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The 2027 Enterprise

Diamonds Leisure Beach & Golf Resort, Diani, Kenya
November 26, 2026
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (East Africa Time)
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Where CEOs and CIOs Must Place Their Bets

Enterprise leaders are finalising their 2027 roadmaps at a turning point. Access to technology, cloud infrastructure and AI tools is no longer a differentiator. The real battleground is deciding where to place the right bets across Data, AI, Automation and Enterprise Intelligence to drive bottom-line growth.

Where CEOs and CIOs Must Place Their Bets

The Execution Gap

Too many organisations pair large technology investments with fragmented workflows, manual handoffs, slow board-level decisions and unmet P&L expectations.

 

This breakfast is designed as a candid, peer-led, board-level exchange, not a vendor pitch. It examines where top-performing African enterprises are placing their capital, technology and operating model bets for 2027.

The Execution Gap

Executive takeaways

Every attendee leaves with three things:

A 2027 Capital and Strategy Lens​

A 2027 Capital and Strategy Lens​

A clear framework for where to allocate technology spend across Data, AI and Automation for maximum productivity and ROI.

Peer Benchmarking​

Peer Benchmarking​

Candid insights from fellow CEOs and CIOs on moving AI from experimentation into secure, enterprise-wide production.

Operating Model Blueprints​

Operating Model Blueprints​

Practical approaches to aligning cross-functional teams, orchestrating complex processes and removing execution friction.

Target Audience

We invite executives accountable for growth, enterprise transformation, technology investment, productivity and operating model decisions

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Primary Roles

CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, COOs, Transformation Directors and senior business leaders

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Sectors

Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), telecommunications, retail and FMCG, manufacturing, logistics, energy, public sector and healthcare

Speakers

Meet the Incentro Africa transformation leaders guiding this session — bringing hands-on experience in bridging boardroom strategy with digital execution to help you shape The 2027 Enterprise

CEO, Incentro Africa
Head of Work Transformation, Incentro Africa
Business Development Lead, Incentro Africa
Agenda
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Arrival, Breakfast and Networking
Guests check in and network over breakfast
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
Welcome and Context
The 2027 mandate: unifying CEO growth goals with CIO execution.
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM
Keynote
The 2027 Enterprise and the Execution Gap
Why buying technology alone fails to shift P&L metrics, and where market leaders are placing their Data, AI and Automation bets
8:45 AM - 9:35 AM
Facilitated Peer Discussion With Live Mentimeter Polling

Investment bets: where are CEOs and CIOs allocating capital across Data, AI and Automation for 2027?

The AI reality: how do we move AI out of the pilot trap into secure operational workflows?

Operating friction: removing cross-departmental handoffs and decision lag.

Proving ROI: demonstrating measurable productivity and growth to the board.

9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
Incentro Point of View and Case Evidence
A practical 70/30 framework connecting technology investments one execution engine
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Close and Call to Action
Invite guests to book a 1:1 Executive Discovery Session or take the 3-minute Work Transformation Pulse Check at Booth C25
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