Commanding the C-Suite

The C-Suite has always been where strategy is forged and futures decided. Now, AI is forcing a reckoning at the very top — accelerating decisions, reconfiguring roles, and raising the stakes for every executive who is not yet moving with urgency. Who owns AI strategy? Which leaders are gaining power, and which are at risk of being bypassed? How are the smartest organizations closing the gap between ambition and execution?  

Join IDC for an exclusive executive dinner in Boston on June 24, bringing together a select group of senior leaders from across the AI ecosystem. The evening will feature a candid, data-driven conversation grounded in IDC’s ongoing research into executive AI priorities, investment patterns and maturity. Attendees will gain insight into not only what the C-Suite is doing with AI, but why decisions are being made – and what is shaping the buying dynamics AI technology companies must navigate.

• Map the new power structure: Understand how AI is redrawing the C-Suite org chart, which roles are expanding in authority, changes in priorities, where enterprise budgets are actually flowing, giving vendors the precise intelligence needed to align product and go-to-market strategies with what buyers actually want. 
• Decode the real barriers to adoption: Beyond the hype, hear what C-Suite leaders across sectors are wrestling with, from governance and trust deficits to skills gaps, integration complexity, cost management and the mounting pressure to demonstrate ROI on AI investments. 
• Shape the conversation: Engage directly with IDC analysts, Laurie Buczek, Alessandro Pirelli and Daniel Saroff, in a structured discussion designed to surface the strategic questions that matter most to your business. This is not a panel you watch — it is a conversation you lead. 
• Expand your network: Build meaningful connections in a private, collaborative setting with a curated group of executives.
• Enjoy the experience: Relax over cocktails and a curated dinner in an exclusive setting — the kind of evening where the best ideas emerge naturally and the most valuable conversations happen between courses.