What's Next for CIOs? Omnicom's Leif Maiorini Has Insights
CIO, Monday, July 13th, 2026
Omnicom CIO Leif Maiorini on why five-year IT plans are obsolete and how agentic AI will flatten organizational structures.
Omnicom CIO Leif Maiorini argues traditional five-year IT planning cycles are obsolete, pointing out that transformative technologies like agentic AI emerged only two years ago.
He advocates maintaining forward-looking strategic planning groups that track emerging technologies from AI to life sciences and anticipate their business impact.
Maiorini expects agentic AI to reshape organizational structure, replacing hierarchical vertical communication with horizontal teams organized around specific applications.
The article also promotes the CIO 100 Leadership Live: New York conference where Maiorini will discuss the next 12 to 24 months of CIO challenges. Topics flagged include AI economics and organizational redesign.