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CIO Vision

Leadership priorities

Digital transformation: what enterprise AI leaders are working on

53%

of 734 themed leaders · 389 leaders

AI strategy
59%
Digital transformation
53%
Operational efficiency
48%
Analytics & decisions
38%
Talent & culture
36%
Growth & partnerships
31%
Data platforms
28%
Data governance
26%
Customer experience
21%
Share of 734 themed leaders, by theme

Source: 734 CIO Vision leader profiles with at least one priority theme, from 742 leaders in the series. Leaders can be counted in more than one theme.

Leaders rebuilding core processes, systems and operating models so the enterprise can change faster. The work spans legacy modernisation, cloud migration and new ways of delivering technology to the business.

AIM ResearchCIO AI Priorities 2027

The seat is widening as the work modernises

Core modernisation takes 9% of what CIOs say and 1% of AI hiring; most of it is bought in. The CIO role itself is widening.

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42%extended CIO titles
21%new in seat
38alongside a Chief AI Officer
Index score1.0 of 12 · rank 7 of 10

Leaders working on Digital transformation

All 387 leaders
Alaa MoussawiAnil PrasadAnubha GaurArvind SahuDouglas HegleyGeet BhanawatGirish NadkarniIpshita ChakrabortyJohn AngKelvin LeKevin BowlingMaharaj MukherjeeManish KumarMarcel MeyerMarko CetkovicNaveen BolisettiNirmal JingarPaddy (Padmanabh) PadiyarParijat BanerjeePrachi MondaiykaRam ThilakRayan GovindasamySanthosh MahendiranSreenivas BollinaSujjath AhmedTsvi GalUmesh KumarAarti JoshiAndy LuiskandlAngelo ClaytonChristopher IwanowskiClaudio SalinasDevesh MaheshwariFay FlevarasGeorge GormanKartik RaoKurt BrissettPriya HunurRobert WilsonAbhishek SharmaAndrew LiBianca HoBjörn LundbergCara YickChristine FengDaniel LiEsther WuJoseph IpPatrick SoSayali PimpalkarVincent SeeVishal VarshneyAmit MainiAvidypta GuhaBinu VargheseBob SpeakmanBrian BennDr. Vijay GandapodiJake ElsonMark LawsonMichael GuoPrachi PriyaRichard LeatonSatya A.Shyam VaidhyanathanVipul GuptaZiad ChaudhryAdi RahmanBudiman R.Chirag SukhadiaDarwin PosoDavid LiswandiEhetesham AbbasErwin SusiloFerdian RobiantoFrenny NaHendyanto ChengHerman WidjajaJohan SulaimanKukuh T WicaksonoMelvin Jeffrey ChanMohammed AlabsiPoetri HeriningtyasRhezandra PriatamaRonny TanSufyan MasoodSutisnaVaruna De Wass GunawardVincent HandaraWahyu WicaksanaYulhendra YulhendraAlice HuangAnn BhattacharyaJimmy YangRockwell ScottSamir ShahSusan JacobTobias GlitterstamAhmad FaridAkihiko KawanoDemian IchinoseDewa SiswantoFidens SimanjuntakFigen UlgenHiroshi KurosakiHitoshi NakayamaJumpei OkamotoKamran MemonKenji HiramotoKoji AsaoKunal KushwahaManzur MahtabMasato TakagiMasayuki KuboMatsutani AdelaMayoran RajendraMoran GelberNishant TembulkarSuigen KoideTaiki FukunagaTakahiko SugibayashiTakao SuzukiTomokazu TajiriAbhiraj AvadhaniAlain BoeyAlex ChiAna Anastasia LitovchenkoAzlan AhmadBee Teng LimBudiman BujangDarryl MaDatin Dr. Ts. Habsah NordinFabian Teja BoegershausenFreddy LooHong H. OngIja MohanIkhsan Adha IsaJeff LimJin Shi CheongKong Siong LinLim Kim WuiMei Yi TanMilan DhingraNikki GeeSerena SeeShahrin Oli MohamedTristan EljedTs. Edwin Chong Kok HuiTs. Izzat AzizTs. Narayanan ChidambaramTze Phei TeeVictor CheongYew Jin KangZaki PondrenAdam WasylyshynAlexander ShvetsBarbara WidholmDave MurrayDavid KeyserDr. Katia WalshJacqui NevilsLakshmanan MeyyappanMaria LaverghettaMeghna TrivediNisheeth ChaudharyRajesh RamaswamyRandy YanoshakSid ChopraSubhasis BhattacharyaVikas SachdevaAjinkya MoreDejan JovanovGopal RenganathanGurpreet AtwalJoshua OnffroyKetan BabariaManoj HemanthMeenakshi NarayanNamo TiwariPatrick BangertRamin MobasseriSukhveer SinghSuresh TeckchandaniTony BatallaAhmed MunirAmish ChadhaArun ShastryDelara McManusDon YuanJagadeesh TupakulaJames GastonJason TrunkKaren NogueiraMoin MoinuddinMruna AsooriRajitha MunugalaSailesh MishraSandeep AhluwaliaShuchi AgrawalSumeer KhosaTammye GarrettTania MartinezTy EastVeeru RamaswamyVino KingstonBryan NadenDavid HeDong YuGajendra Babu ThokalaNaqi KhanNirmala SistlaRandi LevinRohit DudaniScott WestBenoit DoumasDavid R. HardoonKhalid NizamiKshitij MulayLakshmi VenkateshMadhukar MakhijaManolis PerrakisNatalie (Natz) QueSantosh NairTerence Kok Wai ChuenTinku GuptaVijayarajan SundararajanVishnu NanduriWai Kit CheahYang Boon QuekAqel KhanBrian KleberChetan ThaparGannon OsburnGreg TownsendHoang RichterHuzefa HakimJamil BadrudeenJessica EurichMichael MayesNaren RaviNathan WanRajan NarayananRajeev MehrotraRakesh ReddyShahid MustafaYogesh JoshiAslan BakirovBini YoheswaranChris de GrubenCormac BreenDayanidhi M AadaliGeeta MalhotraGerald SchmidtLuisa PiresManoj TripathiMaria StefanovaMasood AlamNatalie JakomisNeil ThewlisNikhil AsthanaNitesh JainRoxanne Howdle-RoweSukant PandeySunando DasAshish PandeyAwad El-SidiqDavid MillánDr. Ghanashyama MahantyJoseph NadiKamal El AghaKevin NeogyKirill LyadovNithesh PejavarOmar AboutalebOrlando BeakbanePrakash LogaiyaRam JalanRishi JainSachin KumarShashank SridharanSri LakshmiZameel JafferAchuth RaoCarlos AguilarGary SorrentinoHenry CyrilHenry TirriJames BarrettJan ChoyLaksh VaswaniNamrata ShahRahul LathSaurav GhoshShiva KumaraAdnan MohammedAlexander LissAndrew ScottAndy Kiheung NamAnkur JainAnsar KassimAnupam PattanayakArjun SrinivasanArun MehtaArun VermaAshok JakatiBadrinath PanyamBen RoyceBijit GhoshChirag AgrawalChris ChenCorinne StroumDani DhimanDarren BullockDavid FogartyDermot O'DohertyDesmond GrantDr. Ahmad HaiderDr. Ambrose G. CorrayEsra KasapogluFawad MemonFrank FreemanFrederik BisbjergGanesh SivakumarGaurav ShahGeorge WangGiorgio SuighiGowtham NairGreg ManarisGuilherme Altieri do AmaralIsmail Khan MohammedJames SwaithJean de Saint MichelJude FrancisJulio PeironcelyKathryn FloresKen LeeKhaled AbousamakLohith DeshpandeMahmood AbdullaMaja PanticMan Chon (Kevin)Marco HoppenbrouwerMarcos AcostaMatthew KniessMichael ArchuletaMichael DownMichael FailorMiguel OuroPankaj ChopraPaschalis PetalasPooja DewanPraveen MoturuPrince PaulrajPuneet ChopraRajeev KapurRajesh SuraRani SinnasamyRanjit VidhaniRooshana PurnynSachin DwivediSam BenediktsonSandeep PandeyScott BockheimShailesh JainSheeba Sultan HasnainSheetal BudhrajaSnehal KaranjkarSreenivas GadharSrinivas AkellaSudipto GhoseSujatha KrishnanSven HansenTim RiddleTodd LilienthalToni BarutiVeronica VilskiVijay JakkaVikram SinghVince BiancoVishal ChawlaVishal ShyamsunderWaqas ButtWendy ZhangYeow Loye S.Damian BohAndrea FarrisChad Ghosn

Conversations in the room

Panel Discussion: Agentic AI and the Future of Enterprise Growth

The future of enterprise growth is closely tied to the adoption of agentic AI, which offers capabilities far beyond traditional AI by enabling autonomous execution. This panel will examine how agentic AI enables continuous improvement in business processes, drives competitive differentiation through faster innovation cycles, and supports customer experiences. Leaders will discuss how to build resilient enterprise architectures that fully leverage agentic AI’s potential. They will also explore strategies for aligning AI initiatives with organizational goals, addressing ethical and governance considerations, and preparing the workforce for AI-driven transformation.

The Vision Talk: AI Transformation - New Ways Of Working

The next phase moves AI beyond pilots into how the enterprise actually runs. Priorities follow business value and ROI, starting with supply chain, customer service, order entry, and software development. A dedicated enablement team drives delivery on a foundation of disciplined buy-versus-build decisions, a secure platform and AI-ready data products. Tiers of training builds an AI-first culture, while live governance policies keep adoption responsible and fast.

Panel Discussion: Agentic AI and the Future of Enterprise Growth [パネルディスカッション：エージェンティックAIとエンタープライズ成長の未来]

The future of enterprise growth is closely tied to the adoption of agentic AI, which offers capabilities far beyond traditional AI by enabling autonomous execution. This panel will examine how agentic AI enables continuous improvement in business processes, drives competitive differentiation through faster innovation cycles, and supports customer experiences. Leaders will discuss how to build resilient enterprise architectures that fully leverage agentic AI’s potential. They will also explore strategies for aligning AI initiatives with organizational goals, addressing ethical and governance considerations, and preparing the workforce for AI-driven transformation. [エンタープライズの成長の未来は、自律的な実行を可能にするエージェンティックAIの導入と密接に結びついています。このパネルでは、エージェンティックAIがビジネスプロセスの継続的な改善をどのように実現し、より速いイノベーションサイクルを通じて競争上の差別化を促進し、顧客体験を支えるかを検討します。リーダーたちは、エージェンティックAIのポテンシャルを最大限に活用するための強靭なエンタープライズアーキテクチャの構築方法について議論します。また、AIイニシアティブを組織目標と整合させ、倫理・ガバナンス上の課題に対応し、AI主導の変革に向けて人材を準備するための戦略についても考察します。]

The Vision Talk : AI Mind, Human Soul

AI is transforming organizations, but technology alone does not create lasting value. Drawing on insights from AI Mind, Human Soul and global research, this keynote explores how leadership, governance, people, and responsible AI come together to build intelligent, trusted organizations that move beyond digital transformation to deliver sustainable business impact and measurable outcomes.

Vision Talk: Organizational Transformation: From Idea to Impact

Organization transformation sounds exciting and important, but can remain an abstract concept if there isn't a practical understanding of how to achieve it. This presentation will discuss how to move theory to impact for CIOs and IT Leaders looks to move their lead their organizations into the future. Topics will include AI, governance, strategy, alignment, and more

Open Roundtable: Building the AI Native Organization

Becoming an AI-native organisation isn't just about adopting new technology; it's a transformation spanning people, data, and strategy. It starts with culture: shifting AI from a specialist tool to an embedded capability that augments every role. Even with the right mindset, AI is only as powerful as the data beneath it. The real value often lies hidden in the connections between data silos, not within them. Organisations that uncover and reason across these relationships unlock insights that flat, siloed data cannot reveal. Get culture and connected data right, and competitive advantage follows.This roundtable explores the journey from AI adoption to AI-native, examining the cultural shifts required, the data architectures that enable it, and how organisations that master both will outpace the competition.

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Panel Discussion: The Boardroom Conversation - How CXOs Shape AI Strategy

As AI becomes central to business transformation, its direction is increasingly being shaped in the boardroom. No longer just a technology initiative, AI strategy now sits at the intersection of leadership, culture, and enterprise vision. This discussion will explore how CEOs, CDOs, and CIOs can align on defining AI priorities, balancing innovation with governance, and ensuring measurable business outcomes. The panel will also examine how executive collaboration can bridge the gap between experimentation and enterprise-wide adoption—turning AI from a tool into a core driver of competitive advantage.

Open Roundtable : Building the AI Native Organization

Becoming an AI-native organisation isn't just about adopting new technology; it's a transformation spanning people, data, and strategy. It starts with culture: shifting AI from a specialist tool to an embedded capability that augments every role. Even with the right mindset, AI is only as powerful as the data beneath it. The real value often lies hidden in the connections between data silos, not within them. Organisations that uncover and reason across these relationships unlock insights that flat, siloed data cannot reveal. Get culture and connected data right, and competitive advantage follows. This roundtable explores the journey from AI adoption to AI-native, examining the cultural shifts required, the data architectures that enable it, and how organisations that master both will outpace the competition.

Panel Discussion : The Boardroom Conversation - How CXOs Shape AI Strategy

As AI becomes central to business transformation, its direction is increasingly being shaped in the boardroom. No longer just a technology initiative, AI strategy now sits at the intersection of leadership, culture, and enterprise vision. This discussion will explore how CXOs can align on defining AI priorities, balancing innovation with governance, and ensuring measurable business outcomes. The panel will also examine how executive collaboration can bridge the gap between experimentation and enterprise-wide adoption—turning AI from a tool into a core driver of competitive advantage.

Panel Discussion : The Boardroom Conversation - How CEOs, CDOs and CIOs Shape AI Strategy

As AI becomes central to business transformation, its direction is increasingly being shaped in the boardroom. No longer just a technology initiative, AI strategy now sits at the intersection of leadership, culture, and enterprise vision. This discussion will explore how CEOs, CDOs, and CIOs can align on defining AI priorities, balancing innovation with governance, and ensuring measurable business outcomes. The panel will also examine how executive collaboration can bridge the gap between experimentation and enterprise-wide adoption—turning AI from a tool into a core driver of competitive advantage.

Vision Talk: From AI Strategy to AI-Native Execution:

The evolution of the data and AI leader’s scope - from data warehousing and BI to generative and agentic AI - and why this shift fundamentally changes expectations of impact and accountability. How governments can deliver a quantum leap in citizen experience by moving beyond bolted-on AI toward truly AI-native platforms, and the realities of doing this at scale in a regulated environment. Key lessons from execution: building AI talent at scale, resisting technology hype cycles, and anchoring AI transformation in outcomes, trust, and disciplined operating models.

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