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PodChats for FutureCOO: The new operating agenda for Asia’s COOs in 2026
In 2025, AI is reshaping the COO’s mandate across Asia, shifting focus from process efficiency to strategic orchestration. According to McKinsey (2024), 68% of APAC operations leaders report AI-driven automation freeing up 20–30% of planning capacity, enabling greater emphasis on resilience and innovation.
Accenture highlights that AI-powered predictive operations are now table stakes in manufacturing and logistics hubs like Vietnam and Singapore.
However, Gartner cautions that only 35% of Asian firms have mature data governance to support enterprise AI at scale.
For COOs, the imperative is…
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