1、1IBM Institute for Business ValueRewiring the C-suiteThe fast track to 2030 Global C-suite Series 2026 CEO Study21 1This study is the 15th IBM Institute for Business Value(IBM IBV)CEO Study.For the 2026 CEO Study,the IBM IBV,in cooperation with Oxford Economics,surveyed 2,000 CEOs from 33 geographie
2、s and 21 industries between February and April 2026.In addition to survey responses,insights were drawn from numerous client conversations,including a series of CEO interviews conducted between October 2025 and April 2026.These conversations focused on how leaders are preparing their organizations t
3、o thrive in the future,touching on topics including strategy and leadership,business models,technology,talent and culture,governance,regulation,industry disruption,partners and ecosystems,and the unique role of CEOs.About the study Foreword 3Introduction 4Play#1 Rethink the C-suite for speed and cla
4、rity 14Play#2 Create an AI-agent flywheel 20Play#3 Customize your AI mix,not just your AI models 26Play#4 Orchestrate intelligencehuman and artificial 32Play#5 Expect unpredictable futures 38Contents23ForewordLeading at the speed of AIArtificial intelligence is not another cycle of change.It is a st
5、ructural shift in how organizations think,decide,and compete.Every era has underestimated the leaders who moved early.From industrialization to digitization,the winners were not those who waited for certainty,but those who recognized inflection points and acted with intent.AI is such a momentone tha
6、t rewards decisiveness and penalizes hesitation.The CEOs role has always been to lead through disruption.What AI changes is the velocity and consequence of leadership.Enterprises that succeed will operate AI-firstnot as a layer of technology,but as a new operating model.Decision cycles will compress