Mumbai,
March 06, 2026 : The mandate of the global CTO is undergoing a
critical shift as AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide
transformation. According to McKinsey, more than three-quarters of
organisations now use AI in at least one business function, with generative AI
adoption accelerating rapidly across industries. At the same time, Gartner
reports that 70% of technology leaders consider generative AI a game-changing
technology, and nearly 45% of CIOs are now co-leading digital initiatives
alongside business leaders, signalling a move from pure IT oversight to
enterprise strategy. This shift is redefining the CTO’s role from managing
infrastructure to orchestrating data, AI, and innovation across the value
chain. As companies race to capture the economic potential of generative AI –
estimated by McKinsey to create $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion in annual value
globally, technology leaders are increasingly expected to shape business
outcomes, not just technology architectures.

To
address this growing need for strategic and future-ready leadership, the Indian
Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow), a leading business school that
is ranked 5th amongst all B-schools in the Management category (NIRF India
Ranking, 2025), in collaboration with Emeritus, has commenced the 4^th
batch of Chief Technology Officer Programme.
It stands out for its unique focus on enabling participants to shape and
sustain technology-strategy alignment that delivers measurable business impact.
Blending academic rigour, industry relevance and experiential learning, it
cultivates tech-inspired leadership that drives enterprise-wide transformation.

The
programme is designed for new, aspiring and experienced CTOs who want to
harness technology and strategy to drive faster business outcomes. It is also
tailored for emerging CTOs and CIOs seeking to build strategic acumen and
innovation capabilities, seasoned technology leaders aiming to strengthen
tech–business alignment and create organisation-wide impact. Additionally, it
is also beneficial for business owners or leaders looking to leverage
technology for digital disruption, sustained competitiveness and accelerated
growth.

Speaking
on the programme, Mr. Avnish Singhal, Executive Vice President, India &
APAC, Emeritus, said, “Technology leadership today is about driving
meaningful business outcomes through clarity of vision and strategic agility.
This programme is designed to help leaders strengthen that intersection of
technology and strategy enabling them to make high-impact decisions. Through
this collaboration with IIM Lucknow, we aim to empower professionals with the
strategic perspective and leadership depth needed to turn technology into a
true business differentiator”

The
Chief Technology Officer Programme
by IIM Lucknow offers an immersive and forward-looking learning experience
designed to shape strategic technology leaders. This programme features 100%
live online lectures led by IIM Lucknow faculty and industry experts,
complemented by a 3-day campus immersion at the IIM Lucknow campus.
Participants gain valuable practitioner insights from leading technology
experts and apply their learning through a capstone project guided by the IIM
Lucknow faculty. Alongside developing a personalised CTO playbook, learners
acquire critical leadership and strategic skills and get a chance to engage in
peer-to-peer networking with CTOs. The modules of this programme include
innovating for artificial intelligence (AI), value chain digitalisation,
robotics at the cutting edge and mastering cloud strategy and adoption among
others.

Programme
Details:

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Start Date: 31
March 2026

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Duration: 10
months

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Mode:
Live online sessions by IIM Lucknow faculty Live + On-Campus Immersion

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Eligibility: Any
graduate/diploma holder (10+2+3) or postgraduate with a minimum of 10 years of
work experience

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Fee: INR 5,35,000 + GST

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Certification:
Upon successful completion of the programme and maintaining a minimum
attendance of 75 percent, participants will receive a certificate of completion
from IIM Lucknow and an opportunity to gain the IIM Lucknow Executive Alumni
status.

For
more information, visit the programme page here.

About
IIM Lucknow

The
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow is one of the premier national
level institutes of management in India, involved in generating and imparting knowledge
in the field of management. IIM Lucknow stands tall on the foundation of an
excellent, committed and profoundly knowledgeable faculty, innovative
pedagogical tools, as well as an eclectic and diverse student community that
has a burning desire to make new paths of its own. The Association of MBAs
(AMBA) has accorded accreditation to the Institute’s PGPM, IPMX and PGPWE
programmes. There is a total of six B-schools in India with dual accreditation
of AMBA & AACSB. In order of achievement, IIML was the 4th in India to get
double accreditation status (in 2020 AACSB, while AMBA was already in place).
World over, only about 5% of the institutes have acquired AACSB’s
accreditation.

About
Emeritus:

Emeritus
offers customised and open programs in India, Singapore, Dubai and other global
locations in collaboration with IIM Lucknow Executive Education, IIM Calcutta
Executive Education, ISB Executive Education, Harvard Business School (HBS),
MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School, Kellogg Executive Education, Berkeley
Executive Education and Wharton Executive Education, amongst other leading
Institutions. Our world-class executive education programs, facilitated by
eminent program experts, provide an immersive learning experience integrated
with actionable insights and practical business applications and are delivered
in a range of formats; in-class, online, as well as blended programs. The
Emeritus Group has more than 1,750 employees globally and offices in Mumbai,
New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston,
London and Dubai. The company is backed by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative,
Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, GSV Ventures, Peak XV, Bertelsmann, CPPIB,
Accel and SoftBank Vision Fund 2.  For
more information, please visit https://emeritus.org/