The Gartner 2026 CEO Technology Agenda: How AI Drives Growth, Leadership Moves Beyond the CIO

What you’ll learn

• Understand how CEO expectations for AI are evolving across business functions

• Navigate a distributed AI leadership model where accountability extends beyond IT

• Identify how CEOs evaluate AI investments, outcomes, and leadership effectiveness

• Adapt strategy, priorities, and metrics when technology becomes a primary growth driver

AI has become a top CEO priority for driving growth, but ownership is increasingly distributed across the C-suite rather than centered in IT. As organizations expand AI investments, leaders are expected to demonstrate business outcomes, align AI initiatives to functional priorities, and contribute to growth strategies in measurable ways. 

This webinar explores what CEOs expect AI to deliver across technology, finance, HR, operations, and other functions, where confidence gaps remain, and how success is being measured. Attendees will gain practical insights into how CxOs can translate AI investments into business outcomes, operate in a distributed leadership model, and meet rising CEO expectations.