IDC FUTURESCAPE 2027
The Great Rewrite
The technology stack is being rewritten, layer by layer. Get the evidence as IDC drops its annual predictions at IDC FutureScape 2027, brought to you live by IDC Analysts.
November 13, 2026 I 8am-12nn I Singapore
IDC FutureScape 2027
The Great Rewrite
By 2030, today’s enterprise technology stack won’t exist in its current form and by 2028, IDC predicts 42% of the world’s largest companies will have already rationalized their entire agent and apps portfolio to keep up.
Intelligence is leaving the cloud for the device itself – AI factories running large-scale inferencing, agents working the network edge, hardware physically rebuilt to carry it. Robots aren’t on the roadmap anymore. They’re on the floor. Quantum is out of the lab and into five-year plans, with real use cases beyond cryptography. Connectivity is going into orbit and under the ocean floor, redefining what “always-on” even means. Work itself is being redivided between people and agents – inventing job titles, like Agent Supervisor, that didn’t exist a year ago.
Even the money is being rewritten. As knowledge becomes commonplace, value stops belonging to who knows and starts belonging to who acts, and CFOs are building an entirely new financial discipline just to keep pace with what AI actually costs.
This isn’t one trend dressed up as many. It’s dozens of forecasts, across every layer of the stack and every major industry, converging on the same conclusion: AI isn’t being added on top of the technology industry. The industry is being rewritten underneath it, from the compute layer to the org chart, with nothing in between left untouched.
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Agenda
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Registrations |
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Opening Remarks
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Keynote: The Great Rewrite
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AI’s Reckoning: The Race, the Bill and the Ground It Stands On
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Networking & Refreshments |
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AI Infrastructure Race: The Compute, Power and Trust Stack Reshaping Asia Pacific
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Industry Panel: From AI Deployment in Practice to Emerging Capabilities
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Winning in the Reimagined Technology Leader Landscape
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Live Q&A |
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Closing Remarks
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Venue
Conrad Singapore Orchard
1 Cuscaden Rd, Singapore 249715
By MRT: 5-minute walk from Orchard Boulevard MRT (Thomson–East Coast Line) or 14-minute walk from Orchard MRT (North–South Line).
By Bus: Bus 36 runs from Changi Airport along Orchard Road. Alight at the Regent Singapore bus stop.
By Taxi or Grab: Tell your driver: Conrad Singapore Orchard, 1 Cuscaden Road. Approximately 15 minutes from the city centre, 20 minutes from Changi Airport.
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About IDC FutureScape
IDC FutureScape is IDC’s annual technology predictions program, built on FutureScape Reports — strategic planning reports covering the top technology predictions for the coming 1–5 years in a given area. They give IT decision-makers (CIOs, IT directors, IT managers, IT architects, and IT buyers) the evidence they need to navigate critical IT investments with confidence.
The live event brings those predictions to life. Once the reports are published, IDC analysts present and unpack the findings in person or virtually. This year’s Asia/Pacific edition runs in Singapore on 13 November 2026, giving both tech leaders and tech vendors a chance to engage directly with the research behind it.
Every FutureScape prediction follows the same four-part framework: Key Drivers, which explain what’s forcing the change; the Decision Imperative, the call to action it creates; IT Impact, what it means for your systems and teams; and Recommendations, the concrete next steps to take.
The 2027–2031 predictions cycle covers 24 reports in total — 16 covering cross-functional and technology themes such as AI’s Business Model Reinvention, Velocity of AI & Automation, Sovereignty & Regulations Reset IT’s Rules, and Quantum’s Enterprise Agenda; and 8 covering specific industries, including Financial Services, Energy & Resources, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Retail/Hospitality/Media, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Government & Education, AI Economics, and Imaging.
All 24 reports are also available through IDC Quanta for subscribers with access.
The live event is aimed at tech vendors building their go-to-market narratives around IDC’s predictions — Sales Leaders looking to build data-informed sales plans, relevant customer pitches, and stronger relationships; Strategists validating strategic plans, spotting untapped growth, and benchmarking competitive stance; Field Marketers sharpening brand perception, connecting with target personas, and driving new leads; and Marketers spotting market trends and strengthening brand storytelling to generate new leads.
FutureScape reports and events are named for the prediction cycle they cover, not the calendar year of the event. FutureScape 2027 covers our 2027–2031 predictions, delivered live in Singapore on 13 November 2026 — one year ahead of the cycle it forecasts.
13 November 2026, Friday · 8:00 AM–12:00 PM SGT . Conrad Singapore Orchard