C-suite barometer: technology, media and telecommunications sector view

25 June 2025

From geopolitical turmoil to rapid developments in artificial intelligence, 2025 is a year of profound change. In this challenging environment, strategic agility is more important than ever for technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies. Based on insights from C-suite executives from more than 35 countries, our latest report shows how the TMT sector is responding to the changing dynamics and where they are identifying growth opportunities.

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"Agility is the key to combining the optimism in the TMT sector with the challenges of geopolitics, regulation and talent attraction."
Vera Stappers – Hensen, Partner

Key findings

97of C-suite leaders in this sector have a positive outlook for their business. Their confidence is higher than in other sectors. C-level leaders say they are ‘very confident’ about responding to key trends (46%). However, this figure is three per cent lower than last year.
89of the surveyed companies report growing revenues.
41of respondents mention economic uncertainty as the main factor holding back growth, followed by 36% indicating increased competition.

The strategic priorities for the C-suite in the TMT sector over the next five years mainly focus on transforming enterprise IT, international growth and entering new product or service categories.

Read more about the findings in our report and find out how C-suite leaders in the sector are preparing for growth in a complex and competitive environment.

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