Enterprise technology leaders are under pressure to deliver more with less. As budgets tighten and expectations for AI, automation and modernisation rise, CIOs face a mix of legacy systems, operational bottlenecks and limited visibility into how resources are being spent. Making fast, informed decisions is harder than ever, yet essential to drive innovation in 2026.
In this episode of The Common Factor Series, senior technology leaders, Matt Pinter, Field CTO - Apptio, Zahid Arain, General Manager, APAC - TBM Council, Mayuri Gokani, GM Risk, Technology & Enterprise - Insignia Financial, Anton Schoeman, GM Technology - Challenger & Andrew Davies, Head of Technology Risk and Control - ING Bank, unpack the real constraints shaping the CIO agenda and share practical approaches for unblocking innovation.
The panel explores how leading organisations are creating clearer, data-driven views of technology investments, aligning IT work to business priorities, removing internal friction and strengthening financial governance to accelerate delivery. Through grounded examples, enterprise leaders discuss how CIOs can fund modernisation and AI initiatives without additional budget, unlocking faster decisions and communicating technology’s value in a way that resonates with the business.
Sponsored by Apptio, this episode is designed for C-suite and senior technology leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, Chief Data & Analytics Officers, and Heads of Engineering, who are responsible for turning technology insight into actionable innovation.
- The biggest constraints CIOs say are slowing transformation and innovation.
- How ITFM gives visibility into spend, inefficiency and opportunity
- How ANZ enterprises are funding modernisation and AI work without additional budget.
- How CIOs are using governance, cost transparency and value communication to unlock faster decisions.
- Where automation and better financial insight will free the most capacity in 2026.
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