Interactive Working Group 06 | The modern portco CTO: uncovering excellence in the age of AI (operating partners only)

This interactive discussion designed solely for operating partners will engage the audience with designated expert facilitators.

• How should a CTO translate the investment thesis into a tech value creation thesis? What should an Operating Partner expect to see in terms of growth, margin, scalability, or other outcomes?
• What should a CTO be measured on? Are the traditional measures of budget, delivery, uptime, headcount etc. enough, or should scorecards change in an AI environment?
• What does a good CTO–Tech Operating Partner relationship look like? What should they review together; where should an Operating Partner challenge/intervene?
• As AI changes software engineering economics, how should CTOs rethink team structures, make/buy decisions, sourcing and commercial models with tech partners?
• Looking ahead to exit, what will a buyer increasingly expect to see? What should the CTO be doing today to prepare for that?
• Can you share examples from your portcos of a great AI focused CTO today?