CEO'S RECEPTION

The CEO's Mandate: Scaling AI for Business Impact

Hosted by Infosys and Economist Impact | January 21st, 2026 | 18:00 CET

The global AI economy will attract trillions in investment over the next decade. Yet, most enterprises have failed to translate its potential into measurable performance and sustained growth. This AI value gap is now a defining strategic challenge for business leaders. Consumer AI has driven awareness of the technology’s potential, compelling boards to demand instant change. But the complexity of scaling AI across modern, often siloed organisations remains an obstacle.

So how do CEOs and business leaders drive meaningful innovation and measurable impact from enterprise AI? The potential lies where business purpose, transformative technology and leadership willingness align. Technology for its own sake generates no lasting impact. Companies must now compete not only on speed of AI, but on scale, governance and long-term vision.

Join Infosys and Economist Impact at Davos for “The Boardroom mandate: scaling AI for business impact” panel discussion. As chief executives and technology leaders explore how organisations are shifting from proof of concept to proof of value, focusing on generating sustained, measurable growth. And how can AI be deployed to satisfy impatient investors and customers, in a way that revolutionises the enterprise? Our panel will discussion questions such as:

• What will characterise the next phase of AI adoption?
• Are the biggest efficiency gains still ahead?
• As AI embeds in workflows, how do leaders demonstrate proof of value to boards, customers, and investors?
• How must leadership ensure the business side and technology side of an organisation align on purpose and effort to break through silos and achieve company-wide scale of AI?

Moderator

Tom Standage
Deputy Editor, The Economist

Speakers

Salil Parekh
CEO and Managing Director, Infosys