Organizational Transformation in the Age of AI How Organizations Maximize AI%27s Potential 2026

Contributors Acknowledgements The authors extend their gratitude to members of the AI Transformation of Industries Community and all other individuals who shared their valuable insights for the Industries in the Intelligent Age white paper series. A complete list of acknowledgements can be found in the Appendix. World Economic Forum Neil Allison Head, Education, Skills and Learning Mission, Centre for New Economy and Society Abhi Balakrishnan Initiatives Lead, AI Innovation, Centre for AI Excellence, World Economic Forum Andre Belelieu Head, Financial Services Industries; Head, Business Engagement, North America Federico Capaccio Specialist, Applied AI, Centre for AI Excellence Mattia Damati Early Career Program, Centre for Artificial Intelligence Tarik Fayad Lead, Strategic Integration, MENA, Centre for AI Excellence Zara Ingilizian Head, Consumer Industries; Member of the Executive Committee Devendra Jain Initiatives Lead, Frontier Technologies for Operations, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply ChainsAdinda Khairunnisa Coordinator, Centre for AI Excellence Cathy Li Head, Centre for AI Excellence; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Na Na Lead, Industrial and Tech Transformation Content and Programming Drew Propson Head, Technology and Innovation in Financial Services, Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems Harsh Sharma Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Bart Valkhof Head, Information and Communication Technology Industry Karla Yee Amezaga Initiatives Lead, AI and Data Governance, Centre for AI Excellence Accenture Muqsit Ashraf Group Chief Executive, Strategy Karalee Close Global Lead for Talent and Organization Rami El Debs Senior Managing Director, Global AI Strategy Lead Anne Groeppelin Managing Director, Tech Strategy & AdvisoryLead authors World Economic Forum Fatima Gonzalez Novo Specialist, AI Applications and Impact, Centre for AI Excellence, World Economic Forum Jill Hoang Initiatives Lead, Applied AI, Centre for AI Excellence, World Economic ForumAccenture Karen O’Regan Managing Director, Accenture Strategy; World Economic Forum Executive Fellow Organizational Transformation in the Age of AI: How Organizations Maximize AI’s Potential 39