Today’s risks are causing companies to be nervous and searching for answers.
Are you?
We are all used to dealing with risk but with the rise of geopolitical uncertainty and tariffs, two-thirds of companies report risks have increased dramatically on multiple fronts and only one-third remain confident. Only 10% believe they have the supply chain control they need.
63% said their risk exposure has jumped in the past 12 months. Only 36% are confident they can handle it.
Trusted supply chains are becoming strategic vulnerabilities. Less than 10% believe they have adequate control
91% are investing in AI. 82% would commit half their IT budgets. Only 8% are confident of any ROI in the next three years.
CEO & Board Survey 2025
Are you a seasoned leader uncertain about what's ahead?
Companies are placing big bets and tying their future to AI… even if they aren’t confident about their direction.
There are 212,230 active AI companies worldwide growing at 10% annually StartUs October 31, 2025. (StartUs October 31, 2025)
Alphabet (Google), Meta Platforms, and Oracle are taking on more debt to finance AI-related capital expenditures.
Alphabet: $25 billion bond.
Meta: $30 billion in debt for its data centers.
Oracle: An additional $18 billion in debt
Scale of Borrowing Analysts at Morgan Stanley estimate that over $1 trillion of data center costs by 2028 could be funded by debt.
“AI is becoming one of the most expensive keeping-up-with-the-Joneses in corporate history”
"Experienced professionals hold irreplaceable insights shaped by years of experience in the field, while newer workers bring digital fluency and adaptability. Both are equally important.”
“Generative and Agentic AI bridges these strengths by making institutional knowledge reusable and complex system information understandable across skill levels.”
“The result is not automation replacing expertise, but technology reinforcing human judgment."
– John Abkes, Experienced-Insights
Without a foundation of experience, insights, and accurate data, AI makes bad decisions faster and never learns!