Across the Asia Pacific region, CIOs are simultaneously facing accelerated AI adoption, regulatory complexity and increasing execution pressure. At Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Brisbane, March 17-18, 2026, the Tech Trends 2026 session will provide IT leaders with a strategic perspective to evaluate emerging technologies and make defensible, results-driven decisions.
SYDNEY, January 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In the Asia-Pacific region, technology leaders operate in environments where the margin for error is shrinking. As AI initiatives proliferate and regulatory requirements diverge across markets, CIOs have an increasing responsibility to ensure technology decisions translate into measurable business outcomes. HAS Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Brisbanewhich will take place on March 17-18, 2026 at W Brisbane, Info-Tech Research Group will host its Technology trends featured session to help CIOs and senior IT leaders evaluate emerging technologies from the perspective of execution readiness, risk exposure and organizational capacity.
Rely on Info-Tech Technology trends 2026 and data from the company’s Future of IT Survey 2026, the keynote will explore how IT leaders can prioritize initiatives, sequence adoption and manage risks when resources, talent and governance capacity are limited.
“For CIOs in APAC, technology decisions now carry greater responsibility as AI adoption accelerates unevenly across markets. » said George Khreishmanaging partner of Info-Tech Research Group, APAC. “The Tech Trends 2026 report helps executives separate the signals from the noise by showing which trends require immediate action and which require a stronger foundation for execution first. At Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Brisbane, we strive to transform these insights into disciplined decisions and accountable outcomes.
Technology Trends 2026 at Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Brisbane
HAS Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in BrisbaneTHE Technology trends 2026 The session will examine how emerging technologies are reshaping business priorities as CIOs balance speed, risk and ability to execute. The session will explore the following eight technology trends through the lens of their real-world adoption and operational impact:
- Resilient Supply Chain Sourcing
Technology leaders are reassessing their sourcing strategies to reduce dependency risk, improve continuity, and ensure access to critical platforms and capabilities amid continued global disruption. - Integrated organizational resilience
Risk management is moving from siled technical controls to coordinated, enterprise-wide capabilities that connect IT, security, and business response planning. - Multi-agent orchestration
AI agents are evolving into interconnected systems, increasing productivity potential while raising new governance, monitoring and integration challenges for IT teams. - Intelligent sensing networks
The convergence of IoT and edge intelligence enables faster, localized decision-making, while increasing requirements for infrastructure, security and data management. - AI as adversary and ally
AI simultaneously strengthens defensive capabilities while accelerating the scale and sophistication of cyber threats, forcing CIOs to rethink their security strategies and preparation. - Federated Data Governance
Decentralized and domain-based data ownership models are gaining ground, requiring new approaches to automation, accountability, and cross-functional coordination. - Purpose-built platforms
Organizations are moving away from general-purpose infrastructure toward platforms designed around specific business outcomes, increasing pressure to align architecture decisions with strategy. - Service as software
AI-driven automation transforms services into ever-evolving software capabilities, changing expectations for delivery speed, cost and value measurement.
In the context of the broader Info-Tech LIVE 2026 On the agenda, this featured session helps CIOs and senior IT leaders who are under increasing scrutiny demonstrate clarity, accountability and value creation. By reframing trends as elements of disciplined decision-making, the session helps leaders align technology investments with organizational capacity and business objectives, while maintaining flexibility in the face of ever-changing conditions.
Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Brisbane will bring together CIOs, senior IT executives and technology leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region for two days of research-driven programming. The conference will feature keynote sessions, interactive workshops, peer discussions and one-on-one meetings with analysts designed to help IT leaders move from strategy to execution in complex and rapidly changing environments.
Additional sessions and speaker announcements will be posted in the coming weeks. For more information about the event, please visit Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Brisbane page.
For exclusive and timely commentary from Info-Tech experts and full access to Technology trends 2026 report, please contact pr@infotech.com.
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About the Info-Tech Research Group
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