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Executive programme · Spring 2027
The GBG CTO Programme is an executive programme for leaders who want to take AI from pilots to practice. Over four sessions, we work together to turn your existing initiatives into a second brain your company actually runs on.
20 Jan – 12 May 2027 · Vallgatan 14, Göteborg · 15.000 kr per company
The premise
Most technology leaders are already working on some version of a company brain or company context, whatever name it goes by internally. What is often less clear is what the end result should look like. Defining that is the starting point of this programme.
A second brain is more than agents connected to your intranet. It is a living model of your company that everyone in the organisation can interact with. It holds your data, discussions and decisions, along with the reasoning behind them, captured as work happens rather than pieced together afterwards.
To create real value, it needs a few things in place. An access layer, so the right people can find the right information at the right time. An ecosystem where teams share skills, apps and insights, so the whole organisation improves together. And clear ownership, so the capability stays with your company. Owning what you build keeps you AI agnostic and free to change models and vendors as the technology evolves.
These are some of the building blocks, not a finished blueprint. Defining the scope, the investment and the order in which to build is exactly what the four sessions are for.
Whether you are just getting started or already running several pilots, the programme is designed to meet you where you are. We are all learning as this field develops, and the sessions are built around sharing that experience.
What it can look like
Every company has an Anna.
Programme structure
Four sessions, spaced out, each building on the last, together with peers and your actual problem.
Session 01
Wednesday, January 20 · 16:00–21:00 incl. dinner
The programme opens with the big picture: what a second brain could mean for your company.
Guest speaker
Christian Hendriksen
Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School
Christian researches how organisations adopt, govern and create value with generative AI, with a particular focus on how companies move from individual experimentation to shared practices and measurable value.
Together, we set the vision and lay the conceptual groundwork. What should it accomplish, and how will you know it's working? We agree on KPIs and success criteria before anyone touches a keyboard.
Session 02
Wednesday, February 17 · 16:00–21:00 incl. dinner
With the vision in place, we turn to the starting point: where does your company actually stand today?
Building on the Brainwork from the first session, we map your current situation and the organisational obstacles in the way. What fundamentals are already in place, such as data, tools, processes and ownership? What still needs to be arranged for the second brain to succeed? Working in your peer group, you compare notes with companies at different stages and see your own situation from a new angle.
Expect an honest exchange on common pitfalls, and the trial and error. You leave with a clear picture of the gap between where you are and where you want to be, and a shortlist of what to tackle first.
Session 03
Wednesday, March 17 · 16:00–21:00 incl. dinner
With a clear vision and an honest view of where you stand, the next question is: how do you get there?
Together, we build the roadmap: the concrete steps and infrastructure needed to close the gap between today and your vision. What does it actually take, technically and organisationally, to get the rest of your company on board? We look at priorities, sequencing and resources, so you know what to build first and what can wait.
In your peer group, you test your roadmap against how other companies are approaching the same challenge. You leave with a plan you can present to your leadership team, and a clear set of next steps for the Brainwork ahead.
Session 04
Wednesday, May 12 · 16:00–21:00 incl. dinner
The final session brings everything together: what did we actually build?
Every participating company presents how far they got and what they learned along the way, wins and misfires both. Hearing how others tackled the same challenge, often in very different ways, is one of the most valuable parts of the programme.
We close by setting new targets for where your second brain goes next. You leave with a clear view of what you have achieved, a direction for the next phase, and a network of peers to continue the journey with.
Between the stops
Building a second brain is not something you need to figure out on your own. Throughout the programme, you work alongside technology leaders from other companies who are facing the same questions and making the same decisions.
Between sessions, you continue building within your own company. We call this the Brainwork. Participants are divided into smaller groups that meet regularly to share progress, discuss challenges and help each other move forward. Your group is also available between meetings, so when a question comes up in the middle of a busy week, support is never far away.
You leave the programme with more than a plan for your company. You leave with a network of peers you can continue to learn from long after the final session.
Why a room of peers
Most of what you read about AI comes from the companies that made it work. The pilots that stalled, the vendor bets that didn’t pay off and the tools nobody ended up using rarely get a case study.
That’s survivorship bias, and it makes every roadmap look easier than it is.
In this programme you hear both. Every participating company presents how far they got and what they learned along the way, wins and misfires both. Expect an honest exchange on common pitfalls, and the trial and error.
What you get here
Ten companies’ wins and misfires, side by side
An AI-agnostic plan you own, free to change models and vendors
Four sessions and Brainwork that keep you building
A peer group at a similar company size, between every session
What you leave with
What your second brain should accomplish, and how you’ll know it’s working, agreed before anyone touches a keyboard.
A clear picture of the gap between where you are and where you want to be, and a shortlist of what to tackle first.
A prioritised plan you can present to your leadership team, showing what to build first, what it takes and what can wait.
What you achieved and learned along the way, a clear direction for the next phase, and a network of peers to continue the journey with.
Who’s on board
CTOs and technical leaders past the “should we even do this” question and into the harder one: what are we actually building, and how?
Two seats per company, grouped with peers at a similar company size, since that tends to matter more than industry. What’s realistic for you depends a lot on whether you’re free to use whatever tooling you want, or locked into something like Microsoft 365 Copilot for security reasons.
No laptop required for session one. Bring the problem you’re actually trying to solve.
Already run AI pilots, or are about to
Need a plan your leadership can say yes to
Want to learn from peers, not vendors
Are still deciding whether to use AI at all
Are looking for a tool demo or a quick fix
Can’t bring a real problem from your company
Second brain readiness check. 10 questions, 3 minutes.
Who you’ll work with
Programme facilitator
CPO, Devies
CPO at Devies and the architect of this programme. Linn shaped the four sessions and leads every one of them, from the first vision of your second brain to the plan you present to your leadership team.
Founder, GBG CTO Network
Co-founder & CTO, Devies
Co-founder and CTO of Devies, and the person who started GBGCTO. As a fractional CTO, board member and angel investor, he spends his days turning technology into revenue and better margins. He built the network because he believes the region wins together.
Guest speaker · Session 01
Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School
Researches how organisations adopt, govern and create value with generative AI. Christian opens the programme in session one and brings the research perspective to the questions you will work on in your own company.
Programme curator
Fullstack engineer, Devies
Fullstack engineer at Devies and co-founder of the game studio Mistwave Interactive. He builds software every day and curates the programme, so what you hear in the room stays close to what actually works in practice.
Event manager
Devies
Event manager at Devies and the engine behind GBGCTO’s meetups, member lunches and newsletter. She is your contact for everything practical, from dates and venue to dinners and your seats, so you can focus on the work.
Admission
Format
Seats
Investment
Where
When
Included
Open to
Investment
per company, excl. VAT · two seats
Four in-person sessions
Brainwork peer group between sessions
Guest speaker from Copenhagen Business School
Dinner at every session
Seats are limited and go fast within the network.
Questions
Admission
20 seats, two per company. Apply by 10 January 2027 and we’ll get back to you to confirm your seats.
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