Overview

CxOs are at the forefront of shaping digital strategies, ensuring data privacy and security, championing data literacy, and harnessing emerging technologies like generative AI and edge computing to drive business growth.

This report, CxO Agenda 2025: Insights and Trends for IT & Digital, explores the top priorities and challenges of Europe’s leading IT and digital leaders, emerging trends in IT, and the future of the technological landscape in business over the next few years.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Shift from AI Piloting to Implementation:
  Most CIOs prioritizing AI are focused on implementation, natural language processing and AI governance. AI agents are a rising trend bringing new angles to the discussions.
• Focus on Enterprise Architecture Maturity:
  Great majority of tech leaders prioritizing technology infrastructure are continuing to focus on developing enterprise architecture.
• Cloud Infrastructure and Migration Still Critical:
  More than two-thirds of CIOs are focused on cloud infrastructure and migration.
• Data is King:
  Data and information management is a top focus area for an overwhelming majority of IT and digital leaders.
• Upskilling To Fill Skills Gaps:
  Upskilling and strategic hiring are among the top strategies for CIOs attempting to fill their internal talent gap.
• An AI-Driven Future:
  The biggest trends on the horizon include agentic AI, AI governance platforms, and deepfake defense.