IDC 2025 CEO Priorities
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IDC 2025 worldwide CEO report
Explore IDC’s latest Worldwide CEO Survey, a comprehensive analysis highlighting how global leaders are strategically leveraging innovation, enhancing customer experiences, and navigating ongoing economic pressures. Discover key insights from over 400 CEOs on transformative AI initiatives, agile business strategies, and vendor relationship dynamics essential for sustainable growth
The 2025 CEO Agenda – Transforming Business for an AI World
IDC’s 2025 CEO Agenda explores how business leaders are navigating a rapidly evolving, AI-driven landscape amid economic uncertainty and geopolitical shifts. Based on IDC’s global survey of CEOs, this blog highlights the critical technology priorities shaping strategic decision-making and driving growth in today’s complex business environment.
Teodora Siman
Key insights from the CEO report
56% of CEOs say their organization needs to focus on innovation to thrive this year.
66% of CEOs report measurable business benefits from generative AI initiatives, particularly in enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Economic volatility ranked as the top concern for CEOs for three consecutive years (2023-2025).
Overarching Insights, Business Priorities, and Risks
Gain critical insights into CEO priorities including customer experience, innovation, and foundational business strategies to address ongoing economic pressures.
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Approach to AI
Discover how CEOs are implementing and operationalizing AI initiatives to reinvent their businesses, drive transformation, and achieve measurable benefits.
Technology Priorities & Leadership Roles
Understand the evolving technology priorities of CEOs and how the role of technology leadership, including the CIO, is transforming in response to new strategic imperatives.
Understand leadership changes
Technology Vendor Value and Perceptions
Learn about the crucial attributes CEOs value in technology vendors, including data governance, security, and fast time-to-value, and how vendors can better align with CEO expectations.
Explore vendor perceptions
Lawrence Cheok
Associate Research Director
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Giulia Carosella
Senior Research Manager
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