At our European Chief Transformation Officer Boardroom in October, Peter Bancroft spoke to the need for CTROs to broaden their already impressive skillsets. As part of a panel focused on ensuring that AI investment is tied to tangible value, Peter introduced his concept of the Three Transformation Tribes:  Change Managers, Digital Transformation Gurus and Value Creation PE Architects. In this episode, Peter introduces each "tribe", explaining how the CTRO can draw on the expertise of them all to deliver Transformation value in an era of constant change, macro upheaval and AI adoption. 

Questions for this episode include:  

• What does the Three Tribes concept teach us about the demands placed upon CTROs today, particularly when it comes to their relationship with Technology? 
• Does a conventional approach to change management still have a place in an operating environment defined by "always-on" transformation?  
• What opportunity do the challenges of the present create for CTROs to deliver a more robust, sustainable approach to enterprise value creation? 
• Given longer holding periods are now a fact of life for Operating Partners, are there different lessons which PE CTROs can draw from their colleagues in enterprise? 

In an environment where technological reinvention has become a survival imperative for global business, it is no wonder that the topic of Transformation has been embraced by leaders far beyond the core change team. Long a natural home for large-scale technology integrations like the ERP, the IT function – and the CIO leading it – has a vital role to play in the rollout of agentic.

In this episode, Reto Sahli, Group Chief Digital and Information Officer at HAVI, gives us his take on the CIO as a Transformation leader, the differences between a “run” CIO and a “grow and transform” CIO, and how the CIO’s evolving skillset can help to derive maximum value from AI adoption.

Topics for this episode include:

• Eliminating functional siloes to enhance the impact of new technology 
• Striking a balance between technology, process,  data and transformation 
• Assessing the role of the ERP within the AI-powered enterprise 
• Balancing the need for speed with the need for security 
• Applying business context to technology rollouts to smooth integration and increase value