Highlights:
- AI remains a top investment priority, with 69 percent of CEOs planning to allocate 10–20 percent of their budgets to AI over the next 12 months.
- However, CEO confidence in the global economy has dropped to 68 percent – its lowest level since 2021.
- Despite ongoing economic pressures, 92 percent of leaders are planning to increase headcount over the next 12 months.
- 70 percent of CEOs are concerned about competition for AI talent, and 77 percent highlighting workforce upskilling as a challenge.
- 61 percent of CEOs now express confidence that they can meet their net-zero goals by 2030, a significant increase from 51 percent in 2024.