The European tech leader’s breakthrough moment

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.

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Confidence among Europe's technology leaders is at an all-time high. After years of quiet and diligent digital transformation effort, pivoting plans and switching investments in the face of ever-changing contexts, a breakthrough moment has finally arrived.

From challenge to change: discover the new era of European tech 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

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The European tech leader’s breakthrough moment

Seizing the shift: Disruption, technology and leadership

Examining the Four CIO Breakthroughs

Tom Tanghe, Daikin photo

Breakthrough 1:

European tech confidence at an all-time high

“IT is no longer viewed as a support function. We play a crucial role in shaping and executing business strategy.”
Tom Tanghe, Daikin
Tony Mather, QinetiQ photo

Breakthrough 2:

Transformative intent: with great opportunity comes great responsibility

“Investing in cyber is now a cost of doing business.”
Tony Mather, QinetiQ
Júnior Mendonça, ING photo

Breakthrough 3:

Old tech, new tech…balancing past, present and future technologies

 “There is a lot of pressure to accelerate the legacy transformation agenda, … but there are difficult trade-offs to make.”
Júnior Mendonça, ING
Colin Shenoy, Diageo photo

Breakthrough 4:

The new dynamics of innovation and partnership: playing to strengths

“Innovation should be part of every vendor’s offering. We need partners who bring innovation directly to where we have a need.”
Colin Shenoy, Diageo
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Explore the IT Leaders’ Breakthrough Playbook

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Disruption, Technology & IT Leadership Key CIO Survey Findings

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of IT leaders say cyberattacks are a matter of “when, not if.”

Disruption

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of organisations increased IT spend despite economic uncertainty

Technology

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of CIOs believe their influence has never been greater

Leadership

Explore the impact of Fujitsu’s technology partnerships with these stakeholders and their organizations:

Fujitsu Centrica case study: Building a futureproof ServiceNow environment

Teijin Limited

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

Fujitsu Mazda Logistics Europe case study: Driving faster resolution times

Emovis-Abertis Mobility Services (AMS)

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

Fujitsu RheinEnergie AG case study: Successful ServiceNow strategy

Universidad Católica de Murcia

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

Fujitsu Vector Limited case study: Automated service desk ups efficiency

Informa D&B

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

Fujitsu Vector Limited case study: Automated service desk ups efficiency

Toll Group

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

Fujitsu Vector Limited case study: Automated service desk ups efficiency

Northern Trains Limited

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

Fujitsu Vector Limited case study: Automated service desk ups efficiency

AB InBev

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

Fujitsu Vector Limited case study: Automated service desk ups efficiency

City of Helsinki

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

Fujitsu Vector Limited case study: Automated service desk ups efficiency

Steinweg

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

Fujitsu Vector Limited case study: Automated service desk ups efficiency

Skogforsk

Enhancing safety, and increasing the efficiency of autonomous vehicle operation with 5G connectivity.