Seizing the shift: Disruption, technology and leadership
Together with Interbrand, Fujitsu surveyed 1,750 IT leaders across Europe to explore the impact of disruption, technology and leadership. Our research reveals that CIOs are more empowered than ever - driving innovation, managing and modernizing legacy systems, and navigating AI, cybersecurity, cloud and data sovereignty. This report uncovers four breakthrough moments shaping the future of IT leadership.
Join Fujitsu and a panel of technology leaders from across Europe as we explore disruption, technology and leadership at a critical moment in time. Together, we will discuss the ‘breakthrough moments’ that characterize the transformation of IT leaders into high-profile business leaders.
Thursday January 22nd 2026, 10:00 GMT / 11:00 CET




of IT leaders say cyberattacks are a matter of “when, not if.”
Disruption
of organisations increased IT spend despite economic uncertainty
Technology
of CIOs believe their influence has never been greater
Leadership

Supporting the development of talent to serve as a driving force for digital transformation.

Enabling innovative, smarter and connected roads through a connected, intelligent and transformed business environment.

Supporting the university’s critical infrastructure services with cloud migration and disaster recovery (DR) solutions.

Reducing fraud cases with Explainable AI (XAI)
technology for the financial-commercial information industry.

Improving customer retention through industry-leading data analytics and reporting.

Implementation of an integrated mobile application to improve debt recovery, reduce ticketless and fraudulent travel, and enhance customer and staff experience.

Bringing full transparency and
traceability of the full supply chain from farm to consumer with blockchain technology.

Enabling the transformation from a reactive to a proactive city, supporting residents, preventing crises, and adapting rapidly to change.

Speeding up delivery of projects
to production, embedding best practices, and adopting business-oriented approaches through optimization of the Now Platform.