Unlocking Opportunities: Executives Perspectives on Risks and Opportunities – 2026
The 2026 “Executive Perspectives on Top Risks and Opportunities” survey of 1,540 board and C-suite leaders finds strong optimism for growth despite persistent uncertainty. Leaders see significant revenue potential, with ecosystem expansion through strategic alliances and partnerships a key lever, while geographic expansion is approached more cautiously. Cyber threats, third‑party risks and legacy IT constraints dominate the near‑term risk landscape, and AI is viewed as both a transformative growth driver and a major source of security, integration and talent risks. Over the next decade, customers and competition, security and privacy, AI deployment, markets and economies, and talent challenges are the top long‑term concerns.