leadership challenge designed exclusively for technology executives. A defining experience for CIO delegates.
A formal government-hosted reception under the patronage of the Ministry of Science & Technology and the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Senior officials. Diplomatic setting. Exclusive access.
The culmination of a year-long global recognition programme honouring the world’s top 200 CIOs across 60+ nations. The most prestigious technology leadership awards in the world.
A formal dinner for all full delegates. Shared table with 500+ global technology leaders. The evening where the relationships built across three days are sealed over a meal.
A curated Sri Lanka experience for full delegates combining technology site visits, cultural immersion, and informal peer connection outside the conference room.
What’s included
CIO A
$599
CIO B
$1,999
Partner
$2,999
Conference Programme
Keynote sessions & thought leadership
Panel discussions & topic tracks
The Grand Finale is not a single conference. It is a programme of five connected experiences and your pass determines which ones you access.
Ethics, data bias control, and global regulatory constraints in AI deployment at scale across enterprise and government contexts.
Defence frameworks against advanced threat topologies in decentralised network landscapes. From enterprise to national infrastructure.
Workload optimisation, edge execution architectures, and cloud operating model transformation across complex enterprise systems.
Green computing, technology asset lifecycle management, and planet-positive carbon tracking frameworks for enterprise IT operations.
Balancing high-throughput cognitive systems with the human factors that determine whether automation creates or destroys organisational value.
Building transactional frameworks, open rails, and modern identification ecosystems that underpin government digital transformation.
CIO, CTO, CDO, CISO, VP Technology or equivalent with direct accountability for a technology roadmap. Or a government IT leader, policymaker, or senior digital official. You make decisions. You do not attend other people’s decisions.
You have sat through enough sponsored panels. You want real conversations what is working, what failed, what is coming from people running the programmes, not selling them. The Grand Finale gives you both tracks; you choose which seats to take.
The relationships formed at the Grand Finale outlast the event. Previous delegates are still calling each other 18 months later. If you are investing three days of your calendar in one room, this is the room that pays that back.
The quality of this room depends on who is in it. We take that seriously.
If none of those describe you — you are exactly who this event was built for. Keep reading.
Vague promises should not convert and should not be trusted. Here is what attending the Grand Finale actually delivers, stated plainly by audience type.
Your pass is confirmed by email immediately on payment. No waiting. No approval queue. Your seat is secured the moment you register.
Your room at the official event hotel is confirmed when you register. No separate booking process. Check-in details are included in your delegate pack.
Event schedule, hotel details, session choices, and everything you need to plan your Sri Lanka trip — sent directly to your inbox 8 weeks before the event.
Sri Lanka visa requirements, recommended carriers, airport transfer options, and hotel directions — issued within 48 hours of your registration.
You are placed in your regional delegation group and notified 4 weeks before the event. You arrive knowing your peer group before Day 1 begins.
f your plans change, transfer your pass to a qualifying colleague by emailing hq@globalcioforum.com. No fees. No forms. One email.
3-Day Conference Access -Keynotes, Panel Discussions & Topic Track Sessions
$1800
BONUS: Networking during all session breaks
Access to the delegate networking areas during breaks across all three conference days. 500+ global technology leaders in one building. The conversations you start here are yours to continue.
Included
What this pass does not include: The Tech Marathon, Government Reception, CIO 200 Awards Ceremony, GALA Dinner, Executive Tour, and hotel accommodation are not part of the CIO Option A pass. These experiences are available exclusively with CIO Option B or the Solution Provider pass.
3-Day Conference Access — Keynotes, Panels, Topic Tracks & All Networking
$1,800
BONUS 1: Tech Marathon — The World’s Largest CIO Excellence Programme
Full participation in the Tech Marathon — the defining competitive and collaborative experience of the Grand Finale. Exclusive to full delegates.
$400
BONUS 2: Government Reception — Hosted Under Ministerial Patronage
Formal reception hosted under the patronage of the Ministry of Science & Technology and the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Senior officials present. Not available outside the full delegate pass.
$400
BONUS 3: CIO 200 Awards Ceremony — The World’s Most Prestigious CIO Recognition
A seat at the ceremony that recognises the world’s top 200 CIOs across 60+ nations. Open only to full pass holders. No standalone ticket available.
$500
BONUS 4: GALA Dinner — Formal Dinner with 500+ Global Technology Leaders
A formal dinner alongside the full delegate body. Shared table with peers from 60+ nations. The evening where three days of context become lasting relationships.
$400
BONUS 5: Executive Tour — Curated Sri Lanka Experience
A curated tour designed for full delegates — combining Sri Lanka’s emerging technology landscape, cultural experiences, and informal peer time outside the conference environment.
$200
BONUS 6: 2 Nights at the Official Event Hotel
Pre-blocked and confirmed at registration. Standard delegate room. Check-in Day 1, check-out after Day 3. You are in the same building as the full delegate body for the entire event.
$700
3-Day Full Access — All Conference Sessions, Keynotes, Panels & Networking
$ 1,800
BONUS 1: All Five Grand Finale Experiences
Tech Marathon, Government Reception, CIO 200 Awards Ceremony, GALA Dinner, and Executive Tour — the same full access as CIO Option B. You attend every experience alongside 500+ CIO delegates as a participant, not as a vendor.
$ 1,500
BONUS 2: 2 Nights at the Official Event Hotel
Pre-blocked and confirmed at registration. You are in the same building as 500+ delegates for three days — including the corridor conversations, shared meals, and informal exchanges that do not appear on the official schedule.
$700
BONUS 3: Three Days of Authentic Access to 500+ CIO Decision-Makers
The commercial value of this pass is the access itself. CIOs at the Grand Finale are present, open, and thinking strategically — not managing a sales defence. A genuine conversation in this environment is worth more than any structured meeting a trade show can produce.
The reason this pass exists
Important: what this pass does not include
The Solution Provider delegate pass does not include a booth, a speaking slot, sponsored branding, or structured sales meeting access. These are available separately through sponsorship packages. Contact hq@globalcioforum.com for sponsorship options.
Total market value
CIO — Option A
Keynotes, sessions & topic tracks. Conference access only.
CIO — Option B
All conference sessions + all five Grand Finale experiences + hotel.
All conference sessions + all five Grand Finale experiences + hotel.
Cancellations submitted fewer than 45 days before the event are not eligible for a cash refund — free pass transfer is available. This commitment covers your pass fee only. Travel, visa costs, and independently booked accommodation are outside this policy. Refund eligibility applies to the registered delegate only.
The world’s largest CIO excellence programme an intensive innovation and leadership challenge designed exclusively for technology executives. A defining experience for CIO delegates.
The Tech Marathon is the world’s largest CIO excellence programme — an intensive innovation and leadership challenge running as part of the Grand Finale. It is exclusive to full delegates (CIO Option B and Solution Provider pass holders). Full details are included in the delegate logistics pack sent 8 weeks before the event.
The activities are the same. The audience is different, and so is the commercial context. Solution Providers attend as business development professionals — the access to 500+ CIO decision-makers in a peer-trust, relationship-first environment carries commercial value that justifies the difference. If you need a booth, speaking slot, or sponsored branding, contact hq@globalcioforum.com about sponsorship packages.
The 2-night hotel inclusion covers the room only. Meals, transfers, and additional nights are at your own cost. Full hotel details including facilities and meal options are included in the delegate logistics pack sent 8 weeks before the event.
Yes — subject to hotel room availability at the time of upgrade. Email hq@globalcioforum.com to confirm availability before paying the $1,400 upgrade fee. Do not wait — hotel allocation fills independently of pass allocation and is not guaranteed to be available later.
For group delegate bookings of 3 or more passes, or for sponsorship packages that include booths, speaking slots, and branded presence, contact the team directly at hq@globalcioforum.com. Group and sponsorship terms are handled separately from individual pass registration.
