Confidence is rising:

Nearly half (46%) of CEOs are highly confident about their growth prospects over the next three years, up from 32% in 2016.

Disruption creates opportunity:

Disruption is now seen as an opportunity rather than a threat by 60% of today’s CEOs.

The need for speed is essential:

Speed to market is viewed as this year’s top strategic priority for CEOs, followed closely by digitizing business. A stronger client focus, which was last year’s number one priority, dropped to the number 10 spot this year.

Cyber security spend reaps rewards:

Over the next three years, CEOs expect to make significant cyber investments. In fact, 75% of them believe such investment is an opportunity to find new revenue streams and innovate.

CEOs have digital, data, and sensory concerns:

• More than half (57%) say their organizations do not have the sensory capabilities and innovative processes to respond to disruption.
• One in six CEOs are concerned about integrating cognitive processes and artificial intelligence capabilities.
• Forty-five percent say they are not leveraging digital as a means to connect to customers effectively.
• CEOs seem split over how much they trust their data, as 49% reveal they are concerned about the integrity of the data that are driving their decisions.

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