Featured insightThe CEO Agenda 2027

Seven bets for a decade of discontinuity

We surveyed 2,100 chief executives across 38 countries. Their message: the playbook that won the last decade will not win the next one. Here is what the boldest leaders are doing differently.

CEOs expecting their core business to be disrupted by 2030
72%
plan to reallocate more than a fifth of capital within three years
58%

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Global Productivity Index 2026

Where the next $11 trillion of growth will come from, and why most companies are not yet positioned to capture it.

  1. 01

    $11 trillion of annual GDP could be unlocked by 2032 if productivity growth returns to its 1990s pace.

  2. 02

    Technology and finance lead, but the biggest gap between leaders and laggards is in healthcare.

  3. 03

    One in four companies captures 80% of the value from AI. The difference is redesigned work, not better models.

Exhibit 1Productivity growth has accelerated in every sector, led by technology2010–19 2020–26, % per year
  • Technology4.6
  • Financial services2.4
  • Advanced industries2.1
  • Healthcare1.7
  • Energy1.4
  • Retail1.1
  • Public sector0.6

Source: Harrow & Pike Global Productivity Index 2026; national statistics offices; H&P analysis

Exhibit 2AI-enabled offerings, % of revenue
Exhibit 3Where the $11tn comes from
  • 42% Technology adoption
  • 31% Reallocation of capital
  • 27% Workforce reskilling

Client impact

Results that outlast the engagement

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  • Energy & Utilities

    €2.4bn

    capex released

    A European utility rebuilt its grid investment plan around risk, cutting capital spend by 18% while connecting renewables two years faster.

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  • Consumer & Retail

    +11 pts

    operating margin

    A global consumer goods company redesigned its portfolio and supply chain, exiting 140 brands and reinvesting in its fastest-growing categories.

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  • Insurance

    9 months

    to full AI rollout

    A top-ten insurer moved claims triage to an in-house AI platform, now handling 70% of claims with straight-through processing.

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The next decade will not reward the companies with the best plans. It will reward those that can change their plans fastest, without losing sight of who they are.

Elena MarchettiGlobal Managing Partner, Harrow & Pike
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