Where Trust, Governance and Enterprise Value Meet the AI Leadership Agenda


Every board has approved an AI line item. Far fewer boards agree on who’s accountable for the outcome. Governance, ROI and organizational redesign have replaced “which model” as the question keeping CIOs and CEOs up at night.

For technology vendors, the addressable conversation hasn’t been this big before.
 
  • AI spend keeps compounding — worldwide AI spending tops $700 billion in 2027, confirming AI as a permanent, structural line on the enterprise P&L.1
  • Governance is the fastest-growing line in the budget — by 2028, every Global 100 firm will spend at least $2 million a year on unified AI governance alone, and 28% of organizations already rank AI governance as their #2 investment priority for 2026.2
  • The board is watching, and the clock is running — 60% of G2000 CEOs without a clear AI strategy will face board replacement pressure by 2029, while 45% of AI apps still fail to progress beyond proof of concept by 2027.3
Growth that broad doesn’t reward the loudest vendor. It rewards the one enterprise buyers already trust when the shortlist gets written.

That’s where the IDC AI Leadership Summit series comes in.

Partnering with us gives you an analyst-led platform to:
  • Shortlist your priority markets among 19 summits worldwide | 20 countries | 1,700+ senior attendees.
  • Connect directly with the CIOs, CTOs, Chief AI Officers and business leaders who own AI budget and vendor selection.
  • Showcase your expertise against the eight themes already on every enterprise AI agenda — from board-led strategy to measuring AI ROI.
  • Build trust where shortlists actually form: invitation-only rooms, analyst-set agendas, and IDC-facilitated 1:1 meetings — plus co-host the new IDC Luminary AI Honours recognition programme.
Sources
1. IDC, Worldwide AI IT Spending Forecast, 2025–2029, 2026.
2. IDC, FutureScape: Worldwide AI and Automation 2026 Predictions, December 2025; drawing on IDC’s Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 7, August 2025.
3. IDC, FutureScape: Worldwide CEO Agenda 2026 Predictions, 2026.

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