XV CIO UNIVERSITY

Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity and the Academic Future

The CIO University Forum reached its fifteenth edition, solidifying its position as the leading meeting point for technology leaders in the Ecuadorian academic system. For two days, 38 higher education institutions gathered to reflect on, share, and co-create solutions related to digital transformation, technological innovation, and the strategic management of ICT in academia.

This year, the forum addressed key topics such as the educational hybrid cloud, cybersecurity trends, efficient licensing, next-generation technological infrastructure , and inspiring success stories from the member institutions themselves.

  • July 3 and 4, 2025

Participating institutions
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Talks, forums,
success stories
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Co-creation workshop
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CIO University Agenda XV

July 3rd

Hour Activity
10:30
Keynote: Technology from a different perspective
11:15
Hybrid cloud education with FinOps
11:50
MS Office365 and Google Workspace backups
12:25
Trends in next-generation servers
13:00
Lunch
2:30 PM
Digital Transformation in Higher Education
15:05
Academic Networks
15:40
Evolution of internal infrastructure in a higher education institution
4:00 PM
CEDIA cloud adoption in IES (success story)
16:20
Break
16:40
Forum: A day in the life of a CIO: reflections, challenges and possibilities
18:10
End of the first day of the event
7:00 PM
Speech & Beer (Sponsored by ADISTEC and FORTINET)

July 4th

Hour Activity
09:00
Day 1 Summary
09:10
Comprehensive Institutional Security Score (SOC, CSIRT, EGSI, PDP)
09:30
Evolution of Wifi
10:05
Protecting the Firewall
10:40
Break
11:00
Automating Risk Management
11:35
Cybercriminal Groups
12:10
Securing email
12:30
Workshop: Co-creation of IT Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions
2:00 PM
Lunch