Leading Tech Change 2026

You’re a technology executive reporting to the CEO, with a strong relationship with the board. You’ve delivered on your strategy, successfully mobilised programs, and embedded new ways of working.

But something still feels missing, you are aware you need to be broader with leading tech change across the business.

Beyond the buzz around AI, new waves of technological transfer are reshaping how industries operate. If your organisation doesn’t consider and integrate these emerging technologies into the broader business strategy, you could face unintended consequences - or worse, missed opportunities.

Many technology leaders sense this shift. They’ve engaged with vendors, professional services firms, and advisors to explore options. Yet, most of these conversations quickly pivot to a pitch, each party positioning their solution as the answer rather than helping uncover the real problem.

So, what should you do next?

1. Establish Clarity

Start with clarity on what technology means for your business - not in a general sense, but within the context of your industry, customers, and strategy. The 2030 Technology Trends I share in my keynotes provide an evidence-based foundation to help boards and executives see what’s next and, more importantly, what’s relevant.

2. Build Connection

Once there’s clarity, you need connection. This means aligning your people - from the boardroom to the operations floor - around shared language, intent, and ownership. Connection ensures your technology ambition becomes an organisational movement, not a department initiative.

3. Develop Capability

Trends without capability remain ideas. Building capability is about cultivating the right technical depth, cross-functional literacy, and confidence to engage with emerging technologies. It’s a mix of skill, culture, and leadership.

4. Maintain Coaching

Technology and transformation aren’t one-off events; they require ongoing recalibration. Coaching helps teams stay aligned and adaptive, reinforcing the mindset to continuously learn and refine how technology shapes outcomes.

Over the past year, I’ve delivered more than a dozen tailored 2030 Technology Trends keynotes to boards, executives, and off-sites — all designed to spark these four dimensions.

If this resonates, I’d love to have a chat - email me here. I’m currently developing new material for a client and always enjoy discussing how emerging technologies can translate into tangible business outcomes.